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 3or 2depending
on the gradient, even if cruise con-
trol*( Ypage 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
Mcan 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* 88 TransmissionCont
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Program selector button on vehicles with
the dynamic handling package with sports
mode* C
Comfort comfortable driving style
S
Sport sporty driving style
M
Manual manual gearshifting
i
If manual drive program Mhas been
selected and you restart the engine, the
automatic transmission will switch to an
automatic drive program. If automatic drive
program Cor Shas been selected, the
automatic transmission will resume the
respective drive program when you restart
the engine.
X To activate: press program selector but-
ton :repeatedly until Mappears in the
multi-function display.
If the selector lever is in position D, you can
shift up or down through the gears. The gear
selected is shown in the multi-function dis-
play.
Upshifting
X Briefly press the selector lever to the right
towards D+
or
X Pull the right-hand steering wheel gearshift
paddle (Y page 88).
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear. Downshifting
X
Briefly press the selector lever to the left
towards D-
or
X Pull the left-hand steering wheel gearshift
paddle (Y page 88).
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
i If you desire maximum acceleration, push
the selector lever to the left repeatedly or
pull and hold the left-hand steering wheel
gearshift paddle until the transmission
shifts to the optimal gear for the current
speed.
X To deactivate (vehicles without the
dynamic handling package with sports
mode*):
Press program selector button :repeat-
edly, until Cor Sappears in the multi-func-
tion display.
X To deactivate (vehicles with the
dynamic handling package with sports
mode*):
Press program selector button :.
M is no longer shown in the multi-function
display.
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.
i It is not possible to shift gears using the
steering wheel gearshift paddles or the
selector lever during kickdown. Transmission
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