Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2011 Owner's Manual page 172

S+ SportPlus Extremely sporty driving
style
M Manual Manual gearshifting
RS RACE Optimal vehicle accelera-
START tion from a standstill
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For further information on the automatic
drive program, see (
Turn drive program selector : until the
X
desired drive program appears in the mul-
tifunction display in the speedometer.
The drive program indicator on drive pro-
gram selector : lights up in red.
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The automatic transmission switches to
automatic drive program C each time the
engine is started.
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RS cannot be selected during normal driv-
ing. For further information on RACE
START, see ( page 196).
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Steering wheel gearshift paddles
Left-hand steering wheel gearshift paddle
:
Right-hand steering wheel gearshift pad-
;
dle
In the automatic drive program, you can
restrict or derestrict the shift range by using
the steering wheel gearshift paddles or the
selector lever ( page 169).
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In the manual drive program, you can change
gear using the steering wheel gearshift pad-
dles or the selector lever (
page 169).
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page 170).
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Automatic transmission
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You can only change gear with the steer-
ing wheel gearshift paddles when the trans-
mission is in position D.
Automatic drive program
Drive program E (drive program C on AMG
vehicles) is characterised by the following:
comfort-oriented engine settings.
R
optimal fuel consumption resulting from
R
the automatic transmission shifting up
sooner.
the vehicle pulling away more gently in
R
forward and reverse gears, unless the
accelerator pedal is depressed fully.
increased sensitivity. This improves driving
R
stability on slippery road surfaces, for
example.
the automatic transmission shifting up
R
sooner. This results in the vehicle being
driven at lower engine speeds and the
wheels being less likely to spin.
Drive program S (or, in the case of AMG vehi-
cles, drive programs S and S+) is character-
ised by the following:
sporty engine and automatic transmission
R
settings
the vehicle pulling away in first gear
R
the automatic transmission shifting up
R
later
as a result of the later automatic transmis-
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sion shift points, the fuel consumption pos-
sibly being higher
Shift ranges
Introduction
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On AMG vehicles and vehicles with
steering wheel gearshift paddles, you
can restrict or derestrict the shift range
using the steering wheel gearshift paddles.
On standard vehicles with a selector
lever, you can also restrict or derestrict the
shift range using the selector lever.
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