2011 Mercedes C-Class Owner's Manual - Page 144
2011 Mercedes C-Class Manual
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142 Automatic transmission Derestricting the shift range X Briefly press the selector lever to the right towards D+. Pull the right-hand steering wheel paddle shifter. The shift range is derestricted. Driving and parking or X Clearing the shift range restriction X Manual drive program M can be selected using the program selector button. You can change gears using the steering wheel paddle shifters or the selector lever in manual drive program M if the transmission is in position D. The gear selected is shown in the multifunction display. X Press program selector button (Y page 140) repeatedly until M appears in the multifunction display. Press and hold the selector lever towards D+ until D is shown once more in the multifunction display. Pull and hold the right-hand steering wheel paddle shifter until D is shown again in the multifunction display. The automatic transmission shifts from the current shift range directly to D. Upshifting i Vehicles with the dynamic handling package: if the maximum engine speed for the shift range is reached and you continue to accelerate, the automatic transmission shifts up, except when manual program M is selected. Vehicles with AMG engines X Briefly press the selector lever to the right towards D+. or X or X Selecting the ideal shift range X Press the selector lever to the left towards D- and hold it in position. Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle shifter and hold it in position. The automatic transmission shifts to the gear which allows ideal acceleration and deceleration. To do this, the automatic transmission shifts down one or more gears. or X Pull the right-hand steering wheel paddle shifter (Y page 141). The automatic transmission shifts up to the next gear. AMG vehicles: before the engine speed reaches the red area, you will see an upshift indicator in the multifunction display. Manual drive program Switching on the manual drive program The manual drive program is only available for vehicles with the dynamic handling package and for AMG vehicles. Manual drive program M is different from drive program S with regard to spontaneity, responsiveness and smoothness of gear changes. : Gear indicator ; Upshift indicator