Hill-Start Assist System; Manual Gearshifting - SMART For two coupé Operator's Manual

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in an accident and/or serious personal
injury.
Driving on uphill grades
G WARNING
The hill-start assist system is not
designed to function as a parking brake and
does not prevent the vehicle from moving
when parked on an incline.
Always engage the parking brake in addi-
tion to shifting to park position P.
! When the hill‑start assist system stops
braking the vehicle, it can roll back-
wards.
If you open the driver's door, the
hill‑start assist system is deactivated
and a warning signal sounds.
Your vehicle has a hill‑start assist system.
On uphill grades the hill‑start assist sys-
tem maintains the pressure in the brake
system for approximately one second after
you have released the brake pedal. There-
fore, you can start off smoothly without the
vehicle moving immediately after releas-
ing the brake pedal.
Release the brake pedal.
X
Apply sufficient pressure to the accel-
X
erator pedal to drive off.
On uphill grades with higher inclination,
the hill-start assist system will release
the pressure in the brake system after
approximately two seconds. A warning sig-
nal sounds and the transmission position
indicator shows a flashing
warn you of the vehicle rolling backwards.
Press the brake pedal.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Apply sufficient pressure to the accel-
X
erator pedal to drive off.
Model passion and BRABUS only.
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Manual gearshifting

With manual gearshifting M selected, sys-
tem-controlled automatic gearshifting is
switched off and you need to change the
gears by upshifting or downshifting man-
ually using the gear selector lever or the
steering wheel gearshift control
! Allow the engine to warm up under low
N N in order to
The hill‑start assist system is inactive
if you start off with the parking brake
engaged.
load use. Do not place full load on the
engine until the operating temperature
has been reached.
Shift into reverse gear R or parking
position P only when the vehicle is stop-
ped.
Avoid spinning of a drive wheel for an
extended period when driving off on
slippery road surfaces. Otherwise, the
drivetrain could be damaged, which is
not covered by the smart Limited War-
ranty.
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