2011 Mercedes C-Class Owner's Manual - Page 136
2011 Mercedes C-Class Manual
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134 X Driving The Start/Stop button must be inserted in the ignition lock. Automatic transmission G Warning It is dangerous to shift the automatic transmission out of parking position P or neutral position N if the engine speed is higher than idle speed. If your foot is not firmly on the brake pedal, the vehicle could accelerate quickly forward or in reverse. You could lose control of the vehicle and hit someone or something. Only shift into gear when the engine is idling normally and when your right foot is firmly on the brake pedal. Driving and parking i To start the engine with the SmartKey instead of with KEYLESS-GO, remove the Start/Stop button from the ignition lock. X Depress the brake pedal and keep it depressed. X Press the Start/Stop button once (Y page 132). The engine starts. Pulling away Manual transmission X Depress the brake pedal and keep it depressed. X Fully depress the clutch pedal. X Shift to either 1st gear or reverse gear R. X Release the parking brake (Y page 149). X Release the brake pedal. X Slowly release the clutch pedal and gently depress the accelerator pedal. ! If a warning signal sounds and the Release the parking brake message appears in the instrument cluster, the parking brake is still applied. Release the parking brake. ! Change gear in good time and avoid spinning the wheels. You could otherwise damage the vehicle. i The vehicle locks centrally once you have pulled away. The locking knobs in the doors drop down. You can open the doors from the inside at any time. You can also deactivate the automatic locking feature (Y page 181). i It is only possible to shift the transmission from position P to the desired position if you depress the brake pedal. Only then is the selector lever lock released. X Depress the brake pedal and keep it depressed. X Shift the transmission to position D or R. X Wait until the gear change is completed before pulling away. X Release the parking brake (Y page 149). X Release the brake pedal. X Carefully depress the accelerator pedal. ! If a warning tone sounds and the Release Park. Brake message appears in the instrument cluster, the parking brake is still applied. Release the parking brake. i The vehicle locks centrally once you have pulled away. The locking knobs in the doors drop down. You can open the doors from the inside at any time. You can also deactivate the automatic locking feature (Y page 181). i Upshifts take place at higher engine speeds after a cold start. This helps the catalytic converter to reach its operating temperature more quickly.