Pulling away
X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X
Shift the transmission to position D or R.
X
If the
Apply Brake to Shift from 'P'
display message appears in the multifunction
display, depress the brake pedal more firmly
and select the desired transmission position.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Carefully depress the accelerator pedal.
For further information on pulling away
(
Y
page 165).
Driving
Program selector button
Automatic drive programs E, S and E+
X
Press program selector button
:
to change
the drive program.
The selected drive program appears in the
multifunction display.
The program selector button allows you to
choose between different driving characteris-
tics.
E Economy
R
Comfortable, economical
driving
R
Electric operation mode
is used as often as possi-
ble
R
ECO start/stop function
is available
S Sport
R
Sporty driving style with
boost mode
R
The internal combustion
engine is always
switched on
E+ Economy
Plus
R
Comfortable, economical
driving
R
Electric operation mode
is used as often as possi-
ble
R
The ECO start/stop func-
tion is available
R
Double pulses in the hap-
tic accelerator pedal, as
an indication to release
the accelerator pedal
(
Y
page 251)
R
After the accelerator
pedal has been released,
the coasting characteris-
tics of the vehicle are
adapted to the traffic
conditions
For further information on the automatic drive
program, see (
Y
page 174).
Manual drive program
In addition to automatic drive programs E and S,
you can switch to manual drive program M using
the steering wheel paddle shifters.
In manual drive program M, you can briefly
change gear yourself by using the steering
wheel paddle shifters. The transmission must be
in position D. In manual drive program M the
internal combustion engine is always switched
on.
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