Program selector button, Steering wheel paddle shifters, Automatic drive program – Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2012 User Manual
Page 316: Driving and parking, Automatic transmission
Program selector button
General information
The program selector button influences:
R
the drive program
R
R
the engine management
Program selector button
Program selector button on AMG vehicles
In AMG vehicles, drive program
E is called
drive program
C.
E Economy
C Controlled
Efficiency
Comfortable, economical
driving
S Sport
Sporty driving style
M Manual
Manual gearshifting
i
For further information on the automatic
AMG vehicles: only change from automatic
drive program
C or S to manual drive program
M when the vehicle is stationary.
X
Press program selector button :
repeatedly until the letter for the desired
gearshift program appears in the
multifunction display.
i
When the engine is started, the automatic
transmission always switches to automatic
drive program
E (drive program C in AMG
vehicles).
Steering wheel paddle shifters
:
Left-hand steering wheel paddle shifter
;
Right-hand steering wheel paddle shifter
You can restrict or derestrict the shift range
by using the steering wheel paddle shifters.
You can change gear yourself by using the
steering wheel paddle shifters in the manual
drive program.
Automatic drive program
Drive program
E (drive program C on AMG
vehicles) is characterized by the following:
R
the vehicle pulling away more gently in
forward and reverse gears, unless the
accelerator pedal is depressed fully
R
increased sensitivity. This improves driving
stability on slippery road surfaces, for
example
R
the automatic transmission shifting up
sooner. This results in the vehicle being
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