Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2009 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 98)

Driving and parking
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leave children unattended in the vehicle, or
with access to an unlocked vehicle. Chil-
dren could release the parking brake and/
or shift the automatic transmission out of
park position
P (manual transmission: shift
into the neutral position), either of which
could result in an accident and/or serious
personal injury.
1 Parking brake lever
2 Release button
X Releasing: Pull up slightly on parking brake
lever 1 and press release button 2 .
X Push parking brake lever 1 down to its
original position.
When the ignition is switched on or the
engine is running, the brake warning
lamp ; (USA only) or 3 (Canada
only) in the instrument cluster goes out.
X Engaging: Pull up parking brake lever 1
firmly.
When the engine is running, the brake
warning lamp
; (USA only) or 3
(Canada only) in the instrument cluster
comes on.
Turning off the engine
G Warning!
Do not turn off the engine before the vehicle
has come to a complete stop. With the
engine not running, there is no power assis-
tance for the brake and steering systems.
In this case, it is important to keep in mind
that a considerably higher degree of effort
is necessary to brake and steer the vehicle.
X Manual transmission: Shift the manual
transmission into
1st gear or reverse gear
R.
X Automatic transmission: Shift the auto-
matic transmission into park position
P.
X Engage the parking brake.
i Always engage the parking brake in addi-
tion to shifting the automatic transmission
into park position
P (manual transmission:
shifting into 1st gear or reverse gear R).
When parked on an incline, also turn the
front wheels towards the road curb.
X Turn the SmartKey in the starter switch to
position
0.
X Remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch.
The immobilizer is activated.
Automatic transmission:
The SmartKey can only be removed from the
starter switch with the automatic transmis-
sion in park position
P.
Controls in detail