Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class 2015 - Manual (Page 159)

Kickdown
You can also use kickdown for maximum
acceleration in manual drive program M.
X Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
pressure point.
The automatic transmission shifts to a
lower gear depending on the engine speed.
X Shift back up once the desired speed is
reached.
During kickdown, you cannot shift gears
using the steering wheel paddle shifters.
If you apply full throttle, the automatic trans-
mission shifts up to the next gear when the
maximum engine speed is reached. This pre-
vents the engine from overrevving.
AMG vehicles: it is only possible to use kick-
down in temporary manual drive program M.
When manual drive program M is perma-
nently activated, kickdown is not possible.
Switching off the manual drive program
X
Press the program selector button
(
Y
page 153) repeatedly until E (drive pro-
gram C in AMG vehicles) or S appears in the
multifunction display.
Deactivating the temporary manual drive
program
X
Pull and hold the right steering wheel pad-
dle shifter until the automatic transmission
shifts into the last active automatic drive
program E (drive program C on AMG vehi-
cles) or S.
When manual drive program M is deactivated,
the automatic transmission in automatic
drive program E (drive program C on AMG
vehicles) or S may shift from the current gear
into a higher or lower gear. This is dependent
on the position of the accelerator pedal,
speed and load.
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