Mercedes-Benz CLK Coupe 320, Operator'S Manual

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Automatic transmission
136
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 134).
For information on automatic program mode
(
C or S), see “Automatic shift
program” (
Y
page 133) and “One-touch
gearshifting” (
Y
page 134).
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
automatic program mode ( C or S) when the
engine is restarted.
Upshifting
! In manual program mode M, the
automatic transmission will not upshift,
even if the engine has reached its
overrevving range. Shift up into the next
gear before the engine has reached its
overrevving range. Make absolutely certain
that the engine speed does not reach the
red marking on the tachometer. Otherwise
the engine could be damaged which is not
covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited
Warranty.
X
Briefly press the gear selector lever to the
right in the
D+ direction.
or
X Briefly pull right gearshift control
2
(
Y
page 134).
The automatic transmission shifts into the
next higher gear.
Upshift indicator
1
Current gear
2
Upshift indicator
In manual program mode M, upshift indicator
2
in the multifunction display advises you to
upshift before the engine reaches the
overspeed range. In addition, symbol
^ may
appear instead of manual program mode
symbol
M
in the multifunction display. Thus
you can drive at the maximum engine speed
for each gear without overrevving the engine.
X Shift the automatic transmission from
current gear
1
into the next higher gear.
The fuel supply will otherwise be
interrupted to prevent the engine from
overrevving.
Downshifting
G
Warning!
On slippery road surfaces, never downshift
in order to obtain braking action. This could
result in drive wheel slip and reduced
vehicle control. Your vehicle’s ABS will not
prevent this type of loss of control.
Controls in detail