User Guide

138 Study in motion
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.
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.
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
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