Manual Drive Program - Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe Operator's Manual

Automatic transmission
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i As well as this permanent drive program
M, you can also activate temporary drive
program M (
Y
Switching on the manual drive program
Press the program selector button
X
( page 171) repeatedly until M appears in
Y
the multifunction display.
The manual drive program is only available on
vehicles with the dynamic handling package
or AMG sports package.
Manual drive program M is different from
drive program S with regard to spontaneity,
responsiveness and smoothness of gear
changes.
Manual drive program M can be selected
using the program selector button. In manual
drive program M, you can change gear using
the steering wheel paddle shifters if the trans-
mission is in position D. The gear selected is
shown in the multifunction display.
Upshifting
Pull the right-hand steering wheel paddle
X
shifter.
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
Shift recommendation
The gearshift recommendations assist you in
adopting an economical driving style. The rec-
ommended gear is shown in the multifunction
display.
If corresponding gearshift recommenda-
X
tion : appears in the multifunction display
on the instrument cluster, pull on the right-
page 172).
hand steering wheel paddle shifter
( page 172).
Y
The automatic transmission shifts to rec-
ommended gear ;.
Downshifting
Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
X
shifter.
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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To avoid overrevving the engine when
downshifting, the automatic transmission
does not shift to a lower gear if this would
result in the maximum engine speed being
exceeded.
Kickdown
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.
Switching off the manual drive program
Press the program selector button
X
( page 171) repeatedly until E or S
Y
appears in the multifunction display.