Mercedes Benz 2008 sl 550 Benutzerhandbuch

The current gear selector lever position 
appears in the right multifunction display.

1 Current gear selector lever position

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Gear selector lever position 
when the vehicle is parked. Place 
gear selector lever in park 
position P only when vehicle is 
stopped. The park position is not 
intended to serve as a brake 
when the vehicle is parked. 
Rather, the driver should always 
set the parking brake in addition 
to placing the gear selector lever 
in park position P to secure the 
vehicle.

The SmartKey can only be 
removed from the starter switch 
with the gear selector lever in 
park position P. With the 
SmartKey removed, the gear 
selector lever is locked in park 
position P.

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Place gear selector lever in 
position R only when vehicle is 
stopped.

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No power is transmitted from the 
engine to the drive axle. When 
the brakes are released, the 
vehicle can be moved freely 
(pushed or towed).

To avoid damage to the trans-
mission, never engage neutral 
position N while driving.

If the ESP

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 is deactivated or 

malfunctioning:
Move gear selector lever to neu-
tral position N only if the vehicle 
is in danger of skidding, e.g. on 
icy roads.