2009 Mercedes CLS-Class Owner's Manual - Page 120

Controls in detail Automatic transmission extends the gear range of the automatic transmission. mal acceleration and deceleration. This will involve shifting down one or more gears. C Comfort S Sport For standard driving For sporty driving For manual gearshifting i If you press on the accelerator pedal when the engine has reached its rpm limit, the automatic transmission will upshift beyond any gear range limit selected. Canceling gear range limit X Manual shift program The manual shift program is available on CLS 63 AMG only. Manual program mode M differs with regard to spontaneity, response time, and shifting smoothness from automatic program mode S. In manual program mode M, system-controlled automatic gearshifting is switched off. You need to change the gears by manually upshifting or downshifting using the gear selector lever or the steering wheel gearshift control. M Manual Press and hold the gear selector lever to the right in the D+ direction until D reappears in the multifunction display. Pull and hold right gearshift control 2 until D reappears in the multifunction display. The automatic transmission will shift from the current gear range directly into drive position D. The current program mode appears in the multifunction display (Y page 116). For information on automatic program mode (C or S), see "Automatic shift program" (Y page 116) and "One-touch gearshifting" (Y page 117). or X Activating manual shift program X Shifting into optimal gear range X Press the program mode selector switch repeatedly until M appears in the multifunction display. The automatic transmission switches to manual program mode M. Automatic shifting is switched off. The gear range is not limited. Press and hold the gear selector lever to the left in the D- direction. Pull and hold left gearshift control 1. The automatic transmission will automatically select the gear range suited for opti- or X You can change the gears manually with drive position D selected. You can upshift or downshift through the gears in succession. Program mode selector switch i Manual program mode M will not be stored. When the engine is turned off with manual program mode M selected, the 118