Mercedes-Benz 2008 CLS 550, Operator'S Manual

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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Extending gear range
왘
Briefly press the gear selector lever to
the right in the
D+ direction.
The transmission will shift to the next
higher gear as permitted by the shift
program. This action simultaneously
extends the gear range of the transmis-
sion.
Canceling gear range limit
왘
Press and hold the gear selector lever
in the
D+ direction until D reappears in
the multifunction display (
컄
page 171).
The transmission will shift from the
current gear range directly to gear
range
D .
Shifting into optimal gear range
왘
Press and hold the gear selector lever
in the
D- direction.
The transmission will automatically
select the gear range suited for optimal
acceleration and deceleration. This will
involve shifting down one or more
gears.
Steering wheel gearshift control
one-touch gearshifting*
Steering wheel gearshift control is avail-
able on vehicles with AMG-Sport Package*
and CLS 63 AMG only.
With the gear selector lever in drive
position
D and driving in program mode C
or S , you can limit or extend the gear
range.
If your vehicle is equipped with manual
shift program
M , you can use the steering
wheel gearshift control to manually shift
the gears.
i
If you press on the accelerator when the en-
gine has reached its rpm limit, the transmission
will upshift beyond any gear range limit selected.
i
For information on using the steering wheel
gearshift control in program mode M , see “Man-
ual shift program CLS 63 AMG” (
컄
page 179).