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steering wheel gearshift paddle
(
page 195).
Y
The automatic transmission shifts to rec-
ommended gear ;.
Downshifting
Pull the left-hand steering wheel gearshift
X
paddle.
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
i
For maximum acceleration, pull the left-
hand steering wheel gearshift paddle until
the transmission selects the optimum gear
for the current speed.
Kickdown
You can also use kickdown for maximum
acceleration in manual drive program M.
Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
X
pressure point.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear
depending on the engine speed.
AMG vehicles: it is not possible to use kick-
down in manual drive program M.
Deactivating the manual drive program
Press the program selector button
X
(
page 194).
Y
AMG vehicles: turn the drive program
X
selector (
page 195).
Y
Automatic transmission
199
Z
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