Kickdown
Use kickdown for maximum acceleration.
- 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.
See also:
General information
Portable electronic devices in the vehicle
may seriously impair radio reception. ...
Safety
The R-Class received a Good overall score — the highest rating possible — in
the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's frontal-offset and side-impact
crash tests. It hadn't yet undergone IIHS' ...
Shifting to transmission position D
•► When the vehicle is stationary, depress the
brake pedal.•► Push the DIRECT SELECT lever down past
the first point of resistance. ...