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Seite 73 Driving Controls Shift paddles Electronic unlocking of the transmission lock General information Electronically unlock the transmission lock to maneuver vehicle from the danger area. Engaging selector lever position N 1. Depress the brake pedal. 2. Press and hold the Start/Stop button. The shift paddles on the steering wheel allow 3. Press and hold the selector lever into posi‐ you to shift gears quickly while keeping both tion N, until position N is displayed in the hands on the steering wheel. instrument cluster. The shift paddles can be used only when Driv‐ A corresponding Check Control message ing with the combustion engine, refer to is displayed. page 65. 4. Release Start/Stop button and selector If Auto eDrive, refer to page 64, is activated, lever. the combustion engine starts first. 5. Release brake. ▷ Shift up: briefly pull right shift paddle. 6. Maneuver the vehicle from the danger area ▷ Shift down: briefly pull left shift paddle. and secure it against moving on its own. Gears will only be shifted at appropriate engine and road speeds, for example downshifting isLaunch Control not possible if the engine speed is too high. The concept The selected gear is briefly displayed in the in‐ strument cluster, followed by the current gear.Launch Control enables optimum acceleration on surfaces with good traction. If the shift paddles on the steering wheel are used to shift gears in automatic mode, the Hints transmission temporarily switches to manual mode. Component wear In the manual mode, if there has been no ac‐ Do not use Launch Control too often; celeration or shifting of the shift paddles within otherwise, this may result in premature wear of a certain amount of time, the transmission components due to the high stress placed on switches back to automatic mode. the vehicle.◀ Do not use Launch Control during the break-in, Displays in the instrument cluster refer to page 138, period. The selector lever position is dis‐To increase vehicle stability, activate DSC played, e.g.: P. again as soon as possible. Requirements Launch Control is available when the combus‐ tion engine is warmed up, that is, after uninter‐ 73 Online Edition for Part no. 01 40 2 960 891 - II/15

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