STARTING AND DRIVING
|| In shift mode M, the paddles are automatically
In gear position M, the paddles will not acti-
vate automatically.
Change
To shift one gear:
activated.
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Pull one of the paddles toward the steer-
ing wheel and then release.
Related information
Automatic transmission (p. 396)
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As long as the engine speed (rpm) is within
the permissible range for the selected gear, a
gear shift will take place each time a paddle is
pulled. After each gear shift, a number indicat-
ing the current gear will be displayed in the
instrument panel.
Gear selector positions for automatic
transmissions (p. 397)
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Turning off Start/Stop
Manual deactivation in gear D and M
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Deactivate the paddles by pulling the right
paddle (+) toward the steering wheel and
holding it until the number of the current
gear is no longer displayed in the instru-
ment panel.
Instrument panel when the paddles are activated for
shifting in manual mode, large gear selector.
> The transmission will return to gear
selector position D.
On vehicles with the large gear selector, the
function can only be switched off in gear
selector position D.
Automatic deactivation
In gear position D, the steering wheel paddles
are deactivated after a short period of time if
they are not used. The number of the current
gear will no longer be displayed in the instru-
ment panel. If engine braking is currently
being used, the paddles will remain active
until engine braking stops.
Instrument panel when the paddles are activated for
shifting in manual mode, small gear selector.
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