Driving and parking, Automatic transmission – Mercedes-Benz 2013 GLS Class User Manual
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Automatic drive program E+ (CLS 350
Coupé)
Drive program
E+ is characterised by the fol-
lowing:
R
comfort-oriented engine and automatic
transmission settings.
R
optimal fuel consumption resulting from
the automatic transmission shifting up
sooner.
R
the vehicle pulling away more gently in
forward and reverse gears unless the accel-
erator 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
driven at lower engine speeds and the
wheels being less likely to spin.
R
the overrun mode is active in the
60 km/h to 160 km/h range.
-
The combustion engine is switched off
and is disconnected from the drive train.
-
The engine speed corresponds to the
idling speed.
-
Drive program
E+ is shown in the multi-
function display and the transmission
position display goes out (
Drive program
E+ can be activated under the
following conditions:
R
The vehicle speed is between 60 km/h and
160 km/h.
R
The course of the road is suitable, e.g. there
are no steep up or downhill gradients.
R
You are no longer depressing the acceler-
ator pedal.
Drive program
E+ is deactivated under the
following conditions:
R
You depress the accelerator pedal.
R
You depress the brake pedal.
R
You use the DIRECT SELECT lever to
change the transmission position
(
R
You switch to drive program
E or
S(
R
You drive at less than 60 km/h.
R
You drive faster than 160 km/h.
Automatic drive program S
Drive program
S (or, in the case of AMG vehi-
cles, drive programs
S and S+) is character-
ised by the following:
R
sporty engine and automatic transmission
settings
R
the vehicle pulling away in first gear
R
the automatic transmission shifting up
later
R
as a result of the later automatic transmis-
sion shift points, the fuel consumption pos-
sibly being higher
Manual drive program M
General notes
You can activate manual drive program
M in
the
E, E+ (CLS 350 Coupé) and S automatic
drive programs.
In manual drive program
M, you can briefly
change gear yourself by using the steering
wheel gearshift paddles. The transmission
must be in position
D.
Activating
X
Shift the transmission to position
D.
X
Pull the left or right steering wheel gearshift
paddle (
Manual drive program
M is temporarily acti-
vated. The selected gear and
M appear in
the multifunction display.
Shifting gears
If you pull on the left or right steering wheel
gearshift paddle, the automatic transmission
switches to manual drive program
M for a
limited amount of time. Depending on which
gearshift paddle is pulled, the automatic
transmission immediately shifts into the next
gear down or up, if permitted.
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