2006 Mercedes E-Class Owner's Manual - Page 184

Controls in detail Automatic transmission Automatic transmission For more information on driving with an automatic transmission, see "Automatic transmission" ( page 50). Your vehicle's transmission adapts its gear shifting process to your individual driving style by continually adjusting the shift points up or down. These shift point adjustments are performed based on current operating and driving conditions. If the operating conditions change, the automatic transmission reacts by adjusting its shift program. i During the brief warm-up, transmission upshifting is delayed. This allows the catalytic converter (gasoline engine) or the oxidation catalyst (Diesel engine) to heat up more quickly to operating temperature. The automatic transmission selects individual gears automatically, depending on: the gear selector lever position D ( page 185) with gear ranges ( page 188) the selected program mode: (C/S) ( page 189) or (M/C/S) (E 55 AMG only) ( page 193) the position of the accelerator pedal ( page 186) the vehicle speed Gearshift pattern for automatic transmission 183