Automatic transmission – Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2006 Owners Manual User Manual
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Automatic transmission
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Automatic transmission
For more information on driving with an
automatic transmission, see “Automatic
transmission” (
Your vehicle’s transmission adapts its gear
shifting process to your individual driving
style by continually adjusting the shift
points up or down. These shift point adjust-
ments are performed based on current
operating and driving conditions.
If the operating conditions change, the
automatic transmission reacts by
adjusting its shift program.
Gearshift pattern for automatic
transmission
The automatic transmission selects indi-
vidual gears automatically, depending on:
ț
the gear selector lever
position D (
gear ranges (
ț
the selected program mode:
(C/S) (
or
(M/C/S) (E 55 AMG only)
(
ț
the position of the accelerator pedal
(
ț
the vehicle speed
i
During the brief warm-up, transmission
upshifting is delayed. This allows the
catalytic converter (gasoline engine) or
the oxidation catalyst (Diesel engine)
to heat up more quickly to operating
temperature.