Driv ing and pa rki ng, Automatic transmission – Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2014 Owners Manual User Manual
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AMG vehicles: press program selector
button : repeatedly until the letter of the
desired drive program appears in the
multifunction display.
The program selector button influences:
R
the drive program (
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page 183)
R
the engine management
In AMG vehicles, drive program E is called
drive program C.
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When the engine is started, the automatic
transmission always switches to automatic
drive program E (drive program C in AMG
vehicles).
All vehicles (except AMG vehicles)
E Economy
Comfortable, economical
driving
S Sport
Sporty driving style
You can also activate manual drive program
M using the steering wheel paddle shifters
(
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page 184). In manual drive program M,
you can briefly change gear yourself by using
the steering wheel paddle shifters.
AMG vehicles
C Controlled
Efficiency
Comfortable, economical
driving
S Sport
Sporty driving style
M Manual
Manual gear shifting
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Permanent drive program M is only
available for AMG vehicles.
Further information about permanent drive
program M(
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page 185).
You can also activate manual drive program
M using the steering wheel paddle shifters
(
Y
page 184). In manual drive program M,
you can briefly change gear yourself by using
the steering wheel paddle shifters.
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For further information on the automatic
drive program, see (
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page 183).
Steering wheel paddle shifters
You can activate manual drive program M in
the E and S automatic drive programs using
steering wheel paddle shifters : and ;
(
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page 184). In manual drive program M,
you can briefly change gear yourself by using
the steering wheel paddle shifters.
AMG vehicles: you can also activate manual
drive program M with the program selector
button (
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page 185). In manual drive
program M, you can permanently change
gear yourself by using the steering wheel
paddle shifters.
Automatic drive program
Automatic drive programs E and S
Drive program E (drive program C on MAG
vehicles) is characterized by the following:
Automatic transmission
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