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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
The selected program mode appears in the
multifunction display.
1 Current program mode
Automatic shift program
You can choose between automatic shift
program C or S.
̈ Press program mode selector switch
repeatedly until the letter of the
desired program mode appears in the
multifunction display.
Select C for standard driving:
ț The vehicle starts out in second
gear (both forward and reverse) for
gentler starts. This does not apply if
full throttle is applied or gear
range 1 is selected.
ț Traction and driving stability are
improved on icy roads.
ț Upshifts occur earlier even when
you give more gas. The engine then
operates at lower rpms and the
wheels are less likely to spin.
Select S for sporty driving:
ț The vehicle starts out in first gear.
ț Upshifts occur later.
Manual shift program
In the manual program mode M,
system-controlled automatic gearshifting
is switched off and you need to change the
the gears by manually upshifting or down-
shifting using the steering wheel gearshift
control buttons to the left and right of the
steering wheel (
୴ page 193).
Activating manual shift program
̈ Press program mode selector switch
repeatedly until the
M
for the manual
program mode M appears in the multi-
function display.
The transmission switches to the
manual program mode M. Automatic
shifting is switched off. The gear range
is not limited.
You can change the gears manually with
drive position D selected. You can upshift
or downshift through the gears in succes-
sion.
i
The last selected program mode (C or S) is
switched on when the engine is restarted.
i
The manual program mode M will not be
stored. When the engine is turned off with the
manual program mode M selected, the transmis-
sion will go to the automatic program mode
(C or S) when the engine is restarted.