Driving tips, Gear ranges, The selected gear range – Mercedes-Benz E-Coupe 2010 Owners Manual User Manual

Page 108: Controls in detail, Automatic transmission

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Effect

A

Neutral position
No power is transmitted from the
engine to the drive axle. When the
brakes are released, the vehicle can
be moved freely (pushed or towed).
To avoid damage to the
transmission, never shift the
automatic transmission into neutral
position

N while driving.

Exception: If the ESC is switched off
or malfunctioning, shift the
automatic transmission into neutral
position

N if the vehicle is in danger

of skidding.

!

Coasting the vehicle, or driving

for any other reason with the
automatic transmission in
neutral position

N can result in

transmission damage that is not
covered by the Mercedes-Benz
Limited Warranty.

7

Drive position
The automatic transmission shifts
automatically. All forward gears are
available.

Driving tips

Kickdown

Use the kickdown when you want maximum
acceleration.

X

U.S. vehicles: Fully depress the

accelerator pedal.
Depending on the engine speed the
automatic transmission shifts into a lower
gear.

X

Canada vehicles: Depress the accelerator

pedal past the point of resistance.
Depending on the engine speed the
automatic transmission shifts into a lower
gear.

Working on the vehicle

G

Warning!

When working on the vehicle, engage the
parking brake and shift the automatic
transmission into park position

P. Otherwise

the vehicle could roll away which could result
in an accident and/or serious personal injury.

Gear ranges

With the automatic transmission in drive
position

D and driving in automatic program

mode

C or S, you can limit or extend the gear

range, see “One-touch gearshifting”
(

Y

page 107).

The current gear range appears in the
multifunction display.

:

Gear range indicator

Effect

=

With this selection you can use the
braking effect of the engine.

5

Allows the use of the engine’s
braking effect when driving

R

on steep downgrades

R

in mountainous regions

R

under extreme operating
conditions

4

For maximum use of the engine’s
braking effect on very steep or
lengthy downgrades.

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Automatic transmission

Controls in detail

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