2007 Mercedes S-Class Owner's Manual - Page 369

Controls in detail Automatic transmission Shifting from P to N Moving the gear selector lever up or down shifts the automatic transmission out of park position P: With the vehicle at a standstill, depress the brake pedal and keep it pressed. Move gear selector lever up or down to resistance point to select neutral position N. i The gear selector lever returns to its original position. i When driving off, the electric parking brake is released automatically ( page 364). Shifting from P to D With the vehicle at a standstill, depress the brake pedal and keep it pressed. Move gear selector lever down past the resistance point to select drive position D. Release the brake pedal. Carefully depress the accelerator pedal to drive off when it is safe to do so. The electric parking brake is automatically released ( page 364). The red brake warning 0 (USA only) or ! (Canada only) in the instrument cluster goes out. Shifting from P to R i The gear selector lever returns to its original position. i The gear selector lever returns to its original position. Release the brake pedal. Carefully depress the accelerator pedal to drive off when it is safe to do so. Shifting from N to R or from N to D With the vehicle at a standstill, depress the brake pedal and keep it pressed. Move gear selector lever up past the resistance point to select reverse gear R. or Move gear selector down past the resistance point to select drive position D. With the vehicle at a standstill, depress the brake pedal and keep it pressed. Move gear selector lever up past the resistance point to select reverse gear R. i When driving off, the electric parking brake is released automatically ( page 364). Shifting from D, R, or N to P If you want to select park position P with the automatic transmission being in drive position D, reverse gear R or neutral position N: i The gear selector lever returns to its original position. Release the brake pedal. Carefully depress the accelerator pedal to drive off when it is safe to do so. 368