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274 Driving and parking
The position of the accelerator pedal
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The driving speed
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Problems with the transmission
The transmission has a faulty gear shift
Possible cause:
the transmission is losing oil.
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Have the transmission checked at a qualified
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specialist workshop immediately.
The acceleration characteristics get worse, and
the transmission no longer shifts.
Possible cause:
the transmission is in emergency operation
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mode.
Stop the vehicle in accordance with the traffic
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conditions.
Shift the transmission to position j.
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Switch off the vehicle.
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Wait at least ten seconds.
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Start the vehicle again.
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Shift the transmission to position h.
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Have the transmission checked at a qualified
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specialist workshop immediately.
Rocking the vehicle free
Rocking the vehicle free may help to free the vehi-
cle if it has become stuck in slush or snow.
To rock the vehicle free, move the DIRECT
SELECT lever upwards and downwards past the
point of resistance to switch between transmis-
sion positions h and k.
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The maximum design speed for switching
between h and k is approximately 9 km/h.
Manual shifting
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For plug-in hybrids, observe the information
regarding the regenerative brake system
(
page 258).
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When the automatic transmission is shifted to
position h, you can shift it manually with the
steering wheel gearshift paddles. If permitted, the
automatic transmission will shift to a higher or
lower gear depending on the steering wheel gear-
shift paddle pulled.
You have two options for manually shifting the
automatic transmission:
Temporary setting
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Permanent setting
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The gears are shifted automatically when manual
shifting is deactivated.
Temporary setting:
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