Controls in detail, Automatic transmission – Mercedes-Benz E-Sedan 2010 Owners Manual User Manual
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Program mode selector dial on E 63 AMG
C Comfort
For standard driving
S Sport
For sporty driving
S+ Sport Plus
For sporty driving with
shorter shift times
M Manual
For manual gearshifting
RS RACE START For optimum
acceleration from a
standing start
i
Program mode
RS cannot be selected
while driving. For more information, see
“RACE START (E 63 AMG)” (
The current program mode appears in the
multifunction display (
For information on automatic program mode
(
C or S), see “Automatic shift program”
page 120) and “One-touch gearshifting”
Activating manual shift program
X
Turn the program mode selector dial until
M appears in the multifunction display.
The automatic transmission switches to
manual program mode
M. Automatic
shifting is switched off. The gear range is
not limited.
You can change the gears manually with drive
position
D selected. You can upshift or
downshift through the gears in succession.
i
Manual program mode
M will not be
stored. When the engine is turned off with
manual program mode
M selected, the
automatic transmission will go to
automatic program mode
C when the
engine is restarted.
Upshifting
!
In manual program mode
M, the
automatic transmission will not upshift,
even if the engine has reached its
overrevving range. Shift up into the next
gear before the engine has reached its
overrevving range. Make absolutely certain
that the engine speed does not reach the
red marking on the tachometer. Otherwise
the engine could be damaged which is not
covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited
Warranty.
X
Briefly pull right gearshift control ;
(
The automatic transmission shifts into the
next higher gear.
Upshift indicator
In manual program mode
M, upshift
indicator ; in the multifunction display
advises you to upshift before the engine
reaches the overspeed range. Thus you can
drive at the maximum engine speed for each
gear without overrevving the engine.
X
Shift the automatic transmission from
current gear : into the next higher gear.
The fuel supply will otherwise be
interrupted to prevent the engine from
overrevving.
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