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AMG vehicles
If you have selected the AMG menu in the on-
board computer (
the instrument cluster, instructing you to shift
up.
! In manual gearshift program M, the auto-
matic transmission does not shift up auto-
matically 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. You must make sure that
the engine speed does not reach the red
area of the rev counter. Otherwise, there is
a risk of engine damage.
Restricting the shift range/shifting
down
G
Risk of accident
Do not change down for additional engine
braking on a slippery road surface. This could
cause the drive wheels to lose their grip and
the vehicle could skid.
Pull the left-hand steering wheel gearshift
X
paddle.
The automatic transmission shifts down
one gear and restricts the shift range to this
gear.
If you are driving in manual drive program
M, the automatic transmission shifts down
to the next gear.
i
In order to prevent the engine from over-
revving, the automatic transmission does
not shift down when the engine speed is
too high.
* optional
page 235), UP appears in
Y
Version: 2.11.7.7
Automatic transmission
Derestricting the shift range
Pull on the right-hand paddle until the digit
X
for the gear disappears from the multi-func-
tion display.
or
Move the DIRECT SELECT lever to position
X
D.
The automatic transmission shifts from the
current shift range directly to D.
Selecting the ideal shift range
Pull the left-hand steering wheel gearshift
X
paddle repeatedly until the optimum gear
is reached.
The automatic transmission shifts to the
gear which allows ideal acceleration and
deceleration. To do this, the automatic
transmission shifts down one or more
gears.
Program selector button
The program selector button influences:
the drive program
R
the AIRMATIC (
page 257) or
R
Y
ABC* (
page 259) suspension settings
Y
the engine management
R
You can choose the following drive programs:
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Z
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