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220 Driving mode
In all-wheel drive vehicles, switch the rocking free
drive function on or off after engaging the pulling-
away gear with the i button.
The rocking free drive function switches off auto‐
matically in the following circumstances:
you drive faster than about 8 km/h.
R
you shift into a gear above the permissible
R
pulling-away gears.
vehicles with a fluid coupling: the on-board
R
computer shows the event window
under heavy
strain.
Switching rocking free on/off (all-wheel drive
vehicles)
Press the i button at the top.
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When the indicator lamp in the i button
lights up, the rocking free drive function is
switched on.
Notes on pulling away and stopping (Automa‐
ted transmissions)
Depending on the transmission, different start-off
gears can be selected. With the 8-speed trans‐
mission, the 1st-2nd gear, with the 12-speed
transmission, the 1st-6th gear and with the 16-
speed transmission, the 1st-8th gear can be
selected .
If the clutch is heavily loaded, pulling away is only
possible in 1st gear. In the municip and heavy
shift program, the highest gear that can be used
for pulling away is 2nd gear (
Pulling away and stopping (automated man‐
ual transmissions)
Pulling away
Clutch
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Changing the start-off gear
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or
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Start the engine.
Turn the direction switch to position h
(drive/forwards) 1.
In all drive programs, the transmission control
shifts to a suitable start-off gear depending
on the vehicle load, which can be changed
manually.
Release the brake pedal or the parking brake
and depress the accelerator pedal.
In order to provide a higher torque, the
engine speed in 1st gear can be increased to
about 1100 rpm when pulling away by
depressing the accelerator pedal fully. The
engine speed is increased automatically and
as required for pulling away.
pull the multifunction lever briefly upwards
(shift up)
2
or push it briefly downwards
(shift down) 3.
The transmission control shifts up or down
one gear. When the selected gear appears on
the display, the gear change is complete.
Vehicles with 12/16-speed transmission: give
the multifunction lever a long pull upwards
(shift up)
2
or a long push downwards (shift
down) 3.
Vehicles with 12–speed transmission: the
transmission control shifts up or down to the
1st, 3rd or 6th gear. When the display shows
1,
3
or 6, the gear change is complete.
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