Driving and parking, Automatic transmission – Mercedes-Benz 2013 GLS Class User Manual
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When the engine limiting speed is reached,
the fuel supply is cut to prevent the engine
from overrevving. You must make sure that
the engine speed does not reach the red
area of the rev counter. Otherwise, there is
a risk of engine damage.
X
Pull the right-hand steering wheel gearshift
paddle.
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
AMG vehicles
X
If the colour in the speedometer multifunc-
tion display changes to red and the
UP
dis-
play message is shown, shift up a gear.
Downshifting
X
Pull the left-hand steering wheel gearshift
paddle.
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
i
If you slow down or stop without shifting
down, the automatic transmission auto-
matically shifts down.
i
For maximum acceleration, pull the left-
hand steering wheel gearshift paddle until
the transmission selects the optimum gear
for the current speed.
Kickdown
You can also use kickdown for maximum
acceleration in manual drive program
M.
X
Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
pressure point.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear
depending on the engine speed.
X
Shift back up once the desired speed is
reached.
i
AMG vehicles: it is not possible to use
kickdown in manual drive program
M.
Deactivating the manual drive program
X
Press the program selector button
(
E or S
appears in the multifunction display.
X
AMG vehicles: turn the drive program
C, S or S+
appears in the multifunction display.
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Automatic transmission
Driving and parking