Vehicles with manual transmission

  • Shift to either first gear or reverse gear R.
  • Turn the SmartKey to position 0 in the ignition lock and remove it. The immobilizer is activated.
  • Apply the parking brake firmly.
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    Display settings
    Select Vehicle by turning the COMAND controller and press to confirm. Select Display OFF by turning the COMAND controller and press to confirm. To switch on the display: press ...

    Trailer towing
    - Drive in the middle of the engine speed range on uphill gradients. - Depending on the uphill or downhill gradient, shift down into shift range 3 or 2, even if cruise control or DISTRONIC PL ...

    Downshifting
    Briefly press the selector lever to the left towards D–. or Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle shifter. The automatic transmission shifts down to the next gear. If you brake the vehic ...