Dr iv in g
you can s hift past the N and R se lector lever
positions.
Selector lever lock
The se lector lever lock prevents you from se lect-
ing a posit ion un intent ionally, causing the vehicle
to roll. When engaging some selector lever posi-
tions, you must press the button on the selector
lever ¢
fig. 96 and/or press the brake pedal.
You must press t he brake pedal to engage a se-
lector lever posit ion when the engine is running
and the vehicle is stationary . The arrows ¢
fig. 97
indicate when you need to press the button on
the selector lever.
The se lector lever does not lock if you shift from
D to R within one second . This a llows you to
"rock" the vehicle to free it when it is stuck.
P - Park
This se lecto r lever position prevents the veh icle
from roll ing. Only shift into park when the veh i-
cle is stationary ¢ .&.. To engage the P selector
lever position, press the button on the selector
lever and shift into t he P position .
You can on ly shift out of pa rk when the engine is
running and you are pressing the brake peda l. To
release the parking lock . press the button on the
selector lever and select the desired position .
P engages au tomat ically when you switch the en-
gine
off while D, Sor R is engaged or in manual
mode .
If you sw itch the engine off when the N pos ition
is selected, the t ransm iss ion rema ins in N fo r ap -
proximate ly 30 minutes and then Pis engaged .
You must use the park ing lock emergency release
befo re towing the vehicle¢
page 88.
R- Reverse
The reverse gear is engaged in this pos ition. Only
select reverse gear when the veh icle is stationary
and the eng ine is running at idle speed ¢ .&,. To
e ngage the R selecto r leve r pos it ion, press the
button on the selector lever, press the brake ped -
a l and move the se lector lever into the R pos it ion.
84
The reverse lights turn on when you select the R
selector lever position whi le the engine is run-
ning.
N - Neutral (idle)
The tr ansmission is in idle in th is position. To en -
gage the N selector leve r position, press the but -
ton on the selector lever and shift into the N po -
sition .
If you switc h the eng ine
off when t he N pos it ion
is selected, the transmission remains in N for ap -
proximately 30 minutes and then Pis engaged.
You cannot se lect t he N pos it ion when the igni-
t ion is switched
off. When dr iving t hrough an au -
tomat ic car wash, first select the N position and
t hen turn the engine off ¢
page 306 .
For safety reasons, the veh icle cannot be locked
whe n t he t ransmiss ion is in t he N pos it io n.
DIS - Driving forward
When the transm ission is in the D/S posit ion, it
can be operated either in the normal D mode or
in the S sport mode. Move the selector lever back
to engage the S sport mode. You ca n only select
t he S se lector lever position when D is engaged.
To se lect the D selector lever position again when
S is engaged, move the selector lever back¢ &..
To shift from N to D when traveling at speeds be-
low 1 mp h (2 km/h), press t he brake pedal and
shift into the D posi t ion ¢ .&..
In the
normal mode D, the transmission auto-
matically selec t s the su itable gear ratio .
It de -
pends on engine load , veh icle speed a nd d riving
sty le.
Select the
sport mode S fo r spo rty d riving. The
vehicle makes full use of the eng ine's power.
Shift ing may become no ti ceable when acceler at -
ing .
The S se lecto r lever posit ion engages automat i-
cally when you sele ct dynamic mode in d rive se-
lect .
& WARNING
- The vehi cle can roll even if the ignit ion is
switched
off .
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