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Neutral is selected automatically if
the driver's door is opened while
the engine is running and you have not
pressed a pedal, operated a shift pad-
dle, or moved the selector lever.
An acoustic signal sounds and the gear
display flashes to indicate automatic
selection of Neutral. The N symbol
appears in the gear display in the
instrument cluster.
The driver's door has to be closed
before you can select a drive position.
When the car is unlocked, a buzzing
sound in the area of the transmission
indicates that the system is ready.
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Shiftlock
When the car is at a standstill, a safety
function requires you to depress the
brake pedal if you want to move the
selector lever from the neutral position
N to a drive position.
Driving precautions
Use enough acceleration to pull
away speedily when moving off on
an uphill gradient. Never try to prevent
the car from rolling back on an uphill
gradient by depressing the accelerator
pedal; always apply the handbrake.
Otherwise you could overheat the SMG
transmission.
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R Reverse
Engage this gear only when the car is
standing still.
N Neutral
Always select before starting the
engine, see page
57 .
Sequential mode
When you start the engine, this mode is
always activated as soon as you
depress the brake pedal and move the
selector lever to the forward-drive posi-
tion.
To change gear, use the shift paddles
on each side of the steering wheel, or
the selector lever.
You can also pull away from rest in sec-
ond gear, for example if there is snow
on the road.
D Drive mode
All forward gears are shifted automati-
cally in Drive mode.
To change from sequential mode to
Drive mode: lightly press the selector
lever to the right toward D.
Sharply press the accelerator all the
way down for rapid acceleration,
for example when you want to overtake:
kick-down.
To change back to sequential mode:
lightly press the selector lever to the
right toward D or change gears using
the shift paddles or the selector lever.
Kick-down
You can achieve maximum acceleration
using kick-down.
Press the accelerator pedal down
beyond the regular full-throttle position;
increased resistance will be felt.
Sequential manual gearbox SMG*
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