Mercedes-Benz B-Class, Owner'S Manual

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gear depending on the steering wheel gearshi
paddle being pulled.
You have two options to manually shi the auto-
matic transmission:
R
Temporary setting
R
Permanent setting
The gears shi automatically when manual shi ing
is deactivated.
TTem
empor porar ary se y setting: tting:
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TTo activ o activat ate: e: Pull steering wheel gearshi pad-
dle 1 or 2 .
Manual shi ing is activated for a short time.
The transmission position display shows p
and the current gear.
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How long the manual shi ing stays activated
is dependant on various factors.
Manual shi ing can be automatically deactiva-
ted in the following cases:
R
Changing the drive program
R
Restarting the vehicle
R
When the transmission position h is
engaged again
R
Driving style
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TToo shi shi up: up: Pull steering wheel gearshi pad-
dle 2 .
#
TToo shi shi do down: wn: Pull steering wheel gearshi
paddle 1 .
If you pull and hold the steering wheel gear-
shi paddle 1 , the transmission shi s to the
lowest possible gear.
#
TTo deactiv o deactivat ate: e: Pull steering wheel gearshi
paddle 2 and hold it in place.
The transmission position display shows h .
PPer ermanent se manent setting: tting:
#
Change to drive program = (
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Select drive setting p (
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Gear Gearshi shi rrecommendation ecommendation
The gearshi recommendation assists you in
adopting an economical driving style.
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If the gearshi recommendation 1 appears
next to the transmission position display, shi
to the recommended gear.
Using kic Using kickdo kdown wn
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Maximum acceler Maximum acceleration: ation: depress the accelera-
tor pedal beyond the pressure point.
To protect against engine overrev, the automatic
transmission shi s up to the next gear when maxi-
mum engine speed has been reached.
Glide mode function Glide mode function
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