Mercedes-Benz AMG GT Operator's Manual page 193

190 Driving and parking
Manual gearshifting
To activate/deactivate: press display button
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1.
The display button will indicate currently
selected transmission position 2:
M (red): manual gearshifting
R
D (blue): automatic transmission
R
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To permanently shift the gears manually in
drive program = using the steering wheel
gearshift paddles, select the M (Manual) set-
ting for the transmission.
Shifting up and down
* NOTE Damage to the engine due to shift-
ing up too late
The automatic transmission does not shift up
in manual mode even when the engine's limit-
ing speed is reached.
The fuel supply is interrupted in order to pre-
vent the engine from overrevving.
Shift up before the engine speed reaches
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the red area in the rev counter.
To shift up: pull steering wheel gearshift pad-
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dle 2.
To shift down: pull steering wheel gearshift
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paddle 1.