Gear Ranges - Mercedes-Benz 2003 S 430 Operator's Manual

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Automatic transmission

Gear ranges

With the selector lever in position D, you
can limit the transmission's gear range by
pressing the lever to the left (D-), and re-
verse the gear range limit by pressing the
lever to the right (D+).
The selected gear range will appear in the
tachometer display field. If you press on
the accelerator when the engine has
reached its rpm limit, the transmission will
upshift beyond any gear range limit
selected.
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Gear Effect
range
The transmission shifts
é
through fourth gear only.
The transmission shifts
è
through third gear only.
With this selection you can
use the braking effect of the
engine.
Gear Effect
range
The transmission shifts
ç
through second gear only.
Allows the use of engine's
braking power when driving:
on steep downgrades
in mountainous regions
under extreme operating
conditions
The transmission operates
æ
only in first gear.
For maximum use of engine's
braking effect on very steep
or lengthy downgrades.