Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2014 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 171)

Program selector button
General notes
Vehicles with the ON&OFFROAD package
X Press program selector button :.
The letter M appears in the multifunction
display. The manual drive program M is
activated.
AMG vehicles
X Press program selector button :
repeatedly until the letter for the desired
gearshift program appears in the
multifunction display.
The program selector button allows you to
choose between different driving
characteristics.
In AMG vehicles, drive program E is called
drive program C.
i The permanent drive program M is
available on the following vehicles:
R Vehicles with the
ON&OFFROAD package
R AMG vehicles
Further information about permanent drive
program M(
Y
page 171).
As well as this permanent drive program
M, you can also activate temporary drive
program M(
Y
page 170).
i AMG vehicles: the automatic
transmission switches to automatic drive
program C each time the engine is started.
Drive programs on AMG vehicles
C Controlled
Efficiency
Comfortable, economical
driving
S Sport Sporty driving style
M Manual Permanent manual
gearshifting
i For further information on the automatic
drive program, see (
Y
page 170).
Steering wheel paddle shifters
In the manual drive program, you can change
gears manually using steering wheel paddle
shifters : and ;.
Further information about permanent drive
program M(
Y
page 171).
Further information about temporary drive
program M(
Y
page 170).
i You can only change gear with the
steering wheel paddle shifters when the
transmission is in position D.
Automatic transmission
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Driving
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