Mercedes-Benz GLA Series Operator's Manual page 150

148 Driving and parking
Engaging drive position D
Depress the brake pedal and push the
#
DIRECT SELECT lever down past the first
point of resistance.
When the automatic transmission is in transmis‐
sion position h, it shifts the gears automati‐
cally. This depends, among other things, on the
following factors:
The selected drive program
R
The position of the accelerator pedal
R
The driving speed
R
Manual gearshifting
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observe the notes in
the Supplement. You could otherwise fail to rec‐
ognize dangers.
When the automatic transmission is shifted to
position h, you can manually shift it with the
steering wheel gearshift paddle. If permitted, the
automatic transmission shifts to a higher or
lower gear depending on the steering wheel
gearshift paddle being pulled.
You have two options to manually shift the auto‐
matic transmission:
Temporary setting
R
Permanent setting
R
The gears shift automatically when manual gear‐
shifting is deactivated.
Temporary setting:
To activate: pull steering wheel gearshift
#
paddle 1 or 2.
Manual gearshifting is activated for a short
time. The transmission position display
shows p and the current gear.
% How long the manual gearshifting stays acti‐
vated depends on various factors.
Manual gearshifting can be automatically
deactivated in the following cases:
Changing the drive program
R
Restarting the vehicle
R
When the transmission position h is
R
engaged again
Driving style
R
To shift up: pull steering wheel gearshift
#
paddle 2.
To shift down: pull steering wheel gearshift
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paddle 1.
If you pull and hold the steering wheel gear‐
shift paddle 1, the transmission shifts to
the lowest possible gear.