Changing gear with steering wheel paddles*

Updated 19/03/2020

The steering wheel paddles are a complement to the gear selector and make it possible to change gear manually without releasing hands from the steering wheel.

Activating the steering wheel paddles

To be able to change gear with the steering wheel paddles they must first be activated:

Pull one of the paddles toward the steering wheel.

A figure in the driver display indicates current gear.

P5-1917-Old-Gear shift mode D in driver display — Driver display when changing gear with steering wheel paddles, large gear lever.

P5P6-1917-8G-Gear shifting with paddles, information in driver display — Driver display when changing gear with steering wheel paddles, small gear lever.

In gear position M the steering wheel paddles are automatically activated.

P5-1917-Old gear shift pattern in driver display — Driver display when changing gear with steering wheel paddles in manual gearshift mode, large gear lever.

P5P6-1917-8G-Manual gear in driver display — Driver display when changing gear with steering wheel paddles in manual gearshift mode, small gear lever.

Switch

To change gear one step:

Pull one of the paddles backwards - towards the steering wheel - and release.

A gear change occurs at each pull of the paddle provided that the engine speed does not leave the permitted range. After each gear change the figure in the driver display changes to show the current gear.

Deactivating the function

Manual deactivation in gear position D and M

Deactivate the steering wheel paddles by pulling the right-hand paddle (+) toward the steering wheel and holding in place until the figure in the driver display for the current gear extinguishes.

The gearbox returns to gear position D.

For cars with the large gear lever, it is only possible to disable this function in gear position D.

Automatic deactivation

In gear position D the steering wheel paddles are deactivated after a short time if they are not used. This is indicated by means of the figure for the current gear extinguishing. The exception is during engine braking - then the paddles are activated for as long as engine braking is in progress.

In gear position M there is no automatic deactivation.