Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe Operator's Manual page 149

Downshifting
Briefly press the selector lever to the left
X
towards D–.
or
Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
X
shifter ( page 144).
Y
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
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If you brake the vehicle or stop without
shifting down, the automatic transmission
will shift down to a gear that will allow the
vehicle to accelerate or pull away again.
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Vehicles with the dynamic handling
package: to avoid overrevving the engine
when downshifting, the automatic trans-
mission does not shift to a lower gear if this
would result in the maximum engine speed
being exceeded.
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For maximum acceleration, push the
selector lever to the left or pull the left-hand
steering wheel paddle shifter until the
transmission selects the optimum gear for
the current speed.
Kickdown
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AMG vehicles: it is not possible to use
kickdown in manual drive program M.
You can also use kickdown for maximum
acceleration in manual drive program M.
Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
X
pressure point.
The automatic transmission shifts to a
lower gear depending on the engine speed.
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During kickdown, you cannot shift gears
using the steering wheel paddle shifters or
the selector lever.
Switching off the manual drive program
Vehicles with the dynamic handling
X
package: press the program selector but-
Automatic transmission
ton ( page 143). M is no longer shown in
Y
the multifunction display.
AMG vehicles: turn the drive program
X
selector ( page 144) until C, S or S+
Y
appears in the multifunction display.
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