2009 Mercedes CL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 345
2009 Mercedes CL-Class Manual
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Controls in detail Automatic transmission Activating manual shift program Press the program mode selector switch repeatedly until M appears in the multifunction display. The automatic transmission switches to manual program mode M. Automatic shifting is switched off. The gear range is not limited. You can change the gears manually with drive position D selected. You can upshift or downshift through the gears in succession. X X covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty. Briefly pull right gearshift control 2 (Y page 342). The automatic transmission shifts into the next higher gear. Upshift indicator Program mode selector switch C Comfort S Sport M Manual For standard driving For sporty driving For manual gearshifting The current program mode appears in the multifunction display (Y page 341). For information on automatic program mode (C or S), see "Automatic shift program" (Y page 340) and "One-touch gearshifting" (Y page 341). i Manual program mode M will not be stored. When the engine is turned off with manual program mode M selected, the automatic transmission will go to automatic program mode (C or S) when the engine is restarted. Upshifting ! In manual program mode M, the automatic transmission will not upshift, even if the engine has reached its overrevving range. Shift up into the next gear before the engine has reached its overrevving range. Make absolutely certain that the engine speed does not reach the red marking on the tachometer. Otherwise the engine could be damaged which is not 1 Current gear 2 Upshift indicator In manual program mode M, upshift indicator 2 in the multifunction display advises you to upshift before the engine reaches the overspeed range. Thus you can drive at the maximum engine speed for each gear without overrevving the engine. Z 343