Transmission positions

Park position Do not shift the transmission into position P() unless the vehicle is stationary. The parking lock should not be used as a brake when parking. In addition to engaging the parking ...

Driving tips

Kickdown Use kickdown for maximum acceleration. ► Vehicles for USA: fully depress the accelerator pedal. The transmission shifts to a lower gear depending on the engine speed. ► ...

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Tire size designation, load-bearingcapacity and speed index
1 Tire width 2 Nominal aspect ratio in % 3 Tire code 4 Rim diameter 5 Load bearing index 6 Tire speed rating Tire data is vehicle-specific and may deviate from the data in the example. Ge ...

Cruise control lever
1 To store the current speed or a higher speed 2 To store the current speed or a lower speed 3 To deactivate DISTRONIC 4 To store the current speed or to call up the last stored speed ...

Hill descent control (green)
Illuminates continuously when HDC is selected and HDC operating conditions are met - i.e. vehicle speed below 30 mph (50 km/h). If the lamp flashes, HDC has been selected, but the operating condi ...