2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE ESP

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You
canalso activate sever alair distr ibution
set tings simult aneously. Todo this ,press
multiple airdistr ibution buttons.The airis
the ndirec tedthrough various vents.
i Regardless
ofthe airdistr ibution setting,
airflow isalways directedthrough theside air
ven ts.The side airven tscan only beclose dif
the adjust ersare turn edcloc kwise untilthe y
engage .
Sett ingtheair dist ribu tion
X Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X Press oneormore ofthe 009C, 009B, 0061
butt ons.
The correspon dingindicatorlamp lightsup
briefly.
Dual- zone automa ticclima tecontr ol Air
dist ribu tion settings
0061 Direct sair through thedefro sterven ts
009C Direct sair through thecenterand side air
ven ts
009B Direct sair through thefoot well airven ts
009F Direct sair through thecenter,side and
foot well vents
0087 Direct sair through thedefro ster,cen ter
and side airven ts
0086 Direct sair through thedefro sterand
foot well vents
008F Direct sair through thedefro ster,cen ter,
side andfootwell vents
i Regardless
ofthe airdistr ibution setting,
airflow isalways directedthrough theside air
ven ts.The side airven tscan only beclose dif
the adjust ersare turn edcloc kwise untilthe y
engage .
Sett ingtheair dist ribu tion
X Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X Press the004F or004A buttonrepeat edly
unt ilthe desired symbolappears inthe dis-
play. Sett
ingtheair flow
Air- condit ioning system X
Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X To increa seorred uce: turncontrol 0083 coun -
ter -clock wise orcloc kwise (Ypage 112).
Dual- zone automa ticclima tecontr ol X
Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X To increa seorred uce: press the0097 or
0095 button. Switching
theZON Efunct ionon/off
This function isonly available withdual-z one
automat icclimat econ trol.
X To activ ate: press the00D6 button.
The indic atorlamp inthe 00D6 buttonlight s
up.
The temperat uresettingfor the driver 'sside
is not adopte dfor the fron t-passen gerside.
X To deact ivate:press the00D6 button.
The indic atorlamp inthe 00D6 buttongoes
out.
The temperat uresettingfor the driver 'sside
is adopte dfor the fron t-passen gerside. Defrost
ingthewindsh ield
Genera lnotes You
canusethis func tion todefro stthe wind-
shield ortoclear afogge dup windsh ieldand
side windows.
i You
should onlyselec tthe "Windsh ield
defro sting"func tion untilthe windsh ieldis
clear again.
Switching the"Wind shield defrosting"
funct iononoroff X
Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X To activ ate: press the0064 button.
The indic atorlamp inthe 0064 buttonlight s
up. 118
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ating theclimat econtr olsyst emsClimat econtr ol

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If
you activate theresidu alheat function at
high temperature s,only theventilation willbe
activated. Theblow erruns atmediu mspeed .
i You
cannot usetheventilation tocool the
vehicle interior toatemperature lowerthan
the outsid etemperature .
Ac tivating/de activating X
Turn theSmartKey topositio n005A inthe igni-
tion lock orremove it(Y page 123).
X Press the004B button.
The indicator lampinthe 004B button lights
up orgoes out.
The indicator lampinthe button indicates that
the respective functionisactivated.
i Resi dualheat isdeactiva tedautoma tically:
R after appro ximately 30minutes
R when theignition isswitched on
R ifthe battery voltage drops Air
vents Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
Very hotorvery cold aircan flow from theair
vents. Thiscould resultin burns orfrostbite in
the immedi atevicinity ofthe airvents. There
is arisk ofinjury.
Make surethatallvehicle occupants always
maintain asufficie ntdistance tothe airout-
lets. Ifnecessary ,redirect theairflowto
another areaofthe vehicle interior.
In order toensure thedirect flowoffresh air
through theairvents intothevehicle interior,
plea seobserve thefollow ingnotes:
R keep theairinlet between thewindshi eldand
the hood freeofblockage s,such asice, snow
or lea ves.
