Mercedes-Benz CLA Operator's Manual page 147

Shi the transmission to position h.
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Have the transmission checked at a quali ed
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specialist workshop immediately.
Manual g g ear Manual earshi ing shi ing
* N N O O TE TE Mercedes-AMG vehicles
Observe the notes in the Supplement.
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You could otherwise fail to recognize
dangers.
When the automatic transmission is shi ed to
position h, you can manually shi it with the
steering wheel paddle shi er. If permitted, the
automatic transmission shi s to a higher or lower
gear depending on the steering wheel paddle
shi er being pulled.
You have two options to manually shi the auto-
matic transmission:
Temporary setting
R
Permanent setting
R
The gears shi automatically when manual shi ing
is deactivated.
T T em empor porar ary se y setting: tting:
T T o activ o activat ate: e: pull steering wheel paddle shi er
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1 or 2.
Manual shi ing is activated for a short time.
The transmission position display shows p
and the current gear.
% How long the manual shi ing stays activated
is dependent on various factors.
Manual shi ing can be automatically deactiva-
ted in the following cases:
Changing the drive program
R
Restarting the vehicle
R
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When the transmission position h is
R
engaged again
Driving style
R
T T o o shi shi up: up: pull steering wheel paddle shi er
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2.
T T o o shi shi do down: wn: pull steering wheel paddle
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shi er 1.
If you pull and hold steering wheel paddle
shi er 1, the transmission shi s to the low-
est possible gear.
T T o deactiv o deactivat ate: e: pull steering wheel paddle
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shi er 2 and hold it in place.
The transmission position display shows h.
P P er ermanent se manent setting: tting:
Change to drive program =(
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Select drive setting p ( page 141).
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Gear Gearshi shi r r ecommendation ecommendation
The gearshi recommendation assists you in
adopting an economical driving style.
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