08 Starting and driving
Gear shift indicator*
Automatic gearbox
Automatic gearbox -- Geartronic*
The gear shift indicator notifies the driver
when it is appropriate to engage the next
higher or lower gear.
The Geartronic gearbox has two different gear
modes - Automatic and Manual.
An essential detail in connection with environ-
mental driving is to drive in the right gear and
to change gear in good time.
An indicator is available as an aid on certain
variants - GSI (Gear Shift Indicator) - which
notifies the driver when it is appropriate to
engage the next higher or lower gear in order
to obtain the lowest possible fuel consump-
tion.
Combined instrument panel "Digital" with
gear shift indicator.
However, taking into consideration characte-
ristics such as performance and vibration-free
running, it may be advantageous to change
gear at a higher engine speed. The framed
number indicates the current gear.
D: Automatic gear positions. +/–: Manual gear
positions. S: Sport mode*.
The framed number indicates the current
gear.
Combined instrument panel (p. 68) shows the
position of the gear selector using the follow-
ing indications: P, R, N, D, S*, 1, 2, 3 etc.
With "Analogue" combined
instrument panel, the gear
positions and indicator
arrows are displayed in its
centre.
Manual gearbox
Gear shift indicator for man-
ual gearbox. Only one
marker is illuminated at a
time - during normal driving
it is only illuminated in the
centre.
Gear positions
Automatic gear positions are
indicated on the right of the
combined instrument panel.
(Only one marker is illumi-
nated at a time - the one
showing the current gear
selector position.)
Related information
Manual gearbox (p. 273)
•
Automatic gearbox -- Geartronic*
(p. 274)
•
At the recommended upshift the cursor illumi-
nates "+", and at the recommended down-
shift the cursor illuminates "-" (marked red in
the illustration).
Symbol "S" for Sport mode is ORANGE when
the mode is active.
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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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