Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe Operator's Manual page 136

Automatic transmission
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currently selected drive program and which gear
is engaged in the multifunction display.
Press the program selector button
X
( page 131) repeatedly until M appears in
Y
the multifunction display.
Upshifting
!
In manual drive program M, the automatic
transmission does not shift up automatically
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 132).
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 131) repeatedly until C or S appears
Y
in the multifunction display.