Steering wheel paddle shifters, Driving and parking, Automatic transmission – Mercedes-Benz C-Coupe 2012 Owners Manual User Manual
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E Economy
Comfortable, economical
driving
S Sport
Sporty driving style
M Manual
Manual gearshifting
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For further information on the automatic
Only change from automatic drive program
E or S to manual drive program M when the
vehicle is stationary.
X
Press program selector button :
repeatedly until the letter for the desired
gearshift program appears in the
multifunction display.
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
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For further information on the automatic
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.
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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 (
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
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In the manual drive program, you can change
gear using the steering wheel paddle shifters
or the selector lever (
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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 and parking
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