Manual Drive Program - Mercedes-Benz 2013 W218 Owner's Manual

Automatic drive program E+ (CLS 350
Coupé)
Drive program E+ is characterised by the fol-
lowing:
comfort-oriented engine and automatic
R
transmission settings.
optimal fuel consumption resulting from
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the automatic transmission shifting up
sooner.
the vehicle pulling away more gently in
R
forward and reverse gears unless the accel-
erator pedal is depressed fully.
increased sensitivity. This improves driving
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stability on slippery road surfaces, for
example.
the automatic transmission shifting up
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sooner. This results in the vehicle being
driven at lower engine speeds and the
wheels being less likely to spin.
the overrun mode is active in the
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60 km/h to 160 km/h range.
The combustion engine is switched off
-
and is disconnected from the drive train.
The engine speed corresponds to the
-
idling speed.
Drive program E+ is shown in the multi-
-
function display and the transmission
position display goes out (
Drive program E+ can be activated under the
following conditions:
The vehicle speed is between 60 km/h and
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160 km/h.
The course of the road is suitable, e.g. there
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are no steep up or downhill gradients.
You are no longer depressing the acceler-
R
ator pedal.
Drive program E+ is deactivated under the
following conditions:
You depress the accelerator pedal.
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You depress the brake pedal.
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You use the DIRECT SELECT lever to
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change the transmission position
( Y page 166).
You switch to drive program E or
R
S(
You drive at less than 60 km/h.
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You drive faster than 160 km/h.
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Automatic drive program S
Drive program S (or, in the case of AMG vehi-
cles, drive programs S and S+) is character-
ised by the following:
sporty engine and automatic transmission
R
settings
the vehicle pulling away in first gear
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the automatic transmission shifting up
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later
as a result of the later automatic transmis-
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sion shift points, the fuel consumption pos-
sibly being higher
Manual drive program M
General notes
You can activate manual drive program M in
the E, E+ (CLS 350 Coupé) and S automatic
drive programs.
In manual drive program M, you can briefly
change gear yourself by using the steering
wheel gearshift paddles. The transmission
must be in position D.
Y page 166).
Activating
X
Shift the transmission to position D.
X
Pull the left or right steering wheel gearshift
paddle (
Manual drive program M is temporarily acti-
vated. The selected gear and M appear in
the multifunction display.
Shifting gears
If you pull on the left or right steering wheel
gearshift paddle, the automatic transmission
switches to manual drive program M for a
limited amount of time. Depending on which
gearshift paddle is pulled, the automatic
transmission immediately shifts into the next
gear down or up, if permitted.
Automatic transmission
Y page 169).
Y page 170).
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