Mercedes-Benz C-Sedan 2015 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 172)

Activating
X
Shift the transmission to position D.
X
Pull the left or right steering wheel paddle
shifter (
Y
page 169).
Manual gear shifting is activated tempora-
rily. The selected gear appears in the mul-
tifunction display.
Shifting gears
Pulling on the left or right steering wheel pad-
dle shifter, allows you to shift gears yourself
for a limited time. Depending on which paddle
shifter is pulled, the automatic transmission
immediately shifts into the next gear down or
up, if permitted.
X To shift up: pull the right-hand steering
wheel paddle shifter (
Y
page 169).
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
If the maximum engine speed on the cur-
rently engaged gear is reached and you
continue to accelerate, the automatic
transmission automatically shifts up in
order to prevent engine damage.
X
To shift down: pull on the left-hand steer-
ing wheel paddle shifter (
Y
page 169).
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
If the engine exceeds the maximum engine
speed when shifting down, the automatic
transmission protects against engine dam-
age by not shifting down.
Automatic down shifting occurs when
coasting.
Shift recommendation
The gearshift recommendations assist you in
adopting an economical driving style. The rec-
ommended gear is shown in the multifunction
display.
X Shift to recommended gear ; according
to gearshift recommendation : when
shown in the multifunction display of the
instrument cluster.
Deactivating
If you have activated manual gear shifting, it
will remain active for a certain amount of
time. Under certain conditions the minimum
amount of time is extended, e.g. in the case of
lateral acceleration, during an overrun phase
or when driving on steep terrain.
If manual gear shifting is deactivated, the
gears will be selected automatically.
You can also deactivate manual gear selec-
tion:
X Pull on the right-hand steering wheel pad-
dle shifter and hold it in place (
Y
page 169).
or
X
Use the DIRECT SELECT lever to switch the
transmission position.
or
X Use the AGILITY SELECT switch to change
the drive program (
Y
page 167).
Manual gear selection is deactivated.
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