2010 Mercedes C-Class Owner's Manual - Page 111

Automatic transmission i Shifting the automatic transmission out of park position P is only possible with the brake pedal depressed. Only depressing the brake pedal releases the gear selector lever lock. i The current gear selector lever position corresponds with the current transmission position. The current transmission position P, R, N, or D appears in the multifunction display (Y page 109). There are additional indicators on the cover of the shifting gate showing the current gear selector lever position. The indicators come on when you insert the SmartKey into the starter switch, and go out when you remove the SmartKey from the starter switch. Shifting procedure The automatic transmission selects individual gears automatically, depending on Rthe selected gear range (Y page 111) Rthe 109 sporty driving. The degree to which you perceive double-clutching acoustically varies depending on the selected program mode. Transmission positions : Transmission position indicator selected program mode: C/S (Y page 111) or M (vehicles with dynamic handling package and C 63 AMG only) (Y page 113) position of the accelerator pedal vehicle speed Rthe Rthe With drive position D selected, you can influence transmission shifting by Rlimiting the gear range the gear range Rextending Rchanging the gears manually (vehicles with dynamic handling package and C 63 AMG only) C 63 AMG: Double-clutching is active when downshifting in all program modes. Double-clutching reduces load-alteration effects and supports Z Controls in detail The current transmission position appears in the multifunction display.