Mercedes-Benz 2013 C Class Sedan - Manual (Page 155)

Selecting the ideal shift range
X Press the selector lever to the left towards
D– and hold it in position.
or
X Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter and hold it in position.
The automatic transmission shifts to the
gear which allows optimum acceleration
and deceleration. To do this, the automatic
transmission shifts down one or more
gears.
Manual drive program
Switching on the manual drive program
The manual drive program is only available for
vehicles with the dynamic handling package
and for AMG vehicles.
Manual drive program
M differs from drive
program S (or, in the case of AMG vehicles,
drive programs S and S+) with regard to:
R
spontaneity
R
responsiveness
R
smoothness of the gear changes
X Press the program selector button
(
Y page 150) repeatedly until M appears in
the multifunction display.
X AMG vehicles: turn the drive program
selector ( Y page 151) until M appears in the
multifunction display.
The indicator
M on the drive program
selector lights up in red.
Upshifting
i Vehicles with the dynamic handling
package: if the maximum engine speed for
the shift range is reached and you continue
to accelerate, the automatic transmission
shifts up. If manual drive program
M has
been selected, the automatic transmission
does not switch up.
X Briefly press the selector lever to the right
towards
D+.
or
X Pull the right-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter (
Y page 151).
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
AMG vehicles
! In manual drive program M, the automatic
transmission does not shift up
automatically even when the engine
limiting speed for the current gear is
reached. When the engine limiting speed is
reached, the fuel supply is cut to prevent
the engine from overrevving. Always make
sure that the engine speed does not reach
the red area of the tachometer. There is
otherwise a risk of engine damage.
Before the engine speed reaches the red area,
an upshift indicator appears in the
multifunction display.
:
Gear indicator
;
Upshift indicator
Downshifting
X Briefly press the selector lever to the left
towards
D–.
or
X Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter (
Y page 151).
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
i If you brake the vehicle or stop without
shifting down, the automatic transmission
will shift down to a gear that will allow the
vehicle to accelerate or pull away again.
Automatic transmission
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Driving and parking
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