Steering Wheel Paddle Shifters - Mercedes-Benz S-Class Operator's Manual

gram selector button : to change the
drive program.
The selected drive program appears in the
multifunction display.
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 and
PLUG-IN HYBRID 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 202). In manual drive program M,
Y
you can briefly change gear yourself by using
the steering wheel paddle shifters.
page 202)
Y
Automatic transmission
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.
Further information about permanent drive
program M ( page 203).
Y
You can also activate manual drive program
M using the steering wheel paddle shifters
( page 202). 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 202).
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 203). In manual drive pro-
Y
gram M, you can permanently change gear
yourself by using the steering wheel paddle
shifters.
page 202). In manual
Z
201