Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2011 Owner's Manual page 174

dles or the selector lever in manual drive pro-
gram M if the transmission is in position D.
Press the program selector button
X
( page 168) repeatedly until M appears in
Y
the multifunction display.
AMG vehicles: turn the drive program
X
selector ( page 168) until M appears in the
Y
multifunction display.
The indicator M on the drive program selec-
tor lights up in red.
Upshifting
Briefly press the selector lever to the right
X
towards D+.
or
Pull the right-hand steering wheel gearshift
X
paddle ( page 169).
Y
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
Vehicles with AMG engines
! In manual gearshift program M, the auto-
matic transmission does not shift up auto-
matically even when the engine limiting
speed for the current gear is reached.
When the engine limiting speed is reached,
the fuel supply is cut to prevent the engine
from overrevving. You must make sure that
the engine speed does not reach the red
area of the rev counter. Otherwise, there is
a risk of engine damage.
Shift up a gear if the colour in the multi-
X
function display in the speedometer
changes to red and the
is shown.
Downshifting
Briefly press the selector lever to the left
X
towards D–.
or
Pull the left-hand steering wheel gearshift
X
paddle ( page 169).
Y
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
UP display message
Automatic transmission
i
If you desire maximum acceleration, push
the selector lever to the left or pull and hold
the left-hand steering wheel gearshift pad-
dle until the transmission shifts to the opti-
mal gear for the current speed.
Kickdown
i
Vehicles with an AMG engine: it is not
possible to use kickdown in manual drive
program M.
You can also use kickdown for maximum
acceleration in manual drive program M.
Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
X
pressure point.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear
depending on the engine speed.
Switching off the manual drive program
Standard vehicles with a selector lever
X
and vehicles with a DIRECT SELECT
lever: press the program selector button
( page 168) until E or S appears in the
Y
multifunction display.
AMG vehicles: turn the drive program
X
selector ( page 168) until C, S or S+
Y
appears in the multifunction display.
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