Gear range:automatic transmission, Gear ranges – Mercedes-Benz E-Wagon 2007 Owners Manual User Manual
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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Gear ranges
With the gear selector lever in drive 
position D and driving in program mode C 
or S (
page 193), you can select a gear
range for the automatic transmission to 
operate within.
Gear selector lever (
You can limit the gear range by pressing 
the gear selector lever to the left (D-), and 
reverse the gear range limit by pressing 
the gear selector lever to the right (D+).
Steering wheel gearshift control 
(E 63 AMG only) (
You can limit the gear range by pulling the 
left gearshift paddle on the steering wheel 
gearshift control, and reverse the gear 
range limit by pulling the right gearshift 
paddle on the steering wheel gearshift 
control.
The selected gear range appears in the 
multifunction display.
1 Current gear range
Effect
ï
The transmission shifts through 
sixth gear only (applies to 
vehicles with 7-speed automatic 
transmission only).
î
The transmission shifts through 
fifth gear only (applies to 
vehicles with 7-speed automatic 
transmission only).
Effect
é
The transmission shifts through 
fourth gear only.
è
The transmission shifts through 
third gear only.
With this selection you can use 
the braking effect of the engine.
ç
The transmission shifts through 
second gear only.
Allows the use of engine’s 
braking power when driving
ț
on steep downgrades
ț
in mountainous regions
ț
under extreme operating 
conditions
æ
The transmission operates in 
first gear only.
For maximum use of engine’s 
braking effect on very steep or 
lengthy downgrades.