Automatic Transmission, Selector Lever Positions (With Code (428A)) Steering Wheel Shift Buttons

The selector lever can be moved into 6 different positions. The driver can select 3 different transmission modes using the transmission mode switch (S16/5).

The selector lever positions have the following meanings:

1. P
   
   Park Lock And Start Position
2. R
   
   Reverse Gear
3. N
   
   Neutral (no power is transmitted. The vehicle is not in gear).
4. D
   
   D all 5 forward gears are available.

Touch Function 

Program "C" or "S":

• "+"
  
  

  1. Touch
     
     Upshift by one shift range in each case.
  2. Press And Hold Down
     
     Change from the current shift range direct to "D".
• "-"
  
  

  1. Touch
     
     Downshift by one shift range in each case.
  2. Press And Hold Down
     
     The transmission is shifted into a gear from which the vehicle can be easily accelerated or decelerated (shift range displayed in instrument cluster (A1)).

Transmission Mode Switch Programs (S16/5) 

Sport program "S":

• Starting off in 1st gear for all driving situations.

Comfort program "C":

• Starting off always in 2nd gear (except in 1st gear range).
• The maximum speed is not utilized in any one gear.

Manual program "M":

• Direct gear selection by means of the selector lever on the electronic selector lever module control unit (N15/5) possible by means of the left steering wheel gear shifter (S110/2) or right steering wheel gear shifter (S111/2).

Program "M":

1. "+"
   
   

   1. Touch
      
      Upshift by one gear in each case. The selected gear is only engaged at the permitted rotational speed.
   2. Press And Hold Down
      
      Change from the current shift range direct to "D".
2. "-"
   
   

   1. Touch
      
      Shift down one gear each time. The selected gear is only engaged at the permitted rotational speed.
   2. Press And Hold Down
      
      The transmission is shifted into a gear from which the vehicle can be easily accelerated or decelerated (shift range displayed in instrument cluster (A1)).