Mercedes-Benz

Engaging park position P

WARNING Risk of accident and injury due to children left unattended in the vehicle

If children are left unattended in the vehicle, they could:

Open doors, thereby endangering other persons or road users.
Get out and be struck by oncoming traffic.
Operate vehicle equipment and become trapped, for example.

In addition, the children could also set the vehicle in motion, for example by:

Releasing the parking brake.
Changing the transmission position.
Starting the vehicle.

Never leave children unattended in the vehicle.

When leaving the vehicle, always take the key with you and lock the vehicle.

Keep the vehicle key out of reach of children.

This also applies to the Digital Vehicle Key if the "Digital Vehicle Key" function is activated via Mercedes me connect.

Observe the notes on parking the vehicle More.

Depress the brake pedal until the vehicle is stationary.

When the vehicle is stationary, press button

Park position is only engaged when the transmission position display is shown in the multifunction display. If no transmission position display appears, secure the vehicle to prevent it from rolling away.

Park position

is engaged automatically if one of the following conditions is met:

you switch off the ignition when the vehicle is stationary and the transmission is in position or .
you open the driver's door when the vehicle is stationary or when driving at a very low speed and the transmission is in position or .

To manoeuvre with an open driver's door, open the driver's door while stationary and engage transmission position or again.

At very low outside temperatures below approx. -20 °C, you may not be able to shift the transmission from to another transmission position when the engine is switched off. If this is the case, only change the transmission position while the engine is running.