Transmission Position Display; Changing The Transmission Position; Maximum Acceleration (Kickdown); Selecting Drive Programs - SMART forfour Owner's Manual

Transmission position display

!
Only engage park position B when the
vehicle is stationary. Otherwise, you could
damage the transmission.
!
Only shift into reverse gear C when
the vehicle is stationary. Otherwise, you
could damage the transmission.
!
Only shift into neutral A when the
vehicle is stationary. Otherwise, you could
damage the transmission.
Transmission position display
:
Drive program display
;
The following transmission positions are
available:
B Park position
R
Position P should not be used to brake the
vehicle when parking. To secure the vehi-
cle, apply the parking brake in addition to
shifting to transmission position P.
C Reverse gear
R
A Neutral
R
No power is transmitted from the engine to
the drive wheels.
7 Drive
R
The automatic transmission changes gear
automatically. All forward gears are avail-
able.
Automatic transmission

Changing the transmission position

Park position with parking lock
B
Reverse gear
C
Neutral
A
Drive
7
The ignition must be switched on in order to
shift the transmission to positions j, i or
k. To shift the transmission from position P,
you must also depress the brake pedal.
X
Press release knob :.
X
Shift the selector lever to the desired
transmission position.

Maximum acceleration (kickdown)

To reach maximum acceleration, use kick-
down:
X
Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
pressure point.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear
depending on the engine speed.
X
Ease off the accelerator pedal once the
desired speed is reached.
The automatic transmission shifts to a
higher gear.

Selecting drive programs

Two drive programs are available with dif-
ferent characteristics. The automatic trans-
mission switches to drive program E every
time the engine is started.
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