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Rocking the vehicle free
Rocking the vehicle free may help to free the vehi-
cle if it has become stuck in slush or snow.
To rock the vehicle free, move the DIRECT
SELECT lever upwards and downwards past the
point of resistance to switch between transmis-
sion positions h and k.
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The maximum design speed for switching
between h and k is approx. 6 mph
(9 km/h).
Manual gearshifting
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You can also activate and deactivate the man-
ual gearshifting via a steering-wheel button, as
described below for the display button
(
page 155).
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To activate/deactivate: press display button
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1.
The display button will indicate currently
selected transmission position 2:
M (red): manual gearshifting
R
D (blue): automatic transmission
R
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To permanently shift the gears manually in
drive program = using the steering wheel
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paddle shifters, select the M (Manual) setting
for the transmission.
Shifting up and down
* NOTE Damage to the engine due to shift-
ing up too late
The automatic transmission does not shift up
in manual mode even when the engine's limit-
ing speed is reached.
The fuel supply is interrupted in order to pre-
vent the engine from overrevving.
Shift up before the engine speed reaches
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the red area in the tachometer.
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