Owners Manual

Make sure that you apply the brake lever
carefully to ensure that braking application is
moderated.
In exceptional cases, the parking brake can
be used for emergency braking if the service
brake fails.
X
Emergency braking: press and hold
release button ; and carefully apply brake
lever :.
Automatic transmission
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Do not change down for additional engine
braking on a slippery road surface. This could
cause the drive wheels to lose their grip and
the vehicle could skid.
G
WARNING
Apply the parking brake and move the
selector lever to P when working on the
vehicle. Otherwise, the vehicle could roll
away.
!
Vehicles with automatic transmission
may roll only briefly in the neutral position
N. Prolonged rolling of the wheels, e.g.
when being towed, will result in
transmission damage.
Overview
The 5-speed automatic transmission adapts
to your individual driving style by
continuously adjusting its shift points. These
shift point adjustments take into account the
current operating and driving conditions. If
the operating or driving conditions change,
the automatic transmission reacts by
adjusting the gearshift program.
When the selector lever is in position D, the
automatic transmission selects the individual
gears automatically. This depends on:
R
any restriction in the shift range
(Y page 116)
R
the position of the accelerator pedal
R
the road speed
When the selector lever is in position D, you
can influence the gearshifts made by the
automatic transmission. You can restrict the
shift range or you can perform gearshifts
yourself.
The selector lever position or the current shift
range is shown in the display:
R
on vehicles with steering wheel buttons
(Y page 80)
R
on vehicles without steering wheel buttons
(Y page 75)
Selector lever positions
B
Park position
This prevents the vehicle from
rolling away when stopped. Only
move the selector lever to P if the
vehicle is stationary.
You can only remove the key when
the selector lever is in this position.
The selector lever is locked in
position P if the key is removed.
C
Reverse gear
Only move the selector lever to R
when the vehicle is stationary.
Automatic transmission
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Controls
Z