Mercedes-Benz E-Cab 2014 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 180)

i As well as this permanent drive program
M, you can also activate temporary drive
program M(
Y
page 176).
Switching on the manual drive program
X Press the program selector button
(
Y
page 175) repeatedly until M appears in
the multifunction display.
The manual drive program is only available on
vehicles with the dynamic handling package
or AMG sports package.
Manual drive program M is different from
drive program S with regard to spontaneity,
responsiveness and smoothness of gear
changes.
Manual drive program M can be selected
using the program selector button. In manual
drive program M, you can change gear using
the steering wheel paddle shifters if the
transmission is in position D. The gear
selected is shown in the multifunction
display.
Upshifting
X
Pull the right-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter.
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
Shift recommendation
The gearshift recommendations assist you in
adopting an economical driving style. The
recommended gear is shown in the
multifunction display.
X If corresponding gearshift
recommendation : appears in the
multifunction display on the instrument
cluster, pull on the right-hand steering
wheel paddle shifter (
Y
page 176).
The automatic transmission shifts to
recommended gear ;.
Downshifting
X
Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter.
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
i If you brake the vehicle or stop without
shifting down, the automatic transmission
will shift down to a gear that will allow the
vehicle to accelerate or pull away again.
i To avoid overrevving the engine when
downshifting, the automatic transmission
does not shift to a lower gear if this would
result in the maximum engine speed being
exceeded.
Kickdown
You can also use kickdown for maximum
acceleration in manual drive program M.
X
Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
pressure point.
The automatic transmission shifts to a
lower gear depending on the engine speed.
i During kickdown, you cannot change gear
using the steering wheel paddle shifters.
Switching off the manual drive program
X Press the program selector button
(
Y
page 175) repeatedly until E or S
appears in the multifunction display.
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