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ng unlocked

find that it is often easier to turn

ion key from position 0 to posi-

hen you move the steering

lightly to help disengage the

al electrical accessories are

or operation.

off

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Extended starting attempts, char- 3. Start the engine. Do not actuate the

acterized by excessively frequent

g periods with the starter

ged can damage the catalytic con-

.<

starter for too short a time. Do not

turn it for more than approx.

20 seconds. Release the ignition key

immediately when the engine starts

4. Engage a driving position

When driving, standing at idle or

parking the vehicle, take care to

contact between the hot exhaust

m and flammable materials –

hay, leaves, etc. Such contact

5. Release footbrake and slowly

depress accelerator pedal.

With the engine running, the gear

indicator in the SMG Drivelogic

lead to a fire, resulting in serious display flashes to indicate that a driving

nal injury and property damage.< position is engaged with the driver's

door open or that the hood is not

closed properly, refer to page 68.

If neither the pedals, the shift paddles,

nor the selector lever are actuated, then

the gearbox is automatically taken out

of gear after approx. four seconds. It

will then be necessary to move the

selector lever back to position N before

engaging the desired driving position.

Driving off is not possible with the hood

open.<

ual transmission

gage the parking brake

arshift lever in idling position

rt the engine. Do not press the

elerator pedal. Do not actuate the

rter for too short a time. Do not

n it for more than approx.

seconds. Release the ignition key

mediately when the engine starts

ential M gearbox with

logic

press footbrake

ve selector lever into position N

off

Parking brake

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arning stops after approx.

conds. If you move the selector

nto a forward or reverse position

g this time, a gear is automatically

ged.

The parking brake is designed primarily

to prevent the vehicle from rolling when

it is parked. It operates against the rear

wheels.

To engage

The detent engages automatically, and

the indicator lamp in the instrument

cluster comes on when the ignition key

is in position 2, refer to page 18.

To release

Pull up slightly on the lever, press the

button and lower the lever.

ual transmission

hen shifting gears in the 5th/6th

ar plane, be sure to press the

t lever to the right in order to

inadvertent selection of a gear

rd/4th gear plane. Do not hold

cle in place on slopes by slip-

'riding' the clutch. Use the park-

e instead. Riding the clutch

severe and premature clutch

se

only when the vehicle is station-

ss the shift lever to the left to

me the resistance.

do this, the backup lamps will

automatically when the ignition

position 2.

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erating safety through protection

inst misshifting.

r normal operating conditions, fuel

mption is lowest when driving in

st driving program of the auto-

d shifting mode.

Selector lever positions

R: Reverse position

N: Neutral position

Forward position with one-touch mode:

>S: sequential mode

>D: automated mode

>+: upshifting in sequential mode

>–: downshifting in sequential mode.

The SMG Drivelogic is ready for opera-

tion from ignition key position two or

higher.

For your safety, it is only possible to

engage a driving position with the vehi-

cle stopped approx. two seconds after

engaging position 0 with the footbrake

depressed – shift-lock function.

elogic*

You do not need to reduce the throttle

for shifting.

verse position

gage with the vehicle stopped

w speed, e.g. for rocking free in

ow.

intermittent signal tone indi-

tes that the reverse position has

gaged.<

utral

engage before starting the

iving situation requires, e.g.

ownshifting on slippery roads,

G Drivelogic automatically dis-

s and reengages the clutch, i.e.

necessary to manually engage

0.

quential mode

equential mode all forward

re to be shifted by the driver.

ch from automated to sequential

he selector lever to the right

d 'S' or

ge gears with the selector lever

shift paddles on the steering

.

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To switch from sequential to automated

ccelerate from higher gears, e.g.

g passing, by manually downshift- mode: tap the selector lever to the right

toward 'D'. Watch the display in the

instrument cluster, refer to page 68.

following situations the

Drivelogic in the sequential mode For rapid acceleration, e.g. during

s you:

passing, depress the accelerator pedal

completely – kickdown. The gearbox

now downshifts depending on the

selected driving program.

shifts and downshifts are only exe-

ed at appropriate combinations of

ine rpm and vehicle speed. For

ance, downshifts that would

Even in the automated mode, you can

ult in excessive engine speed are help specify the shifting point: if a gear-

executed

dependent minimum speed is

ing a stop the gearbox is auto-

ically downshifted into the first

exceeded, you can upshift by slowly

reducing pressure on the accelerator

r so that, e.g. before a traffic light, pedal. In the process, the respective

only necessary to accelerate to

tinue driving

driving situation is detected by sensors

and taken into account.

speed diminishes, the gearbox

wnshifts automatically, without you

ng any action, just before the

icle slows to below each gear's

imum speed.

utomated mode

time the engine is started, the

mated mode is activated as soon

u move the selector lever into the

rd driving position.

automated mode all forward

are shifted automatically.

