Mercedes-Benz E-Class Sedan Operator's Manual page 142

140 Driving and parking
To activate: pull steering wheel gearshift
#
paddle 1 or 2.
Manual gearshifting is activated for a short
time. The current gear is displayed in the
multifunction display.
To shift up: pull steering wheel gearshift
#
paddle 2.
To shift down: pull steering wheel gearshift
#
paddle 1.
To deactivate: pull steering wheel gearshift
#
paddle 2 and hold it in place.
The transmission position
h appears in the multifunction display.
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If you select the Manual drive setting in
drive program I, manual gearshifting is per‐
manently activated.
Gearshift recommendation
The gearshift recommendations assist you in
adopting an economical driving style.
If gearshift recommendation message
#
shown in the multifunction display, shift to
the recommended gear.
Using kickdown
Maximum acceleration: depress the accel‐
#
erator pedal beyond the pressure point.
During kickdown, you cannot shift gears using
the steering wheel gearshift paddles. The auto‐
matic transmission shifts up to the next gear
when the maximum engine speed is reached to
protect the engine from overrevving.
Ease off the accelerator pedal once the
#
desired speed is reached.
Glide mode function
Glide mode helps you to reduce fuel consump‐
tion.
Glide mode is characterized by the following:
The combustion engine is disconnected from
R
the drivetrain.
1 is
The engine speed corresponds to the idle
R
speed.
Glide mode is activated if the following condi‐
tions are met:
Drive program E is selected.
R
The speed is within a suitable range.
R
The course of the road is suitable, for exam‐
R
ple, no steep uphill or downhill gradients.
You are no longer depressing the accelerator
R
or brake pedal.