Mercedes-Benz GLB Owner's Manual page 209

206 Driving and parking
to activate: pull steering wheel gearshift
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paddle 1 or 2.
Manual gearshifting is activated for a short
time. Transmission position p and the cur‐
rent gear appear in the multifunction display.
% How long the manual gearshifting stays acti‐
vated is dependant on various factors. Man‐
ual shifting can be deactivated automatically
when changing the drive program, restarting
the vehicle when the transmission position is
engaged again h or due to the driving style.
To shift up: pull steering wheel gearshift
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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.
To deactivate: pull steering wheel gearshift
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paddle 2 and hold it in place.
The transmission position h appears in the
multifunction display.
Permanent setting:
change to drive program =(
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Select drive setting p (
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Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observe the notes in
the Supplement. Otherwise, you may fail to rec‐
ognise dangers.
Gearshift recommendation
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observe the notes in
the Supplement. Otherwise, you may fail to rec‐
ognise dangers.
The gearshift recommendation assists you in
adopting an economical driving style.
page 199). If gearshift recommendation message
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shown on the multifunction display, shift to
page 200).
the recommended gear.
Using kickdown
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observe the notes in
the Supplement. Otherwise, you may fail to rec‐
ognise dangers.
Maximum acceleration: depress the accel‐
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erator pedal beyond the pressure point.
The automatic transmission shifts up to the next
gear when the maximum engine speed is
reached to protect the engine from overrevving.
Glide mode function
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observe the notes in
the Supplement. Otherwise, you may fail to rec‐
ognise dangers.
With an anticipatory driving style, Glide mode
helps you to reduce fuel consumption.
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