Automatic drive program S
Drive program S is characterized by the follow-
ing:
R
sporty engine settings.
R
the vehicle pulls away in first gear.
R
the automatic transmission shifts up later.
The fuel consumption possibly being higher
as a result of the later automatic transmission
shift points.
Manual drive program M
General notes
In this drive program, you can briefly change
gear yourself by using the steering wheel paddle
shifters. The transmission must be in position D.
You can activate manual drive program M in the
E (C in Mercedes-AMG vehicles) and S auto-
matic drive programs.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: as well as temporary
drive program M, you can also activate perma-
nent drive program M. Further information
about permanent drive program M
(
Y
page 158).
Activating
X
Shift the transmission to position D.
X
Pull the left or right steering wheel paddle
shifter (
Y
page 156).
Manual drive program M is temporarily acti-
vated.
All vehicles (except Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cles:) M and the selected gear appear in the
multifunction display.
Shifting gears
If you pull on the left or right steering wheel
paddle shifter, the automatic transmission
switches to manual drive program M for a limi-
ted amount of time. Depending on which steer-
ing wheel paddle shifter is pulled, the automatic
transmission immediately shifts into the next
gear down or up, if permitted.
X
To shift up: pull the right-hand steering wheel
paddle shifter (
Y
page 156).
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
If the maximum engine speed on the currently
engaged gear is reached and you continue to
accelerate, the automatic transmission auto-
matically shifts up in order to prevent engine
damage.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: the automatic
transmission will not shift up to the next gear
when the engine speed is very low.
X
To shift down: pull on the left-hand steering
wheel paddle shifter (
Y
page 156).
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
If the engine exceeds the maximum engine
speed when shifting down, the automatic
transmission protects against engine damage
by not shifting down.
Automatic down shifting occurs when coast-
ing.
Shift recommendation
The gearshift recommendations assist you in
adopting an economical driving style. The mul-
tifunction display shows the recommended
gear.
X
Shift to recommended gear
;
according to
gearshift recommendation
:
when shown in
the multifunction display of the instrument
cluster.
Deactivating
If you have activated manual drive program M, it
will remain active for a certain amount of time.
Under certain conditions the minimum amount
of time is extended, e.g. in the case of lateral
acceleration, during an overrun phase or when
driving on steep terrain.
If manual drive program M has been deactiva-
ted, the automatic transmission shifts into the
automatic drive program that was last selected.
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