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Getting started
Driving
Parking brake
1 Brake lever
2 Release button
̈ Pull up slightly on brake lever 1 and
press release button 2.
Return brake lever 1 down to its origi-
nal position.
The indicator lamp
; (USA only)
or
3 (Canada only) in the instru-
ment cluster goes out.
Driving
̈ Depress the brake pedal.
̈ Move selector lever to position D or R
(manual transmission: first or reverse
gear)
̈ Release the brake pedal.
̈ Carefully depress the accelerator
pedal.
Once the vehicle is in motion, the auto-
matic central locking system engages
and the locking knobs drop down.
After a cold start, the automatic transmis-
sion engages at a higher revolution. This al-
lows the catalytic converter to reach its
operating temperature earlier.
Warning! G
When leaving the vehicle always remove the
key from the steering lock and lock the vehi-
cle. Do not leave children unattended in the
vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehi-
cle. Children could release the parking
brake, which could result in an accident or
serious injury.
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You can open a locked door from the
inside. Open door only when conditions
are safe to do so.
!
If you hear a warning signal when driv-
ing off, you have forgotten to release
the parking brake.
Release the parking brake.
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Vehicles with automatic transmission:
Wait for the gear selection process to
complete before setting the vehicle in
motion.