Mercedes-Benz 2009 CLK-Class, Operator'S Manual

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Automatic transmission
118
i If you press on the accelerator pedal
when the engine has reached the
revolution limit of the current gear range,
the automatic transmission will upshift
beyond any gear range limit selected.
Canceling gear range limit
X
Press and hold the gear selector lever to
the right in the
D+ direction until
D
reappears in the multifunction display.
or
X
Pull and hold right gearshift control
2
until
D
reappears in the multifunction display.
The automatic transmission will shift from
the current gear range directly into drive
position
D.
Shifting into optimal gear range
X Press and hold the gear selector lever to
the left in the
D- direction.
or
X
Pull and hold left gearshift control
1
.
The automatic transmission will select the
gear range suited for optimal acceleration
and deceleration automatically. This will
involve shifting down one or more gears.
Manual shift program
The manual shift program is available on
CLK 63 AMG only.
Manual program mode
M differs with regard
to spontaneity, response time, and shifting
smoothness from automatic program mode
S.
In manual program mode
M, system-
controlled automatic gearshifting is switched
off. You need to change the gears by manually
upshifting or downshifting using the gear
selector lever or the steering wheel gearshift
control.
Program mode selector switch
C Comfort For standard driving
S Sport For sporty driving
M Manual For manual gearshifting
The current program mode appears in the
multifunction display (
Y
page 116).
For information on automatic program mode
(
C or S), see “Automatic shift
program” (
Y
page 116) and “One-touch
gearshifting” (
Y
page 117).
Activating manual shift program
X
Press the program mode selector switch
repeatedly until
M
appears in the
multifunction display.
The automatic transmission switches to
manual program mode
M. Automatic
shifting is switched off. The gear range is
not limited.
You can change the gears manually with drive
position
D selected. You can upshift or
downshift through the gears in succession.
i
Manual program mode
M will not be
stored. When the engine is turned off with
manual program mode
M selected, the
automatic transmission will go to
Controls in detail