Mercedes-Benz G-Class 2006 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 51)

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Getting started
Driving
Parking brake
1 Parking brake lever
2 Release button
̈ Release the parking brake by lifting
lever
1 up slightly, pressing button 2
on the lever and moving lever 1 down
to the stop.
The warning lamp ; (USA only) or
3 (Canada only) in the instrument
cluster goes out.
Driving
̈ Depress the brake pedal.
̈ Move gear selector lever to position D
or R. ̈ Release the brake pedal.
̈ Carefully depress the accelerator.
Once the vehicle is in motion, the auto-
matic central locking system engages
and the locking knobs drop down.
Warning!
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When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey from the starter switch, take it
with you, and lock the vehicle.
Do not leave children unattended in the ve-
hicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle.
Children could release the parking brake,
which could result in an accident and/or se-
rious personal injury.
Warning!
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It is dangerous to shift the gear selector le-
ver out of P or N if the engine speed is high-
er than idle speed. If your foot is not firmly
on the brake pedal, the vehicle could accel-
erate quickly forward or in reverse. You
could lose control of the vehicle and hit
someone or something. Only shift into gear
when the engine is idling normally and when
your right foot is firmly on the brake pedal.
!
In order to avoid damaging the trans-
mission,
ț wait for the gear selection process
to complete before setting the vehi-
cle in motion.
ț place the gear selector lever in
position P or R only when the vehi-
cle is stopped.
!
If you hear a warning signal when driv-
ing off, you have forgotten to release
the parking brake.
Release the parking brake.