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:
Tire size designation, load-bearing capacity and speed rating
Tire width
Nominal aspect ratio in %
Tire code
im diameter
Load bearing index
Speed rating
Tire data is vehicle-specific and may deviate from the data in the example.
General: de ...
Switching locator lighting on/off
If you switch on the locator lighting, the
following come on in the dark after you have
unlocked the vehicle using the remote
control:
• the parking lamps
• the tail lamps
• the license ...
Side-impact protection thanks to intelligent bodyshell
Similar to the design of the front area of the new M-Class, the vehicle's
intelligent bodyshell design also performs impressively in side-impact accident
scenarios. The specific distribution of hi ...