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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
For more information on driving with an
automatic transmission, see the "Getting
started" section ( page 46).
Your vehicle's transmission adapts its gear
shifting process to your individual driving
style by continually adjusting the shift
points up or down. These shift point adjust-
ments are performed based on current
operating and driving conditions.
If the operating conditions change, the
automatic transmission reacts by
adjusting its gear shift program.
i
During the brief warm-up, transmission
upshifting is delayed. This allows the
catalytic converter to reach its operat-
ing temperature earlier.
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Gearshift pattern for automatic
transmission
The automatic transmission selects indi-
vidual gears automatically, depending on:
the gear selector lever position D with
gear ranges ( page 175)
the selected program mode:
(C/S) ( page 177)
or
(M/C/S) (CLS 55 AMG only)
( page 182)
the position of the accelerator pedal
( page 178)
the vehicle speed
1 Current gear range/gear selector lever
position
2 Current program mode
The current gear range/gear selector lever
position and program mode (
(
M
/
C
/
S
) appear in the multifunction dis-
play.
An additional indication of the current gear
selector lever position can be found on the
cover of the shifting-gate.
The indicators come on when you activate
a switch (e.g. unlocking the vehicle or
opening a door) and go out after approxi-
mately 15 minutes.
C
/
S
) or
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