R never covertheairvents orair intake grillesin
the vehicle interior.
i For
optimal climatecontrolinthe vehicle ,
open theairvents completely andsetthe
adjusters tothe central position. Setting
theairvents 0043
Side window defroster vent
0044 Side airvent
X To open aside airvent: turntheadjuster in
side airvent 0044tothe left.
X To clo seaside airvent: turntheadjuster in
side airvent 0044clockwise asfar asitwil lgo.
i The
center andrear airvents areadjusted in
the same way. Ai
rvents
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Note
son bre aking-in ane wve hic le Impo
rtant safety notes
Th ese nso rsy ste mof some driving and driving
sa fety syste ms adjus tsautoma tically wh ile a
cer taindi sta nce isbe ing driven after the vehicle
ha sbe en deliver edorafter repairs. Fullsy ste m
eff ecti vene ssisnot reache dunti lthe end ofthi s
tea ch-i npro ced ure.
New andreplaced brakepads and discs only
rea chthe irop tim um braking effect after sever al
hu ndr edkilome ters ofdri ving. Compe nsatefor
thi sby applying gre aterfor cetothe brakepedal. The
first 1000 miles(150 0km)
Th emor eyo ulook after the enginewhen itis
new ,the mor esa tis fied youwi llbe with its per-
for ma nce inthe futur e.
R Yo usho uld the refore drive atvarying vehicle
and enginespee ds for the first 1000 miles
(15 00km).
R Avoi dhe avylo ad s,e.g .dri ving atfullthro ttle,
du ring thispe riod .
R Ch ang ege ar ingo od tim e,be for ethe tach-
ome ternee dleis 00C3 ofthe wayto the red area
of the tachomete r.
R Do not manua lly shi ftto alo we rge ar to bra ke
the vehicle.
R Try toavoid de pre ssing the accelera tor pedal
be yond the point ofres istanc e(ki ckdo wn).
R Ide ally,for the first 1000 miles(15 00km),
dr ive in prog ram E.
Ad dition albreak ing-innotesfor Mer cedes-AM G
veh icles:
R Do notdriv efast erthan 85 mph (140km /h)
for thefir st 1,0 00 miles (1,500km).
R On lyallow theeng inetoreac hamax imum
eng inespee dof 4,5 00 rpm briefly.
R Chan gegear ingood time.
Af ter1,0 00 miles (1,500km),you can increas e
th eeng inespee dgrad ually andbringth eveh icle
to full spee d.
You shoul dalso obse rveth ese noteson break -
ing -in ifth eeng ineorpart sof thedriv etrain on
your vehicle have been replaced .
Always observeth emax imum permissible
spee d. Driv
ing Imp
ortant safety notes G
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Obj ectsin thedriv er'sfoo twe llcan restrict the
pedal travel orobst ructa depr esse dpedal.
The oper atingand road safetyof theveh icle is
je opard ized.Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden t.
Mak esure that all obj ect sin theveh icle are
st owed correctly, and that they can notent er
th edriv er'sfoo twe ll.Inst all thefloo rmats
sec urely andasspec ified inorde rto ens ure
suff icientcle aran cefor thepedals .Do notuse
loos efloo rmats and donotplace floormats on
to pof oneano ther. G
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Un suit able footwe arcan hinder correctusage
of thepedals ,e.g .:
R shoe swith thick soles
R shoe swith high heels
R slippe rs
Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden t.
Wear suitable footwe arto ens ure correct
usage ofthepedals . G
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If you switchoff theign ition while driving,
safe ty-rele vantfun ction sare onlyavailabl e
with limitations,or no tat all. This couldaff ect ,
for exam ple,thepower steeri ngand thebrak e
boos tingeff ect .You willrequi recon sider ably
mor eeff ort tosteer and brak e.Ther eis arisk
of an acc iden t.
Do notswit choff theign ition while driving. G
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If th epark ingbrak ehas notbeen fully
rele ased when driving,th epark ingbrak ecan :
R ove rheatand caus eafir e
R lose itshold function .
