Kickdown
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.
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.
During kickdown, you cannot
change gear
using the steering wheel paddle shifters or
the selector lever.
See also:
Storing the ball coupling
WARNING
Do not carry the ball coupling in the vehicle
interior if it is not secured.
Otherwise, you and others could be injured by
the ball coupling being thrown around if you:
- brake sharply ...
Left control panel
- Calls up the menu and menu bar
Press briefly:
- Scrolls through lists
- Selects a submenu or function
- In the Audio menu: selects a
stored station, an audio track or ...
Trailer towing
When towing a trailer and driving downhill, shift to the lower gear if
the automatic transmission constantly shifts between two gears.
Engaging a lower gear and reducing the speed reduces the ...