Driving Tips; Gear Selector Lever Positions; Transmission Positions - SMART For two coupé Operator's Manual

Gear selector lever positions

Effect
B Park position
Gear selector lever position
when the vehicle is parked.
Place the gear selector lever
in park position P only when
the vehicle is stopped. The
park position is not intended
to serve as a brake when the
vehicle is parked.
Rather, the driver should
always engage the parking
brake in addition to placing
the gear selector lever in park
position P to secure the vehi-
cle.
The key can only be removed
from the starter switch with
the gear selector lever in park
position P. With the key
removed, the gear selector
lever is locked in park posi-
tion P.
C Reverse gear
Shift into reverse gear R only
when vehicle is stopped.
A Neutral position
No power is transmitted from
the engine to the drive axle.
When the brakes are released,
the vehicle can be moved
freely (pushed or towed).
7 Drive position
The transmission shifts auto-
matically.
x
Manual gearshifting
System-controlled automatic
gearshifting is switched off.
The driver has to change the
gears manually.
The current gear selector lever position
appears in the transmission position
indicator ( page 87).
Y

Driving tips

Accelerator pedal position
Your driving style influences the trans-
mission's shifting behavior:
Less throttle earlier upshifting
More throttle later upshifting
Kickdown
Use kickdown when you want maximum
acceleration.
Press the accelerator pedal past the
X
point of resistance.
Depending on the engine speed the trans-
mission shifts into a lower gear.
Ease up on the accelerator pedal when you
X
have reached the desired speed.
The transmission shifts up again.
Stopping
When you stop briefly, e.g. at traffic
lights:
Leave the transmission in gear.
X
Hold the vehicle with the brake.
X
When you stop for a longer period with the
engine idling and/or on a hill:
Engage the parking brake.
X
Move the gear selector lever to park
X
position P.
Working on the vehicle
G WARNING
When working on the vehicle, engage the
parking brake and move the gear selector
lever to park position P. Otherwise the
vehicle could roll away which could result
Transmission
Z
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