Mercedes-Benz 2013 CLA Class - Manual (Page 159)

Activating the manual drive program
Activating permanently
X Press the program selector button
(
Y page 155) repeatedly until M appears in
the multifunction display.
Manual drive program
M remains active
until drive program E or S is engaged.
Activating temporarily
X Pull the right or left steering wheel gearshift
paddle (
Y page 156).
M is shown in the multifunction display.
Manual drive program M is temporarily
active. Depending on which gearshift pad-
dle is pulled, the automatic transmission
immediately shifts into the next gear down
or up.
i When manual drive program M is activa-
ted via the steering wheel gearshift pad-
dles, the temporarily active manual drive
program
M will be deactivated automati-
cally after a limited time, if the driving sit-
uation permits. In this case, the automatic
transmission shifts into the automatic drive
program that was last engaged, i.e.
E or S.
When driving on downhill gradients, the
temporarily active manual drive program
M will only be deactivated if the accelerator
pedal is depressed while the vehicle is roll-
ing downhill.
Upshifting
X Pull the right-hand steering wheel gearshift
paddle (
Y page 156).
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
i In order to prevent engine damage, the
automatic transmission automatically
shifts up if:
R
the maximum engine speed for the cur-
rently engaged gear is reached and
R
you continue to accelerate.
Downshifting
X Pull the left-hand steering wheel gearshift
paddle (
Y page 156).
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
i If you slow down or stop without shifting
down, the automatic transmission auto-
matically shifts down.
i For maximum acceleration, pull the left-
hand steering wheel gearshift paddle until
the transmission selects the optimum gear
for the current speed.
i If the engine exceeds the maximum
engine speed when shifting down, the auto-
matic transmission protects against engine
damage by not shifting down.
Kickdown
You can also use kickdown for maximum
acceleration in manual drive program
M.
X Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
pressure point.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear
depending on the engine speed.
X Shift back up once the desired speed is
reached.
i During kickdown, you cannot shift gears
using the steering wheel gearshift paddles.
i If you apply full throttle, the automatic
transmission shifts up to the next gear
when the maximum engine speed is
reached. This prevents the engine from
overrevving.
Switching off the manual drive program
X Press the program selector button
(
Y page 155) repeatedly until E or S
appears in the multifunction display.
Automatic transmission
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Driving and parking
Z