Driving and parking, Automatic transmission – Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2014 Owners Manual User Manual

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X

If corresponding gearshift

recommendation : appears in the

multifunction display on the instrument

cluster, pull on the right-hand steering

wheel paddle shifter (

Y

page 169).

The automatic transmission shifts to

recommended gear ;.

Shifting up (AMG vehicles)
!

In manual drive program M, the automatic

transmission does not shift up

automatically even when the engine

limiting speed for the current gear is

reached. When the engine limiting speed is

reached, the fuel supply is cut to prevent

the engine from overrevving. Always make

sure that the engine speed does not reach

the red area of the tachometer. There is

otherwise a risk of engine damage.

:

Gear indicator

;

Upshift indicator

Before the engine speed reaches the red area,

an upshift indicator will be shown in the

multifunction display.

X

If the color in the speedometer

multifunction display changes to red and

the

UP

display message is shown, shift up

a gear.

Downshifting

X

Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle

shifter (

Y

page 169).

The automatic transmission shifts down to

the next gear.

Maximum acceleration

X

Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle

shifter until the transmission selects the

optimum gear according to the speed.

i

If you slow down or stop without shifting

down, the automatic transmission

automatically shifts down.

Kickdown

You can also use kickdown for maximum

acceleration in manual drive program M.

X

Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the

pressure point.

The automatic transmission shifts to a

lower gear depending on the engine speed.

X

Shift back up once the desired speed is

reached.

i

All vehicles (except AMG vehicles): if

you apply full throttle, the automatic

transmission shifts up to the next gear

when the maximum engine speed is

reached. This prevents the engine from

overrevving.

i

AMG vehicles: it is not possible to use

kickdown in manual drive program M.

Switching off the manual drive program

X

Vehicles with the ON&OFFROAD

package: press the program selector

button (

Y

page 169).

The M message in the multifunction display

goes out.

X

AMG vehicles: press the program selector

button (

Y

page 169) repeatedly until C or

S appears in the multifunction display.

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Automatic transmission

Driving

and

parking

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