Mercedes-Benz GLC Owner's Manual page 204

Drive program S (Sport)
Drive program S is characterised by the fol-
lowing:
the vehicle exhibits sporty driving charac-
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teristics.
the vehicle pulling away in first gear.
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the automatic transmission shifting up
R
later.
As a result of the later automatic transmis-
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sion shift points, the fuel consumption pos-
sibly being higher.
the suspension exhibits stiff springing and
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damping settings (vehicles with
AIR BODY CONTROL).
Drive program C (Comfort)
Drive program C is characterised by the fol-
lowing:
the vehicle delivers comfortable, economi-
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cal driving characteristics.
the vehicle pulling away more gently in
R
forward and reverse gears unless the accel-
erator pedal is depressed fully.
the vehicle having improved driving stabil-
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ity, for example on slippery road surfaces.
optimal fuel consumption resulting from
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the automatic transmission shifting up
sooner. The vehicle is driven in the low
engine speed range and the wheels are less
likely to spin.
Drive program E (Economy)
Drive program E is characterised by the fol-
lowing:
the vehicle exhibits comfortable, economi-
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cal driving characteristics.
the vehicle pulling away more gently in
R
forward and reverse gears unless the accel-
erator pedal is depressed fully.
the vehicle having improved driving stabil-
R
ity, for example on slippery road surfaces.
optimal fuel consumption resulting from
R
the automatic transmission shifting up
Automatic transmission
sooner. The vehicle is driven in the low
engine speed range and the wheels are less
likely to spin.
during deceleration, the engine is discon-
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nected from the drive train. The vehicle
uses kinetic energy and consumes less fuel
(overrun mode).
the performance of the air-conditioning and
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heating systems is reduced.
Manual gearshifting
General notes
You can change gear yourself using the steer-
ing wheel gearshift paddles. The transmission
must be in position D.
Depending on which gearshift paddle is
pulled, the automatic transmission immedi-
ately shifts into the next gear up or down, if
permitted.
If you activate manual gearshifting, the mul-
tifunction display will show the current gear
instead of transmission position D.
If manual gearshifting is deactivated, the
gears will be selected automatically.
Temporary setting
To activate: shift the DIRECT SELECT lever
X
to position D.
Pull steering wheel gearshift paddle :
X
or ;.
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