S-Class (W221) 2007-2013: S 320 CDI, S 350, S 450, S 500, S 550, S 420 CDI, S 600

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Old Jun 11, 2013 | 09:56 PM
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while driving my 550 seems to go into D1 once in a while? i then have to stop the car put it into park to get it into D-- any suggestions? maybe i am hitting something to make this happen? any thoughts or comments?
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Old Jun 11, 2013 | 11:02 PM
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perhaps when you grab the steering wheel, you're probably inadvertently pressing on the downshift button (back of steering wheel on the left). it happens to me once in a while.
to get it back in to D press the upshift button till it gets in to D (back of the steering wheel on the right). all can be done on the fly without parking.
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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 09:11 PM
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wow-thanks so much.. out of curiosity when do you use D1 and what is it for? i am a rookie...
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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 10:08 PM
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Used when you want to control transmission yourself. It allows you to manually choose gears using the paddle shifters.
D1 first gear
D2 second gear
D3 third gear, etc..
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