Manual Drive Program - Mercedes-Benz 2012 A-Class Owner's Manual

Automatic transmission
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Before the engine speed reaches the red area,
an upshift indicator will be shown in the mul-
tifunction display.
X
If the colour in the speedometer multifunc-
tion display changes to red and the
play message is shown, shift up a gear.
Downshifting
X
Pull the left-hand steering wheel gearshift
paddle ( Y page 156).
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
i If you slow down or stop without shifting
down, the automatic transmission auto-
matically shifts down.
i For maximum acceleration, pull the left-
hand steering wheel gearshift paddle until
the transmission selects the optimum gear
for the current speed.
i If the engine exceeds the maximum
engine speed when shifting down, the auto-
matic transmission protects against engine
damage by not shifting down.
Kickdown
AMG vehicles: it is only possible to use kick-
down in temporary manual drive program M.
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.
X
Shift back up once the desired speed is
reached.
i During kickdown, you cannot shift gears
using the steering wheel gearshift paddles.
i If you apply full throttle, the automatic
transmission shifts up to the next gear
when the maximum engine speed is
reached. This prevents the engine from
overrevving.
Deactivating the manual drive program
X
Press the program selector button
( Y page 155) repeatedly until E or S
appears in the multifunction display.
UP
dis-
Deactivating the temporary manual drive
program
X
Pull and hold the right steering wheel gear-
shift paddle until the automatic transmis-
sion shifts into the last active automatic
drive program E (drive program C on AMG
vehicles) or S.
i When manual drive program M is deacti-
vated, the automatic transmission in auto-
matic drive program E (drive program C on
AMG vehicles) or S may shift from the cur-
rent gear into a higher or lower gear. This
is dependent on the position of the accel-
erator pedal, speed and load.