2010 Mercedes S-Class Owner's Manual - Page 322

320 Automatic transmission Rthe Rthe selected gear range (Y page 321) selected program mode: C/S (Y page 322) or M (AMG vehicles only) (Y page 324) position of the accelerator pedal vehicle speed Effect B Park position Shift the automatic transmission into park position P only when the vehicle is stopped. The park position is not intended to serve as a brake when the vehicle is parked. Rather, the driver should always engage the electronic parking brake in addition to shifting the automatic transmission into park position P to secure the vehicle. If the vehicle's electrical system is malfunctioning, the automatic transmission could remain locked in park position P. X Have the vehicle's electrical system checked at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible. C Reverse gear Shift the automatic transmission into reverse gear R only when the vehicle is stopped. Rthe Rthe Controls in detail With drive position D selected, you can influence transmission shifting by Rlimiting the gear range the gear range Rextending Rchanging the gears manually (AMG vehicles only) Transmission positions The current transmission position appears in the multifunction display. : Transmission position indicator If the current transmission position does not appear in the multifunction display due to a malfunction, for example, make sure that the automatic transmission is in the desired position. X Shift the automatic transmission into drive position D. X Select automatic program mode S. X Do not limit the gear range. X Drive off carefully.