2008 Mercedes CL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 420

Controls in detail Automatic transmission Shifting from P to R 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. 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. Shifting from D, R, or N to P If you want to select park position P with the transmission being in drive position D, reverse gear R or neutral position N: With the vehicle at a standstill, depress the brake pedal and keep it pressed. Press the handle for electronic parking brake ( page 412). Press button on gear selector lever in direction of arrow ( page 417) to select park position P. Release the brake pedal. 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. Release the brake pedal. Carefully depress the accelerator pedal to drive off when it is safe to do so. i When driving off, the electronic parking brake is released automatically ( page 412). i When driving off, the electronic parking brake is released automatically ( page 412). ! Shift the automatic transmission directly from drive position D to reverse gear R, from reverse gear R to drive position D or directly to park position P only when the vehicle is stopped. Otherwise the automatic transmission could be damaged. When trying to free a vehicle stuck in mud or snow, see "Rocking the vehicle" ( page 425). 419