Mercedes-Benz CLE Coupe 2023 Owner's Manual page 248

246 Driving and parking
Depress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
#
SELECT lever down past the first point of
resistance.
When the automatic transmission is in transmis-
sion position h, it will shift gears automatically.
This depends, among other things, on the follow-
ing factors:
The selected drive program
R
The position of the accelerator pedal
R
The driving speed
R
Manual gearshifting
When the automatic transmission is shifted to
position h, you can manually shift it with the
steering wheel gearshift paddle. If permitted, the
automatic transmission will shift to a higher or
lower gear depending on the steering wheel gear-
shift paddle being pulled.
You have two options for manually shifting the
automatic transmission:
Temporary setting
R
Permanent setting
R
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The gears will shift automatically when manual
shifting is deactivated.
Temporary setting:
To activate: pull steering wheel gearshift pad-
#
dle 1 or 2.
Manual shifting will be activated for a short
time. The transmission position display will
show p and the current gear.
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How long manual shifting stays activated
depends on various factors.
Manual shifting can be deactivated automati-
cally in the following cases:
When the drive program is changed
R
When the vehicle is restarted
R
When transmission position h is engaged
R
again
Driving style
R
To shift up: pull steering wheel gearshift pad-
#
dle 2.
To shift down: pull steering wheel gearshift
#
paddle 1.