Mercedes-Benz 2011 E63 AMG Automobile User Manual


 
change gears using the steering wheel paddle
shifters or the selector lever in manual drive
program M if the transmission is in position
D. The gear selected is shown in the
multifunction display.
X
Press program selector button
(Y page 158) repeatedly until M appears in
the multifunction display.
Upshifting
i
Vehicles with the dynamic handling
package: if the maximum engine speed for
the shift range is reached and you continue
to accelerate, the automatic transmission
shifts up, except when manual program M
is selected.
X
Briefly press the selector lever to the right
towards D+.
or
X
Pull the right-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter (Y page 159).
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
Downshifting
X
Briefly press the selector lever to the left
towards D–.
or
X
Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter (Y page 159).
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
i
If you brake the vehicle or stop without
shifting down, the automatic transmission
will shift down to a gear that will allow the
vehicle to accelerate or pull away again.
i
To avoid overrevving the engine when
downshifting, the automatic transmission
does not shift to a lower gear if this would
result in the maximum engine speed being
exceeded.
Kickdown
You can also use kickdown for maximum
acceleration in manual drive program M.
X
Vehicles for USA: fully depress the
accelerator pedal.
The automatic transmission shifts to a
lower gear depending on the engine speed.
X
Vehicles for Canada: depress the
accelerator pedal beyond the pressure
point.
The automatic transmission shifts to a
lower gear depending on the engine speed.
i
During kickdown, you cannot change gear
using the steering wheel paddle shifters or
the selector lever.
Switching off the manual drive program
X
Vehicles with the dynamic handling
package: press the program selector
button (Y page 158) repeatedly until E or
S appears in the multifunction display.
Automatic transmission
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