Automatic Transmission - SMART EQ forfour Owner's Manual

Automatic transmission

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Hill start assist
G
WARNING
After a while, hill start assist no longer
holds the vehicle and it may roll away.
There is a risk of an accident and injury.
Therefore, quickly move your foot from the
brake pedal to the accelerator pedal. Never
leave the vehicle when it is held by hill
start assist.
Hill start assist keeps the vehicle in place
when driving uphill as soon as the brake
pedal is released.
Hill start assist is only active in the follow-
ing situations:
when pulling away on an uphill slope
R
when the parking brake is released
R
the transmission is not in position i
R
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ESP is functioning correctly.
R
X
Release the brake pedal.
The vehicle is then held for about one sec-
ond.
X
Pull away.
Automatic transmission
Please note
G
WARNING
When the engine is switched off, the auto-
matic transmission shifts into neutral
position N. The vehicle may roll away.
There is a risk of an accident.
Always shift to parking position P before
switching off the engine. Secure the parked
vehicle against rolling away by applying
the parking brake.
Transmission position display
!
Only shift into transmission positions
B, C or A when the vehicle is
stationary. Otherwise, you may damage
the transmission.
The following transmission positions are
available:
j Park position
R
Position j 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 j.
k Reverse gear
R
i Neutral
R
No power is transmitted from the engine to
the drive wheels.
h Drive
R
Changing the transmission position
Park position with parking lock
j
Reverse gear
k
Neutral
i
Drive
h
The ignition must be switched on in order to
shift the transmission to positions j, i or
k. To shift the transmission from position
j, 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.
X
Ease off the accelerator pedal once the
desired speed is reached.