mercedes-benz — Driving using the manual drive program

Telligent ® automatic gearshift 179 Selecting a gear manually the vehicle load. The transmission control shifts up or down at least one gear to a suitable gear. The gear change is complete when the on-board computer display shows the selected gear. Driving using the manual drive pro- gram General notes Driving mode You can also select a different gear manually. The automatic control functions are not changed by doing this. Changing gear while driving is only possible at suitable engine speeds or at suitable driving speeds. A warning tone will sound if the engine speed has not been achieved or if the driving speed is too high. The gear is not selected.

The transmission control only selects permissible gears. In the manual drive program, the driver is responsible for selecting gears. In particularly difficult driving conditions, switch to the manual driving program. This will enable you to avoid any undesired inter- ruptions to the tractive power that may occur with automatic gearshifting. Changing gear while driving is only possible at suitable engine speeds or at suitable driving speeds. A warning tone will sound if the engine speed has not been achieved or if the driving speed is too high. The gear is not selected. The transmission control only selects permissible gears. X Pull the multifunction lever up briefly (to shift up) :

or push it down briefly (to shift down) ; . The transmission control shifts up or down one gear. The gear change is complete when the on-board computer display shows the selected gear. or Shifting gears X Depending on the number of gears to be shifted, briefly pull up the multifunction lever (to shift up) : or briefly push it down (to shift down) ; a corresponding number of times. The transmission control shifts several gears up or down. The gear change is com- plete when the on-board computer display shows the selected gear. or X Pull the multifunction lever up briefly (to shift up) : or push it down briefly (to shift down) ; . The transmission control shifts up or down one gear.

The gear change is complete when the on-board computer display shows the selected gear. or X Pull and hold the multifunction lever up (to shift up) : or push and hold it down (to shift down) ; . The transmission control determines the most suitable gear (target gear) for the desired gearshift direction, depending on Z