Ther eis arisk offireand anacc iden t.Release
th epark ingbrak efully beforedriv ingoff. 122
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Do
not warm upthe engine whilestationary.
Pull awayimmediately .Avoid highengine
speeds andfullthrott leuntil theengine has
reached itsoperating temperature.
In vehicles withautomatic transmission,
engage positions Pand Ronly when thevehi-
cle isstationary.
Where possible ,avoid spinning thedrive
wheels whenpulling awa yon slippe ryroads.
You could otherwise damagethedrive train.
! Mercedes-AMG
vehicles:avoid full-loa d
operation andengine speeds greater than
5000 rpmwhen theengine iscold. Thishelps
to protect theengine andavoids uncomfort-
able driving. Key
positions
Smar tKey 005A
Toremove theSmartKey
(shift thetransmission toposition 005D)
0047 Power supplyfor some consumers, suchas
the windshiel dwipers
0048 Ignition (powersupplyfor allconsumers)
and drive position
0049 Tostart theengine
i The
SmartKey canbeturned inthe ignition
lock even ifit is not thecorrect SmartKey for
the vehicle. Theignition isnot switched on.
The engine cannot bestarted.
Star t/Stop button General
notes
Vehicles withKEYLES S-GOareequip pedwith
SmartKeys featuringtheintegrated KEYLESS-
GO function andadetachable Start/Stopbut-
ton. A
check whichperiodica llyestablishes aradio
connec tionbetween thevehicle andtheSmart-
Key determines whetheravalid SmartKey isin
the vehicle. Thisoccurs, forexample, when
starting theengine.
When youinsert theStart/ Stopbutton intothe
ignition lock,thesystem needsapproximately
two seconds recognition time.Youcanthen use
the Start/ Stopbutton.
Pressing theStart/ Stopbutton several timesin
succession corresponds tothe different Smart-
Key positions inthe ignition lock.Thisisonly the
case ifyou arenot depressing thebrake pedal.
If you depress thebrake pedalandpress the
Start/ Stopbutton, theengine startsimmedi-
ately.
To start thevehicle without actively usingthe
SmartKey:
R the Start/ Stopbutton mustbeinserted inthe
ignition lock
R the SmartKey mustbeinthe vehicle
R the vehicle mustnotbelocked withthe
SmartKey orKEYLES S-GO(Ypage 71)
Do not keep theKEYLES S-GOkey:
R with electronic devices,e.g.amobile phone
or another SmartKey.
R with metallic objects, e.g.coins ormetal foil.
R inside metallic objects, e.g.ametal case.
This canaffect thefunctionality ofKEYLES S-GO.
If you lock thevehicle withtheSmartKey remote
cont rolorwith KEYLES S-GO,afterashort time:
R you willnotbeable toswitch onthe ignition
with theStart/ Stopbutton.
R you willnolonger beable tostart theengine
with theStart/ Stopbutton untilthevehicle is
unlocked again.
If you lock thevehicle centrallyusing thebutton
on the front door(Ypage 76),youcan cont inue
to start theengine withtheStart/ Stopbutton.
The engine canbeswitched offwhile thevehicle
is in motion bypressing andholding theStart/
Stop button forthree seconds. Thisfunction
operates independently ofthe ECO start/st op
automatic engineswitch-off function. Driving
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WARNING
Limbs couldbe crushe dor trappe difthe
engine isstarted unintentional lyduri ngser-
vice ormaintena ncework. There isarisk of
injury .
Alwa yssecure theengine against uninten-
tional starting beforecarryingout mainte-
nance orrepa irwork.
Make surethattheengine cannot bestarted via
you rsmartpho nebefore carryingout mainte-
nance orrepa irs.You canprevent anengine
start viayou rsmartpho ne,forexampl e,ifyou :
R swi tch onthe hazard warning lamp s
R do not lock thedoors
R open thehood Pulli
ngaway
Gene ralnote s G
WARNING
If the engine speedis abo vethe idling spee d
and youengag etransmissi onposi tion 003A
or 0046, thevehicl ecoul dpul lawa ysud denly .
