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Apparently this procedure only works when you crank the engine without it actually starting (good battery, bad engine). If the car won't crank (i.e. the battery is dead), you are SOL.
If the engine is able to start, there's already a procedure for getting it into neutral. It's the "car-wash" mode:
From the manual:
Before driving into a car wash
In order to ensure that the vehicle can roll in a car wash, take the following steps:
Automatic transmission:
1. Release the parking brake, refer to page 63.
2. Drive into the car wash.
3. Depress the brake pedal as needed.
4. Engage transmission position N.
5. Switch the engine off. In this way, the ignition remains switched on, and a Check-Control message is displayed.
When the ignition is switched off, position P is engaged automatically. When in an automatic car wash, for example, ensure that the ignition is not switched off accidentally.
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