Parking position P
Selector lever position for parking the vehicle.
In selector lever position P, the drivetrain is
blocked and the parking brake is engaged.
Selector lever position P is engaged automati-
cally in situations such as the following:
▷ After the drive-ready state is switched off
and selector lever position D, R or B is en-
gaged.
▷ The driver's seat belt is unbuckled, the
driver's door is opened, and neither brake
nor accelerator pedal are depressed when
drive-ready state is switched on and the
selector lever is set to position D, R, or B.
▷ With standby state turned off.
Before exiting the vehicle, make sure that se-
lector lever position P is engaged and the
parking brake is engaged. Otherwise, the vehi-
cle may begin to move.
Additional information:
Parking brake, refer to page 137.
B, gear position with high energy
recovery
Principle
Selector lever position B is a gear position with
a high energy recovery.
General information
Selector lever position B offers the following
characteristics:
▷
High level of energy recovery when the ac-
celerator pedal is released.
▷ Major deceleration when releasing the ac-
celerator pedal to a standstill of the vehicle.
▷ The vehicle does not drive off when the
brake pedal is released.
Engaging selector lever positions
General information
To prevent the vehicle from creeping after
you select a gear position or reverse, main-
tain pressure on the brake pedal until you are
ready to drive off.
Functional requirements
▷ Only when the drive-ready state is switched
on and the brake pedal is depressed is it
possible to change from selector lever posi-
tion P to another selector lever position.
▷ The selection lever position P cannot be
changed until all technical prerequisites are
met.
▷ Before shifting out of selector lever position
P, remove the charging cable from the vehi-
cle; otherwise, the gearshift request will not
be executed.
Engage selector lever position R, N, D,
B
1.
Fasten driver's seat belt.
2. Tilt or pull the selector lever into the desired
direction, past a resistance point, if needed.
The selector lever automatically returns to
the center position when released.
Changing between selector lever position D
and B: pull selector lever to D/B.
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