Owner`s manual

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Elect ronically c ont rolled driving
programmes
z Sporty programme, transmission shifts at
higher en gine speeds:
Switch on = Tap button S
(1 lights up).
Switch off = Tap button S again.
z Economy programme, transmission shifts
at lower engine spee ds. After the engine
has be en st arted and D selected, the
economy driving programme is always
operat ive.
z Winter program: press T button.
z By means of delayed shifting (higher engine
speeds) f ollowing a cold start, the
operating temperature programme quickly
an d au to ma tica lly bring s th e c ata lytic
converter to the temperature required for
optimum pollutant reduction.
z Adaptive programmes automatically
prevent undesired shifting between the
high gears, e.g. if the vehicle is tow ing a
caravan/trailer, has a high payload, or is
being drive n on inclines. Th e vehicle
automatic ally shifts back to a lower gear
wh en in overrun on steep downw ard
gradients.
z On vehicles with diesel engine Y 25 DT
1)
,
t he tran smission only sh ifts in to first gea r
under certain conditions.
Winte r prog ramm e T
In the e vent of starting-off dif ficu lties on
slippery roads, press button T (can be
operated only in D – T lights up). The vehicle
starts off in third gear.
The winter program is switched off by:
z pressing button T again
z manually shifting to P, 3, 2 or 1 or to P, 4, 3
or 2
z holding the acc elerator pedal in the
kickdown position for longer than two
seconds
z turning off the ignition.
The winter programme is automatically
switched off at speeds in exc ess of approx.
80 km/h.
1)
Sales designation – see page 217.