Manual Shift Program - Mercedes-Benz 2009 S-Class Operator's Manual

Program mode selector switch
C Comfort For standard driving
S Sport For sporty driving
M Manual For manual gearshifting
The current program mode appears in the
multifunction display ( Y page 351).
For information on automatic program mode
(C or S), see "Automatic shift
program" ( Y page 350) and "One-touch
gearshifting" ( Y page 351).
Activating manual shift program
X
Press the program mode selector switch
repeatedly until M appears in the
multifunction display.
The automatic transmission switches to
manual program mode M. Automatic
shifting is switched off. The gear range is
not limited.
You can change the gears manually with drive
position D selected. You can upshift or
downshift through the gears in succession.
i Manual program mode M will not be
stored. When the engine is turned off with
manual program mode M selected, the
automatic transmission will go to
automatic program mode (C or S) when the
engine is restarted.
Upshifting
! In manual program mode M, the
automatic transmission will not upshift,
even if the engine has reached its
overrevving range. Shift up into the next
gear before the engine has reached its
overrevving range. Make absolutely certain
that the engine speed does not reach the
red marking on the tachometer. Otherwise
the engine could be damaged which is not
Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited
Warranty.
X
Briefly pull right gearshift control
( Y page 352).
The automatic transmission shifts into the
next higher gear.
Upshift indicator
Current gear
1
Upshift indicator
2
In manual program mode M, upshift indicator
in the multifunction display advises you to
2
upshift before the engine reaches the
overspeed range. Thus you can drive at the
maximum engine speed for each gear without
overrevving the engine.
2
Z
353