SMART forfour - Driving in winter

Kickdown
If you want maximum acceleration, use
kickdown:
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.
Rocking the vehicle free
Shifting back and forth between transmis-
sion positions D and R can help to free up
the vehicle
if it gets stuck in mud or snow.
X
Shift the selector lever alternately
between positions D and R.
The vehicle's engine management system
limits the speed to a maximum of
9 km/h
when shifting back and forth.
Program selector button
The program selector button allows you to
choose between drive programs with dif-
ferent driving characteristics.
The automatic transmission switches to
drive program E every time the engine is
started.
X
Press program selector button : to
change the drive program.
The letter of the selected drive program
appears in the multifunction display.
E Economy Comfortable, economical
driving
S Standard Dynamic, agile driving
More information on drive programs
(Y page 131).
Driving programs
Drive program E (Economy)
Drive program E is characterised by the
following:
R
comfort-oriented engine settings
R
optimal fuel
consumption resulting from
the automatic transmission shifting up
sooner
R
the automatic transmission shifting up
sooner. This results in the vehicle being
driven at lower engine speeds and the
wheels being less likely to spin
Drive program S (standard)
Drive program S is characterised by the
following:
R
the automatic transmission shifting up
later.
R
as a result of the later automatic trans-
mission shift points, the fuel consump-
tion possibly being higher.
Manual gearshifting
General notes
You can shift the gears manually using
either the selector lever or the gearshift
paddles. The transmission must be in posi-
tion D.
Automatic transmission
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