2024 Mercedes GLB Automatic Transmission Guide

2024 Mercedes GLB Automatic Transmission Guide

The 2024 Mercedes GLB Automatic Transmission offers smoother gear shifts, improved performance, fuel efficiency, comfort, and reliability, making it ideal for families.

2023 Mercedes GLB Specs, Price, Features and Mileage (Brochure)

DIRECT SELECT lever

Function of the DIRECT SELECT lever

WARNING
Risk of accident due to incorrect gearshifting
If the engine speed is higher than the idle speed and you engage the transmission position D or R, the vehicle may accelerate sharply.

If you engage the transmission position D or R when the vehicle is at a stand-still, always depress the brake pedal firmly and do not accelerate at the same time.

WARNING
Risk of accident and injury due  to children left unattended in the vehicle

If you leave children unattended in the vehicle, they could, in particular:

• Ropen doors, thereby endangering other
  persons or road users.
• Get out and be struck by oncoming traffic.
• Operate vehicle equipment and become trapped, for example.

In addition, the children could also set the vehicle in motion by, for example:

• Releasing the parking brake.
• Changing the gearbox position.
• Starting the vehicle.
• Never leave children unattended in the vehicle.
• When leaving the vehicle, always take the key with you and lock the vehicle.
• Keep the key out of reach of children.

Use the DIRECT SELECT lever to switch the transmission position. The current transmission position will be shown on the driver’s display.

P Park position
R Reverse gear
N Neutral
D  Drive position

Engaging reverse gear R

•  Depress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT SELECT lever upwards past the first point of resistance.

Engaging neutral N

• Depress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT SELECT lever up or down to the first point of resistance.

To shift into neutral  N with the vehicle switched on, push the selector lever up or down for several seconds to the first point of resistance.

Subsequently releasing the brake pedal will allow you to move the vehicle freely, e.g. to push it or tow it away.

Proceed as follows if you want the automatic transmission to remain in neutral N even if the vehicle is switched off or the driver’s door is opened:

• Depress the brake pedal and engage neutral
• N when the vehicle is at a standstill.
• Release the brake pedal.
• Switch off the vehicle.

The Risk of Vehicle Rolling Away N Activated Manually No Automatic Change to P message appears in the driver’s display.

If you then exit the vehicle leaving the key in the vehicle, the automatic transmission remains in neutral N .

The park position P is automatically re-engaged as soon as one of the following conditions is met:

•  You switch to transmission position D or R.
• You press the button P.

Engaging park position P

NOTE
Damage due to engaging park position P while the vehicle is rolling

If you shift the transmission into park position P while the vehicle is rolling, the transmission may be damaged.

• If the vehicle is rolling, do not open a door.
• Only engage park position P when the vehicle is stationary.
• Observe the notes on parking the vehicle
• Depress the brake pedal until the vehicle comes to a standstill.
• When the vehicle is stationary, press button P.
• When the transmission position display shows P the park position is engaged. If the transmission position display P is not shown, apply the parking brake and secure the vehicle to prevent it from rolling away.

Depending on the situation, it may take a short time until P is engaged. Therefore, always pay attention to the transmission position display.

Park position P will be engaged automatically if one of the following conditions is met:

• You switch the stationary vehicle off in transmission position D or R.
• You open the driver’s door when the vehicle is stationary in transmission position D or R.
• When the vehicle is rolling, you switch if off in transmission position h or k and bring it to a standstill.
• When the vehicle is rolling, you shift to transmission position N bring the vehicle to a standstill and open the driver’s door when the vehicle is stationary.
• Engaging park position P automatically is required by the vehicle.

To maneuver with an open driver’s door, open the driver’s door while the vehicle is stationary and engage transmission position D or R again.

At very low outside temperatures below approximately -4 °F (-20 °C), it may not be possible to shift the transmission from P to another transmission position when the vehicle is switched off. If this is the case, change the transmission position only while the vehicle is switched on.

Engaging drive position D

• Depress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT SELECT lever down past the first point of resistance.

When the automatic transmission is in transmission position D it will shift gears automatically. This depends, among other things, on the following factors:

• The selected drive program
• The position of the accelerator pedal
• The driving speed

Problems with the transmission

The transmission has a faulty gear shift Possible cause:

• The transmission is losing oil.
• Have the transmission checked at a qualified specialist workshop immediately.

