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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Activating manual shift program
̈ Press program mode selector
switch 1 repeatedly until the
M
for
manual program mode M appears in
the multifunction display.
The transmission switches to the
manual program mode M. Automatic
shifting is switched off. The gear range
is not limited.
You can change the gears manually when
the gear selector lever is in position D. You
can upshift or downshift through the gears
in succession.
Upshifting
̈ Briefly press the gear selector lever to
the right in the D+ direction.
or
̈ Briefly press button 2 on the right
side of the steering wheel
(
୴ page 176).
The transmission shifts to the next
higher gear.
If, instead of the manual program mode
symbol
M
, the p symbol appears in the
multifunction display (
୴ page 167), shift to
the next higher gear. The fuel supply will
otherwise be interrupted to prevent the
engine from overrevving.
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For information on automatic program
modes C or S, see “Automatic shift
program” (
୴ page 172), “Gear selector
lever one-touch gearshifting”
(
୴ page 173), and “Steering wheel
gearshift control one-touch gearshift-
ing” (
୴ page 174).
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The manual program mode M will not
be stored. When the engine is turned
off with the manual program mode M
selected, the transmission will go to
the automatic program mode (C or S)
when the engine is restarted.
!
In the manual program mode M, the
transmission will not upshift, even if
the engine has reached its overrevving
range. Shift up to the next gear before
the engine has reached its overrevving
range. Make absolutely certain that the
engine speed does not reach the red
marking on the tachometer
(
୴ page 24). Otherwise the engine
could be damaged which is not covered
by the Mercedes-Benz Limited
Warranty.