Automatic Shift Program - Mercedes-Benz 2007 S 550 Operator's Manual

Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Hill start assist system
Warning!
The hill start assist system is not designed
to function as a parking brake and does not
prevent the vehicle from moving when
parked on an incline.
Always set the electric parking brake in
addition to shifting to park position P.
On uphill grades with a gradient angle of
more than 5°, the hill start assist system
maintains the pressure in the brake sys-
tem for approximately 1 second after you
have released the brake pedal. Therefore,
you can start off smoothly without the
vehicle moving immediately after releasing
the brake pedal.
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The hill start assist system is inactive
when starting off on a level road or
G
downhill grades
with the automatic transmission in
neutral position N
with the electric parking brake set
®
if the ESP has switched off due to a
malfunction

Automatic shift program

The program mode selector switch is used
to adjust
shift program
suspension tuning of Airmatic*
( page 402) or ABC* ( page 404)
engine control
Program mode selector switch
C Comfort For comfort driving
S Sport For standard driving
The selected program mode C or S ap-
pears in the tachometer display.