Manual Drive Program - Mercedes-Benz CLS Operator's Manual

Automatic transmission
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Downshifting
Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
X
shifter.
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
i
If you brake the vehicle or stop without shift-
ing down, the automatic transmission will
shift down to a gear that will allow the vehicle
to accelerate or pull away again.
i
For maximum acceleration, pull the left-
hand steering wheel paddle shifter until the
transmission selects the optimum gear for
the current speed.
Kickdown
You can also use kickdown for maximum accel-
eration in manual drive program M.
Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
X
pressure point.
The automatic transmission shifts to a lower
gear depending on the engine speed.
Shift back up once the desired speed is
X
reached.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: it is not possible to
use kickdown in manual drive program M.
Switching off the manual drive program
Press the program selector button
X
( page 138).
Y
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: turn the drive pro-
X
gram selector ( page 139).
Y
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