Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Owner'S Manual

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Shifting to neutral N
X
Depress the clutch pedal fully.
X
Move the gear lever to position N : .
Engaging reverse gear
!
Only shift into reverse gear R when the
vehicle is stationary. Otherwise, you could
damage the transmission.
X
Move the gear lever firmly to the left,
beyond the point of resistance, then for-
wards.
The ECO start/stop function is not available
when reverse gear is engaged. For further
information on the ECO start/stop function;
see (
Y
page 186).
Gearshift recommendation
The gearshift recommendations assist you in
adopting an economical driving style. The rec-
ommended gear is shown in the multifunction
display.
X
Shift gear according to gearshift recom-
mendation : when shown in the multi-
function display of the instrument cluster.
C 180 BlueEFFICIENCY Edition: in drive
program E the accelerator pedal also trans-
mits double pulses. Additional information
for drive programs (
Y
page 192).
AGILITY SELECT switch
Use the AGILITY SELECT switch to change the
drive program. Depending on the drive pro-
gram selected, the following vehicle charac-
teristics will change:
R
the drive (engine and transmission man-
agement)
R
the suspension
R
the steering
R
the availability of the ECO start/stop func-
tion (
Y
page 186)
R
the climate control settings
-
THERMATIC (
Y
page 153)
-
THERMOTRONIC (
Y
page 156)
R
the rear window heating operation period
(
Y
page 164)
R
the performance of the seat heating
(
Y
page 123)
If the ignition is switched off for less than four
hours, the previously selected drive program
is activated when the engine is next started. If
the ignition is switched off for more than four
hours, drive program C is activated when the
engine is next started.
Manual transmission
191
Driving
and
parking
Z