Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2014 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 173)

Shift recommendation
The gearshift recommendations assist you in
adopting an economical driving style. The
recommended gear is shown in the
multifunction display.
X Shift to recommended gear ; according
to gearshift recommendation : when
shown in the multifunction display of the
instrument cluster.
Deactivating
If you have activated manual drive program
M, it will remain active for a certain amount
of time. Under certain conditions the
minimum amount of time is extended, e.g. in
the case of lateral acceleration, during an
overrun phase or when driving on steep
terrain.
If manual drive program M has been
deactivated, the automatic transmission
shifts into the automatic drive program that
was last selected.
You can also deactivate manual drive
program M yourself:
X Pull on the right-hand steering wheel
paddle shifter and hold it in place
(
Y
page 169).
or
X Use the DIRECT SELECT lever to switch the
transmission position.
or
X AMG vehicles: use the program selector
button to change the drive program
(
Y
page 169).
Manual drive program M is deactivated.
The automatic transmission switches into
the drive program that was last selected,
C or S.
or
X Vehicles with the
ON&OFFROAD package: use the selector
wheel to switch to the on-road program
(
Y
page 243) or the off-road program
(
Y
page 248).
Manual drive program
General information
In this drive program, you can permanently
change gear yourself by using the steering
wheel paddle shifters. The transmission must
be in position D.
i As well as this permanent drive program
M, you can also activate temporary drive
program M(
Y
page 170).
Switching on the manual drive program
In manual drive program M, you can change
gear using the steering wheel paddle shifters
if the transmission is in position D. You can
see the currently selected drive program and
which gear is engaged in the multifunction
display.
X
AMG vehicles: press the program selector
button (
Y
page 169) until M appears in the
multifunction display.
X
Vehicles with the ON&OFFROAD
package: press the program selector
button (
Y
page 169).
The letter M appears in the multifunction
display.
Shifting up (all vehicles except AMG
vehicles)
Automatic transmission
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