Mercedes-Benz CLS 2012, Руководство пользователя

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Manual drive program
Activating the manual drive program
X
Press the program selector button
(
Y
page 157) repeatedly until M appears in
the multifunction display.
X
AMG vehicles: turn the drive program
selector (
Y
page 158) until M appears in the
multifunction display.
The indicator M on the drive program selec-
tor lights up in red.
AMG vehicles and vehicles with a DIRECT
SELECT lever: you can select manual drive
program M using the program selector or the
drive program selector button. In manual
drive program M, you can change gear using
the steering wheel gearshift paddles if the
transmission is in position D.
Upshifting
!
In manual gearshift program M, the auto-
matic transmission does not shift up auto-
matically even when the engine limiting
speed for the current gear is reached.
When the engine limiting speed is reached,
the fuel supply is cut to prevent the engine
from overrevving. You must make sure that
the engine speed does not reach the red
area of the rev counter. Otherwise, there is
a risk of engine damage.
X
Pull the right-hand steering wheel gearshift
paddle.
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
AMG vehicles
X
If the colour in the multifunction display in
the speedometer changes to red and the
UP display message is shown, shift up a
gear.
Downshifting
X
Pull the left-hand steering wheel gearshift
paddle.
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
i
If you slow down or stop without shifting
down, the automatic transmission auto-
matically shifts down.
i
For maximum acceleration, pull the left-
hand steering wheel gearshift paddle until
the transmission selects the optimum gear
for the current speed.
Kickdown
You can also use kickdown for maximum
acceleration in manual drive program M.
X
Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
pressure point.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear
depending on the engine speed.
X
Shift back up once the desired speed is
reached.
i
AMG vehicles: it is not possible to use
kickdown in manual drive program M.
Switching off the manual drive program
X
All vehicles (except AMG vehicles) with
a DIRECT SELECT lever: press the pro-
gram selector button (
Y
page 157) repeat-
edly until E or S appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
X
AMG vehicles: turn the drive program
selector (
Y
page 158) until C, S or S+
appears in the multifunction display.
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Automatic transmission
Driving
and
parking