One-Touch Gearshifting - Mercedes-Benz G 500 Operator's Manual

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Automatic transmission

One-touch gearshifting

With the gear selector lever in drive
position D, you can limit or extend the gear
range.
! Allow engine to warm up under low load use.
Do not place full load on the engine until the
operating temperature has been reached.
Shift into reverse gear R or park position P only
when the vehicle is stopped.
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Limiting gear range
Warning!
On slippery road surfaces, never downshift
in order to obtain braking action. This could
result in drive wheel slip and reduced
vehicle control. Your vehicle's ABS will not
prevent this type of loss of control.
Briefly press the gear selector lever to
the left in the D– direction.
The transmission will shift to the next
lower gear as permitted by the shift
program. This action simultaneously
limits the gear range of the transmis-
sion ( page 167).
i To avoid overrevving the engine when down-
shifting, the transmission will not shift to a lower
gear if the engine's max. speed would be
exceeded.
Extending gear range
Briefly press the gear selector lever to
G
the right in the D+ direction.
The transmission will shift to the next
higher gear as permitted by the shift
program. This action simultaneously
extends the gear range of the transmis-
sion.
i
If you press on the accelerator when the en-
gine has reached its rpm limit, the transmission
will upshift beyond any gear range limit selected.