122 Driving and operatingIf neither the accelerator nor thebrake pedal are depressed, no gearis engaged and A or R flashes for abrief time in the display.Stopping the vehicleIn A, first gear is engaged and theclutch is released when the vehicle isstopped. In R, reverse gear remainsengaged.Engine brakingAutomatic modeWhen driving downhill, the manualtransmission automated does notshift into higher gears until a fairlyhigh engine speed has been reached.It shifts down in good time whenbraking.Manual modeTo utilise the engine braking effect,select a lower gear in good time whendriving downhill.Rocking the vehicleRocking the vehicle is onlypermissible if the vehicle is stuck insand, mud or snow. Move the selectorlever between R and A (or + or -) in arepeat pattern. Do not race the engineand avoid sudden acceleration.ParkingApply the parking brake. The mostrecently engaged gear (seetransmission display) remainsengaged. With N, no gear is engaged.When the ignition is switched off thetransmission no longer responds tomovement of the selector lever.Manual modeIf a higher gear is selected when theengine speed is too low, or a lowergear when the speed is too high, theshift is not executed. This preventsthe engine from running at too low ortoo high an engine speed.If engine speed is too low, thetransmission automatically shifts to alower gear.If engine speed is too high, thetransmission only switches to a highergear via kickdown.When + or - is selected in automaticmode, the transmission switches tomanual mode and shifts accordingly.Electronic drivingprogrammes■ Following a cold start, the operatingtemperature programme increasesengine speed to quickly bring thecatalytic converter to the requiredtemperature.■ The adaptive programme tailorsgearshifting to the drivingconditions, e.g. greater load orgradients.