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
When engagingtransmissi onposi tion 003A or
0046, alwaysfirmly depressthe brake pedal
and donot simu ltaneou slyaccele rate.
Depress theaccele ratorcarefu llywhen pulling
awa y.
The vehicl elocks centrally onceyouhave pulled
awa y.The locking knobsinthe doors dropdown.
You canopen thedoors fromtheinsid eat any
time.
You canalsodea ctivate theautomatic locking
featu re(Y pag e189).
Vehic leswith automatic transmission:itis
possi bletoshift thetransmissi onfrom position
005D tothe desi redposi tion only ifyou depre ss
the brake pedal.Only thencantheparki nglock
be dea ctivated.
All vehi cles(ex cept Merce des-AMGvehi -
cle s):ifyou donot depre ssthe brake pedal,the
DIRECT SELECT levercan stillbemoved butthe
parki nglock remai nsengag ed. Merce
des-AMGvehic les:if you donot depre ss
the brake pedal,the sele ctor levercan stillbe
moved buttheparki nglock remai nsengag ed.
At transmissi onfluidtempera turesbelow 00F84‡
(00F820 †),you can only shift outofposi tion 005D
into another transmissi onposi tion when the
engine isrunning.
i Upshi
ftstake placeathigh erengine speeds
after acold start. Thishelpsthe catal yticcon-
verter toreach itsopera tingtempera ture
more quickly.
Information onthe automatic release ofthe
electric parkingbrake (Ypag e145) .
Hill start assist Hill
start assisthelp syou when pulling away
forwa rdorinreverse onanuph illgrad ient. It
hold sthe vehicl efor ashort timeafter youhave
removed yourfoot from thebrake pedal.This
gives youenoug htime tomove yourfoot from
the brake pedalto the accele ratorpedaland to
depre ssitbefore thevehicl ebegi nstoroll . G
WARNING
After ashort time,hillstart assistwil lno lon-
ger brake yourvehicl eand itcoul droll awa y.
There isarisk ofan accide ntand injury .
There fore,quickly move yourfoot from the
brake pedalto the accele ratorpedal.Never
lea vethe vehicl ewhen itis held byhillstart
assi st.
Hill start assistisnot active if:
R you arepulling awayon aleve lroad oron a
dow nhill gradient.
R the transmissi onisin posi tion 005C.
R the electric parkingbrake isapp lied.
R ESP ®
is malfu nctioning.
Further informati ononhold ingthe vehicl esta-
tionary onuph illgrad ients (Ypag e135). EC
Ostart/stop function
Introduc tion The
ECO start/stop functionswitches the
engine offautomatical lyifthe vehicl eis stoppe d
under certain conditions. 126
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Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine doesnot
start. Youcannot hear
the starter motor. The
on-board voltageistoo low because thebattery istoo weak or
discharged.
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 282).
If the engine doesnotstart despite attemptsto jump-st artit:
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
starter motorwasexposed toathermal loadthatwastoohigh.
X Allow thestarter motortocool down forapproximately twominutes.
X Try tostart theengine again.
If the engine stilldoes notstart:
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
engine isnot running
smoothly andismisfir-
ing. There
isamalfunction inthe engine electron icsorinamechanical
componen tof the engine management system.
X Only depress theaccelerator pedalslightly.
Otherwise, non-combusted fuelmay getinto thecatalytic converter
and damage it.
X Have thecause rectified immediately ataqual ified specialist work-
shop. The
coolant temperature
gauge shows avalue
above 248‡(120 †).
The coolant warning
lamp mayalsobeon and
a warning tonemay
sound. The
coolant levelistoo low. Thecoolant istoo hotand theengine isno
longer beingcooled sufficiently.
X Stop assoon aspossible andallow theengine andthecoolant to
cool down.
X Check thecoolant level(Ypage 263). Observe thewarning notes
as you dosoand add coolant ifnecessary. Notes
ontowing vehicles
The vehicle isnot suitable forattaching towbar
systems, suchasthose usedforflat towing or
dinghy towing.
