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Kick-down
You can achieve maximum acceleration
and top speed using kick-down with the
selector lever in the D position.
Press the accelerator pedal down
beyond the regular full-throttle position;
increased resistance will be felt.
M/S Manual transmission and
Sport program
When you move the lever from D to
M/S, the sport program is activated and
the gear display shows SD. This posi-
tion is recommended if the car is to be
driven in a sport-oriented manner.
When the lever is next moved, the auto-
matic transmission will switch from the
Sport program to the manual-shift
mode.
If you move the lever in the "+" direc-
tion, the transmission shifts up; if you
move it in the "–" direction, a downshift
takes place. The gear display shows M1
to M5.
The AGS adaptive transmission control
system performs upshifts and down-
shifts only at a suitable engine or road
speed; for example, it will not shift
down if the resulting engine speed
would be too high. The instrument
panel then shows the selected gear
briefly, followed by the gear actually in
use.
For rapid acceleration in the man-
ual-shift mode – for example when
overtaking – shift down manually or use
kick-down to shift to a lower gear.
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The selector lever can only be moved
from M/S to the positions P, R and N if
it has first been moved back to D.
Automatic transmission with Steptronic*
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