Automatic Transmission - Mercedes-Benz 2006 S 350 Operator's Manual

Automatic transmission

For more information on driving with an
automatic transmission see "Automatic
transmission" ( page 46).
Your vehicle's transmission adapts its gear
shifting process to your individual driving
style by continually adjusting the shift
points up or down. These shift point adjust-
ments are performed based on current
operating and driving conditions.
If the operating conditions change, the
automatic transmission reacts by
adjusting its shift program.
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During the brief warm-up, transmission
upshifting is delayed. This allows the
catalytic converter to heat up more
quickly to operating temperature.
Gearshift pattern for automatic
transmission
Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
The automatic transmission selects indi-
vidual gears automatically, depending on:
the gear selector lever
position D ( page 175) with
gear ranges ( page 178)
the selected program mode:
(C/S) ( page 179)
or
(M/C/S) (S 55 AMG and S 65 AMG
only) ( page 183)
the position of the accelerator pedal
( page 177)
the vehicle speed
173