Automatic Transmission - Mercedes-Benz 2005 C 240 Operator's Manual

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Automatic transmission

For more information on driving with an
automatic transmission, see "Automatic
transmission" ( page 46).
Your vehicle's transmission adapts its gear
shifting process to your individual driving
style by continually adjusting the shift
points up or down. These shift point adjust-
ments are performed based on current
operating and driving conditions.
If the operating conditions change, the
automatic transmission reacts by
adjusting its gear shift program.
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During the brief warm-up, transmission
upshifting is delayed. This allows the
catalytic converter to heat up more
quickly to operating temperature.
Gearshift pattern for automatic
transmission
The automatic transmission selects indi-
vidual gears automatically, depending on:
the gear selector lever
position D ( page 156) with
gear ranges 4, 3, 2,1 ( page 155)
the selected program mode (C/S)
( page 158)
the position of the accelerator pedal
( page 159)
the vehicle speed