Mercedes-Benz E-Class Owner's Manual page 194

Automatic transmission
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Further information about permanent drive
program M( Y
Activating
X
Shift the transmission to position D.
X
Pull the left or right steering wheel gearshift
paddle ( Y page 191).
Manual drive program M is temporarily acti-
vated. The selected gear and M appear in
the multifunction display.
Shifting gears
If you pull on the left or right steering wheel
gearshift paddle, the automatic transmission
switches to manual drive program M for a
limited amount of time. Depending on which
gearshift paddle is pulled, the automatic
transmission immediately shifts into the next
gear down or up, if permitted.
X
To shift up: pull the right-hand steering
wheel gearshift paddle (
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
i If the maximum engine speed on the cur-
rently engaged gear is reached and you
continue to accelerate, the automatic
transmission automatically shifts up in
order to prevent engine damage.
X
To shift down: pull on the left-hand steer-
ing wheel gearshift paddle (
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
i
If the engine exceeds the maximum
engine speed when shifting down, the auto-
matic transmission protects against engine
damage by not shifting down.
i
Automatic downshifting occurs when
coasting.
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Gearshift recommendation
The gearshift recommendations assist you in
adopting an economical driving style. The rec-
ommended gear is shown in the multifunction
display.
X
Shift to recommended gear ; according
to gearshift recommendation : when
shown in the multifunction display of the
instrument cluster.
Deactivating
If you have activated manual drive program
M, it will remain active for a certain amount
of time. Under certain conditions the mini-
mum amount of time is extended, e.g. in the
case of lateral acceleration, during an overrun
phase or when driving on steep terrain.
If manual drive program M has been deacti-
vated, the automatic transmission shifts into
the automatic drive program that was last
selected, i.e. E or S.
You can also deactivate manual drive pro-
gram M yourself:
X
Pull on the right-hand steering wheel gear-
shift paddle and hold it in place
( Y page 191).
or
X
Use the DIRECT SELECT lever to switch the
transmission position.
or
X
Use the program selector button to change
the drive program (
Manual drive program M is deactivated.
The automatic transmission switches into
the automatic drive program that was last
selected, i.e. E or S.
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