Mercedes-Benz CLS Owner's Manual page 168

If the gearshift recommendation
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next to the transmission position display,
shift to the recommended gear.
Using kickdown
Maximum acceleration: depress the accel‐
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erator pedal beyond the pressure point.
To protect against engine overrev, the automatic
transmission shifts up to the next gear when
maximum engine speed has been reached.
Glide mode function
* NOTE Mercedes-AMG vehicles
Observe the notes in the Supplement.
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You could otherwise fail to recognise
dangers.
With an anticipatory driving style, Glide mode
helps you to reduce fuel consumption.
Glide mode is characterised by the following:
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the combustion engine is disconnected from
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the drivetrain and continues to run in neutral.
the transmission position display h is
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shown in green.
vehicles with 48 V on-board electrical
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system (EQ-Boost technology): the com‐
bustion engine can be switched off. All of the
vehicle functions remain active.
Glide mode is activated if the following condi‐
tions are met:
drive program ; is selected.
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the speed is within a suitable range.
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the road's course is suitable, e.g. no steep
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uphill or downhill inclines or tight bends.
there is no trailer hitched up to the trailer
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hitch, and no bicycle rack fitted.
you do not depress the accelerator or brake
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pedal (except for light brake applications).
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Glide mode can also be activated if you have
selected the "Eco" setting for the drive in the
drive program =.
Glide mode is deactivated again if one of the
conditions is no longer met.
Glide mode can also be prevented by the follow‐
ing parameters:
incline
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downhill gradient
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temperature
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height
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speed
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operating status of the engine
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traffic situation
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