Activating the manual drive program
X
Shift the transmission to position D.
X
Press the program selector button repeatedly
until drive program M appears in the multi-
function display.
Upshifting
!
When the engine limiting speed is reached,
the fuel supply is cut to prevent the engine
from overrevving. Always make sure that the
engine speed does not reach the red area of
the rev counter. There is otherwise a risk of
engine damage.
X
When gearshift recommendation
:
appears
on the multifunction display, pull the right-
hand steering wheel gearshift paddle
(
Y
page 104).
The automatic transmission shifts to recom-
mended gear
;
.
In transfer case position HIGH RANGE: the
automatic transmission shifts up automatically
when the limiting speed of the engine is
reached.
In transfer case position LOW RANGE: the
automatic transmission does not shift up auto-
matically when the limiting speed of the engine
is reached.
Downshifting
X
Pull the left-hand steering wheel gearshift
paddle (
Y
page 104).
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
If you slow down or stop without shifting down,
the automatic transmission automatically shifts
down.
Selecting the optimum gear for maxi-
mum acceleration
X
Pull the left-hand steering wheel gearshift
paddle until the transmission selects the opti-
mum gear for the current speed.
Deactivating the manual drive program
X
Press the program selector button repeatedly
until E or S is shown in the multifunction dis-
play.
Automatic transmission
107
Driving
and
parking
Z
