Operating the gearshift lever
WARNING Risk of accident and injury due to children left unattended in the vehicle
If you leave children unaccompanied in the vehicle, they could:
open doors, thereby endangering other persons or road users.
get out of the vehicle and be hit by oncoming traffic.
operate vehicle equipment and become trapped, for example.
Moreover, children could also set the vehicle in motion by, for example:
releasing the parking brake.
shifting the manual transmission into idle position.
starting the engine.
Never leave children and animals unattended in the vehicle.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the key with you and lock the vehicle. This also applies to the Digital Vehicle Key if the "Digital Vehicle Key" function is activated via Mercedes me connect.
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.
NOTE Damage to the engine and transmission by shifting to a gear that is too low
If you shift between gears 
and 
, you have to push the gearshift lever all the way to the right, otherwise you could inadvertently shift to a lower gear.
and , you have to push the gearshift lever all the way to the right, otherwise you could inadvertently shift to a lower gear. Do not shift down at high speeds.
NOTE Damage of the coupling due to improper use
Holding the vehicle on inclines with a slipping clutch can damage it.
Do not allow the clutch to slip in order to hold the vehicle on inclines.
NOTE Damage to the transmission by shifting to reverse gear 
while the vehicle is in motion
while the vehicle is in motion Only shift into reverse gear when the vehicle is stationary.
when the vehicle is stationary. 
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Depress the clutch pedal fully and shift the gearshift lever into the desired position.
Engaging forward gears
- or neutral
:
depress the clutch pedal completely.
Turn the gearshift lever to the desired position.
Engaging reverse gear
:
depress the clutch pedal completely.
Press the gearshift lever with force to the left past the point of resistance and then push forwards.