Controls in detail
Driving and parking
Driving off
premature brake and drivetrain wear which
is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz
Limited Warranty.
vehicle is stopped. Otherwise the
automatic transmission could be damaged.
G Warning!
X Depress the brake pedal.
The gear selector lever can now be used.
On slippery road surfaces, never downshift
in order to obtain braking action. This could
result in drive wheel slip and reduced
vehicle control. Your vehicle’s ABS will not
prevent this type of loss of control.
i Once the vehicle is in motion, the
automatic central locking system engages
and the locking knobs in the doors move
down.
X Shift the automatic transmission into drive
position D or reverse gear R.
The automatic door lock feature can be
deactivated (Y page 158).
i Shifting the automatic transmission out of
park position P is only possible with the
brake pedal depressed.
!
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. This is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
Automatic transmission
G Warning!
Without the brake pedal depressed, the
gear selector lever can be moved up or
down, but the parking pawl remains
engaged, not allowing shifting to occur.
It is dangerous to shift the automatic
transmission out of park position P or
neutral position N if the engine speed is
higher than idle speed. If your foot is not
firmly on the brake pedal, the vehicle could
accelerate 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.
!
If you hear a warning signal and the
messageRelease Parking Brake
appears in the multifunction display when
driving off, you have forgotten to release
the parking brake.
X Wait for the gear selection process to
complete before setting the vehicle in
motion.
X Release the brake pedal.
Release the parking brake.
X If engaged, release the parking brake.
X Carefully depress the accelerator pedal.
!
Avoid spinning of a drive wheel. This may
cause serious damage to the drivetrain
which is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz
Limited Warranty.
After a cold start, the automatic transmission
shifts at a higher engine revolution. This
allows the catalytic converter (gasoline
Only shift the automatic transmission into engine) or the oxidation catalyst (diesel
!
reverse gear R or park position P when the engine) to reach its operating temperature
!
Simultaneously depressing the
accelerator pedal and applying the brakes
reduces engine performance and causes
earlier.
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz R-Class Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes Benz R350, Mercedes Benz R350 BlueTEC, Mercedes Benz V251 |
| Model Year | 2009 |
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