SMART 2016 fortwo Owner's Manual page 95

If you activate the manual gearshift setting,
the currently selected gear is shown in the
multifunction display instead of D.
Long-term setting
To activate: shift the selector lever to D.
X
Push the selector lever to the left.
X
To deactivate: push the selector lever to
X
the right.
Short-term setting (vehicles with Sports
package)
To activate: shift the selector lever to D.
X
Pull shift paddle : or ;.
X
Automatic transmission
The short-term setting remains active for a
certain length of time. Under certain condi-
tions this minimum time is increased, e.g. in
the case of lateral acceleration, during an
overrun phase or while driving on steep ter-
rain.
To deactivate: pull and hold shift pad-
X
dle ;.
or
Change the transmission position with the
X
selector lever.
or
Change the drive program with the program
X
selector button.
Shifting with the selector lever
To shift up: push the selector lever in the
X
q direction.
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
To prevent engine damage the automatic
transmission shifts up automatically:
if the maximum engine speed on the cur-
R
rently engaged gear is reached and
you continue to accelerate
R
To shift down: pull the selector lever in the
X
± direction.
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
Downshifting occurs automatically while
coasting.
If the engine exceeds the maximum engine
speed when shifting down, the automatic
transmission protects against engine dam-
age by not shifting down.
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