Mercedes-benz 2013 CLA Class User Manual download pdf (Page 157)

This interrupts the power transmission. The

vehicle may, for example, roll backwards on

gradients. There is a risk of an accident.

Never hold the vehicle stationary on uphill

gradients by depressing the accelerator.

The clutch may overheat if you hold the vehi-

cle stationary on uphill gradients by depress-

ing the accelerator pedal. If the clutch over-

heats, a warning tone sounds. The Stop

vehicle Shift to P Leave engine run‐

ning display message appears in the multi-

function display. You will only be able to con-

tinue you journey once the clutch has cooled

down and the display message in the multi-

function display has disappeared.

Never hold the vehicle stationary on uphill

gradients by depressing the accelerator.

Instead, only ever hold the vehicle stationary

on uphill gradients by:

R

depressing the brake pedal

R

activating the HOLD function

R

engaging the electric parking brake

Kickdown

Use kickdown for maximum acceleration:

X

Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the

pressure point.

The transmission shifts to a lower gear

depending on the engine speed.

X

Ease off the accelerator pedal once the

desired speed is reached.

The automatic transmission shifts back up.

Towing a trailer

X

Drive in the middle of the engine speed

range on uphill gradients.

X

Depending on the uphill or downhill gradi-

ent, select a lower gear (Y page 166), even

if cruise control, DISTRONIC PLUS, or

SPEEDTRONIC are activated.

Program selector button

General notes

The program selector button allows you to

choose between drive programs with differ-

ent driving characteristics.

Example: program selector button

E Economy Comfortable, economical

driving

S Sport Sporty driving style

M Manual Manual gearshifting

X

Press program selector button : repeat-

edly until the letter for the desired gearshift

program appears in the multifunction dis-

play.

i

The automatic transmission switches to

automatic drive program E each time the

engine is started.

i

For further information on the automatic

drive program, see (Y page 156).

Automatic transmission

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Driving and parking

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