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smoothness from automatic program mode
S.
In manual program mode M, system-
controlled automatic gearshifting is switched
off. You need to change the gears by manually
upshifting or downshifting using the gear
selector lever or the steering wheel gearshift
control.
Program mode selector switch on vehicles with
dynamic handling package
M Manual For manual gearshifting
The current program mode appears in the
multifunction display (Y page 107).
For information on automatic program mode
(C or S), see “Dynamic handling package with
sport driving mode” (Y page 143) and
“Automatic shift program” (Y page 107).
Activating manual shift program
X
Press the program mode selector switch
repeatedly until M appears in the
multifunction display.
The automatic transmission switches to
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 succession.
i
Manual program mode M will not be
stored. When the engine is turned off with
manual program mode M selected, the
automatic transmission will go to
automatic program mode C when the
engine is restarted.
Upshifting
i
Vehicles with dynamic handling package:
If you press on the accelerator pedal when
the engine has reached the revolution limit
of the current gear, the automatic
transmission will upshift beyond manual
program mode M selected.
i
If you press on the accelerator pedal
when the engine has reached the
revolution limit of the current gear, the
automatic transmission will upshift beyond
manual program mode M selected.
X
Briefly press the gear selector lever to the
right in the D+ direction.
or
X
Briefly pull right gearshift control ;
(Y page 107).
The automatic transmission shifts into the
next higher gear.
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 press the gear selector lever to the
left in the D- direction.
or
X
Briefly pull left gearshift control :
(Y page 107).
The automatic transmission shifts into the
next lower gear.
i
To avoid overrevving the engine when
downshifting, the automatic transmission
will not shift into a lower gear if the engine’s
maximum speed would be exceeded.
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