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S Sport
For all normal driving con-
ditions
C Comfort
For comfort mode
M Manual
For manual gearshifting
To activate: press program selector but-
X
ton
1
repeatedly until M appears in the
display.
If the selector lever is in position D, you can
shift up or down through the gears. The gear
currently selected and engaged is shown in
the display.
To deactivate: press program selector
X
button
1
repeatedly until S or C appears
in the display.
Upshifting
Briefly press the selector lever to the right
X
towards D+
or
Pull the right-hand paddle on the steering
X
wheel (
page 88).
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 limiting speed for
the current gear is reached. When the lim-
iting 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 coun-
ter. There is otherwise a risk of engine
damage.
Shift up a gear when the ^ upshift symbol
X
appears in the display instead of M.
Downshifting
G Risk of accident
Do not change down for additional engine
braking on a slippery road surface. This
could cause the drive wheels to lose their
grip and the vehicle could skid.
Briefly press the selector lever to the left
X
towards D-
or
Transmission
Pull the left-hand paddle on the steering
X
wheel (
page 88).
Y
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
i
For maximum acceleration, pull the left-
hand gearshift paddle until the transmis-
sion selects the optimum gear depending
on the speed.
Kickdown
i
It is not possible to use kickdown in the
manual gearshift program M on vehicles
with AMG engines.
You can also use kickdown for maximum
acceleration in manual gearshift program M.
Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
X
pressure point.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear
depending on the engine speed.
i
It is not possible to shift gears using the
steering wheel gearshift paddles during
kickdown.
Controls
89
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