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Steering wheel gearshift control
one-touch gearshifting*
With the gear selector lever in drive
position D, you can limit or extend the gear
range.
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Allow engine to warm up under low load use.
Do not place full load on the engine until the
operating temperature has been reached.
Shift into reverse gear R or park position P only
when the vehicle is stopped.
Avoid spinning of a drive wheel when driving off
on slippery road surfaces. This may cause seri-
ous damage to the drivetrain which is not cov-
ered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
Gearshift paddles
1 Left shift paddle: limiting gear range
2 Right shift paddle: extending gear
range
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You cannot shift with the steering wheel
gearshift paddles when the gear selector lever is
in position P, N or R.
Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Limiting gear range
Warning!
On slippery road surfaces, never downshift
in order to obtain braking action. This could
result in drive wheel slip and reduced
vehicle control. Your vehicle's ABS will not
prevent this type of loss of control.
Briefly pull left shift paddle 1.
The transmission will shift to the next
lower gear as permitted by the shift
program. This action simultaneously
limits the gear range of the transmis-
sion ( page 173).
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To avoid overrevving the engine when down-
shifting, the transmission will not shift to a lower
gear if the engine's max. speed would be
exceeded.
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