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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Extending gear range
왘 Briefly press the gear selector lever to
the right in the D+ direction.
The transmission will shift to the next
higher gear as permitted by the shift
program. This action simultaneously
extends the gear range of the transmis-
sion.
Canceling gear range limit
왘 Press and hold the gear selector lever
in the D+ direction until
D
reappears in
the multifunction display (
컄 page 186).
The transmission will shift from the
current gear range directly to gear
range D.
Shifting into optimal gear range
왘 Press and hold the gear selector lever
in the D- direction.
The transmission will automatically
select the gear range suited for optimal
acceleration and deceleration. This will
involve shifting down one or more
gears.
Steering wheel gearshift control
one-touch gearshifting*
Steering wheel gearshift control is avail-
able on vehicles with AMG-Sport Package*
and E 63 AMG only.
With the gear selector lever in drive
position D and driving in program mode C
or S, you can limit or extend the gear
range.
If your vehicle is equipped with manual
shift program M, you can use the steering
wheel gearshift control to manually shift
the gears.
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If you press on the accelerator when the en-
gine has reached its rpm limit, the transmission
will upshift beyond any gear range limit selected.
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For information on using the steering wheel
gearshift control in program mode M, see “Man-
ual shift program E 63 AMG” (
컄 page 194).
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