Display for vehicles with a DIRECT SELECT lever
:
Gear indicator
;
Drive program display (C/S) or
(C/S/M)*
The current gear and drive program (C/S),
(C/S/M)* or on AMG vehicles
(C/S/S+/M)* appear in the multi-function
display.
Selector lever positions
B
Park position
Prevents the vehicle from rolling
away when stopped. Do not shift
the transmission into position P
unless the vehicle is stationary.
i
The key can only be removed if
the transmission is in position P.
If the key is removed from the
ignition lock, the selector lever is
locked.
C
Reverse gear
Do not shift the transmission into
position R unless the vehicle is sta-
tionary.
A
Neutral
Releasing the brakes will allow you
to move the vehicle freely, e.g. to
push it or tow it.
Do not shift the transmission into
position N while driving. Other-
wise, the automatic transmission
could be damaged.
If ESP
®
is deactivated or faulty:
only shift the transmission to N if
the vehicle is in danger of skidding,
e.g. on icy roads.
7
Drive
The automatic transmission
changes gear automatically. All
forward gears are available.
Touchshift in vehicles with a selector
lever
i
On AMG vehicles, you can only shift gear
yourself by using the steering wheel gear-
shift paddles. It is not possible to shift by
using the selector lever on AMG vehicles.
When the selector lever is in position D, you
can influence the gearshifts made by the
automatic transmission by:
R
changing gear yourself using the selector
lever or the steering wheel gearshift pad-
dles*
R
restricting/derestricting the shift range
X
To shift up/down: briefly push the selec-
tor lever to the right towards D+ or to the
left towards D–.
The automatic transmission shifts to the
next gear up/down depending on the gear
currently selected. This also restricts/
derestricts the shift range.
i
To prevent the engine from overrevving,
the automatic transmission does not shift
down if you push the selector lever towards
D– while driving at too high a speed.
112
Transmission
Co
ntro
ls
* optional
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