132Automatictransmission 3After sta rting the engine and beforeshifting into a gea r, depress the brakepedal. If the brake peda l is released whena gea r is eng aged , the vehicle will "c reep ".Nev er depress the ac celera tor and brakepedals simultaneously .Once D has been selected, the economydriving p rogra mme is operative. Position Dis g enerally ideal for d riv ing.If the accelerator peda l is depressed gentlyand ev enly the transmission w ill shift intothe fuel-saving gears at an early stage. Thedrive ra nge needs be changed manuallyonly in exceptional c ases. Select 3, 2 a nd 1only when automatic shifting up is to beavoided or if additional use is to be madeof the engine braking effect.Select D ag ain as soon as drivingconditions perm it.Trans miss ion displayThe current selector lever position is shownin the tra nsmission display in thetachometer.Failure to follow the description can leadto injuries or endanger life.