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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Stopping
When you stop briefly, e.g. at traffic lights:
̈ Leave the transmission in gear.
̈ Hold the vehicle with the brake.
When you stop longer with the engine
idling and/or on a hill:
̈ Set the parking brake.
̈ Move the gear selector lever to
position P.
Maneuvering
When you maneuver in tight areas,
e.g. when pulling into a parking space:
̈ Control the vehicle speed by gradually
releasing the brakes.
̈ Accelerate gently.
̈ Never abruptly step on the accelerator.
Working on the vehicle
Gear ranges
With the gear selector lever in position D
and driving in the automatic shift
program C or S (
୴ page 189), you can
select a gear range for the automatic
transmission to operate within:
Gear selector lever (
୴ page 190):
You can limit the gear range by pressing
the gear selector lever to the left (D-), and
reverse the gear range limit by pressing
the gear selector lever to the right (D+).
Steering wheel gearshift control
(E 55 AMG only) (
୴ page 191):
You can limit the gear range by pressing
the respective downshift button on the
steering wheel gearshift control, and
reverse the gear range limit by pressing
the respective upshift button on the
steering wheel gearshift control.
The selected gear range appears in the
multifunction display (
୴ page 184). If you
press on the accelerator when the engine
Warning! G
When working on the vehicle, set the
parking brake and move gear selector lever
to position P. Otherwise the vehicle could
roll away.