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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Extending gear range
̈ Briefly press right shift button 2 or
pull right shift paddle 2.
The transmission will shift to the next
higher gear as permitted by the shift
program. This action simultaneously
extends the gear range of the transmis-
sion.
Canceling gear range limit
̈ Press and hold right shift button 2 or
pull and hold right shift paddle 2 until
the indicator for the current gear range
disappears from the multifunction dis-
play (
୴ page 426).
The transmission will shift from the
current gear range directly to gear
range D.
Shifting into optimal gear range
̈ Press and hold left shift button 1 or
pull and hold left shift paddle 1.
The transmission will automatically
select the gear range suited for optimal
acceleration and deceleration. This will
involve shifting down one or more
gears.
Manual shift program (CL 63 AMG and
CL 65 AMG only)
In addition to the automatic shift
program C or S, your vehicle is equipped
with the manual shift program M.
Manual shift program M differs with regard
to spontaneity, response time, and shifting
smoothness from automatic shift
program S.
In the manual program mode M,
system-controlled automatic gearshifting
is switched off and you need to change the
gears by manually upshifting or downshift-
ing using the steering wheel gearshift con-
trol paddles to the left and right of the
steering wheel (
୴ page 429).
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If you press on the accelerator when the en-
gine has reached its rpm limit, the transmission
will upshift beyond any gear range limit selected.