Automatic Drive Program - Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe 2015 Operator's Manual

AMG vehicles: press program selector
X
button : repeatedly until the letter of the
desired drive program appears in the mul-
tifunction display.
The program selector button influences:
the drive program (
R
the engine management
R
In AMG vehicles, drive program E is called
drive program C.
When the engine is started, the automatic
transmission always switches to automatic
drive program E (drive program C in AMG
vehicles).
All vehicles (except AMG vehicles)
E Economy Comfortable, economical
driving
S Sport Sporty driving style
You can also activate manual drive program
M using the steering wheel paddle shifters
( page 160). In manual drive program M,
Y
you can briefly change gear yourself by using
the steering wheel paddle shifters.
AMG vehicles
C Controlled Comfortable, economical
driving
Efficiency
S Sport Sporty driving style
M Manual Manual gear shifting
Permanent drive program M is only available
for AMG vehicles.
page 159)
Y
Automatic transmission
Further information about permanent drive
program M ( page 161).
Y
You can also activate manual drive program
M using the steering wheel paddle shifters
( page 160). In manual drive program M,
Y
you can briefly change gear yourself by using
the steering wheel paddle shifters.
For further information on the automatic drive
program, see ( page 159).
Y
Steering wheel paddle shifters
You can activate manual drive program M in
the E (C in AMG vehicles) and S automatic
drive programs using steering wheel paddle
shifters : and ; (
Y
drive program M, you can briefly change gear
yourself by using the steering wheel paddle
shifters.
AMG vehicles: you can also activate manual
drive program M with the program selector
button ( page 161). In manual drive pro-
Y
gram M, you can permanently change gear
yourself by using the steering wheel paddle
shifters.

Automatic drive program

Automatic drive program E
Drive program E (drive program C on MAG
vehicles) is characterized by the following:
page 160). In manual
Z
159