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NOTE
With the upper variant of the shifting pat-
tern for 6-speed gearbox (see previous
illustration) - first press down the gear
lever in the N position in order to engage
reverse gear.
Gear shift indicator*
An essential detail in connection with environ-
mental driving is to drive in the right gear and
to change gear in good time.
An indicator is available as an aid on certain
variants - GSI (Gear Shift Indicator) - which
notifies the driver when it is appropriate to
engage the next higher or lower gear in order
to obtain the lowest possible fuel consump-
tion. However, taking into consideration cha-
racteristics such as performance and vibra-
tion-free running, it may be advantageous to
change gear at a higher engine speed. The
framed number indicates the current gear.
Manual gearbox
Gear shift indicator for man-
ual gearbox. Only one
marker is illuminated at a
time - during normal driving
it is only illuminated in the
centre.
When gearing up/down as recommended, the
upper one is illuminated at +" or the lower at
"-", marked red in the illustration.
Automatic gearbox
Combined instrument panel "Digital" with gear
shift indicator.
With "Analogue" combined
instrument panel, the gear
positions and indicator
arrows are displayed in its
centre.
03 Your driving environment
Automatic gearbox Geartronic*
D: Automatic gear positions. +/–: Manual gear
positions. S: Sport mode*.
The combined instrument panel shows the
position of the gear selector using the follow-
P R N
ing indications: , ,
Gear positions
Automatic gear positions are
indicated on the right of the
combined instrument panel.
(Only one marker is illumi-
nated at a time - the one
showing the current gear
selector position.)
Symbol "S" for Sport mode is ORANGE when
the mode is active.
*
Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Gearboxes
03
D S 1 2 3
, , *, , , etc.
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