General Information - Mercedes-Benz 2015 M-Class Operator's Manual

Automatic transmission
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transmission automatically shifts up in
order to prevent engine damage.
To shift down: pull on the left-hand steer-
X
ing wheel paddle shifter (
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
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If the engine exceeds the maximum
engine speed when shifting down, the auto-
matic transmission protects against engine
damage by not shifting down.
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Automatic down shifting occurs when
coasting.
Shift recommendation
The gearshift recommendations assist you in
adopting an economical driving style. The rec-
ommended gear is shown in the multifunction
display.
Shift to recommended gear ; according
X
to gearshift recommendation : when
shown in the multifunction display of the
instrument cluster.
Deactivating
If you have activated manual drive program
M, it will remain active for a certain amount of
time. Under certain conditions the minimum
amount of time is extended, e.g. in the case of
lateral acceleration, during an overrun phase
or when driving on steep terrain.
If manual drive program M has been deacti-
vated, the automatic transmission shifts into
the automatic drive program that was last
selected.
You can also deactivate manual drive pro-
gram M yourself:
X
page 172).
Y
or
X
or
X
or
X

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.
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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.
Pull on the right-hand steering wheel pad-
dle shifter and hold it in place (
Use the DIRECT SELECT lever to switch the
transmission position.
AMG vehicles: use the program selector
button to change the drive program
( page 172).
Y
Manual drive program M is deactivated.
The automatic transmission switches into
the drive program that was last selected, C
or S.
Vehicles with the
ON&OFFROAD package: use the selector
wheel to switch to the on-road program
( page 247) or the off-road program
Y
( page 251).
Y
Manual drive program
As well as this permanent drive program
M, you can also activate temporary drive
program M ( page 173).
Y
page 172).
Y