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:
Lowering the vehicle
WARNING
Vehicles with a spare wheel with a collapsible
spare wheel only: do not inflate the collapsible
spare wheel until it has been mounted.
Inflate the collapsible spare wheel using the
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Service for recovering a stolen vehicle
If your vehicle has been stolen:
– Notify the police.
The police will issue a numbered incident
report.
– This number will be forwarded to the
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Warning and indicator lamps
1 ABS
2 The lamp lights up briefly,
but has no function.
3 Brakes (USA only)
4 ESP®
5 Distance warning signal
On vehicles without
DISTRONIC, the lamp lights
up briefly but has no
functi ...