Open doors and thereby endanger other persons or road users.
get out of the car and are hit by traffic.
Operate vehicle equipment and become trapped, for example.
releasing the parking brake.
change the gearbox setting.
start the vehicle.
If the engine speed is higher than the idle speed and you engage the transmission position or , the vehicle may accelerate sharply.
Vehicles with 7-speed automatic transmission:
When the vehicle is switched off, the automatic transmission shifts into neutral position .
You can damage the automatic transmission if you shift from to , from to or directly to when the engine speed is too high or the vehicle is rolling.
Depending on the transmission, the automatic transmission switches to transmission position (9-speed automatic transmission) or (7-speed automatic transmission) when switching off the vehicle. The power transmission between the engine and the transmission is interrupted in transmission position . In this case, shift the automatic transmission to transmission position before switching off the vehicle when the vehicle is stationary. Observe the messages in the display of the instrument cluster. Apply the parking brake to prevent the vehicle from rolling away.
Use the DIRECT SELECT lever to switch the transmission position. The current transmission position will appear on the display of the instrument cluster More.