Mercedes-Benz 2013 C-Class Coupe, Owner'S Manual, Page: 163 / 388

AMG vehicles
Drive program selector with manual drive program
C Controlled
Efficiency
Comfortable, economical
driving
S Sport Sporty driving style
S+ SportPlus Extremely sporty driving
style
M Manual Manual gearshifting
RS RACE
START
Optimal vehicle accelera-
tion from a standstill
i
For further information on the automatic
drive program, see (
Y
page 161).
X Turn drive program selector
:
until the
desired drive program appears in the mul-
tifunction display in the speedometer.
The drive program indicator on drive pro-
gram selector
:
lights up in red.
i The automatic transmission switches to
automatic drive program C each time the
engine is started.
i RS cannot be selected during normal driv-
ing. For further information on RACE
START; see (
Y
page 190).
Steering wheel gearshift paddles
:
Left-hand steering wheel gearshift paddle
;
Right-hand steering wheel gearshift pad-
dle
In the automatic drive program, you can
restrict or derestrict the shift range by using
the steering wheel gearshift paddles or the
selector lever (
Y
page 162).
In the manual drive program, you can change
gear using the steering wheel gearshift pad-
dles or the selector lever (
Y
page 163).
i
You can only change gear with the steer-
ing wheel gearshift paddles when the trans-
mission is in position
D.
Automatic drive program
Drive program E (drive program C on AMG
vehicles) is characterised by the following:
R
comfort-oriented engine and automatic
transmission settings.
R
optimal fuel consumption resulting from
the automatic transmission shifting up
sooner.
R
the vehicle pulling away more gently in
forward and reverse gears unless the accel-
erator pedal is depressed fully.
R
increased sensitivity. This improves driving
stability on slippery road surfaces, for
example.
R
the automatic transmission shifting up
sooner. This results in the vehicle being
driven at lower engine speeds and the
wheels being less likely to spin.
Automatic transmission
161
Driving and parking
Z