Mercedes-Benz GLE Operator's Manual page 172

170 Driving and parking
To activate/deactivate: pull rocker switch
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1.
If indicator lamp is lit, manual gearshifting is
activated. The current gear is displayed in the
multifunction display.
Temporary setting
Plug-in hybrid: observe the notes in the Supple‐
ment. You could otherwise fail to recognize dan‐
gers.
To activate: pull steering wheel gearshift
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paddle 1 or 2.
Manual gearshifting is activated for a short
time. Transmission position p and the cur‐
rent gear appear in the multifunction display.
To deactivate: pull steering wheel gearshift
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paddle 2 and hold it in place.
The transmission position h appears in the
multifunction display.
% To permanently shift the gears manually in
drive program = using the steering wheel
gearshift paddles, select the p setting for
the transmission.
Gearshifting
To shift up: pull steering wheel gearshift
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paddle 2.
To shift down: pull steering wheel gearshift
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paddle 1.
Gearshift recommendation
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observe the notes in
the Supplement. You could otherwise fail to rec‐
ognize dangers.
The gearshift recommendation assists you in
adopting an economical driving style.
If gearshift recommendation 1
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next to the transmission position display,
shift to the recommended gear.
Using kickdown
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observe the notes in
the Supplement. You could otherwise fail to rec‐
ognize dangers.
Maximum acceleration: depress the accel‐
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erator pedal beyond the pressure point.
The automatic transmission shifts up to the next
gear when the maximum engine speed is
reached to protect the engine from overrevving.
appears