Mercedes-Benz E-Cab 2012 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 156)

Manual drive program
Switching on the manual drive program
The manual drive program is only available for
vehicles with the dynamic handling package.
Manual drive program
M is different from
drive program S with regard to spontaneity,
responsiveness and smoothness of gear
changes.
Manual drive program
M can be selected
using the program selector button. You can
change gears using the steering wheel paddle
shifters or the selector lever in manual drive
program
M if the transmission is in position
D. The gear selected is shown in the
multifunction display.
X Press the program selector button
(
Y page 151) repeatedly until M appears in
the multifunction display.
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, except when manual drive
program
M is selected.
X Briefly press the selector lever to the right
towards
D+.
or
X Pull the right-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter (
Y page 152).
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next 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 152).
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 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.
Kickdown
You can also use kickdown for maximum
acceleration in manual drive program
M.
X Vehicles for USA: fully depress the
accelerator pedal.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear
depending on the engine speed.
X Vehicles for Canada: depress the
accelerator pedal beyond the pressure
point.
The 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 151) repeatedly until E or
S appears in the multifunction display.
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Automatic transmission
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