Mercedes-Benz G-Class Owner's Manual page 153

150 Driving and parking
If the gearshift recommendation
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next to the transmission position display,
shift to the recommended gear.
Using kickdown
* NOTE Mercedes-AMG vehicles
Observe the notes in the Supplement.
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You could otherwise fail to recognise
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
* NOTE Mercedes-AMG vehicles
Observe the notes in the Supplement.
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You could otherwise fail to recognise
dangers.
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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
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the drivetrain and continues to run in neutral.
the transmission position display h is
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shown in green.
Glide mode is activated if the following condi‐
tions are met:
drive program ; is selected.
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the speed is within a suitable range.
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the road's course is suitable, e.g. no steep
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uphill or downhill inclines or tight bends.
There is no trailer coupled to the trailer hitch,
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and no bicycle rack fitted.
you do not depress the accelerator or brake
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pedal (except for light brake applications).
% Glide mode can also be activated if you have
selected the "Eco" setting for the drive in the
drive program =.
Glide mode is deactivated again if one of the
conditions is no longer met.
Glide mode can also be prevented by the follow‐
ing parameters:
incline
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Downhill gradient
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temperature
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height
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Speed
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operating status of the engine
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traffic situation
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