Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2012 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 145)

Program selector button
General information
The program selector button allows you to
choose between different driving
characteristics.
Program selector button on all models except AMG
vehicles
E Economy Comfortable, economical
driving
S Sport Sporty driving style
i For further information on the automatic
drive program, see ( Y page 144).
X Press program selector button :
repeatedly until the letter for the desired
gearshift program appears in the
multifunction display.
i The automatic transmission shifts to
automatic drive program E each time the
engine is started.
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 gearshifting
RS RACE
START
Optimal vehicle
acceleration from a
standstill
i For further information on the automatic
drive program, see ( Y page 144).
Only change from automatic drive program C,
S or S+ to manual drive program M when the
vehicle is stationary.
X 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.
i The automatic transmission shifts to
automatic drive program C each time the
engine is started.
i RS cannot be selected during normal
driving. For further information on RACE
START, see (
Y page 167).
Automatic transmission
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