Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2013 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 171)

Program selector button
General notes
Program selector button on vehicles with the
ON&OFFROAD package
X
Press program selector button :.
The letter M appears in the multifunction
display. The manual drive program M is
activated.
Program selector button on AMG vehicles
X Press program selector button :
repeatedly until the letter for the desired
gearshift program appears in the
multifunction display.
The program selector button allows you to
choose between different driving
characteristics.
i AMG vehicles: the automatic
transmission switches to automatic drive
program C each time the engine is started.
Drive programs on AMG vehicles
C Controlled
Efficiency
Comfortable, economical
driving
S Sport Sporty driving style
M Manual Manual gear shifting
i For further information on the automatic
drive program, see (
Y
page 169).
Steering wheel paddle shifters
In the manual drive program you can change
gears manually using steering wheel paddle
shifters : and ;(
Y
page 171).
In the automatic drive program, you can
restrict or derestrict the shift range by using
steering wheel paddle shifters : and ;
(
Y
page 170).
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
Automatic transmission
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Driving
and
parking
Z