Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2011, Owner'S Manual

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Kickdown
You can also use kickdown for maximum
acceleration in manual drive program M.
X
Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
pressure point.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear
depending on the engine speed.
X
Shift back up once the desired speed is
reached.
i
During kickdown, you cannot shift gears
using the steering wheel gearshift paddles.
i
If you apply full throttle, the automatic
transmission shifts up to the next gear
when the maximum engine speed is
reached. This prevents the engine from
overrevving.
Switching off the manual drive program
X
Press the program selector button
(
Y
page 137) repeatedly until E or S
appears in the multifunction display.
Deactivating the temporary manual drive
program
X
Pull and hold the right steering wheel gear-
shift paddle until the automatic transmis-
sion shifts into the last active automatic
drive program E or S.
i
When manual drive program M is deacti-
vated, the automatic transmission in auto-
matic drive program E or S may shift from
the current gear into a higher or lower gear.
This is dependent on the position of the
accelerator pedal, speed and load.
140
Automatic transmission
Driving
and
parking