Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2010 - Manual (Page 322)

R the selected gear range ( Y page 321)
R the selected program mode:
C/S (
Y page 322)
or
M (AMG vehicles only) (
Y page 324)
R the position of the accelerator pedal
R the vehicle speed
With drive position D selected, you can
influence transmission shifting by
R
limiting the gear range
R extending the gear range
R changing the gears manually (AMG vehicles
only)
Transmission positions
The current transmission position appears in
the multifunction display.
:
Transmission position indicator
If the current transmission position does not
appear in the multifunction display due to a
malfunction, for example, make sure that the
automatic transmission is in the desired
position.
X Shift the automatic transmission into drive
position
D.
X Select automatic program mode S.
X Do not limit the gear range.
X Drive off carefully.
Effect
B Park position
Shift the automatic transmission
into park position
P only when the
vehicle is stopped. The park position
is not intended to serve as a brake
when the vehicle is parked. Rather,
the driver should always engage the
electronic parking brake in addition
to shifting the automatic
transmission into park position
P to
secure the vehicle.
If the vehicle’s electrical system is
malfunctioning, the automatic
transmission could remain locked in
park position
P.
X Have the vehicle’s electrical
system checked at an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as
possible.
C Reverse gear
Shift the automatic transmission
into reverse gear
R only when the
vehicle is stopped.
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Automatic transmission
Controls in detail
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