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Please note the following to help avoid damag o 
and premature wear: 
• Do not rest your hand on the g ear le ve r 
when 
driving. The pressure from your hand is 
passed onto the selector forks in the gearbox. 
Automatic gearbox: selecting a gear 
Fig . 135 Left-hand  drive vehicles : selector lever 
for automatic  gearbox with lock button (arrow) 
r-('n First read and observe the introductory 
~ information and safety warnings & on 
page 169. 
The selector lever is equipped  with a selector lever 
lock . 
When  changing  the selector lever position 
from P to  a driving gear, depress  the brake pedal 
and push  the lock button  in the  selector lever in the 
Selector 
lever posi-Designation Meaning ~ .&. 
tion 
•  Ensure that the vehicle ha s come to a full 
stop bofore engaging re verse gear. 
• Always fully d epress the clutch pedal when 
changing gear. 
• Do not hold the vehicle by "riding" the 
clutch on a hill with the engine running. 
B5K ·0523 
Fig. 136 Right-hand  drive vehicles : selector lever 
for  automatic  gearbox with lock button  (arrow) 
direction 
of the  arrow ~Fig. 135 or ~Fig. 136. To 
move  the selector 
lever out of position  N to  posi
tion  D 
or R, first  depress  and hold the brake pedal. 
The  current  selector lever position  or the  selected 
gear 
will be  shown  in the  instrument  cluster display 
if  the  ignition  is switched  on. 
The drive wheels are  locked mechanically . 
p Parking lock May only be selected ~hen the  vehicle  is stationary. To disengage 
this selector lever pos1t1on, depress  the brake pedal  and also 
switch on the  ignition . 
R Reverse gear Reverse  gear is selected. 
May  only be selected  when the vehicle  is 
stationary. 
N Neutral The gearbox  is in  the  neutral  position . No  force  is transmitted  to the 
wheels  and the braking  effect 
of the engine  is not available . 
Standard driving po-All forward ge~r~ are shift~d up and  down  automatically . The timing 
D sition (normal pro-of the gear sh1ft 1s determmed by the  engine  load, your individual 
gramme)  driving 
style and the speed 
of the  vehicle . -
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