178 Telligent ® automatic gearshift The gear change is complete when the on- board computer display shows the selected gear. Driving using the automatic drive pro- gram Accelerating Stopping the vehicle You can use the accelerator pedal position to actively influence the shift point: X Depress the brake pedal. The transmission control shifts back, depending on driving conditions, and into a suitable pulling-away gear shortly before the vehicle comes to a standstill. R light throttle: early upshift R heavy throttle: late upshift Driving mode R kickdown:
maximum upshift delay and extremely early downshift When the continuous brake is activated and you shift up on downhill gradients, the gear change is limited to one gear by the trans- mission control. Automatic neutral position If the vehicle is stationary for approximately nine minutes with the engine running and a gear engaged, a warning tone will sound. The on-board computer display will flash N . After a further minute, the transmission control auto- matically shifts to the neutral position. Use kickdown for maximum acceleration of the vehicle. You can increase performance when pulling away using the kickdown function if required, e.g. on steep uphill gradients.
The engine speed is increased when pulling away in 1st or 2nd gear. Higher engine torque is thus avail- able. If you pull away using kickdown, this will result in increased clutch load and higher wear. Kickdown gear shifting Shifting into neutral X Depress the accelerator pedal past the pressure point to the stop. The transmission control shifts to a lower gear as required. X Ease off the accelerator pedal slightly once the desired speed is reached. The transmission control shifts up again. Shift the transmission to neutral when stop- ping for a longer time, e.g. at traffic lights or before stopping the engine. X Depress the brake pedal or apply the park- ing brake.
Decelerating X Turn the direction of travel selection switch to the i (neutral) position : . The gear change is complete when N is shown on the on-board computer display. X Depress the brake pedal. or X Release the accelerator pedal. X Activate the continuous brake ( Y page 167). The transmission control shifts down auto- matically according to the driving situation.