Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2007 - Manual (Page 369)

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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Shifting from P to N
Moving the gear selector lever up or down
shifts the automatic transmission out of
park position P:
̈ With the vehicle at a standstill, depress
the brake pedal and keep it pressed.
̈ Move gear selector lever up or down to
resistance point to select neutral
position N.
Shifting from N to R or from N to D
̈ 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.
or
̈ Move gear selector down past the
resistance point to select drive
position D.
̈ Release the brake pedal.
̈ Carefully depress the accelerator pedal
to drive off when it is safe to do so.
The electric parking brake is automati-
cally released (
୴ page 364).
The red brake warning 0 (USA only)
or ! (Canada only) in the instru-
ment cluster goes out.
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 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 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 automatic transmission being in drive
position D, reverse gear R or neutral
position N:
i The gear selector lever returns to its original
position.
i The gear selector lever returns to its original
position.
i The gear selector lever returns to its original
position.
i When driving off, the electric parking brake
is released automatically ( ୴ page 364).
i The gear selector lever returns to its original
position.
i When driving off, the electric parking brake
is released automatically ( ୴ page 364).