MAYBACH 57 - One-Touch Gearshifting

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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
When the gear selector lever is in
position D, you can influence transmis-
sion shifting by:
 limiting the gear range
 changing gears manually
Even with an automatic transmission you
can change the gears manually when the
gear selector lever is in position D.
Downshifting
 Briefly press the gear selector lever to
the left in the D– direction.
The transmission will shift from the
current gear to the next lower gear.
This action simultaneously limits the
gear range of the transmission
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Upshifting
 Briefly press the gear selector lever to
the right in the D+ direction.
The transmission will shift from the
current gear to the next higher gear
as permitted by the shift program.
This action simultaneously extends
the gear range of the transmission.
Canceling gear range limit
 Press and hold the gear selector lever
in the D+ direction until D reappears
in the tachometer display.
The transmission will shift from the
current gear range directly to gear
range D.
Shifting into optimal gear range
 Press and hold the gear selector lever
in the D– direction.
The transmission will automatically
select the gear range suited for opti-
mal acceleration and deceleration.
This will involve shifting down one or
more gears.
Warning! G
It is dangerous to shift the gear selector le-
ver out of P or N if the engine speed is
higher than idle speed. If your foot is not
firmly on the brake pedal, the vehicle
could accelerate quickly forward or re-
verse. You could lose control of the vehicle
and hit someone or something. Only shift
into gear when the engine is idling nor-
mally and when your right foot is firmly on
the brake pedal.
One-touch gearshifting
Warning! G
On slippery road surfaces, never downshift
in order to obtain braking action. This
could result in drive wheel slip and re-
duced vehicle control. Your vehicle’s ABS
will not prevent this type of loss of control.
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To avoid overrevving the engine
when the gear selector lever is moved
to the D– direction, the transmission
will not shift to a lower gear if the en-
gine's max. speed would be exceed-
ed.