Mercedes-Benz 280 C, Owner'S Manual

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To shift down: press the selector lever
briefly to the left towards D
–
.
The automatic transmission shifts
down to the next gear, depending on
the gear currently selected. This also
restricts the shift range.
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Risk of accident
Do not change down for additional engine
braking on a slippery road surface. This
could cause the drive wheels to lose their
grip and the vehicle could skid.
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The automatic transmission does not shift
down if you push the selector lever towards D
–
while travelling at too high a speed. The engine
could otherwise overrev.
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To shift up: press the selector lever
briefly to the right towards D+ .
The automatic transmission shifts up to
the next gear, depending on the gear-
shift program selected. This also ex-
tends the shift range.
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To derestrict the shift range: press
and hold the selector lever towards D+
until D is shown once more in the
speedometer display.
The automatic transmission shifts from
the current shift range directly to
D .
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To select the most effective shift
range:
press and hold the selector lev-
er to the left towards D
–
.
The automatic transmission will shift to
a range which allows ideal acceleration
and deceleration. To do this, the auto-
matic transmission will shift down one
or more gears.
Shift ranges
When the selector lever is in position D , it
is possible to restrict or derestrict the shift
range for the automatic transmission.
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Briefly press the selector lever to the
right towards
D+ or to the left towards
D
–
.
The selected shift range is shown in
the display of the instrument cluster.
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If the maximum engine speed for the shift
range is reached and you continue to acceler-
ate, the automatic transmission shifts up, even
if the shift range is restricted. The engine could
otherwise overrev.
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Vehicles with 7G-TRONIC*:
The automatic transmission shifts
only as far as sixth gear.
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Vehicles with 7G-TRONIC*:
The automatic transmission shifts
only as far as fifth gear.
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The automatic transmission shifts
only as far as fourth gear.
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The automatic transmission shifts
only as far as third gear.
The braking effect of the engine
can be utilised in this position.
Controls
Transmission
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