Driving
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When the selector lever is pressed forward or
back, the manual mode is activated and the
Steptronic shifts the gear. The instrument clus-
ter shows M1 through M6.
Upshifts and downshifts are only carried out at a
suitable engine and vehicle speed, e.g. a down-
shift is not carried out at excessively high
engine speeds. The selected gear is briefly dis-
played in the instrument cluster, followed by the
current gear.
To resume automatic mode, press the selector
lever to the right.
Manually unlocking and locking
transmission lock
In case of a power failure, e.g. when the battery
is drained or disconnected, or an electrical fault,
manually release the transmission lock, as oth-
erwise the rear wheels are blocked and the
vehicle cannot be towed.
Only manually release the transmission lock for
towing and firmly apply the handbrake before-
hand so that the vehicle cannot roll. Reengage
the transmission lock after parking the vehicle
at its destination.
Unlocking
1.
Reach into the trim-piece opening, arrow
1
,
and firmly pull the trim piece upward,
arrow
2
.
2.
Remove the cover over the opening, refer to
3.
3.
Insert a screwdriver from the onboard tool
kit, refer to page
, into the opening,
arrow
1
.
4.
Pull the screwdriver toward the rear until it is
heard to engage, arrow
2
, and leave it
inserted in the opening. The transmission
lock is released.
Releasing on sport automatic
transmission*
1.
Unclip the sleeve of the selector lever.
2.
Pull the sleeve over the selector lever.
3.
Reach into the trim-piece opening, arrow
1
,
and firmly pull the trim piece upward,
arrow
2
.
4.
Remove cover over the opening, refer to 5.
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