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Stopping / parking
If t he se lecto r lever is not in t he P posi t ion when
you open the driver 's door, the vehicle could rol l.
The message
Vehicle may roll! Selector le ver not
in P appears . A warning tone will a lso sound .
.,. Press and hold the brake pedal ¢ .&_.
.,. Set t he parking brake.
.,. Se lect the P selector lever position.
Unde r ce rt ain circumstances, such as dr iving in
the mountains, it may be useful to switch tempo-
rari ly to the manua l shift program in order to
manually adjust the gears to the driving condi-
tions ¢
page 78.
On inclines, activate the park ing brake fi rst and
then move the selector lever to the P position
¢ page 72 . This prevents the locking mechanism
from being loaded too heavi ly and will make it
eas ier to move the se lector lever out of the P po-
sition .
A WARNING
- The veh icle can roll even if the ignition is
switched off .
- Never leave your vehicle with the engine
runn ing wh ile in gear .
- Do not press the accelerator pedal when
changing the selector lever pos ition wh ile
the vehicle is stationary and the engine is
ru nning .
-
- Please note that a sma ll amount of power is
t ransmitted if the vehicle is stopped tempo-
ra rily while in t he D/S or R selector lever po-
sitio n. To redu ce the risk of an accident, you
mus t continue press ing firmly on t he brake
peda l w hile the vehicle is stopped so that it
does not roll.
- Never engage the R or P se lec t or level posi-
tions while driving .
It could cause a crash.
- Before dr iving dow n a steep s lope, red uce
your speed and shift int o a lower gear with
"ti ptro n i c".
- Do not ride t he brakes or press t he brake
peda l too often or too long when driving
down hill. Constant braking causes the
brakes to overheat and substantially re-
duces braking performance, increases brak-
Driving
ing distance or causes comp lete fai lure of
the brake system.
- If you m ust stop on an incline, a lways ho ld
the vehicle in place wit h the foot brake or
parking brake to prevent it from rolling
back .
- Never hold the vehicle on an incline with a
slipp ing clutch. The clutch opens automati-
cally when it becomes too hot from the
overload . The @] indicator light turns on
a nd a message appears~
page 79 when
the clutch is overloaded .
@ Note
- Whe n stopping on an incl ine, do not try to
hold the ve hicle in place by pressing the ac-
celerator peda l wh ile a d riving gear is se-
lected. This ca n cause t he transmission to
over heat a nd can damage it. Se t the park ing
bra ke or press the brake pedal to prevent
t he vehicle from rolling.
- Allowing t he vehicle to roll when t he engine
is stopped will damage the transmission be -
cause it is not lubricated.
(D Tips
For safety reasons, the park ing bra ke is re-
leased a utomatica lly on ly when t he driver 's
safety be lt is fastened.
Hill descent control
The hill descent control system assists the driver
when driving down hills.
Hill descent cont rol is act ivated when the selec-
tor leve r is in the D or S position and you press
the brake peda l. The transmission a utomatica lly
selects a gear that is suitable for the hill. Hill de -
scent control tries to maintain the speed ach -
ieved at the time of braking, w ith in physical and
technical lim itations . If may still be necessary to
adjust the speed w ith the brake pedal.
Hill descent control switches off once the hill lev-
els out or you press the accelerator pedal. .,..
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