Mercedes-Benz AMG GT Operator's Manual page 160

158 Driving and parking
Driving style
R
To deactivate: pull and hold steering wheel
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paddle shifter 2.
The transmission position display will show
h.
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 tachometer.
To shift up: pull steering wheel paddle shifter
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2.
To shift down: pull steering wheel paddle
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shifter 1.
If the engine speed is too high or too low, you will
not be able to change gear using the steering
wheel paddle shifters. In this case, segments
will light up red in the driver's display.
Permanent setting
% You can also permanently activate and deacti-
vate manual gearshifting via the multimedia
system ( page 159).
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Press upper or lower display button
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repeatedly, until it displays the d symbol.
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If the display button does not show the sym-
bol, then it is hidden. How functions are dis-
played and the order in which they are dis-
played can be set in the multimedia system
( page 150).
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To activate/deactivate: press the correspond-
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ing button 5.
The symbol indicates the currently selected
transmission position:
d M (red): manual gearshifting
R
d D (blue): automatic transmission
R
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