Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2007 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 188)

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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Shifting from P to R
̈ With the vehicle at a standstill, depress
the brake pedal and keep it pressed.
̈ Move gear selector lever up past the
resistance point to select reverse
gear R.
̈ Release the parking brake ( ୴ page 57).
̈ Release the brake pedal.
̈ Carefully depress the accelerator pedal
to drive off when it is safe to do so.
Shifting from P to D
̈ With the vehicle at a standstill, depress
the brake pedal and keep it pressed.
̈ Move gear selector lever down past the
resistance point to select drive
position D.
̈ Release the parking brake ( ୴ page 57).
̈ Release the brake pedal.
̈ Carefully depress the accelerator pedal
to drive off when it is safe to do so.
Shifting from D, R, or N to P
If you want to select park position P with
the transmission being in drive position D,
reverse gear R or neutral position N:
̈ With the vehicle at a standstill, depress
the brake pedal and keep it pressed.
̈ Step firmly on parking brake pedal
(
୴ page 65).
̈ Press button on gear selector lever in
direction of arrow (
୴ page 185) to
select park position P.
̈ Release the brake pedal.
i The gear selector lever returns to its original
position.
i The gear selector lever returns to its original
position.
! 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 192).