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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.
AMG vehicles
! In manual gearshift program M, the auto-
matic transmission does not shift up auto-
matically even when the engine limiting
speed for the current gear is reached.
When the engine limiting speed is reached,
the fuel supply is cut to prevent the engine
from overrevving. You must make sure that
the engine speed does not reach the red
area of the rev counter. Otherwise, there is
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 mul-
tifunction display.
If the colour in the speedometer multifunc-
X
tion display changes to red and the
play message is shown, shift up a gear.
Automatic transmission
Downshifting
Briefly press the selector lever to the left
X
towards D–.
or
Pull the left-hand steering wheel gearshift
X
paddle (
Y
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
i
If you desire maximum acceleration, push
the selector lever to the left or pull and hold
the left-hand steering wheel gearshift pad-
dle until the transmission shifts to the opti-
mal gear for the current speed.
Kickdown
You can also use kickdown for maximum
acceleration in manual drive program M.
Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
X
pressure point.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear
depending on the engine speed.
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AMG vehicles: it is not possible to use
kickdown in manual drive program M.
Deactivating the manual drive program
Press the program selector button
X
(
page 154) repeatedly until E (C in AMG
Y
vehicles) or S appears in the multifunction
display.
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dis-
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