Att aching orusing towbarsystems mayresult in
damage tothe vehicle.
When towing avehicle withtowbarsystems,
safe driving characterist icscannot beguaran-
teed forthe towing vehicle orthe towed vehicle.
The vehicle/trailer combinationmayswerve.
Observe thepermissible towingmethods
(Y page 287)andthenotes ontowing withboth
axles onthe ground (Ypage 286). DYNAMIC
SELECTbutt on(all vehicle s
except Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Use theDYNAMIC SELECTbutton tochange the
drive program. Depending onthe drive program
selected thefollowing vehiclecharacterist ics
will change:
R the drive (engine andtransmission manage-
ment)
R the suspension (vehicleswithdamping sys-
tem orAMG adaptive sportsuspension sys-
tem)
R the sound ofthe exhaust system(vehicles
with sports exhaust system)
R the steering
R the availa bilityofthe ECO start/ stopfunct ion
R the climate control
Each timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton, driveprogram Cis DY
NAMIC SELECTbutt on(all vehicl esexce ptMercedes-AMG vehicles)
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away
carefully tocheck whet herthedesir ed
tr ans miss ionposit ioniseng aged. Ideally,you
shoul dselec ttr ans miss ionposit ion005Band
driv eprog ramEor S.
Engag ingpark posi tion P !
If
th eeng inespee dis toohigh ortheveh icle
is coas ting,do notshif tth eauto matictrans -
miss iondire ctly from 005Bto005E, from 005Eto005B
or dire ctly to 005D. Other wise, theauto matic
tr ans miss ionmay bedamage d.
X Push theDI RECT SELECT leve rswit chinthe
dire ction ofarr ow 005D.
Tran smis sion posit iondisplay 005Disshow nin
th emult ifunction display.
When youhave engaged parkposit ion005D, mak e
sure that thetrans miss ionposit iondisplay
show s005D inthemult ifunction display.
You canengage park position005Donlywhen the
veh icle isstatio nary;do notswit chdire ctly to
park position005Dathigh enginespee d.
De pres singth ebrak eand pushin gth eDI RECT
SE LECT leve rup ordown disengages thepark -
ing lock.The trans miss ionisin neut ral005C.
At trans miss ionfluid temper aturesbelow 00F84‡
(00F82 0†), you can onlyshif tout ofpark position
005D intoano ther trans miss ionposit ionwhen the
eng ineisrun ning.
In orde rto shif tfr om park position005Ddire ctly
int o005E or005B:
R depr essthebrak epedal and
R push theDI RECT SELECT leve rup ordown
past thefir st poin tof res istanc e
Engag ingpark posi tion Pau tom atically Park
position005Disauto matically engaged if:
R you switchoff theeng ineusin gth eSm artKey
and remove theSm artKey
R you switchoff theeng ineusin gth eSm artKey
or usin gth eSt art /S topbutt onand open the
driv er'sdoor orfron t-passe nger door
R you open thedriv er'sdoor when theveh icle is
st atio naryor when drivingataver ylow spee d
and thetrans miss ionisin posit ion005Bor005E
In cer tain situatio ns,th eauto matictrans mis-
sion shiftsauto matically totrans miss ionposi-
tio n005D ifth eHOL Dfun ction orActiveDis tan ce
As sist DISTRO NICisact ivat ed. Obse rveth e
inf orm ationon theHOL Dfun ction (Ypage 159) and
onActiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NIC
(Y page 155).
Engag ingreversegear R !
On
lymov eth eauto matictrans miss ionto
005E when theveh icle isstatio nary.
X De pres sth ebrak eand keep itpres sed.
X Push theDI RECT SELECT leve rup past the
fir st poin tof res istanc e.
The ECO start /stopfun ction isno tavailabl e
when revers egear iseng aged. Further inform a-
tio non theECO start /stopfun ction
(Y page 127).
