How to Shift a Mercedes C230

Automatic Transmission
1. Insert the key into the ignition and turn it to the 'On' position. Release the parking brake and apply pressure to the brake pedal to prevent the vehicle from rolling.
2. Press and hold the button on the front of the shift knob at the top of the gear selector.
3. Move the gear selector so that the symbol for the gear you want to use appears on the digital display on the center console. The pattern of available functions on the gear selector, from top to bottom, is park (P), reverse (R), neutral (N) and drive (D).
Manual Transmission
4. Depress the clutch pedal with your left foot and apply pressure to the brake pedal with your right.
5. Start the ignition and release the parking brake.
6. Move the gearshift into first gear or reverse, depending on the desired direction of travel, and apply gradual pressure to the accelerator.
7. Shift gears, while driving, by depressing the clutch pedal and moving the gearshift to the desired gear while the clutch pedal is depressed. Release the clutch pedal in a smooth, steady motion as soon as the gearshift is in the desired position while maintaining constant pressure on the accelerator.