Program Selector Button; Steering Wheel Paddle Shifters - Mercedes-Benz M-Class Operator's Manual

Program selector button

General notes
Vehicles with the ON&OFFROAD package
Press program selector button :.
X
The letter M appears in the multifunction
display. The manual drive program M is
activated.
AMG vehicles
Press program selector button :
X
repeatedly until the letter for the desired
gearshift program appears in the
multifunction display.
The program selector button allows you to
choose between different driving
characteristics.
In AMG vehicles, drive program E is called
drive program C.
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The permanent drive program M is
available on the following vehicles:
Vehicles with the
R
ON&OFFROAD package
AMG vehicles
R
Automatic transmission
Further information about permanent drive
program M( page 171).
Y
As well as this permanent drive program
M, you can also activate temporary drive
program M( page 170).
Y
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AMG vehicles: the automatic
transmission switches to automatic drive
program C each time the engine is started.
Drive programs on AMG vehicles
C Controlled Comfortable, economical
driving
Efficiency
S Sport Sporty driving style
M Manual Permanent manual
gearshifting
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For further information on the automatic
drive program, see (

Steering wheel paddle shifters

In the manual drive program, you can change
gears manually using steering wheel paddle
shifters : and ;.
Further information about permanent drive
program M( page 171).
Y
Further information about temporary drive
program M( page 170).
Y
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You can only change gear with the
steering wheel paddle shifters when the
transmission is in position D.
page 170).
Y
Z
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