Driving and parking, Automatic transmission – Mercedes-Benz C-Coupe 2013 Owners Manual User Manual
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AMG vehicles
Drive program selector with manual drive program
C Controlled
Efficiency
Comfortable, economical
driving
S Sport
Sporty driving style
S+ SportPlus Extremely sporty driving
style
M Manual
Manual gear shifting
RS RACE
START
Optimal vehicle
acceleration from a
standstill
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For further information on the automatic
drive program, see (
Y
page 143).
Only change from automatic drive program C,
S or S+ to manual drive program M when the
vehicle is stationary.
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Turn drive program selector : until the
desired drive program appears in the
multifunction display in the speedometer.
The drive program indicator on drive
program selector : lights up in red.
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The automatic transmission shifts to
automatic drive program C each time the
engine is started.
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RS cannot be selected during normal
driving. For further information on RACE
START, see (
Y
page 169).
Steering wheel paddle shifters
:
Left-hand steering wheel paddle shifter
;
Right-hand steering wheel paddle shifter
In the automatic drive program, you can
restrict or derestrict the shift range by using
the steering wheel paddle shifters
(
Y
page 144).
In the manual drive program, you can change
gear using the steering wheel paddle shifters
or the selector lever (
Y
page 145).
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You can only change gear with the
steering wheel paddle shifters when the
transmission is in position D.
Automatic drive program
Drive program E (drive program C on AMG
vehicles) is characterized by the following:
R
comfort-oriented engine and automatic
transmission settings
R
optimal fuel consumption resulting from
the automatic transmission shifting up
sooner
R
the vehicle pulling away more gently in
forward and reverse gears, unless the
accelerator pedal is depressed fully
R
increased sensitivity. This improves driving
stability on slippery road surfaces, for
example
R
the automatic transmission shifting up
sooner. This results in the vehicle being
driven at lower engine speeds and the
wheels being less likely to spin
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