Operation Manual

You can also deactivate temporary manual drive
program yourself:
X
Pull on the right-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter and hold it in place (
Y page 113).
or
X
Use the DYNAMIC SELECT controller to
change the drive program (
Y page 108).
Temporary manual drive program is deactiva-
ted. The automatic transmission switches
into the automatic drive program that was last
selected.
Manual mode
General information
In manual mode M, you can permanently change
gear yourself by using the steering wheel paddle
shifters. The transmission must be in position D.
The switching times correspond to the previ-
ously active automatic drive program.
The transmission only shifts down automatically
at low engine speeds depending on the respec-
tive gear.
In addition to manual mode M, you can also
activate temporary manual drive program
(
Y page 114).
Activating
In manual mode M, you can change gear your-
self using the steering wheel paddle shifters if
the transmission is in position D. You can see
the currently selected drive program and which
gear is engaged in the multifunction display.
X
Press the M button (Y page 112).
M is shown in the multifunction display and
the indicator lamp on the M button lights up.
Shift recommendation
The gearshift recommendations assist you in
adopting an economical driving style. The rec-
ommended gear is shown in the multifunction
display.
X
Shift to recommended gear ; according to
gearshift recommendation : when shown in
the multifunction display of the instrument
cluster.
Display for shift blocked
If the engine speed becomes too high or too low
as a result of shifting gear, you cannot shift gear
using the steering wheel paddle shifters. If you
then pull the left-hand or right-hand steering
wheel paddle shifter, segments : light up red
briefly.
Downshifting
X
Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter (
Y page 113).
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear if this is permissible.
X
Maximum acceleration: pull the left-hand
steering wheel paddle shifter until the trans-
mission selects the optimum gear for the cur-
rent speed.
If you slow down or stop without shifting down,
the automatic transmission automatically shifts
down.
Switching off
X
Press the M button (Y page 112).
The indicator lamp in the button goes out.
RACE drive program
The RACE drive program is designed for maxi-
mum performance in terms of shift points and
engine speeds. The engine and transmission
should be at normal operating temperature for
the RACE drive program (
Y page 162). Use the
RACE drive program on a closed-off race circuit.
AMG SPEEDSHIFT DCT 7-speed sports transmission
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Driving and parking
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