MAYBACH 62 S - Gear Selector Lever Positions

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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
The current gear selector lever position
appears in the tachometer display.
1 Current gear selector lever position
! Coasting the vehicle, or driving for any
other reason with gear selector lever in
neutral position N can result in transmission
damage that is not covered by the Maybach
Limited Warranty.
Gear selector lever positions
Effect
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Park position
Gear selector lever position
when the vehicle is parked.
Place gear selector lever in
park position P only when
vehicle is stopped. The park
position is not intended to
serve as a brake when the
vehicle is parked. Rather, the
driver should always set the
parking brake in addition to
placing the gear selector lever
in park position P to secure the
vehicle.
The SmartKey can only be
removed from the starter
switch with the gear selector
lever in park position P. With
the SmartKey removed, the
gear selector lever is locked in
park position P.
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Reverse gear
Place gear selector lever in
position R only when vehicle is
stopped.
Effect
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Neutral
No power is transmitted from
the engine to the drive axle.
When the brakes are released,
the vehicle can be moved
freely (pushed or towed).
To avoid damage to the trans-
mission, never engage neutral
position N while driving.
If the ESP
®
is deactivated or
malfunctioning:
Move gear selector lever to
neutral position N only if the
vehicle is in danger of skid-
ding, e.g. on icy roads.
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Drive
The transmission shifts auto-
matically. All forward gears
are available.