the transmission shifts to the optimal gear
for the current speed.
Kickdown
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.
i
AMG vehicles: it is not possible to use
kickdown in manual drive program M.
Switching off the manual drive program
Press the program selector button
X
(
page 147) repeatedly until E (C in AMG
Y
vehicles) or S appears in the multifunction
display.
Automatic transmission
151
Z