Mercedes-Benz C 250 Coupe, Operator'S Manual

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Downshifting
X
Briefly press the selector lever to the left
towards
D–.
or
X
Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter (
Y
page 133).
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
i If you brake the vehicle or stop without
shifting down, the automatic transmission
will shift down to a gear that will allow the
vehicle to accelerate or pull away again.
i Vehicles with the dynamic handling
package: to avoid overrevving the engine
when downshifting, the automatic
transmission does not shift to a lower gear
if this would result in the maximum engine
speed being exceeded.
i For maximum acceleration, push the
selector lever to the left or pull and hold the
left-hand steering wheel paddle shifter until
the transmission shifts to the optimal gear
for the current speed.
Kickdown
i Vehicles with an AMG engine: it is not
possible to use kickdown in manual drive
program
M.
You can also use kickdown for maximum
acceleration in manual drive program
M.
X
Vehicles for USA: fully depress the
accelerator pedal.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear
depending on the engine speed.
X
Vehicles for Canada: depress the
accelerator pedal beyond the pressure
point.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear
depending on the engine speed.
i
During kickdown, you cannot change gear
using the steering wheel paddle shifters or
the selector lever.
Switching off the manual drive program
X
Vehicles with the dynamic handling
package: press the program selector
button (
Y
page 132). M is no longer shown
in the multifunction display.
X
AMG vehicles: turn the drive program
selector (
Y
page 133) until C, S or S+
appears in the multifunction display.
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Automatic transmission
Driving and parking