Mercedes-benz E-Cabriolet 2015 User Manual download pdf (Page 175)

Activating

X

Shift the transmission to position D.

X

Pull the left or right steering wheel paddle

shifter (Y page 172).

Manual drive program M is temporarily acti-

vated. The selected gear and M appear in

the multifunction display.

Shifting gears

If you pull on the left or right steering wheel

paddle shifter, the automatic transmission

switches to manual drive program M for a

limited amount of time. Depending on which

paddle shifter is pulled, the automatic trans-

mission immediately shifts into the next gear

down or up, if permitted.

X

To shift up: pull the right-hand steering

wheel paddle shifter (Y page 172).

The automatic transmission shifts up to the

next gear.

i

If the maximum engine speed on the cur-

rently engaged gear is reached and you

continue to accelerate, the automatic

transmission automatically shifts up in

order to prevent engine damage.

X

To shift down: pull on the left-hand steer-

ing wheel paddle shifter (Y page 172).

The automatic transmission shifts down to

the next gear.

i

If the engine exceeds the maximum

engine speed when shifting down, the auto-

matic transmission protects against engine

damage by not shifting down.

i

Automatic down shifting occurs when

coasting.

Shift recommendation

The gearshift recommendations assist you in

adopting an economical driving style. The rec-

ommended gear is shown in the multifunction

display.

X

Shift to recommended gear ; according

to gearshift recommendation : when

shown in the multifunction display of the

instrument cluster.

Deactivating

If you have activated manual drive program

M, it will remain active for a certain amount of

time. Under certain conditions the minimum

amount of time is extended, e.g. in the case of

lateral acceleration, during an overrun phase

or when driving on steep terrain.

If manual drive program M has been deacti-

vated, the automatic transmission shifts into

the automatic drive program that was last

selected, i.e. E or S.

You can also deactivate manual drive pro-

gram M yourself:

X

Pull on the right-hand steering wheel pad-

dle shifter and hold it in place (Y page 172).

or

X

Use the DIRECT SELECT lever to switch the

transmission position (Y page 168).

or

X

Use the program selector button to change

the drive program (Y page 171).

Manual drive program M is deactivated.

The automatic transmission switches into

the automatic drive program that was last

selected, i.e. E or S.

Manual drive program

General information

In this drive program, you can permanently

change gear yourself by using the steering

wheel paddle shifters. The transmission must

be in position D.

Automatic transmission

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