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03 Your driving environment
Transmission
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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Neutral: position N
No gear is engaged and the engine can be
started with the gear selector in this position.
Apply the parking brake if the vehicle is sta-
tionary with the gear selector in position N.
Drive: position D
D is the normal driving position. The car auto-
matically shifts between the various forward
gears, based on the level of acceleration and
speed. The car must be at a standstill when
shifting from position R to position D.
Geartronic: manual shifting (+S–)
Geartronic allows you to manually shift
among your vehicle's forward gears. Gear-
tronic can be selected at any time.
To shift gears manually, move the
gear selector to the side from D
toward +S–. The +S– symbol in the
instrument panel will change from
white to orange and the number of the gear
currently being used (
1, 2, 3, etc.) will be dis-
played (see the following illustration).
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To return to automatic shifting mode from
+S–, move the gear selector to the side
toward D.
Gear shift indicator*
Gear shift indicator in a digital instrument panel*
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This option indicates when to shift up or
down to help conserve fuel. A white arrow will
appear above or below the number of the
current gear to prompt the driver to shift up
or down.
While driving
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If you select the manual shifting position
while driving, the gear that was being
used in the Drive position will also initially
be selected in the manual shifting posi-
tion.
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Move the gear selector forward (toward +)
to shift to a higher gear or rearward
(toward –) to shift to a lower gear.
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If you hold the gear selector toward "–",
the transmission will downshift one gear
at a time and will utilize the braking power
of the engine. If the current speed is too
high for using a lower gear, the downshift
will not occur until the speed has
decreased enough to allow the lower gear
to be used.
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If you slow to a very low speed, the trans-
mission will automatically shift down.
Shiftlock: Neutral (N)
If the gear selector is in the N position and
the vehicle has been stationary for at least
3 seconds (irrespective of whether the engine
is running) then the gear selector is locked.
In order to move the gear selector from N to
another gear position, the brake pedal must
be depressed and the ignition must be in at
least position II, see page 86.
Geartronic: steering wheel paddles*
In addition to the manual gearshift function
using the gear selector, this option makes it
possible to manually shift gears from the
steering wheel.
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Analog instrument panel: the gear shift indicator is displayed in the center of the speedometer
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