Manual Gearshifting; Temporary Setting; Drive Program Race (Vehicles With Amg Adaptive Sport Suspension System) - Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 2019 Operator's Manual

Automatic transmission
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Drive program S+ (Sport Plus)
Drive program S+ is characterized by the fol-
lowing:
the vehicle exhibits particularly sporty driv-
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ing characteristics.
the automatic transmission shifts up later.
R
the fuel consumption possibly being higher
R
as a result of the later automatic transmis-
sion shift points.
the suspension exhibits particularly stiff
R
springing and damping settings (vehicles
with AMG adaptive sport suspension sys-
tem).
gliding mode is not available.
R
the ECO start/stop function is not available.
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Drive program RACE (vehicles with AMG
adaptive sport suspension system)
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The RACE drive program may not be used
on normal roads. RACE must only be activa-
ted and used on dedicated race circuits, not
on public roads.
The RACE drive program is characterized by
the following:
the vehicle exhibits driving characteristics
R
suitable for the racetrack.
all vehicle systems are set for maximum
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sportiness.
the automatic transmission shifts up later.
R
the fuel consumption possibly being higher
R
as a result of the later automatic transmis-
sion shift points.
the suspension exhibits particularly stiff
R
springing and damping settings.
gliding mode is not available.
R
the ECO start/stop function is not available.
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Manual gearshifting

General notes
You can change gear yourself using the steer-
ing wheel paddle shifters. The transmission
must be in position h to do this.
Depending on which steering wheel paddle
shifter is pulled, the automatic transmission
immediately shifts into the next gear down or
up, if permitted.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: to use manual shift-
ing, you have two options:

temporary setting

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permanent setting
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If you activate manual gearshifting, the multi-
function display will show the current gear
instead of transmission position h.
If manual gearshifting is deactivated, the gears
will be selected automatically.
Temporary setting
To activate: shift the DIRECT SELECT lever
X
to position h.
Pull steering wheel paddle shifter : or ;.
X
Temporary setting will be 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 ter-
rain.
To deactivate: pull steering wheel paddle
X
shifter ; and hold it in place.
or
Use the DIRECT SELECT lever to switch the
X
transmission position.
or
All vehicles (except Mercedes-AMG vehi-
X
cles): use the DYNAMIC SELECT button to
change the drive program.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: use the DYNAMIC
SELECT controller to change the drive pro-
gram.