Mercedes-Benz 2005 E 320 CDI - Manual (Page 183)

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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Working on the vehicle
Steering wheel gearshift control
(Speedshift) E 55 AMG
When driving in the automatic program
modes C, S or in the manual program
mode M you can change the gears manual-
ly on the steering wheel or by using the
gear selector lever (
୴ page 176).
The steering wheel gearshift buttons are
located to the left and right of the steering
wheel.
1 Left button: downshift
2 Right button: upshift
Warning!
G
When working on the vehicle, set the
parking brake and move gear selector lever
to position P. Otherwise the vehicle could
roll away.
i
To avoid overrevving the engine when
downshifting with steering wheel
gearshift buttons, the transmission will
not shift to a lower gear if the engine’s
max. speed would be exceeded.
!
Allow engine to warm up under low
load use. Do not place full load on the
engine until the operating temperature
has been reached.
Shift into reverse gear R or parking
position P only when the vehicle is
stopped.
Avoid spinning of a drive wheel for an
extended period when driving off on
slippery road surfaces. This may cause
serious damage to the drivetrain which
is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz
Limited Warranty.