Mercedes-Benz S-Class Saloon W223 2021 Owner's Manual page 207

▌Engaging drive position D
Depress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
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SELECT lever down past the first point of
resistance.
When the automatic transmission is in transmis-
sion position h, it shifts the gears automatically.
This depends, among other things, on the follow-
ing factors:
The selected drive program
R
The position of the accelerator pedal
R
The driving speed
R
Manual gearshifting
* NOTE Plug-in hybrid
Observe the notes in the Supplement.
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You could otherwise fail to recognise
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 shifting
is deactivated.
Temporary setting:
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Activating: Pull steering wheel gearshift paddle
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1 or 2.
Manual shifting is activated for a short time.
The transmission position display shows p
and the current gear.
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How long the manual shifting stays activated
is dependant on various factors.
Manual shifting 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
R
Shifting up: Pull steering wheel gearshift pad-
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dle 2.
Shifting down: Pull steering wheel gearshift
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paddle 1.
Deactivating: Pull steering wheel gearshift
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paddle 2 and hold it in place.
The transmission position display shows h.