SMART fortwo 2015 - Drive Programs

More information on drive programs
(Y page 102).
Drive programs
Drive program E (Comfort)
Drive program E (Comfort) 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 (Dynamic)
Drive program S (Dynamic) 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 consumption
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 position D.
If it
is permissible, the automatic transmis-
sion shifts to the next highest or next lowest
gear.
To use manual gearshifting, you have two pos-
sibilities:
R
long-term setting
R
short-term setting (vehicles with Sports
package)
If you activate the manual gearshift setting,
the currently selected gear is shown in the
multifunction display instead of D.
Long-term setting
X
To activate: shift the selector lever to D.
X
Push the selector lever to the left.
X
To deactivate: push the selector lever to
the right.
Short-term setting (vehicles with Sports
package)
X
To activate: shift the selector lever to D.
X
Pull gearshift paddle : or ;.
The short-term setting remains active for a
certain
length of time. Under certain condi-
tions this minimum time is increased, e.g. in
the case of lateral acceleration, during an
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