Mercedes-Benz 2016 GL Operator's Manual page 182

Automatic transmission
180
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: use the pro-
X
gram selector button to change the drive
program ( page 177).
Y
Manual drive program M is deactivated.
The automatic transmission switches into
the automatic drive program that was last
selected, i.e. E or S.
or
Vehicles with the
X
ON&OFFROAD package: use the selector
wheel to switch to the on-road program
( page 254) or the off-road program
Y
( page 258).
Y
Manual drive program
General information
In this drive program, you can permanently
change gear yourself by using the steering
wheel paddle shifters. The transmission must
be in position D.
i
As well as this permanent drive program
M, you can also activate temporary drive
program M (
Y
Switching on the manual drive program
In manual drive program M, you can change
gear using the steering wheel paddle shifters
if the transmission is in position D. You can
see the currently selected drive program and
which gear is engaged in the multifunction
display.
Vehicles with the ON&OFFROAD pack-
X
age: press the program selector button
( page 177).
Y
The letter M appears in the multifunction
display.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: press the pro-
X
gram selector button (
edly until M appears in the multifunction
display.
page 178).
page 177) repeat-
Y
Upshifting (all vehicles except
Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
If corresponding gearshift recommenda-
X
tion : appears in the multifunction display
on the instrument cluster, pull on the right-
hand steering wheel paddle shifter
( page 178).
Y
The automatic transmission shifts to rec-
ommended gear ;.
Upshifting (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
! In manual drive program M, the automatic
transmission does not shift up automati-
cally even when the engine limiting speed
for the current gear is reached. When the
engine limiting speed is reached, the fuel
supply is cut to prevent the engine from
overrevving. Always make sure that the
engine speed does not reach the red area of
the tachometer. There is otherwise a risk of
engine damage.
Gear indicator
:
Upshift indicator
;
Before the engine speed reaches the red area,
an upshift indicator will be shown in the mul-
tifunction display.
When the UP message appears in the mul-
X
tifunction display, pull on the right-hand
steering wheel paddle shifter.