Mercedes-Benz S-CLASS 2017 Operator's Manual page 160

Automatic transmission
158
You can also deactivate manual drive program
M yourself:
Pull on the right-hand steering wheel paddle
X
shifter and hold it in place (
or
Use the DIRECT SELECT lever to switch the
X
transmission position.
or
Use the program selector button to change
X
the drive program (
Manual drive program M is deactivated. The
automatic transmission switches to the pre-
viously activated drive program E (drive pro-
gram C on Mercedes-AMG vehicles) or S.
Manual drive program (Mercedes-
AMG vehicles)
General information
In this drive program, you can permanently
change gear yourself by using the steering
wheel paddle shifters. The transmission must be
in position D.
Manual drive program M is different from drive
program S with regard to spontaneity, respon-
siveness and smoothness of gear changes.
As well as this permanent drive program M, you
can also activate temporary drive program
M ( page 157).
Y
Switching on the manual drive program
In manual drive program M, you can change gear
using the steering wheel paddle shifters if the
transmission is in position D. You can see the
currently selected drive program and which gear
is engaged in the multifunction display.
Press the program selector button
X
( page 155) repeatedly until M appears in
Y
the multifunction display.
Upshifting
!
In manual drive program M, the automatic
transmission does not shift up automatically
page 156).
Y
page 155).
Y
even when the engine limiting speed for the
current gear is reached. When the engine lim-
iting speed is reached, the fuel supply is cut to
prevent the engine from overrevving. Always
make sure that the engine speed does not
reach the red area of the tachometer. There is
otherwise a risk of engine damage.
Gear indicator
:
Upshift indicator
;
Before the engine speed reaches the red area,
an upshift indicator will be shown in the multi-
function display.
When message ; appears in the multifunc-
X
tion display, pull on the right-hand steering
wheel paddle shifter.
Downshifting
Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
X
shifter ( page 156).
Y
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear if this is permissible.
Maximum acceleration
Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
X
shifter until the transmission selects the opti-
mum gear according to the speed.
If you slow down or stop without shifting down,
the automatic transmission automatically shifts
down.
Switching off the manual drive program
Press the program selector button
X
( page 155) repeatedly until C or S appears
Y
in the multifunction display.