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Automatic transmission
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Downshifting
Briefly press the selector lever to the left
X
towards D–.
or
Pull the left-hand steering wheel gearshift
X
paddle (
page 154).
Y
In cases where it is permissible, the auto-
matic transmission shifts down to the next
gear.
i
If you desire maximum acceleration, push
the selector lever to the left or pull and hold
the left-hand steering wheel gearshift pad-
dle until the transmission shifts to the opti-
mal gear for the current speed.
i
If the engine exceeds the maximum
engine speed when shifting down, the auto-
matic transmission protects against engine
damage by not shifting down.
i
Automatic downshifting occurs when
coasting.
Deactivating
If you have activated manual drive program
M, it will remain active for a certain amount of
time. Under certain conditions the minimum
amount of time is extended, e.g. in the case of
lateral acceleration, during an overrun phase
or when driving on steep terrain.
If manual drive program M has been deacti-
vated, the automatic transmission shifts into
the automatic drive program that was last
selected, i.e. E or S.
You can also deactivate manual drive pro-
gram M yourself:
Pull on the right-hand steering wheel gear-
X
shift paddle and hold it in place
(
page 154).
Y
or
Use the lever to switch the transmission
X
position.
or
Use the program selector button to change
X
the drive program (
Manual drive program M is deactivated.
The automatic transmission switches into
the automatic drive program that was last
selected, i.e. E or S.
Manual drive program
General notes
In this drive program, you can permanently
change gear yourself by using the steering
wheel gearshift paddles. The transmission
must be in position D.
i
In addition to permanent drive program
M, you can also activate temporary drive
program M (
page 155).
Y
Activating the manual drive program
Manual drive program M differs from drive
program S with regard to spontaneity,
responsiveness and the smoothness of the
gear changes.
You can select manual drive program M with
the program selector button. You can change
gear using the steering wheel gearshift pad-
dles or the selector lever in manual drive pro-
gram M if the transmission is in position D.
The selected gear appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
Press the program selector button
X
(
page 154) until M appears in the multi-
Y
function display.
Upshifting
Briefly press the selector lever to the right
X
towards D+.
or
Pull the right-hand steering wheel gearshift
X
paddle (
page 154).
Y
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
page 154).
Y
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