Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2011 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 144)

Derestricting the shift range
X Briefly press the selector lever to the right
towards
D+.
or
X Pull the right-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter.
The shift range is derestricted.
Clearing the shift range restriction
X Press and hold the selector lever towards
D+ until D is shown once more in the
multifunction display.
or
X Pull and hold the right-hand steering wheel
paddle shifter until
D is shown again in the
multifunction display.
The automatic transmission shifts from the
current shift range directly to
D.
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 ideal 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 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 program selector button
(
Y page 140) 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 program
M
is selected.
Vehicles with AMG engines
X Briefly press the selector lever to the right
towards
D+.
or
X Pull the right-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter (
Y page 141).
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
AMG vehicles: before the engine speed
reaches the red area, you will see an upshift
indicator in the multifunction display.
: Gear indicator
;
Upshift indicator
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