SMART FORTWO CABRIO Operating Instructions Manual page 140

Before driving off
Gearshifts
You change gear in your car in various
ways, depending on its specification:
Manual shifting (softip)
Shifting between gears (+ or ) is done by
tipping the softip selector out of the
gearshift plane.
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Automated shifting (softouch)*
Shifting between the gears occurs auto
matically when the gearshift lever is in
the gearshift plane and you press button
(A).
>Note!
When you start the car, manual shifting
(softip) is selected. Exception: Brabus ve
hicles.
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Gearshifts from the steering wheel*
The 3 spoke leather wrapped sports
steering wheel* with shifting capabili
ty* allows you to shift gears without tak
ing your hands off of the wheel.
To change gear, briefly press the shift
paddles on the steering wheel with the
gearshift lever in the gearshift plane.
+ = Upshift
= Downshift