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STARTING AND DRIVING
460
A gear change occurs at each pull of the pad-
dle provided that the engine speed does not
leave the permitted range. After each gear
change the figure in the driver display changes
to show the current gear.
Deactivating the function
Manual deactivation in gear position D and
B
–
Deactivate the steering wheel paddles by
pulling the right-hand paddle (+) toward
the steering wheel and holding in place
until the figure in the driver display for the
current gear extinguishes.
> The gearbox returns to gear position D
and B depending on the position
selected before the paddles were acti-
vated.
Automatic deactivation
In gear position D the steering wheel paddles
are deactivated after a short time if they are
not used. This is indicated by means of the fig-
ure for the current gear extinguishing.
In gear position B there is no automatic deac-
tivation.
Related information
•
Automatic gearbox (p. 456)
•
Gear positions for automatic gearbox
(p. 457)
•
Gear shift indicator (p. 461)
Gear selector inhibitor
The gear selector inhibitor prevents acciden-
tal changing between different gear positions
in an automatic gearbox.
Automatic gear selector inhibitor
The automatic gear selector inhibitor has spe-
cial safety systems.
From park position - P
To be able to move the gear selector from the
P position to another gear position, the brake
pedal must be depressed and the ignition
position must be II.
From neutral position - N
If the gear selector is in the N position and the
car has been stationary for at least 3 seconds
(irrespective of whether the engine is running)
then the gear selector is locked.
To be able to move the gear selector from the
N position to another gear position, the brake
pedal must be depressed and the ignition
position must be II.
Message in the driver display
If the gear selector is inhibited, a message is
shown in the driver display, e.g.
Gear lever
Press brake pedal to activate gear lever
.
The gear selector is not inhibited mechanically.
Related information
•
Automatic gearbox (p. 456)
•
Gear positions for automatic gearbox
(p. 457)
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