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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
For more information on driving with an
automatic transmission, see “Automatic
transmission” (
୴ page 50).
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 shift program.
Gearshift pattern for automatic
transmission
The automatic transmission selects indi-
vidual gears automatically, depending on:
ț the gear selector lever
position D (
୴ page 186) with
gear ranges (
୴ page 188)
ț the selected program mode:
(C/S)(
୴ page 189)
or
(M/C/S) (E 55 AMG only)
(
୴ page 194)
ț the position of the accelerator pedal
(
୴ page 187)
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
) (E 55 AMG only) appear in the mul-
tifunction display.
An additional indication of the current gear
selector lever position can be found on the
cover of the shifting-gate.
i
During the brief warm-up, transmission
upshifting is delayed. This allows the
catalytic converter to heat up more
quickly to operating temperature.