Downshifting
Briefly press the selector lever
to the left towards D–.
or
Pull the left-hand steering wheel
paddle shifter.
The automatic transmission shifts down to the next gear.
If you brake the vehicle or stop
without
shifting down, the automatic transmission
will shift down to a gear that will allow the
vehicle to accelerate or pull away again.
Vehicles with the dynamic
handling
package: to avoid overrevving the engine
when downshifting, the automatic
transmission does not shift to a lower gear
if this would result in the maximum engine
speed being exceeded.
For maximum acceleration, push
the
selector lever to the left or pull and hold the
left-hand steering wheel paddle shifter until
the transmission shifts to the optimal gear
for the current speed.
See also:
Activating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST
– Press the or
button on the
steering wheel to select the DriveAssist
menu.
– Press the or
button to select
Attention Asst..
– Press .
The current selection is displayed.
– To activate ...
Displaying service messages
Switch on the ignition.
Press or
on the steering wheel to select
the Serv. menu.
Press or
to select the ASSYST PLUS submenu
and press to confirm. The service
due date appears ...
Other status indicators of the navigation system
O: you have reached the destination or an intermediate destination.
New route... or Calculating route...: a new route is being calculated.
Off Map or Off road: the vehicle position is outside t ...