2007 Mercedes G-Class Owner's Manual - Page 169
2007 Mercedes G-Class Manual
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Controls in detail Automatic transmission One-touch gearshifting With the gear selector lever in drive position D, you can limit or extend the gear range. Limiting gear range Warning! Extending gear range G 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 transmission. ! Allow engine to warm up under low load use. Do not place full load on the engine until the operating temperature has been reached. Shift into reverse gear R or park position P only when the vehicle is stopped. On slippery road surfaces, never downshift in order to obtain braking action. This could result in drive wheel slip and reduced vehicle control. Your vehicle's ABS will not prevent this type of loss of control. i If you press on the accelerator when the enBriefly press the gear selector lever to the left in the D- direction. The transmission will shift to the next lower gear as permitted by the shift program. This action simultaneously limits the gear range of the transmission ( page 167). gine has reached its rpm limit, the transmission will upshift beyond any gear range limit selected. i To avoid overrevving the engine when downshifting, the transmission will not shift to a lower gear if the engine's max. speed would be exceeded. 168