One-Touch Gearshifting; Program Mode Indicator; Steering Wheel Gearshift Control; Limiting - Mercedes-Benz 2009 E-Class Operator's Manual

Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
The current program mode appears in the
multifunction display.

Program mode indicator

1
You should only change the program mode
when the automatic transmission is in park
position P.
i The last selected automatic program
mode (C or S) is switched on when the
engine is restarted.
X
Press the program mode selector switch
repeatedly until the letter of the desired
program mode appears in the multifunction
display.
Selecting program mode C means:
The vehicle starts out more gentle, both
R
forward and reverse, except when driving
off with full throttle.
Traction and driving stability are improved
R
on icy roads.
Upshifts occur earlier even when you give
R
more gas. The engine then operates at
134
lower revolutions and the wheels are less
likely to spin.
Selecting program mode S means that
upshifts occur later.

One-touch gearshifting

With the automatic transmission in drive
position D and driving in automatic program
mode C or S, you can limit or extend the gear
range using the gear selector lever or the
steering wheel gearshift contol.
E 63 AMG: For information on using the gear
selector lever or the steering wheel gearshift
control in manual program mode M, see
Y
"Manual shift program" ( page 135).
Steering wheel gearshift control (example
illustration)
Limiting gear range
1
Downshift (in manual program mode M)
Extending gear range
2
Upshift (in manual program mode M)
i
You cannot shift with the steering wheel
gearshift control when the automatic
transmission is in park position P, neutral
position N, or reverse gear R.
Limiting gear range
G Warning!
On slippery road surfaces, never downshift
in order to obtain braking action. This could
result in drive wheel slip and reduced