Mercedes-Benz A-Class 2020 Operator's Manual page 146

144 Driving and parking
Do not shift down on slippery road sur‐
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faces to increase the engine braking
effect.
When the automatic transmission is shifted to
position h, you can manually shift it with the
steering wheel paddle shifter. If permitted, the
automatic transmission shifts to the next gear
up or down depending on the steering wheel
paddle shifter being pulled.
You have two options to manually shift the auto‐
matic transmission:
Temporary setting
R
Permanent setting
R
The gears shift automatically when manual gear‐
shifting is deactivated.
Temporary setting:
To activate: pull steering wheel paddle
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shifter 1 or 2.
Manual gearshifting is activated for a short
time. The current gear is displayed in the
multifunction display.
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vated is dependent on the driving style.
To shift up: pull steering wheel paddle
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shifter 2.
To shift down: pull steering wheel paddle
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shifter 1.
If you pull and hold the steering wheel paddle
shifter 1, the transmission shifts to the low‐
est possible gear.
To deactivate: pull steering wheel paddle
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shifter 2 and hold it in place.
The transmission position h appears in the
multifunction display.
Permanent setting:
Change to drive program =(
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Select the Manual drive program
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( page 141).
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Gearshift recommendation
The gearshift recommendation assists you in
adopting an economical driving style.
If gearshift recommendation message
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shown on the multifunction display, shift to
the recommended gear.
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