Upshifting
Vehicles with the dynamic handling package: if the maximum engine speed for the shift range is reached and you continue to accelerate, the automatic transmission shifts up, except when manual drive program M is selected.
Briefly press the selector lever
to the right towards D+.
or
Pull the right-hand steering wheel
paddle shifter.
The automatic transmission shifts up to the next gear.
Vehicles with AMG engines
In manual drive program M, the automatic transmission does not shift up automatically even when the engine limiting speed for the current gear is reached. 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 tachometer. There is otherwise a risk of engine damage.
Before the engine speed reaches the red area, an upshift indicator appears in the multifunction display.
1 Gear indicator
2 Upshift indicator
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automatically helps you maintain the
distance to the vehicle detected in front. It
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You can lock the trunk separately. If you then
unlock the vehicle centrally, the trunk
remains locked and cannot be opened.
Close the trunk lid.
Take the mechanical key out of the
SmartKey.
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