Mercedes-Benz R-Class 2006 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 200)

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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
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 197) 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 transmission being in drive
position D or reverse gear R:
̈ With the vehicle at a standstill, depress
the brake pedal and keep it pressed.
̈ Step firmly on parking brake pedal
(
୴ page 65).
̈ Move gear selector lever up to resis-
tance point when in drive position D or
down to resistance point when in re-
verse 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 200) with
gear ranges ( ୴ page 202)
ț the selected program mode (C/S)
(
୴ page 204)
ț the position of the accelerator pedal
(
୴ page 203)
ț the vehicle speed
The current gear range/transmission
position and program mode (
C / S ) appear
in the multifunction display.
1 Current transmission position
!
Shift the automatic transmission
directly from position D to R, from R
to D or directly to 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 204).
i
When the vehicle needs to be moved
with the engine switched off and the
transmission set to N (
୴ page 200),
e.g. in an automatic car wash, do not
depress the parking brake pedal.