Mercedes-Benz 2009 C 230, Operator'S Manual

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Automatic transmission
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Effect
The automatic transmission shifts
automatically. All forward gears
are available.
Driving tips
Kickdown
Use the kickdown when you want maximum
acceleration.
X
Fully depress the accelerator pedal.
Depending on the engine speed the
automatic transmission shifts into a lower
gear.
Canada vehicles and AMG vehicles only:
X
Depress the accelerator pedal past the
point of resistance to use the kickdown.
Working on the vehicle
G
Warning!
When working on the vehicle, engage the
parking brake and shift the automatic
transmission into park position
P.
Otherwise the vehicle could roll away which
could result in an accident and/or serious
personal injury.
Gear ranges
With the automatic transmission in drive
position
D and driving in automatic program
mode C or S, you can limit or extend the gear
range, see “One-touch
gearshifting” (
Y
page 125).
The current gear range appears in the
multifunction display.
1
Gear range indicator
Effect
è
With this selection you can use the
braking effect of the engine.
ç
Allows the use of engine’s braking
power when driving
R
on steep downgrades
R
in mountainous regions
R
under extreme operating
conditions
æ
For maximum use of engine’s
braking effect on very steep or
lengthy downgrades.
Automatic shift program
Program mode selector switch
Controls in detail