Mercedes-Benz 2012 A Class - Manual (Page 154)

j
Park position with parking lock
k
Reverse gear
i
Neutral
h
Drive
i The DIRECT SELECT lever always returns
to its original position. The current trans-
mission position
P, R, N or D appears in the
transmission position display
(
Y page 152) in the multifunction display.
Transmission position and drive pro-
gram display
The current transmission position and drive
program appear in the multifunction display.
:
Transmission position display
;
Drive program display
i The arrows in the transmission position
display show how and into which transmis-
sion positions you can change using the
DIRECT SELECT lever.
! If the transmission position display in the
multifunction display is not working, you
should pull away carefully to check whether
the desired transmission position is
engaged. Ideally, you should select trans-
mission position
D and drive program E or
S.
Engaging park position P
X Push the DIRECT SELECT lever in the direc-
tion of arrow
P.
Transmission position display P is shown in
the multifunction display.
i When you engage park position P, make
sure that the transmission position display
shows
P in the multifunction display.
i You can only engage park position P when
the vehicle is stationary.
i The automatic transmission shifts into
park position P automatically:
R
if you open the driver's door while the
vehicle is stationary in transmission posi-
tion
D or R
R
if you open the door while travelling at
very low speeds in transmission position
D or R
In addition, a warning tone sounds and a
display message is shown.
i Depressing the brake and pushing the
DIRECT SELECT lever up or down disen-
gages the parking lock. The transmission is
in
N neutral.
At transmission fluid temperatures below
Ò20 †, you can only shift out of park posi-
tion
P into another transmission position
when the engine is running.
In order to shift from park position
P
directly into R or D:
R
depress the brake pedal and
R
push the DIRECT SELECT lever up or
down past the first point of resistance
! If the engine speed is too high, do not shift
the automatic transmission directly from
D to R, from R to D or directly to P. Other-
wise, the automatic transmission could be
damaged.
152
Automatic transmission
Driving and parking