Kickdown; Program Selector Button - Mercedes-Benz CLA Operator's Manual

Automatic transmission
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The clutch may overheat if you hold the
vehicle stationary on uphill gradients by
depressing the accelerator pedal. If the clutch
overheats, a warning tone sounds.
All vehicles (except AMG vehicles): the
Stop Vehicle Shift to P Leave Engine
Running display message appears in the
multifunction display. You will only be able to
continue your journey once the clutch has
cooled down and the display message in the
multifunction display has disappeared.
AMG vehicles: the
Overheated Drive on with Care
message appears in the multifunction
display.
Do not hold the vehicle stationary on uphill
gradients by depressing the accelerator
pedal. Instead, only ever hold the vehicle
stationary on uphill gradients by:
depressing the brake pedal
R
activating the HOLD function
R
engaging the electric parking brake
R

Kickdown

AMG vehicles: kickdown is only possible in
temporary manual drive program M. For
further information on manual drive program
M( page 148).
Y
Use kickdown for maximum acceleration:
Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
X
pressure point.
The automatic transmission shifts to a
lower gear depending on the engine speed.
Ease off the accelerator pedal once the
X
desired speed is reached.
The automatic transmission shifts back up.
Rocking the vehicle free
Shifting the transmission repeatedly between
gears D and R may help to free the vehicle if
it has become stuck in slush or snow. The
vehicle's engine management system limits
the speed to a maximum of 5 mph (9 km/h)
when shifting back and forth. To shift back
Trans. Oil
display
and forth between transmission positions D
and R, move the selector lever up and down
beyond the pressure point.

Program selector button

General notes
The program selector button allows you to
choose between drive programs with
different driving characteristics.
Example: program selector button
E Economy Comfortable, economical
driving
S Sport Sporty driving style
M Manual Manual gear shifting
Only change from automatic drive program
E or S to manual drive program M when the
vehicle is stationary.
Press program selector button :
X
repeatedly until the letter for the desired
gearshift program appears in the
multifunction display.
i
The automatic transmission shifts to
automatic drive program E each time the
engine is started.
i
For further information on the automatic
drive program, see ( page 147).
Y