Mercedes-Benz S-Class Maybach Owner's Manual page 219

216 Driving and parking
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T T em empor porar ary se y setting: tting:
T T o activ o activat ate: e: Pull steering wheel gearshi pad-
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dle 1 or 2.
Manual shi ing is activated for a short time.
The transmission position display shows p
and the current gear.
% How long the manual shi ing stays activated
is dependant on various factors.
Manual shi ing can be automatically deactiva-
ted in the following cases:
Changing the drive program
R
Restarting the vehicle
R
When the transmission position h is
R
engaged again
Driving style
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T T o o shi shi up: up: Pull steering wheel gearshi pad-
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dle 2.
T T o o shi shi do down: wn: Pull steering wheel gearshi
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paddle 1.
T T o deactiv o deactivat ate: e: Pull steering wheel gearshi
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paddle 2 and hold it in place.
The transmission position display shows h.
% You can also activate or deactivate manual
shi ing permanently in the multimedia sys-
tem.
P P er ermanentl manently activ y activating or deactiv ating or deactivating manual
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Multimedia system:
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Permanently switch the function on or o .
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Gear Gearshi shi r r ecommendation ecommendation
The gearshi recommendation assists you in
adopting an economical driving style.
If the gearshi recommendation
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next to the transmission position display, shi
to the recommended gear.
ating manual
Using kickdo Using kic kdown
Maximum acceleration: Maximum acceler
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tor pedal beyond the pressure point.
To protect against engine overrev, the automatic
transmission shi s up to the next gear when maxi-
mum engine speed has been reached.
Glide mode function Glide mode function
With an anticipatory driving style, Glide mode
helps you to reduce fuel consumption.
Glide mode is characterised by the following:
The combustion engine is disconnected from
R
the drivetrain and continues to run in neutral.
The transmission position display h is shown
R
in green.
V V ehicles wit ehicles with 48 V on-boar
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the combustion engine can be switched o .
All of the vehicle functions remain active.
1 appears
wn
ation: depress the accelera-
h 48 V on-board electr d electrical syst ical system: em: