SMART fortwo coupe Operator's Manual page 88

Transmission
86
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Allow the engine to warm up under low
load use. Do not place full load on the
engine until the operating temperature
has been reached.
Shift into reverse gear R or parking
position P only when the vehicle is
stopped.
Avoid spinning of a drive wheel for an
extended period when driving off on
slippery road surfaces. Otherwise, the
drivetrain could be damaged, which is
not covered by the smart Limited
Warranty.
Activating manual gearshifting
X
Move the gear selector lever to drive
Y
position D (
X
Pull one of the shift paddles (
towards you.
or
X
Move the gear selector lever to manual
gearshifting M (
System-controlled automatic
gearshifting is switched off.
You can upshift or downshift through the
gears in succession.
The currently engaged gear appears in
multifunction display ; (
page 83).
Y
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Y
page 83).
Y
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Upshifting
X
Briefly push the gear selector lever
forward in the + direction (
or
X
Pull right shift paddle = (
towards you.
The transmission shifts to the next
higher gear.
i
With manual gearshifting M selected,
the transmission shifts up only to
prevent engine overrevving.
Downshifting
G
Warning!
On slippery road surfaces, never downshift
in order to obtain braking action. This
could result in drive wheel slip and
reduced vehicle control. Your vehicle's ABS
will not prevent this type of loss of control.
X
Briefly pull the gear selector lever
backward in the - direction (
or
X
Pull left shift paddle : (
towards you.
The transmission shifts to the next lower
gear.
Kickdown
You can use kickdown when you want
maximum acceleration.
Y
page 83).
Y
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Y
page 83).
Y
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