SUDDEN ACCELERATION AFTER PULLING VERY SLOWLY INTO PARKING SPACE. ALMOST STOPPED. CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED A CURB FROM, WENT UP AN EMBANKMENT AND HIT A TREE. WAS ABLE TO REVERSE AND BACK DOWN. IT WILL TAKE A MONTH FOR BODY WORK. NOTIFIED MERCEDES DEALER. THEY WILL RUN DIAGNOSTICS ON JAN. 7.