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Manual drive program M
General notes
In this drive program, you can briefly change
gear yourself by using the steering wheel
gearshift paddles. The transmission must be
in position D.
You can activate manual drive program M in
the E, E+ (E 300 BlueTEC and E 350 BlueTEC)
and S automatic drive programs.
i
As well as temporary drive program M,
you can also activate permanent drive pro-
gram M (
page 194).
Y
Further information about permanent drive
program M (
page 198).
Y
Activating
Shift the transmission to position D.
X
Pull the left-hand or right-hand steering
X
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-hand steering
wheel gearshift paddle, the automatic trans-
mission switches to manual drive program M
for a limited amount of time. Depending on
which gearshift paddle is pulled, the auto-
matic transmission immediately shifts into
the next gear up or down, if permitted.
To shift up: pull the right-hand steering
X
wheel gearshift paddle (
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
i
If the maximum engine speed on the cur-
rently engaged gear is reached and you
continue to accelerate, the automatic
transmission automatically shifts up in
order to prevent engine damage.
To shift down: pull on the left-hand steer-
X
ing wheel gearshift paddle (
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
page 195).
Y
page 195).
Y
page 195).
Y
Automatic transmission
i
If the engine exceeds the maximum
engine speed when shifting down, the auto-
matic transmission protects against engine
damage by not shifting down.
i
Automatic downshifting occurs when
coasting.
Gearshift recommendation
The gearshift recommendations assist you in
adopting an economical driving style. The rec-
ommended gear is shown in the multifunction
display.
Shift to recommended gear ; according
X
to gearshift recommendation : when
shown in the multifunction display of the
instrument cluster.
Deactivating
If you have activated manual drive program
M, it will remain active for a certain amount of
time. Under certain conditions the minimum
amount of time is extended, e.g. in the case of
lateral acceleration, during an overrun phase
or when driving on steep terrain.
When manual drive program M is deactivated,
the automatic transmission shifts into the
automatic drive program that was last selec-
ted.
You can also deactivate manual drive pro-
gram M yourself:
Pull on the right-hand steering wheel gear-
X
shift paddle and hold it in place
(
page 195).
Y
or
Use the DIRECT SELECT lever to shift the
X
transmission position (
page 190).
Y
Z
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