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Automatic transmission
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You can only change gear with the steer-
ing wheel gearshift paddles when the trans-
mission is in position D.
Automatic drive program
Automatic drive program E
Drive program E (drive program C on AMG
vehicles) is characterised by the following:
comfort-oriented engine settings.
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optimal fuel consumption resulting from
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the automatic transmission shifting up
sooner.
the vehicle pulling away more gently in
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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.
Automatic drive program E+
(E 300 BlueTEC and E 350 BlueTEC)
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
R
stability on slippery road surfaces, for
example.
the automatic transmission shifting up
R
sooner. This results in the vehicle being
driven at lower engine speeds and the
wheels being less likely to spin.
overrun mode up to a speed of 160 km/h:
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the combustion engine is disconnected
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from the drive train
the engine speed is equal to the engine
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idling speed
Overrun mode can be activated under the fol-
lowing conditions:
the type of road is suitable, e.g. no steep
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gradients
you are driving slower than 160 km/h
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you are no longer depressing the accelera-
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tor pedal
Overrun mode is deactivated under the fol-
lowing conditions:
you are driving faster than 160 km/h
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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 switch
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the transmission position (
you switch to drive program E or S
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a drive assist or safety system is required,
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e.g. COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS
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 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.
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