Engaging neutral N
WARNING Risk of accident due to incorrect gearshifting
If the engine speed is higher than the idle speed and you engage the transmission position 
or 
, the vehicle may accelerate sharply.
If you engage the transmission position or when the vehicle is at a standstill, always depress the brake pedal firmly and do not accelerate at the same time.
or when the vehicle is at a standstill, always depress the brake pedal firmly and do not accelerate at the same time. 
Depress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT SELECT lever up or down to the first point of resistance.
To shift into neutral 
with the ignition on, push the selector lever up or down for several seconds to the first point of resistance.
Subsequently releasing the brake pedal will allow you to move the vehicle freely, e.g. to push it or tow it away.
Proceed as follows if you want the automatic transmission to remain in neutral , even if the ignition is switched off or the driver's door is opened:
, even if the ignition is switched off or the driver's door is opened: depress the brake pedal and engage neutral when the car is at a standstill.
when the car is at a standstill. the message N permanently active Risk of vehicle rolling appears in the instrument cluster.
release the brake pedal.
switch the ignition off.
If you then exit the vehicle leaving the key in the vehicle, the automatic transmission remains in neutral .
The park position 
is automatically re-engaged as soon as one of the following conditions is met:
is automatically re-engaged as soon as one of the following conditions is met: you switch to transmission position
or . you press the button
.