Manual Drive Program - Mercedes-Benz G-Class Owner's Manual

Automatic transmission
154
matic transmission protects against engine
damage by not shifting down.
i If the maximum engine speed for the shift
range is reached and you continue to accel-
erate, the automatic transmission shifts up
in order to prevent the engine from over-
revving, even if the shift range is restricted.
Extending the shift range
X
Pull the right-hand steering wheel gearshift
paddle ( Y page 153).
The automatic transmission shifts up one
gear and restricts the shift range to the rel-
evant gear.
Clearing the shift range restriction
X
Pull and hold the right-hand steering wheel
gearshift paddle (
shown again in the multifunction display.
The automatic transmission shifts from the
current shift range directly to D.
Selecting the ideal shift range
X
Pull the left-hand steering wheel gearshift
Y
paddle ( page 153) and hold it in position.
The automatic transmission shifts to the
gear which allows optimum acceleration
and deceleration. To do this, the automatic
transmission shifts down one or more
gears.
i The automatic transmission cannot shift
down beyond second gear. To shift to first
gear, you have to pull the left steering
wheel gearshift paddle.

Manual drive program

Introduction
In drive program M, you can change gear
manually using the steering wheel gearshift
paddles. For this, the transmission must be in
position D. The gear currently selected and
Y page 153) until D is
engaged is shown in the multifunction dis-
play.
Manual drive program M differs from drive
programs E and S with regard to spontaneity,
responsiveness and smoothness of gear
changes.
Activating the manual drive program
X
Press the program selector button
Y page 152) repeatedly until M appears in
(
the multifunction display.
Upshifting (except AMG vehicles)
X
Pull the right-hand paddle (
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
Upshifting (AMG vehicles)
!
In manual gearshift program M, the auto-
matic transmission does not shift up auto-
matically 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. You must make sure that
the engine speed does not reach the red
area of the rev counter. Otherwise, there is
a risk of engine damage.
X
Pull the right-hand paddle (
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
Before the engine speed reaches the red area,
an upshift indicator will be shown in the mul-
tifunction display.
X
If the colour in the speedometer multifunc-
tion display changes to red and the
play message is shown, shift up a gear.
Downshifting
X
Pull the left-hand paddle (
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
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UP
dis-
Y
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