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224 Driving mode
Touch-key gearshift and gear display
1
Shift range and gear display
2
MODE button
3
Extend shift range &
4
Limit shift range *
5
Drive position7
6
Neutral positionA
7
Reverse gear C
Information on the shift ranges
The display
1
shows the selected shift range on
the left and the selected gear on the right, e.g.
D4.
Button
Shift range
Reverse gear
C
Only shift to reverse gear when the
vehicle is stationary and the engine
is idling.
Neutral position
A
The power transmission from the
engine to the drive axle is separa‐
ted. When you release the service
and parking brakes, the vehicle can
be moved freely.
When the neutral position is selec‐
ted, the indicator lamp Ü in the
instrument cluster lights up.
Button
Shift range
Drive position
7
The automatic transmission auto‐
matically shifts up five or six
forward gears. The drive position
provides optimum driving charac‐
teristics in almost all operating cir‐
cumstances.
You can manually limit or extend
&
the shift ranges with the * and
*
& buttons when driving on uphill
or downhill gradients.
Changing drive programs
The automatic transmission is equipped with the
Economy and Power drive programs. The drive
programs support the desired driving style.
The Economy drive program is designed for a
comfortable, economic driving style and makes
driving on slippery road surfaces easier.
After the engine is started, the standard Econ‐
omy drive program is always active.
The Power drive program is designed for driving
with high performance requirements or driving
dynamics.
For fire engines, the standard drive program is
the Power drive program, which is always active
after the engine is started.
to change the drive program: press the
#
MODE button 2.
The display
1
only shows the active drive
program if it is not the standard drive pro‐
gram.
Pulling away and stopping the vehicle
Pulling away
Depress the brake pedal.
#
Press the 7 or C button.
#
Vehicles with reverse warning device: if
reverse gear is engaged, a warning tone
sounds.
Release the brake pedal when the indicator
#
lamp Ü in the instrument cluster goes out.
Depress the accelerator pedal.
#
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