freightliner Sprinter - Automatic Transmission

Automatic transmission
DIRECTSELECT lever
Function of theDIRECT SELECT lever
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WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due to children leftunattendedinthe
vehicle
If children areleftunattendedinthe vehicle,
they could:
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opendoors,therebyendangering other
persons or road users.
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getout of thevehicle and be hit by
oncomingtraffic.
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operatevehicle equipment and become
trapped, forexample.
In addition,children could also setthe vehicle
in motion, forexample, by:
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releasing theparking brake.
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shifting theautomatic transmission out of
parkposition j.
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startingthe engine
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Neverleave children and animals unat‐
tendedinthe vehicle.
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When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake
theSmartKey withyou and lockthe
vehicle.
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Keep theSmartKey out of thereachof
children.
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WARNING Risk of accident duetoincor‐
rect gearshifting
If theengine speed is higher than theidle
speed and youengagethe transmission posi‐
tion h or k,the vehicle mayaccelerate
sharply.
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If youengagethe transmission position
h or k alwaysdepress thebrake
pedal firmly and do notaccelerateat
thesame time.
Youuse theDIRECT SELECT levertoswitchthe
transmission position. The current transmission
position appearsinthe multifunction display.
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Park position
k
Reversegear
i
Neutral
h
Driveposition
Engaging reversegear R
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Depress thebrake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELECTleverupwards pastthe first
point of resistance.
Transmission position display k is shown in
themultifunction display.
Selecting neutral N
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WARNING Risk of accident and injury
whenneutral positionisengaged
If youparkthe vehicle withthe transmission
in neutral position i and theparking brake
is notengaged, thevehicle mayroll away.
Thereisarisk of accident and injury.
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Beforeparkingthe vehicle, apply the
parking brake.
Driving and parking
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