Mercedes-Benz 2012 A-Class, Owner'S Manual

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5
To use the braking effect of the
engine on downhill gradients and
for driving:
R
on steep mountain roads
R
in mountainous terrain
R
in arduous conditions
4
To use the braking effect of the
engine on extremely steep downhill
gradients and on long downhill
stretches
Activating the manual drive program
Activating permanently
X
Press the program selector button
(
Y
page 155) repeatedly until M appears in
the multifunction display.
Manual drive program
M remains active
until drive program E (drive program C on
AMG vehicles) or S is engaged.
Activating temporarily
X
Pull the right or left steering wheel gearshift
paddle (
Y
page 156).
M is shown in the multifunction display.
Manual drive program M is temporarily
active. Depending on which gearshift pad-
dle is pulled, the automatic transmission
immediately shifts into the next gear down
or up.
i When manual drive program M is activa-
ted via the steering wheel gearshift pad-
dles, the temporarily active manual drive
program
M will be deactivated automati-
cally after a limited time, if the driving sit-
uation permits. The automatic transmis-
sion switches to the previously activated
drive program
E (drive program C on AMG
vehicles) or S. When driving on downhill
gradients, the temporarily active manual
drive program
M will only be deactivated if
the accelerator pedal is depressed while
the vehicle is rolling downhill.
Shifting up
X
Pull the right-hand steering wheel gearshift
paddle (
Y
page 156).
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
i
All vehicles (except AMG vehicles): in
order to prevent engine damage the auto-
matic transmission automatically shifts up:
R
if the maximum engine speed on the cur-
rently engaged gear is reached and
R
you depress the accelerator pedal.
AMG vehicles:
! In manual gearshift program M, the auto-
matic transmission does not shift up auto-
matically even when the engine limiting
speed for the current gear is reached.
When the engine limiting speed is reached,
the fuel supply is cut to prevent the engine
from overrevving. You must make sure that
the engine speed does not reach the red
area of the rev counter. Otherwise, there is
a risk of engine damage.
AMG vehicles
! In manual gearshift program M, the auto-
matic transmission does not shift up auto-
matically even when the engine limiting
speed for the current gear is reached.
When the engine limiting speed is reached,
the fuel supply is cut to prevent the engine
from overrevving. You must make sure that
the engine speed does not reach the red
area of the rev counter. Otherwise, there is
a risk of engine damage.
:
Gear indicator
;
Upshift indicator
Automatic transmission
157
Driving and parking
Z