Mercedes-Benz G 550 2015 Operator's Manual page 108

Automatic transmission
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The vehicle may roll away. There is a risk of an
accident.
After switching off the engine, always switch
to parking position P. Prevent the parked vehi-
cle from rolling away by applying the parking
brake.
Bear in mind that the power transmission
i
between the engine and the transmission is
interrupted when the engine is switched
off. For this reason, shift the automatic
transmission to P when the engine is
switched off and the vehicle is at a stand-
still. Apply the parking brake to prevent the
vehicle from rolling away.
Selector lever
Overview of transmission positions
! If the engine speed is too high or if the
vehicle is rolling, do not shift the transmis-
sion directly from D to R, from R to D or
directly to P.
Do not open the driver's door while the
vehicle is in motion. At low speeds in trans-
mission position D or R, park position P is
otherwise engaged automatically.
The transmission could be damaged.
Selector lever
Park position
j
Reverse gear
k
Neutral
i
Drive
h
In the Digital Operator's Manual you will find
information on the following topics:
Engaging park position P
R
Engaging reverse gear R
R
Engaging neutral N
R
Neutral N in the ECO start/stop function
R
(AMG vehicles)
Shifting to transmission position D
R
Transmission position D in the ECO start/
R
stop function (AMG vehicles)
Transmission position and drive pro-
gram display
! If the transmission position display in the
multifunction display is not working, you
should pull away carefully to check whether
the desired transmission position is
engaged. Select transmission position D.
Do not restrict the shift range.
Transmission position
:
Drive program
;
Current transmission position : and current
drive program ; appear in the multifunction
display.
The current position of the selector lever is
shown by the indicators next to the selector
lever.
The indicators light up when the SmartKey is
inserted into the ignition lock. The indicators
go out when the SmartKey is removed from
the ignition lock.
When the selector lever is in position D, you
can influence the gearshifts made by the
automatic transmission by:
restricting the shift range
R
changing gear yourself
R