Mercedes-Benz 2003 M-Class Automobile User Manual


 
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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Upshifting
̈ Briefly press the selector lever to the
right in the D+ direction.
The transmission will shift from the cur-
rent gear to the next higher gear as per-
mitted by the shift program. This action
simultaneously extends the gear range
of the transmission.
Canceling gear range limit
̈ Press and hold the selector lever in the
D+ direction until D reappears in the
tachometer display field.
Shifting into optimal gear range
̈ Press and hold the gear selector lever
in the D– direction.
The transmission will automatically se-
lect the gear range suited for optimal
acceleration and deceleration. This will
involve shifting down one or more
gears.
Gear ranges
With the selector lever in position D, you
can limit the transmission’s gear range by
pressing the lever to the left (D-), and re-
verse the gear range limit by pressing the
lever to the right (D+).
The selected gear range will appear in the
tachometer display field. If you press on
the accelerator when the engine has
reached its rpm limit, the transmission will
upshift beyond any gear range limit
selected.
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To avoid overrevving the engine when
the selector lever is moved to the D– di-
rection, the transmission will not shift
to a lower gear if the engine’s max.
speed would be exceeded.