The current gear selector lever position
appears in the transmission position
Y
indicator (
page 89).
Driving tips
Accelerator pedal position
Your driving style influences the
transmission's shifting behavior:
Less throttle, earlier upshifting
More throttle, later upshifting
Kickdown
Use kickdown when you want maximum
acceleration.
X
Press the accelerator pedal past the
point of resistance.
Depending on the engine speed the
transmission shifts into a lower gear.
X
Ease on the accelerator pedal when you
have reached the desired speed.
The transmission shifts up again.
Stopping
When you stop briefly, e.g. at traffic
lights:
X
Leave the transmission in gear.
X
Hold the vehicle with the brake.
When you stop for a longer period with the
engine idling and/or on a hill:
X
Engage the parking brake.
X
Move the gear selector lever to park
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
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Model passion only.
in an accident and/or serious personal
injury.
Driving off uphill
Your vehicle has a hill start assist system.
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
addition to shifting to park position P.
On uphill grades the hill start assist
system maintains the pressure in the brake
system for approximately one second after
you have released the brake pedal.
Therefore, you can start off smoothly
without the vehicle moving immediately
after releasing the brake pedal.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Apply sufficient pressure to the
accelerator pedal.
!
After approximately one second, the
hill start assist system stops braking the
vehicle, which then can roll backwards.
If you open the driver's door within this
time, the hill start assistance is
deactivated and a warning signal sounds.
i
The hill start assist system is inactive
if you start off with the parking brake
engaged.
Manual gearshifting
With manual gearshifting M selected,
system-controlled automatic gearshifting
is switched off and you need to change the
gears by upshifting or downshifting
manually using the gear selector lever or
the steering wheel gearshift control
Transmission
12
.
Z
85