Mercedes-Benz C-Coupe 2013 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 148)

transmission does not shift to a lower gear
if this would result in the maximum engine
speed being exceeded.
i If you desire maximum acceleration, push
the selector lever to the left or pull and hold
the left-hand steering wheel paddle shifter
until the transmission shifts to the optimal
gear for the current speed.
Kickdown
i AMG vehicles: it is not possible to use
kickdown in manual drive program M.
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 or
the selector lever.
Switching off the manual drive program
X Vehicles with the dynamic handling
package: press the program selector
button (
Y
page 142). M is no longer shown
in the multifunction display.
X
AMG vehicles: turn the drive program
selector (
Y
page 143) until C, S or S+
appears in the multifunction display.
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Automatic transmission
Driving
and
parking