Mercedes-Benz G-Class Operator's Manual page 148

Automatic transmission
146
Switching on the manual drive program
Shift the transmission to position D.
X
Press the program selector button repeat-
X
edly until M appears in the multifunction
display.
Upshifting
! 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.
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 144).
Y
The automatic transmission shifts to rec-
ommended gear ;.
Downshifting
Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
X
shifter ( page 144).
Y
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
i
If you slow down or stop without shifting
down, the automatic transmission auto-
matically shifts down.
Selecting the optimal gear for maxi-
mum acceleration
Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
X
shifter until the transmission selects the
optimum gear according to the speed.
Switching off the manual drive program
Press the program selector button repeat-
X
edly until C or S appears in the multifunc-
tion display.