0044 Neutral
No powe
ristransmitted fro mthe
engine to the drive wheels.
Releasing the brakes will allo wyou
to mov ethe vehicl efreely, e.g .to
push it.
Do not shift the transmission to N
whil edriving. Th etransmission
could otherwis ebedamaged.
If ESP ®
is deactivated or faulty:
onl yshift the transmission to posi-
tion Nif the vehicl eisindangerof
skidding ,e.g.oni cy roads. 003A Drive
Th
et ransmission shifts into drive
programs (C/S/S+) automatically.
All forward gear sareavailable. Changin
ggear
Th et ransmission shifts into individual gears
automatically. This is determine dby:
R drive position D
R the selected drive progra m(C/S/ S+ )
R the positio nofthe accelerator pedal
R the roa dspeed
R as hift range restriction, if selected
Th es hift points primarily depend on:
R the positio nofthe accelerator pedal
Little throttle :early upshifts; high throttle:
late upshifts
R the drivin gdynamics
Ad ynamic drivin gstyle with high longitudi-
nal and latera lacceleratio ndelays the shift
points to highe rengine speeds. Driving tips
Double-clutc hfunction When shifting down, the double-clutch func-
tio
nisa ctive regardles softhe currently
selected drive program. Th edouble- clutch functio
nreduce sthe load change reactio non
the drive axle. Th esound generated by the
double-clutch functio nand its characteristics
depend on the drive progra mselect ed.
Kickdown i
Kickdown is not availabl
einmanualdrive
program M.
Use kickdow nfor maximum acceleration.
X In the automatic drive programs, depress
the accelerator peda lbeyond the pressure
point.
Depending on the selected drive program,
the transmission shifts to the lowest gear
permissibl etogiveo ptima lacceleration. Drive program selector
With the drive progra mselect or switch ,you
can choose fro marange of different trans-
mission configurations or select the RACE
STAR Tdrive mode. Drive pro-
gram Characteristic
C
Controlled
Efficiency Comfort-oriented
,opti-
mum-economy engine
and transmission settings S
Sport Sporty engine and trans-
mission settings
S+
SportPlus Extremel
ysporty engine
and transmission settings 124
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GS PEEDSHIFT DCT 7-speed spor ts transmissionDriving andparking
