Mercedes-benz 2013 C Class Coupe User Manual download pdf (Page 165)

and deceleration. To do this, the automatic

transmission shifts down one or more

gears.

Manual drive program

Activating the manual drive program

Manual drive program M can be selected

using the program selector or the drive pro-

gram selector button. If the transmission is in

position D, you can change gear using the

steering wheel gearshift paddles or the selec-

tor lever in manual drive program M.

X

Press the program selector button

(Y page 160) repeatedly until M appears in

the multifunction display.

X

AMG vehicles: turn the drive program

selector (Y page 161) until M appears in the

multifunction display.

The indicator M on the drive program selec-

tor lights up in red.

Shifting up

X

Briefly press the selector lever to the right

towards D+.

or

X

Pull the right-hand steering wheel gearshift

paddle (Y page 161).

The automatic transmission shifts up to the

next gear.

AMG vehicles

!

In manual gearshift program M, the auto-

matic transmission does not shift up auto-

matically 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. You must make sure that

the engine speed does not reach the red

area of the rev counter. Otherwise, there is

a risk of engine damage.

X

If the colour in the speedometer multifunc-

tion display changes to red and the UP dis-

play message is shown, shift up a gear.

Gearshift recommendation

The gearshift recommendations assist you in

adopting an economical driving style. The rec-

ommended gear is shown in the multifunction

display.

X

If relevant gearshift recommendation :

appears in the multifunction display on the

instrument cluster, pull on the right-hand

steering wheel gearshift paddle

(Y page 161).

The automatic transmission shifts to rec-

ommended gear ;.

Downshifting

X

Briefly press the selector lever to the left

towards D–.

or

X

Pull the left-hand steering wheel gearshift

paddle (Y page 161).

The automatic transmission shifts down to

the next gear.

i

If you slow down or stop without shifting

down, the automatic transmission auto-

matically shifts down.

i

For maximum acceleration, push the

selector lever to the left or pull the left-hand

steering wheel gearshift paddle until the

transmission selects the optimum gear for

the current speed.

Automatic transmission

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