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:
Deactivating cruise control
There are several ways to deactivate cruise
control:
► Briefly press the cruise control lever
forwards 3.
or
► Brake.
Cruise control is automatically deactivated if:
• you depress ...
Cleaning the exhaust tail pipes
Impurities combined with the effects of road grit and corrosive environmental
factors may cause flash rust to form on the surface. You can restore the original
shine of the exhaust tail pipe by cl ...
SmartKey
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and •► Solutions
Key Does Not
Belong to Vehicle
You have put the wrong SmartKey in the ignition lock.
•► Use the correct ...
