Kickdown

it is not 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.

depress the accelerator pedal. Vehicles for USA: fully depress the accelerator pedal.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear depending on the engine speed.
the accelerator pedal beyond the pressure point. Vehicles for Canada: depress the accelerator pedal beyond the pressure point.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear depending on the engine speed.

change gear During kickdown, you cannot change gear using the steering wheel paddle shifters or the selector lever.

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