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Program selector button

Mercedes-Benz G-Class / Mercedes-Benz G-Class Owners Manual / Driving and parking / Automatic transmission / Program selector button

General notes

The program selector button allows you to choose between drive programs with different driving characteristics.

 In AMG vehicles, drive program E is called drive program C.

Drive programs

When the engine is started, the automatic


When the engine is started, the automatic transmission always switches to automatic drive program E (drive program C in AMG vehicles).

 For further information on the automatic drive program, see .

Only change from automatic drive program E or S to manual drive program M when the vehicle is stationary.

Selecting the drive program

Example: program selector button


Example: program selector button

Press program selector button 1 repeatedly until the letter for the desired gearshift program appears in the multifunction display.

 Only change from automatic drive program E or S to manual drive program M when the vehicle is stationary.

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