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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
With the gear selector lever in drive
position D, you can limit or extend the
gear range.
! 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.
Avoid spinning of a drive wheel for an
extended period when driving off on slippery
road surfaces. This may cause serious damage
to the drivetrain which is not covered by the
Maybach Limited Warranty.
Limiting gear range
왘 Briefly 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 transmis-
sion (
컄 page 180).
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.
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 trans-
mission.
i If you press on the accelerator when the
engine has reached its rpm limit, the transmis-
sion will upshift beyond any gear range limit
selected.
Canceling gear range limit
왘 Press and hold the gear selector lever
in the D+ direction until
D
reappears
in the tachometer display
(
컄 page 180).
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 opti-
mal acceleration and deceleration.
This will involve shifting down one or
more gears.
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
reduced vehicle control. Your vehicle’s ABS
will not prevent this type of loss of control.
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