Mercedes-Benz GLS Owner's Manual page 215

212 Driving and parking
Activating/deactivating: Pull rocker switch
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1.
If indicator lamp is lit, manual shifting is acti‐
vated. The current gear is displayed in the
multifunction display.
Temporary setting
Activating: Pull steering wheel gearshift
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paddle 1 or 2.
Manual shifting is activated for a short time.
Transmission position p and the current
gear appear in the multifunction display.
Deactivating: Pull steering wheel gearshift
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paddle 2 and hold it in place.
The transmission position h appears in the
multifunction display.
% To permanently shift the gears manually in
drive program = using the steering wheel
gearshift paddles, select the p setting for
the transmission.
Shifting
Shifting up: Pull steering wheel gearshift
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paddle 2.
Shifting down: Pull steering wheel gearshift
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paddle 1.
Gearshift recommendation
The gearshift recommendation assists you in
adopting an economical driving style.
If the gearshift recommendation
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next to the transmission position display,
shift to the recommended gear.
Using kickdown
Maximum acceleration: depress the accel‐
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erator pedal beyond the pressure point.
To protect against engine overrev, the automatic
transmission shifts up to the next gear when
maximum engine speed has been reached.
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