Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2008 Owners Manual User Manual
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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
The program mode selector switch is
located on the lower part of the center
console.
Program mode selector switch
M Manual
For manual gear shifting
C Comfort
For standard driving
S Sport
For sporty driving
The selected program mode appears in the
multifunction display (
Activating manual shift program
̈
Press program mode selector switch
repeatedly until the
M
for manual pro-
gram mode M appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
The transmission switches to the
manual program mode M. Automatic
shifting is switched off. The gear range
is not limited.
You can change the gears manually when
the gear selector lever is in drive
position D. You can upshift or downshift
through the gears in succession.
Upshifting
̈
Briefly press the gear selector lever to
the right in the D+ direction.
or
̈
Briefly pull right shift paddle
The transmission shifts to the next
higher gear.
If, instead of the manual program mode
symbol
M
, the
p symbol appears in the
multifunction display (
page 175), shift to
the next higher gear. The fuel supply will
otherwise be interrupted to prevent the
engine from overrevving.
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For information on automatic program
modes C or S, see “Automatic shift program”
(
page 175), “Gear selector lever one-touch
gearshifting” (
page 176), and “Steering wheel
gearshift control one-touch gearshifting*”
(
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The manual program mode M will not be
stored. When the engine is turned off with the
manual program mode M selected, the transmis-
sion will go to the automatic program mode
(C or S) when the engine is restarted.
!
In the manual program mode M, the trans-
mission will not upshift, even if the engine has
reached its overrevving range. Shift up to the
next gear before the engine has reached its over-
revving range. Make absolutely certain that the
engine speed does not reach the red marking on
the tachometer (
engine could be damaged which is not covered
by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.