Kickdown
Vehicles with an AMG engine: it is not possible to use kickdown in manual drive program M.
You can also use kickdown for maximum acceleration in manual drive program M.
Vehicles for USA: fully
depress the accelerator pedal.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear depending on the engine speed.
Vehicles for Canada: depress
the accelerator pedal beyond the pressure point.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear depending on the engine speed.
During kickdown, you cannot change gear using the steering wheel paddle shifters or the selector lever.
See also:
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