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:
Engine oil
General notes
Never use engine oil or an oil filter of a
specification other than is necessary to
fulfill the prescribed service intervals. Do
not change the engine oil or oil filter in
order to ...
AMG menu in AMG vehicles
AMG displays
1 Digital speedometer
2 Gear indicator
3 Upshift indicator
4 Engine oil temperature
5 Coolant temperature
6 Status indicator (indicator not available in
USA/Canada)
■ Pres ...
Settings menu
Introduction
In the Sett. menu, you have the following
options:
• changing the instrument cluster settings
• changing the light settings
• changing the vehicle settings
• ...