Mercedes-Benz GLK 2008 Owner's Manual page 90

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Driving situation: gear indicator
= The braking effect of the engine can
be used in this position.
5 To use the braking effect of the
engine on downhill gradients and
for driving:
on steep mountain roads
R
in mountainous terrain
R
in arduous conditions
R
4 To use the braking effect of the
engine on extremely steep downhill
gradients and long downhill
stretches
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On vehicles with steering wheel gearshift
paddles*, you can restrict or derestrict the
shift range in the same way as with Touch-
shift ( page 86).
Y
Program selector button
The program selector button allows you to
choose between different driving character-
istics.
C Comfort
S Sport
Press program selector button : repeat-
X
edly until the letter for the desired gearshift
program C or S appears in the multi-func-
tion display.
* optional
comfortable driving style
sporty driving style
Version: 2.11.4
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If automatic drive program C or S has
been selected, the automatic transmission
will resume the respective drive program
when you restart the engine.
Drive program C is characterised by the fol-
lowing:
comfort-oriented engine and suspension
R
settings.
the vehicle pulling away more gently in
R
forward and reverse gears, unless the
accelerator pedal is depressed fully
increased sensitivity. This improves the
R
driving stability of the vehicle on slippery
road surfaces, for example.
the automatic transmission shifting up
R
sooner, which results in the vehicle being
driven at lower engine speeds and the
wheels being less likely to spin.
Drive program S is characterised by the fol-
lowing:
sporty engine and suspension configura-
R
tion
the vehicle pulling away in first gear
R
the automatic transmission shifting up
R
later
Driving tips
Accelerator pedal position
Your style of driving influences how the auto-
matic transmission shifts gear:
little throttle: early upshifts
R
more throttle: late upshifts
R
Transmission
Z
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