Mercedes-Benz E-Wagon 2007 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 198)

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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Manual shift program E 63 AMG
In addition to the automatic shift
program C or S, your vehicle is equipped
with the manual shift program M.
In the manual program mode M,
system-controlled automatic gearshifting
is switched off and you need to change the
gears by manually upshifting or downshift-
ing using the steering wheel gearshift
paddles (
୴ page 195) or the gear selector
lever.
The program mode selector switch is
located on the lower part of the center
console.
Program mode selector switch
M Manual For manual gear shifting
C Comfort For standard driving
S Sport For sporty driving
The selected program mode appears in the
multifunction display (
୴ page 193).
Activating manual shift program
̈ Press program mode selector switch
repeatedly until the
M for manual pro-
gram mode M appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
The transmission switches to the
manual program mode M. Automatic
shifting is switched off. The gear range
is not limited.
You can change the gears manually when
the gear selector lever is in drive
position D. You can upshift or downshift
through the gears in succession.
! Allow engine to warm up under low load use.
Do not place full load on the engine until the
operating temperature has been reached.
Shift into reverse gear R or park position P only
when the vehicle is stopped.
Avoid spinning of a drive wheel for an extended
period when driving off on slippery road
surfaces. This may cause serious damage to the
drivetrain which is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
i For information on automatic program
modes C or S, see “Automatic shift program”
(
୴ page 193), “Gear selector lever one-touch
gearshifting” ( ୴ page 194), and “Steering wheel
gearshift control one-touch gearshifting
E 63 AMG” (
୴ page 195).
i The manual program mode M will not be
stored. When the engine is turned off with the
manual program mode M selected, the transmis-
sion will go to the automatic program mode
(C or S) when the engine is restarted.