Mercedes-Benz C-Coupe 2012 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 137)

Clearing the shift range restriction
X Press and hold the selector lever towards
D+ until D is shown once more in the
multifunction display.
or
X Pull and hold the right-hand steering wheel
paddle shifter until
D is shown again in the
multifunction display.
The automatic transmission shifts from the
current shift range directly to
D.
Selecting the ideal shift range
X Press the selector lever to the left towards
D– and hold it in position.
or
X Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter and hold it in position.
The automatic transmission shifts to the
gear which allows optimum acceleration
and deceleration. To do this, the automatic
transmission shifts down one or more
gears.
Manual drive program
Switching on the manual drive program
The manual drive program is only available for
vehicles with the dynamic handling package
and for AMG vehicles.
Manual drive program
M is different from
drive program S (in AMG vehicles, drive
programs S and S+) with regard to
spontaneity, responsiveness and
smoothness of gear changes.
Manual drive program
M can be selected
using the drive program selector or the
program selector button. You can change
gears using the steering wheel paddle shifters
or the selector lever in manual drive program
M if the transmission is in position D.
X Press the program selector button
(
Y page 132) repeatedly until M appears in
the multifunction display.
X AMG vehicles: turn the drive program
selector ( Y page 133) until M appears in the
multifunction display.
The indicator
M on the drive program
selector lights up in red.
Upshifting
i Vehicles with the dynamic handling
package: if the maximum engine speed for
the shift range is reached and you continue
to accelerate, the automatic transmission
shifts up, except when manual drive
program
M is selected.
X Briefly press the selector lever to the right
towards
D+.
or
X Pull the right-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter (
Y page 133).
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
Vehicles with AMG engines
! In manual drive program M, the automatic
transmission does not shift up
automatically even when the engine
limiting speed for the current gear is
reached. When the engine limiting speed is
reached, the fuel supply is cut to prevent
the engine from overrevving. Always make
sure that the engine speed does not reach
the red area of the tachometer. There is
otherwise a risk of engine damage.
Before the engine speed reaches the red area,
an upshift indicator appears in the
multifunction display.
: Gear indicator
; Upshift indicator
Automatic transmission
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