Shif tingto neut ralN G
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If ch ildre nare left unsuperv isedintheveh icle,
th ey coul d:
R oper atetheveh icle'sequipm ent
Add ition ally, childre ncoul dset theveh icle in
mot ionif,for exam ple,they:
R rele ase thepark ingbrak e
R shif tth eauto matictrans miss ionout ofpark
posit ion005D
R start theeng ine
Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden tand injury.
Nev erleave childre nor anim alsunat tende din
th eveh icle.
When leavingth eveh icle,always taketh e
Sm artKey with youand lockth eveh icle.This
also applies fortheDig ital Vehi cleKey ifth e
"Dig italVehi cleKey" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme connect.
X Ifth etrans miss ionisin posit ion005Bor005E:
push theDI RECT SELECT leve rup ordown to
th efir st poin tof res istanc e.
X Ifth etrans miss ionisin posit ion005D: depr ess
th ebrak epedal andpush theDI RECT SELECT
leve rup ordown tothefir st poin tof res ist-
anc e.
If you switchtheeng ineoffwith thetrans mis-
sion inposit ion005Eor005B, theauto matictrans -
miss ionshiftsto 005C auto matically.
Wit hth eSm artKey :if you then open thedriv -
er' sdoor orthefron t-passe nger door orrem ove 132
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mission pos ition s 0045 Park
position
Thi spre vents thevehiclefro mrol ling
aw ay when stop ped.
Onl yshi ftthe transmi ssion toposi-
tio n005D when the vehicleis sta tion-
ar y. The parkin glock sho uld not be
us ed asabra kewhen parkin g.
Alw aysap plythe electro nicparkin g
bra keinad ditio nto the parkin glock
in ord erto sec urethe vehicle.
In the eventofama lfunctio nof the
veh icle's electro nics,the transmi s-
si on maylo ck inpo sitio n005D. Have
the vehicleelectro nicschecked
imm ediatel yat aqu alifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op.
Pa rk positio n005D isau toma tically
eng aged if:
R yousw itch offthe engineusing the
Sma rtKeyand remove theSma rt-
Key
R yousw itch offthe engineusing the
Sma rtKeyor using the Star t/Stop
bu tton andopen the driver 'sdo or
or fro nt-pa ssenge rdo or
R youop en the driver 'sdo or wh en
the vehicleis sta tionar yor wh en
dri vin gat aver ylo w sp ee dand the
tra nsmi ssion isin po sitio n005B or
005E 0046 Rev
ersege ar
Onl yshi ftthe transmi ssion into posi-
tio n005E when the vehicleis sta tion-
ar y. 0044 Neu
tral
Do not shiftthe transmi ssion to005C
wh ile dri vin g.The automa tictrans-
mis sion cou ldothe rwise be dam-
ag ed .
No powe ris tra nsmi ttedfromthe
eng inetothe drive wheels.
Re leas ing the brakes willal lo w yo uto
mov ethe vehiclefre ely, e.g .to push
it or tow it.
If ESP ®
is de acti vated orfaulty: shift
the transmi ssion topo sitio n005C ifthe
veh icleis in da nge rof ski dding ,e.g .
on icy roads.
If yo usw itch theengineoffwith the
tra nsmi ssion inpo sitio n005E or005B,
the automa tictransmi ssion shifts to
005C automa tically.
! Co
asting inneu tral005C may
cau sedama getothe drive train. 003A Dri
ve
The automa tictransmi ssion cha nge s
ge ar automa tically. All forwa rdgears
ar eav ailabl e. Dri
ving tips
Ch ang ingge ar The
automa tictransmi ssion shifts thro ughthe
ind ividu alge arsau toma tically wh enitis in tra ns-
mis sion positio n005B. Thisau toma ticgear shi ft-
ing behavio ris de term inedby :
R the selecte ddri ve pro gram
R the positio nof the accelera tor pedal
R the roadsp ee d
Ac celerator pedalpos ition Yo
ur sty leof dri vin ginfl uences howtheauto-
ma tic transmi ssion shifts gear:
R little thro ttle:ea rly upshi fts
R mor ethro ttle:la te upshi fts 13
4 Au
tomati ctrans missionDr ivi ng andparki ng