Automatic Drive Program; Steering Wheel Paddle Shifters; Drive Program Selector - Mercedes-Benz CLS Operator's Manual

Automatic transmission
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The program selector button allows you to
choose between different driving
characteristics.
E Economy
S Sport
i For further information on the automatic
drive program, see (
i
The automatic transmission shifts to
automatic drive program E each time the
engine is started.
AMG vehicles
Drive program selector with manual drive program
X
Turn drive program selector : until the
desired drive program appears in the
multifunction display in the speedometer.
The drive program indicator on drive
program selector : lights up in red.
C Controlled
Efficiency
S Sport
S+ SportPlus
M Manual
RS RACE
START
Comfortable, economical
driving
Sporty driving style
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Comfortable, economical
driving
Sporty driving style
Extremely sporty driving
style
Manual gear shifting
Optimal vehicle
acceleration from a
standstill
i
For further information on the automatic
drive program, see (
Only change from automatic drive program C,
S or S+ to manual drive program M when the
vehicle is stationary.
i
The automatic transmission shifts to
automatic drive program C each time the
engine is started.
i RS cannot be selected during normal
driving. For further information on RACE
START, see ( Y page 179).

Steering wheel paddle shifters

Left-hand steering wheel paddle shifter
:
Right-hand steering wheel paddle shifter
;
In the automatic drive program, you can
restrict or expand the shift range by using the
steering wheel paddle shifters (
i You can only change gear with the
steering wheel paddle shifters when the
transmission is in position D.

Automatic drive program

Drive program E (drive program C on AMG
vehicles) is characterized by the following:
comfort-oriented engine and automatic
R
transmission settings
optimal fuel consumption resulting from
R
the automatic transmission shifting up
sooner
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