2010 Mercedes E-Class Owner's Manual - Page 111
2010 Mercedes E-Class Manual
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Automatic transmission 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. automatic program mode C when the engine is restarted. 109 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. i 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. X Briefly press the gear selector lever to the right in the D+ direction. Briefly pull right gearshift control ; (Y page 107). The automatic transmission shifts into the next higher gear. Program mode selector switch on vehicles with dynamic handling package or X M Manual For manual gearshifting The current program mode appears in the multifunction display (Y page 107). For information on automatic program mode (C or S), see "Dynamic handling package with sport driving mode" (Y page 143) and "Automatic shift program" (Y page 107). Downshifting G Warning! On slippery road surfaces, never downshift in order to obtain braking action. This could result in drive wheel slip and reduced vehicle control. Your vehicle's ABS will not prevent this type of loss of control. X 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 Briefly press the gear selector lever to the left in the D- direction. Briefly pull left gearshift control : (Y page 107). The automatic transmission shifts into the next lower gear. or X 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 i To avoid overrevving the engine when downshifting, the automatic transmission will not shift into a lower gear if the engine's maximum speed would be exceeded. Z Controls in detail