2015 MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK Owners Manual

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MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK 2015  Owners Manual sufficient. If necessary, counteract the reduced
regenerative braking effect by applying the
brake yourself.
Before commencing your journey, ensure that
the charging cable required for charging the
hi

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MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK 2015  Owners Manual Further information on situations where an indi-
cator lamp either fails to go out after starting the drive system or lights up while driving
(Y page 215).
If Start/Stop button :has not yet been
press

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MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK 2015  Owners Manual You can start the drive system if a valid key is in
the vehicle. Switch off the drive system and
always take the key with you when leaving the
vehicle, even if you only leave it for a short time. Pay

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MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK 2015  Owners Manual If the DIRECT SELECT lever cannot be engaged
in park position P, the parking brake is engaged
automatically.
Observe the important safety notes on switch-
ing ESP ®
on and off (Y page 66). DIRECT SEL

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MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK 2015  Owners Manual Engaging reverse gear R
!
Only shift into reverse gear
Rwhen the vehi-
cle is stationary. You could otherwise damage the vehicle's drive system.
X If the transmission is in position Dor N: push
th

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MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK 2015  Owners Manual Transmission positions
B Parking lock
This prevents the vehicle from rolling
away when stopped. Only move the
DIRECT SELECT lever to Pwhen the
vehicle is stationary.
The key can only be removed when
t

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MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK 2015  Owners Manual Drive program S (Sport)
Drive program
Sis characterised by the follow-
ing:
R the vehicle exhibits sporty driving character-
istics
R the entire power output can be utilised by
depressing the accelera

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MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK 2015  Owners Manual D
- Sporty driving or driving on a
downhill gradient
The brake pedal does not need to
be used as often because the
extent of the deceleration is
greater than in D.
Energy use when decelerating is
cons