the left-hand steering wheel gearshift pad-
dle until the transmission shifts to the opti-
mal gear for the current speed.
Kickdown
You can also use kickdown for maximum
acceleration in manual drive program M.
Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
X
pressure point.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear
depending on the engine speed.
Switching off the manual drive program
Vehicles without the dynamic handling
X
package with sports mode: press the
program selector button (
repeatedly until E or S appears in the mul-
tifunction display.
Vehicles with the dynamic handling
X
package with sports mode: press the
program selector button (
is no longer shown in the multifunction dis-
play.
page 156)
Y
page 156). M
Y
Automatic transmission
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Z