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Transmission positions
Park position Do not shift the transmission into position P unless the vehicle is stationary. The parking lock should not be used as a brake when parking. In addition to engaging the pa ...

Downshifting
Briefly press the selector lever to the left towards D–. or Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle shifter. The automatic transmission shifts down to the next gear. If you brake the vehic ...

Ride & Handling
In its V-8 E550 guise, the E-Class offers unrivaled ride quality, the sort that even its $60,000 peers can't match. Absent the sedan's available Airmatic adaptive air suspension, the E350 wagon ge ...