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Automatic transmission
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extends the gear range of the automatic
transmission.
i
If you press on the accelerator pedal
when the engine has reached its rpm limit,
the automatic transmission will upshift
beyond any gear range limit selected.
Canceling gear range limit
X
Press and hold the gear selector lever to
the right in the D+ direction until D reap-
pears in the multifunction display.
or
X
Pull and hold right gearshift control 2 until
D reappears in the multifunction display.
The automatic transmission will shift from
the current gear range directly into drive
position D.
Shifting into optimal gear range
X
Press and hold the gear selector lever to
the left in the D- direction.
or
X
Pull and hold left gearshift control 1.
The automatic transmission will automati-
cally select the gear range suited for opti-
mal acceleration and deceleration. This will
involve shifting down one or more gears.
Manual shift program
The manual shift program is available on
CLS 63 AMG only.
Manual program mode M differs with regard
to spontaneity, response time, and shifting
smoothness from automatic program mode
S.
In manual program mode M, system-control-
led automatic gearshifting is switched off.
You need to change the gears by manually
upshifting or downshifting using the gear
selector lever or the steering wheel gearshift
control.
Program mode selector switch
C Comfort For standard driving
S Sport For sporty driving
M Manual For manual gearshifting
The current program mode appears in the
multifunction display (Y page 116).
For information on automatic program mode
(C or S), see “Automatic shift pro-
gram” (Y page 116) and “One-touch gear-
shifting” (Y page 117).
Activating manual shift program
X
Press the program mode selector switch
repeatedly until M appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
The automatic transmission switches to
manual program mode M. Automatic shift-
ing is switched off. The gear range is not
limited.
You can change the gears manually with drive
position D selected. You can upshift or down-
shift through the gears in succession.
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Manual program mode M will not be
stored. When the engine is turned off with
manual program mode M selected, the
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