Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2013 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 152)

The program selector button allows you to
choose between different driving
characteristics.
E Economy Comfortable, economical
driving
S Sport Sporty driving style
i For further information on the automatic
drive program, see ( Y page 150).
i The automatic transmission shifts to
automatic drive program E each time the
engine is started.
AMG vehicles
Drive program selector with manual drive program
X Turn drive program selector : until the
desired drive program appears in the
multifunction display in the speedometer.
The drive program indicator on drive
program selector : lights up in red.
C Controlled
Efficiency
Comfortable, economical
driving
S Sport Sporty driving style
S+ SportPlus Extremely sporty driving
style
M Manual Manual gear shifting
RS RACE
START
Optimal vehicle
acceleration from a
standstill
i For further information on the automatic
drive program, see ( Y page 150).
Only change from automatic drive program C,
S or S+ to manual drive program M when the
vehicle is stationary.
i The automatic transmission shifts to
automatic drive program C each time the
engine is started.
i RS cannot be selected during normal
driving. For further information on RACE
START, see (
Y page 179).
Steering wheel paddle shifters
: Left-hand steering wheel paddle shifter
; Right-hand steering wheel paddle shifter
In the automatic drive program, you can
restrict or expand the shift range by using the
steering wheel paddle shifters (
Y page 151).
i You can only change gear with the
steering wheel paddle shifters when the
transmission is in position
D.
Automatic drive program
Drive program E (drive program C on AMG
vehicles) is characterized by the following:
R
comfort-oriented engine and automatic
transmission settings
R optimal fuel consumption resulting from
the automatic transmission shifting up
sooner
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Automatic transmission
Driving and parking