Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2011 - Manual (Page 312)

Working on the vehicle
G Warning!
When working on the vehicle, engage the
electronic parking brake and shift the
automatic transmission into park position
P.
Otherwise the vehicle could roll away which
could result in an accident and/or serious
personal injury.
Program selector button
The program selector button influences:
R the drive program
R the AIRMATIC ( Y page 336) or ABC
( Y page 338) suspension settings
R
the engine management
Program selector button
Program selector button on AMG vehicles
E Economy
C Comfort Comfortable, economical
driving
S Sport Sporty driving style
M Manual Manual gearshifting
i For further information on "Automatic
drive program" ( Y page 311).
AMG vehicles: only change from automatic
drive program C or S to manual drive program
M when the vehicle is stationary.
X Press program selector button :
repeatedly until the letter for the desired
gearshift program appears in the
multifunction display.
i The automatic transmission switches to
automatic drive program E each time the
engine is started (on AMG vehicles: drive
program
C).
Steering wheel paddle shifters
:
Left-hand steering wheel paddle shifter
;
Right-hand steering wheel paddle shifter
You can restrict or derestrict the shift range
by using the steering wheel paddle shifter.
You can change gear yourself by using the
steering wheel paddle shifters in the manual
drive program.
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Automatic transmission
Driving and parking