2009 Mercedes CLK-Class Owner's Manual - Page 120
2009 Mercedes CLK-Class Manual
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Controls in detail Automatic transmission i If you press on the accelerator pedal when the engine has reached the revolution limit of the current gear range, the automatic transmission will upshift beyond any gear range limit selected. Canceling gear range limit X Manual shift program The manual shift program is available on CLK 63 AMG only. Manual program mode M differs with regard to spontaneity, response time, and shifting smoothness from automatic program mode S. In manual program mode M, systemcontrolled automatic gearshifting is switched off. You need to change the gears by manually upshifting or downshifting using the gear selector lever or the steering wheel gearshift control. C Comfort S Sport M Manual For standard driving For sporty driving For manual gearshifting Press and hold the gear selector lever to the right in the D+ direction until D reappears in the multifunction display. Pull and hold right gearshift control 2 until D reappears in the multifunction display. The automatic transmission will shift from the current gear range directly into drive position D. or X The current program mode appears in the multifunction display (Y page 116). For information on automatic program mode (C or S), see "Automatic shift program" (Y page 116) and "One-touch gearshifting" (Y page 117). 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 Shifting into optimal gear range X Press and hold the gear selector lever to the left in the D- direction. Pull and hold left gearshift control 1. The automatic transmission will select the gear range suited for optimal acceleration and deceleration automatically. This will involve shifting down one or more gears. or X Program mode selector switch 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 118