Kickdown
Use kickdown for maximum acceleration.
X
Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
pressure point.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear
depending on the engine speed.
X
Ease off the accelerator pedal once the
desired speed is reached.
The automatic transmission shifts back up.
Trailer towing
X
When driving up gradients, keep to the mid-
dle of the engine speed range.
X
Shift down to shift range 3 or 2 depending
on the gradient, even if cruise con-
trol*(
Y
page 86)is activated.
Steering wheel gearshift paddles*
and manual gearshift program*
G
Risk of accident
Do not change down for additional engine
braking on a slippery road surface. This could
cause the drive wheels to lose their grip and
the vehicle could skid.
Steering wheel gearshift paddles
It is possible to shift gear using either the
steering wheel gearshift paddles or the selec-
tor lever.
i
When the selector lever is in position P,
N or R, you cannot change gear using the
steering wheel gearshift paddles.
Upshifting
X
Pull right-hand steering wheel gearshift
paddle
;
.
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
If you are not driving in manual drive pro-
gram M, then the shift range will be deres-
tricted.
Downshifting
X
Pull left-hand steering wheel gearshift pad-
dle
:
.
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
If you are not driving in manual drive pro-
gram M, then the shift range will be restric-
ted.
Manual drive program
Manual drive program M can be selected
using the program selector button. In manual
drive program M, you can change gear using
the steering wheel gearshift paddles or the
selector lever.
:
Program selector button on vehicles with-
out the dynamic handling package with
sports mode*
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Transmission
Cont
ro
ls
* optional
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