Mercedes-Benz 2016 GL, Operator'S Manual

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Kickdown
Use kickdown for maximum acceleration.
X
Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
pressure point.
The automatic transmission shifts to a
lower gear depending on the engine speed.
X
Ease off the accelerator pedal once the
desired speed is reached.
The automatic transmission shifts back up.
Rocking the vehicle free
Shifting the transmission repeatedly between
gears D and R may help to free the vehicle if it
has become stuck in slush or snow. The vehi-
cle's engine management system limits the
speed to a maximum of 5 mph (9 km/h) when
shifting back and forth. To shift back and forth
between transmission positions D and R,
move the DIRECT SELECT lever up and down
past the point of resistance.
Towing a trailer
X
Drive in the middle of the engine speed
range on uphill gradients.
X
Depending on the uphill or downhill gradi-
ent, use left-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter (
Y
page 178) to select a lower gear,
even if cruise control or DISTRONIC PLUS
are activated.
Program selector button
Vehicles with the ON&OFFROAD package:
X
Press program selector button : .
The letter M appears in the multifunction
display. The manual drive program M is
activated.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles:
X
Press program selector button : repeat-
edly until the letter for the desired drive
program appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
The program selector button allows you to
choose between different driving character-
istics.
i
The permanent drive program M is avail-
able on the following vehicles:
R
Vehicles with the
ON&OFFROAD package
R
Mercedes-AMG vehicles
Further information about permanent drive
program M (
Y
page 180).
As well as this permanent drive program M,
you can also activate temporary drive pro-
gram M (
Y
page 178).
i
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: the automatic
transmission switches to automatic drive
program C each time the engine is started.
i Drive program M is not saved after the
engine has been switched off. If required,
you must select the drive program again
after starting the engine.
Automatic transmission
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