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equential mode you can choose

driving programs ranging from

d, dynamic driving – 1 – to

puristic driving – 6. The sporty,

driving program can only be

d with the Dynamic Stability

(DSC) deactivated, refer to

3.

Gradient assistance

The gradient assistance enables start-

ing off on grades with virtually no roll-

back. It can be activated in the sequen-

tial and automated mode with the vehi-

cle stopped and can be used for both

forward and reverse driving.

The vehicle may roll slightly before

it is held by the gradient assis-

tance after releasing the footbrake.

Two seconds after the footbrake is

released, the vehicle begins to roll, as it

is no longer held with the gradient

assistance.<

maintain vehicle stability,

ways drive with the DSC acti-

n whenever possible.<

ng each change between the

ial and the automated mode,

driving program selected in the

ve mode is active. Exception:

of the last selected sequential

program 6, program 5 is acti-

nly after the engine has been

again.

1. Depress footbrake with vehicle

stopped

2. Activate the gradient assistance by

pulling the left paddle for at least

0.5 seconds. An increase in the

engine speed indicates that the gra-

dient assistance is activated

ur vehicle is set so that when

e engine is started, the last

d driving program saved in your

ctivated for each shifting

Briefly pulling the left paddle again

deactivates the gradient assis-

tance again.<

3. Release the footbrake and start off

within 2 seconds.

The gradient assistance must be reacti-

vated before each use.

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Tire replacement, snow chains

Following a tire or wheel change and

after mounting or removing snow

chains, the slip recognition of the

SMG Drivelogic must become familiar

with the changed condition.

Reinitialize the system afterwards.

1. Move the selector lever into

position N on a straight stretch of

road at a speed of over 20 mph /

30 km/h

2. Pull both shift paddles for approx.

2 seconds.

lights

hieve the best possible vehicle

eration with a sporty driving style

sequential mode, shift lights in

strument cluster indicate the opti-

shifting point shortly before the

mum engine speed is reached.

If you do not carry out the initialization,

the system automatically learns the

changed condition gradually during

driving. This can become apparent due

to brief opening and closing of the

clutch.

en the maximum engine speed is

proached, yellow indicator fields –

t lights – in the tachometer light

consecutively to indicate the

proaching upshift time

ft at the latest when the last indi-

or field lights up red.

flasher

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sensor*

Fast wiper speed

ain sensor is positioned on the

hield, directly behind the interior

ew mirror.

When the vehicle is stationary, the wip-

ers operate at normal speed – not on

vehicles with rain sensor.

tivate the rain sensor:

h the ignition key in position 1 or

her, move the lever to position 1.

wipers travel once across the

dshield, regardless of the weather

can leave the lever permanently

osition 1. It is then only necessary

ctivate the rain sensor when the

tion key in position 1 or higher.

vate by briefly turning rotary

5.

just the sensitivity of the rain sen-

urn rotary dial 5.

activate the rain sensor: put lever

ition 0.

Turn the rain sensor off in auto-

matic car washes. Failure to do so

result in damage caused by

ired wiper activation.<

mal wiper speed

the vehicle is stationary, the wip-

witch automatically to intermittent

– not on vehicles with rain sensor.

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Cruise control

he vehicle's lighting system is

Starting at about 20 mph / 30 km/h, you

d on, the headlamps will also be can maintain and store any vehicle

at reasonable intervals.

speed that you specify.

The cruise control is operational when-

ever the engine is running and the sys-

tem has been activated.

hield washer nozzles

dshield washer jets are warmed

tically when the ignition key is in

2.

To activate the system

In ignition key position 2:

Press the button in the steering wheel.

The indicator lamp in the instrument

cluster comes on, refer to page 20. You

can now use the cruise control.

Do not use cruise control on twist-

ing roads, when high traffic den-

sity prevents driving at a constant

speed, or when the road surface is slick

– snow, rain, ice – or loose – rocks or

gravel, sand.<

To deactivate the system

Press button as often as you need to

until the indicator lamp in the instru-

ment cluster goes out.

Cruise control is also deactivated when

the ignition key is in position 0.

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and hold button –:

To recall the stored setting

he cruise control active, the sys-

utomatically reduces the throttle

ng to slow the vehicle. When you Press button:

e the button, the system stores

The vehicle accelerates to and main-

tains the last speed stored.

maintains the current speed.

terrupt the cruise control

the system is activated, press the

n. The indicator lamp stays on.

an use the cruise control again

ever you want by calling up the

d that was stored last.

dition, cruise control is interrupted

matically:

en the brakes are applied

en pressing down the clutch pedal

ou exceed or fall below the pro-

mmed speed for an extended

od – by depressing the accelera-

for example

quential M gearbox with

velogic: when shifting in the

uential mode – refer to page 67.

en shifting in the sequential mode,

r to page:.

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