Mercedes-Benz C-Sedan 2014 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 162)

X If corresponding gearshift
recommendation : appears in the
multifunction display on the instrument
cluster, pull on the right-hand steering
wheel paddle shifter (
Y
page 157).
The automatic transmission shifts to
recommended gear ;.
Downshifting
X Briefly press the selector lever to the left
towards D–.
or
X Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter (
Y
page 157).
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.
i Vehicles with the dynamic handling
package: to avoid overrevving the engine
when downshifting, the automatic
transmission does not shift to a lower gear
if this would result in the maximum engine
speed being exceeded.
i For maximum acceleration, push the
selector lever to the left or pull the left-hand
steering wheel paddle shifter until the
transmission selects the optimum gear for
the current speed.
Kickdown
i AMG vehicles: it is not possible to use
kickdown in manual drive program M.
You can also use kickdown for maximum
acceleration in manual drive program M.
X Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
pressure point.
The automatic transmission shifts to a
lower gear depending on the engine speed.
i During kickdown, you cannot change gear
using the steering wheel paddle shifters or
the selector lever.
Switching off the manual drive program
X Vehicles with the dynamic handling
package: press the program selector
button (
Y
page 156). M is no longer shown
in the multifunction display.
X AMG vehicles: turn the drive program
selector (
Y
page 157) until C, S or S+
appears in the multifunction display.
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Automatic transmission
Driving
and
parking