2011 Mercedes S-Class Owner's Manual - Page 312

310 Automatic transmission Working on the vehicle G Warning! When working on the vehicle, engage the electronic parking brake and shift the automatic transmission into park position P. Otherwise the vehicle could roll away which could result in an accident and/or serious personal injury. E Economy C Comfort S Sport M Manual Comfortable, economical driving Sporty driving style Manual gearshifting Driving and parking Program selector button The program selector button influences: Rthe Rthe drive program AIRMATIC (Y page 336) or ABC (Y page 338) suspension settings Rthe engine management i For further information on "Automatic drive program" (Y page 311). AMG vehicles: only change from automatic drive program C or S to manual drive program M when the vehicle is stationary. X Press program selector button : repeatedly until the letter for the desired gearshift program appears in the multifunction display. i The automatic transmission switches to automatic drive program E each time the engine is started (on AMG vehicles: drive program C). Steering wheel paddle shifters Program selector button : Left-hand steering wheel paddle shifter ; Right-hand steering wheel paddle shifter Program selector button on AMG vehicles You can restrict or derestrict the shift range by using the steering wheel paddle shifter. You can change gear yourself by using the steering wheel paddle shifters in the manual drive program.