Driving – Mercedes-Benz E-Wagon 2006 Owners Manual User Manual

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Getting started

Driving

Driving

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Depress the brake pedal.

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Move the gear selector lever to
position D or R.

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Release the brake pedal.

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Carefully depress the accelerator
pedal.

Once the vehicle is in motion, the automat-
ic central locking system engages and the
locking knobs drop down.

After a cold start, the automatic transmis-
sion engages at a higher revolution. This al-
lows the catalytic converter to heat up
more quickly to operating temperature.

For more information on driving, see “Driv-
ing instructions” (

page 301).

i

Wait for the gear selection process to
complete before setting the vehicle in
motion.

i

You can open a locked door from the
inside. Open door only when conditions
are safe to do so.

!

If you hear a warning signal and the
message

Release parking brake

ap-

pears in the multifunction display when
driving off, you have forgotten to re-
lease the parking brake.

Release the parking brake.

Warning!

G

On slippery road surfaces, never downshift

in order to obtain braking action. This could

result in drive wheel slip and reduced vehi-

cle control. Your vehicle’s ABS will not pre-

vent this type of loss of control.

Warning!

G

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.

!

Simultaneously depressing the acceler-
ator pedal and applying the brake re-
duces engine performance and causes
premature brake and drivetrain wear.

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