%
Tomanoeuvre with an open driver's door,
open the driver's door while stationary and
engage transmission position hork
again.
Engaging drive position D #
Depress the brake pedal and pull the E-
SELECT selector le ver back past thefirst
point of resis tance.
When the automatic transmission is in transmis‐
sion position h, it shiftsthege ars automati‐
call y.This depends on thefo llowing factors:
R the selected drive prog ram
R the position of the accelera tor pedal
R the driving speed Note
s onthe double-clutch function The double-clut
chfunction is active when chang‐
ing down in all drive programs. The double-
clut chfunction reduces load change reactions
and suppo rts sporty driving. The acoustic per‐
ception of the double-clutch function changes
depending on the drive prog ram. Ro
cking theve hicle free Ro
cking theve hicle free can help tofree a vehi‐
cle that has become trapped in slush or sn ow.
To rock theve hicle free, mo vethe E-SELECT
selector le ver upwards and down wards past the
point of resis tance in order toswitch between
transmission positions hand k(/ page119).
% The ma ximum design speed when switching
between hand kis 9 km/h. Manual
gearshifting #
Toactivate/deacti vate: press display but‐
to n1.
The displ aybutton displa ys the cur rently
selected gear setting 2:
R M(red): manual gearshifting
R D(blue): automatic transmission Driving and parking
121 
Au
tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights ........................... 92
Au tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function) ........................................... 111
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
sto p function) ........................................... 111
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag shu toff .......................................... 42, 44
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger front airbag deactivation
sy stem ................................................... 42
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .44
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .100
Au tomatic transmission
Double-clutch function ......................... 121
Drive program display .......................... 11 8
Drive programs .................................... 11 7DY
NA MIC SELECT switch ..................... 11 7
E-SELECT selector le ver ....................... 11 9
Engaging drive position ........................ 121
Engaging neutral .................................. 12 0
Engaging pa rkposition ........................ 12 0
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .120
Kickdown ............................................. 12 2
Manual gear changing .......................... 121
St eering wheel gearshift paddles .........1 21
Tr ansmission position display .............. 11 9
Tr ansmission positions .........................1 19
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 338 B
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .132
Battery Key ........................................................ 62
Battery see Bat tery (vehicle)
Bat tery (vehicle) ...................................... 314
Charging .............................................. 313
No tes ................................................... 310No
tes (s tarting assis tance and
ch arging) .............................................. 311
Re placing .............................................3 14
St arting assis tance .............................. 313
Belt see Seat belt
Blind Spot Assi st..................................... 15 9
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .160
Fu nction .............................................. 15 9
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 59
Blue tooth ®
................................................ 191
Information ..........................................1 90
Setting up an Internet connection ....... 258
Switching on/off ................................. 191
Switching profile (DUN/PAN) .............. 260
Blue tooth ®
audio
Ac tivating ............................................ 275
De-authorising (de-regis tering) the
device .................................................. 276
Information ..........................................2 73
Overview ..............................................2 74
Sea rching for a track ........................... 276
Sea rching for and auth orisingthe
device .................................................. 274406
Index