Owner's manual

Activating manual gearshifting
X
Move the gear selector lever to drive
position D (Y page 81).
X
Pull one of the shift paddles (Y page 84)
towards you.
or
X
Move the gear selector lever to manual
gearshifting M (Y page 81).
System-controlled automatic gearshift-
ing is switched off.
You can upshift or downshift through the
gears in succession.
The currently engaged gear appears in the
multifunction display (Y page 84).
Upshifting
X
Briefly push the gear selector lever
forward in the + direction (Y page 81).
or
X
Pull right shift paddle ; (Y page 84)
towards you.
The transmission shifts to the next
higher gear.
i
With manual gearshifting M selected,
the transmission shifts up only to pre-
vent engine overrevving.
Downshifting
G
WARNING
On slippery road surfaces, never downshift
in order to obtain braking action. This
could result in drive wheel slip and
reduced vehicle control. Your vehicle’s ABS
will not prevent this type of loss of control.
X
Briefly pull the gear selector lever
backward in the - direction (Y page 81).
or
X
Pull left shift paddle : (Y page 84)
towards you.
The transmission shifts to the next lower
gear.
Kickdown
You can use kickdown when you want maxi-
mum acceleration.
X
Press the accelerator pedal past the
point of resistance.
Depending on the engine speed the trans-
mission shifts into a lower gear.
X
When you have reached the desired speed,
briefly push the gear selector lever
forward in the + direction (Y page 81).
or
X
Pull right shift paddle ; (Y page 84)
towards you.
The transmission shifts to the next
higher gear.
Deactivating manual gearshifting
X
With drive position D selected: Pull and
hold right shift paddle ; (Y page 84)
towards you for longer than two seconds.
or
X
With manual gearshifting M selected:
Move the gear selector lever to drive
position D (Y page 81).
System-controlled automatic gearshift-
ing is switched on again.
Emergency operation (limp-home
mode)
In this mode only a certain gear or a cer-
tain gear combination can be selected.
This mode is triggered in case of trans-
mission malfunctions and enables you
driving to the nearest workshop such as a
smart center.
If vehicle acceleration becomes less
responsive or sluggish or the transmission
no longer shifts, the transmission is most
likely operating in limp-home (emergency
operation) mode. The transmission posi-
tion indicator flashes and the ¬ symbol
appears in the multifunction display.
Transmission
85
>> Controls.
Z