Driving tips
Kickdown
Use kickdown for maximum acceleration: ■ Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the pressure point.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear depending on the engine speed.
■ Ease off the accelerator pedal once the desired speed is reached.
The automatic transmission shifts back up.
Rocking the vehicle free
Shifting the transmission repeatedly between gears D and R may help to free the vehicle if it has become stuck in slush or snow. The vehicle's engine management restricts repeated shifting between gears up to a maximum speed of 5 mph (9 km/h). To shift back and forth between transmission positions D and R, move the selector lever up and down beyond the pressure point.
Towing a trailer
■ Drive in the middle of the engine speed range on uphill gradients.
■ Shift down to shift range 3 or 2 depending on the uphill or downhill gradient, even if cruise control, cruise control or DISTRONIC PLUS is activated.
See also:
BabySmart™ air bag deactivation
system
How the air bag deactivation system
works
WARNING
According to accident statistics, children are
safer when properly restrained in the rear
seating positions than in the front seating
position. ...
Manual drive program
Introduction
In drive program M, you can change gear
manually using the steering wheel paddle
shifters. For this, the transmission must be in
position D. The gear currently selected and
engaged i ...
Automatic locking feature
1 To deactivate
2 To activate
■ To deactivate: press and hold button 1
for about five seconds until a tone sounds.
■ To activate: press and hold button 2 for
about five seconds unti ...