The Godfather

Ok so today I traded in my '05 ML350 special edition for an '06 ML350. I feel the buttons behind the steering wheel but I press them and nothing happen. I put the car in Drive and then I can't up or downshift. am I doing something wrong here? I'd be on the freeway and attempt to downshift and nada. wtf?! Is this crap already broken!?

krown

When you push the buttons, is the gear change being indicated in the centre info screen (i.e. D3, D4, etc...)?

The Godfather

No it doesn't, that's the thing! I just shows D. I tried holding buttons up or down for a couple secs, nothing.

Jerome32

Each of those buttons is a rocker switch - either one can upshift or downshift. In order to activate them, you need to downshift first ie: first click has to be _towards the steering column_. WHen you do this, the display shows currently selected gear appropriate to speed (D2/D3 etc). Clicking _away from the steering column_ upshifts.

BoBcanada

yea that was my mistake too at first i was like WTF!!!!! Coming from E55 I was used to left one downshift right up shift! Then BY mistake i felt they both could shift up and down. So just put your finger on one button and press it on both ends it has upshift and downshift.

META

They have actually changed this for the 07 models – there is no more rocker – just a button as found on the ML63's – upshift on the right, down on the left. Much much better!

The Godfather

AH IT WORKS! lol. I ended up reading the manual. I didn't know it was a rocker switch, I thought it was just left for downshift adn right for upshift lol.

Kar don

the 2007 is no longer a rocker switch, one side up one side down.

alewifebp

I was confused as well. Doesn't make much sense as a rocker switch.