2010 Mercedes C-Class Owner's Manual - Page 116
2010 Mercedes C-Class Manual
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114 Automatic transmission i Vehicles with dynamic handling package: 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 when the engine is restarted. Controls in detail Program mode selector switch on C 63 AMG C Comfort S Sport M Manual For standard driving For sporty driving For manual gearshifting i C 63 AMG: 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 i Vehicles with dynamic handling package: If you press on the accelerator pedal when the engine has reached the revolution limit of the current gear, the automatic transmission will upshift beyond manual program mode M selected. ! C 63 AMG: 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 covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty. X The current program mode appears in the multifunction display (Y page 112). For information on automatic program mode (C or S), see "Automatic shift program" (Y page 111) and "One-touch gearshifting" (Y page 112). Activating manual shift program Vehicles with dynamic handling package: Press the program mode selector switch once. 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. X C 63 AMG: 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 Briefly press the gear selector lever to the right in the D+ direction. Briefly pull right gearshift control ; (Y page 112). The automatic transmission shifts into the next higher gear. or X