Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2007 - Manual (Page 370)

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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
̈ With the vehicle at a standstill, depress
the brake pedal and keep it pressed.
̈ Press the handle for electric parking
brake (
୴ page 364).
̈ Press button at the end of the gear
selector lever in direction of arrow
(
୴ page 367) to select park position P.
̈ Release the brake pedal.
Shifting from D or R to N
If you want to select neutral position N
with the automatic transmission being in
drive position D or reverse gear R:
̈ With the vehicle at a standstill, depress
the brake pedal and keep it pressed.
̈ Press the handle for electric parking
brake (
୴ page 364).
̈ Move gear selector lever up to resis-
tance point when in drive position D or
down to resistance point when in
reverse gear R to select neutral
position N.
̈ Release the brake pedal.
Shifting procedure
The automatic transmission selects indi-
vidual gears automatically, depending on:
ț drive position D ( ୴ page 370) with
gear ranges ( ୴ page 372)
ț the selected program mode (C/S)
(
୴ page 374)
ț the position of the accelerator pedal
(
୴ page 373)
ț the vehicle speed
With drive position D selected, you can use
the steering wheel gearshift control
buttons (
୴ page 375) to influence auto-
matic transmission shifting by:
ț limiting the gear range
ț changing gears manually
! Shift the automatic transmission directly
from drive position D to reverse gear R, from
reverse gear R to drive position D or directly to
park position P only when the vehicle is stopped.
Otherwise the automatic transmission could be
damaged.
When trying to free a vehicle stuck in mud or
snow, see “Rocking the vehicle” (
୴ page 373).
i When the vehicle needs to be moved with
the engine switched off and the automatic trans-
mission set to neutral position N (
୴ page 371),
e.g. in an automatic car wash, do not press the
handle for electric parking brake.
! Allow engine to warm up under low load use.
Do not place full load on the engine until the op-
erating temperature has been reached.
Shift into reverse gear R or parking position P
only when the vehicle is stopped.
Avoid spinning of a drive wheel for an extended
period when driving off on slippery road surfac-
es. This may cause serious damage to the driv-
etrain which is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.