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Transmission positions

Mercedes-Benz GL-Class / Mercedes-Benz GL-Class Owners Manual / Driving and parking / Automatic transmission / Transmission positions


Changing gear


Changing gear

The automatic transmission shifts to the individual gears automatically when it is in transmission position D. This automatic gearshifting behavior is determined by: a possible limitation of the shift range the position of the accelerator pedal the road speed

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