Getting started
Driving
Driving
i
Automatic transmission*
Once the vehicle is in motion, the auto-
matic central locking system engages
and the locking knobs drop down.
!
Warning!
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Wait for the gear selection process to
complete before setting the vehicle in
motion.
For more information, see “Automatic
central locking” (୴ page 107).
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.
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Depress the brake pedal.
!
Move gear selector lever to position D
to drive forward, or to position R to
drive rearward.
Do not run cold engine at high engine
speeds. Running a cold engine at high
engine speeds may shorten the service
life of the engine.
!
!
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.
Place the gear selector lever in
position P or R only when the vehicle is
stopped in order to avoid damaging the
transmission.
Manual transmission
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Depress the brake pedal.
Fully depress the clutch pedal.
̈ Move gearshift lever to first gear to
drive forward, or to reverse gear to
drive rearward.
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Release the brake pedal.
!
Simultaneously depressing the acceler-
ator pedal and applying the brake re-
duces engine performance and causes
premature brake and drivetrain wear.
̈ Carefully depress the accelerator
pedal.
୴୴
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Simultaneously release the brake pedal
and slowly the clutch pedal.
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Carefully depress the accelerator
pedal.
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Product Specification
Categories | Mercedes-Benz C-Class Manuals, Mercedes-Benz Manuals |
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Tags | Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Mercedes-Benz C230, Mercedes-Benz C280, Mercedes-Benz C350, Mercedes-benz W203 |
Model Year | 2006 |
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Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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