Drive Programs; Drive Program S+ (Sport Plus) - Mercedes-Benz C-Class Operator's Manual

Automatic transmission
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the availability of the ECO start/stop func-
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tion ( page 161)
Y
the climate control settings
R
Dual-zone automatic climate control
-
( page 140)
Y
vehicles for Canada: three-zone auto-
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matic climate control (
the rear window defroster operation period
R
( page 148)
Y
the performance of the seat heating
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( page 112)
Y
Each time you start the engine using the
SmartKey or the Start/Stop button, drive pro-
gram C is activated. For further information
about starting the engine, see (
Push AGILITY SELECT switch : up or
X
down, until the desired drive program is
selected.
The selected drive program appears in the
multifunction display. After five seconds
the display goes out and the status icon of
the selected drive program appears.
In addition, the current drive program set-
tings are displayed in the Audio 20/
COMAND display.
Available drive programs:
I Individual
S+ Sport Plus
S Sport
page 142)
Y
page 159).
Y
Individual settings
Extremely sporty driving
characteristics
Sporty driving character-
istics
C Comfort Comfortable and econom-
ical driving characteristics
E Eco Particularly economical
driving characteristics
Additional information for drive programs
( page 168).
Y
Using the steering wheel paddle shifters, you
can temporarily change gears yourself. For
further information on the manual drive pro-
gram ( page 169).
Y

Drive programs

Drive program I (Individual)
In drive program I the following properties of
the drive program can be selected:
the drive (engine and transmission man-
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agement)
the suspension
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the steering
R
To permanently select the gears in the drive
program I using the steering wheel paddle
shifters, select the permanent manual gear-
shift program.
Information about the selection of drive pro-
gram I with COMAND or Audio 20 can be
found in the Digital Operator's Manual.

Drive program S+ (Sport Plus)

Drive program S+ is characterized by the fol-
lowing:
the vehicle delivers extremely sporty han-
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dling characteristics
the vehicle pulling away in first gear
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the automatic transmission shifting up
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later
the fuel consumption possibly being higher
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as a result of the later automatic transmis-
sion shift points