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6-speed gearbox*
When you shift to or within the 5th/6th
gear plane, always push the gear lever
to the right in order to ensure that you
do not inadvertently engage a gear on
the 3rd/4th gear plane.
Reverse
Engage this gear only when the car is
standing still. When the gear lever is
pressed to the left, a detent has to be
overcome.
The reversing lights then come on auto-
matically in ignition key position 2.
Sequential manual gearbox SMG*
The principle
The sequential manual gearbox SMG is
an automated manual gearbox in which
an electro-hydraulic system actuates
the clutch and shifts gear.
You operate the SMG by means of a
selector lever in the centre console and
two shift paddles on the steering wheel.
It offers you the following functions:
> Sequential mode: manual gearshift
mode
> Drive mode: automatic gearshift
mode
> Choice of two driving programs: nor-
mal, sport
> Dependability of positive gearshifts
> Automatic upshifts and downshifts in
Drive mode
> Automatic downshifts at minimum
engine rpm
> Kick-down function in Drive mode
> Acceleration assistance, see
page 63 .
Selector lever positions
A light-emitting diode set in the centre
console lights up to indicate the current
position of the selector lever.
R: Reverse gear
N: Neutral
Position for driving with touch-shift
functions:
Sequential mode:
+: Manual upshift
—: Manual downshift
D: Drive mode.
The SMG is operational in ignition key
position 2.
Manual transmission
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