The acceleration characteristics worsen, and the transmission no longer shifts.

Possible cause

• The transmission is in emergency operation mode.
• Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention to road and traffic conditions.
• Shift the transmission to position P.
• Switch off the vehicle.
• Wait at least ten seconds.
• Start the vehicle again.
• Shift the transmission to position D.
• Have the transmission checked at a qualified specialist workshop immediately.

Manual gear shifting

NOTE Mercedes-AMG vehicles

• Observe the notes in the Supplement.

You could otherwise fail to recognize dangers.

When the automatic transmission is shifted to position D you can manually shift it with the steering wheel paddle shifter. If permitted, the automatic transmission will shift to a higher or lower gear depending on the steering wheel paddle shifter being pulled.

You have two options for manually shifting the automatic transmission:

• Temporary setting
• Permanent setting

The gears will shift automatically when manual shifting is deactivated.
Temporary setting:

To activate: pull steering wheel paddle shifter 1 or 2.
Manual shifting will be activated for a short time. The transmission position display will show p and the current gear.

How long manual shifting stays activated depends on various factors.
Manual shifting can be deactivated automatically in the following cases:

• When the drive program is changed
• When the vehicle is restarted
• When transmission position D is engaged again
• Driving style
• To shift up: pull steering wheel paddle shifter
• To shift down: pull steering wheel paddle shifter 1.

If you pull and hold steering wheel paddle shifter 1, the transmission will shift to the lowest possible gear.

• To deactivate: pull and hold steering wheel paddle shifter 2.

The transmission position display will show D.

You can also activate or deactivate manual shifting permanently in the multimedia system.

Permanently activating or deactivating manual gearshifting

Multimedia system:

Settings  Vehicle  Driving

Permanently switch the function on or off.

Gearshift recommendation

The gearshift recommendation assists you in adopting an economical driving style.

If gearshift recommendation 1 appears next to the transmission position display, shift to the recommended gear.

Using kickdown

• Maximum acceleration: depress the accelerator pedal beyond the point of resistance.

To protect against engine overrev, the automatic transmission will shift up to the next gear when maximum engine speed has been reached.

Glide mode function

NOTE Mercedes-AMG vehicles

Observe the notes in the Supplement.
You could otherwise fail to recognize dangers.

With an anticipatory driving style, glide mode helps you to reduce fuel consumption.

Glide mode is characterized by the following:

• The combustion engine is disconnected from the drivetrain and is still running in neutral.
• The transmission position display D is shown in green.
• Vehicles with 48 V on-board electrical system: the combustion engine can be switched off. All of the vehicle functions remain active.

Glide mode will be activated if the following condi-tions are met:

• Drive program is selected.
• The speed is within a suitable range.
• The road’s course is suitable, e.g. no steep uphill or downhill gradients or tight bends.
• You do not depress the accelerator or brake pedal (except for light brake applications).

Glide mode can also be activated if you have selected the “Eco” setting for the drive in drive program

Glide mode will be deactivated again if one of the conditions is no longer met.

Vehicles with Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC:
when Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is active, the glide mode function will not be available.

Glide mode can also be prevented by the following parameters:

• Incline
• Downhill gradient
• Temperature
• Height
• Speed
• Operating status of the engine
• Traffic situation

You can end glide mode by operating a steering wheel paddle shifter.

Function of 4MATIC

4MATIC ensures that all four wheels are driven. Together with ESP® and 4ETS, 4MATIC improves the traction of your vehicle whenever a driven wheel spins due to insufficient traction.

You can display the current distribution of drive torque to all four wheels on the head-up display and in the right-hand display range of the driver’s display. The fuller the respective scale, the higher the corresponding drive torque.

If you fail to adapt your driving style, 4MATIC can neither reduce the risk of an accident nor override the laws of physics. 4MATIC cannot take account of road, weather and traffic conditions. 4MATIC is only an aid. You are responsible especially for maintaining a safe distance from the vehicle in front, for vehicle speed, for braking in good time and for staying in lane.

In wintry road conditions, the maximum effect of 4MATIC can be achieved only if you use winter tires (M+S tires), with snow chains if necessary.

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