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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
For more information on driving with an au-
tomatic transmission, see the “Getting
started” section (
୴ page 46).
Your vehicle’s transmission adapts its gear
shifting process to your individual driving
style by continually adjusting the shift
points up or down. These shift point adjust-
ments are performed based on current
operating and driving conditions.
If the operating conditions change, the
automatic transmission reacts by
adjusting its gear shift program.
Gearshift pattern for automatic
transmission
The automatic transmission selects indi-
vidual gears automatically, depending on:
ț the gear selector lever position D with
gear ranges (
୴ page 177)
ț the selected program mode:
(C/S)(
୴ page 179)
or
(M/C/S) (E 55 AMG only)
(
୴ page 183)
ț the position of the accelerator pedal
(
୴ page 180)
ț the vehicle speed
1 Current gear range/gear selector lever
position
2 Current program mode
The current gear range/gear selector lever
position and program mode (
C
/
S
) or
(
M
/
C
/
S
) appear in the multifunction dis-
play.
An additional indication of the current gear
selector lever position can be found on the
cover of the shifting-gate.
The indicators come on when you activate
a switch (e.g. unlocking the vehicle or
opening a door) and go out after approxi-
mately 15 minutes.
i
During the brief warm-up, transmission
upshifting is delayed. This allows the
catalytic converter (gasoline engine) or
the oxidation catalyst (Diesel engine)
to reach its operating temperature ear-
lier.