MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE 2019 Owner's Manual

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine doesnot
start. Youcannot hear
the starter motor. The
on-board voltageistoo low because thebattery istoo weak or
discharged.
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 282).
If the engine doesnotstart despite attemptsto jump-st artit:
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
starter motorwasexposed toathermal loadthatwastoohigh.
X Allow thestarter motortocool down forapproximately twominutes.
X Try tostart theengine again.
If the engine stilldoes notstart:
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
engine isnot running
smoothly andismisfir-
ing. There
isamalfunction inthe engine electron icsorinamechanical
componen tof the engine management system.
X Only depress theaccelerator pedalslightly.
Otherwise, non-combusted fuelmay getinto thecatalytic converter
and damage it.
X Have thecause rectified immediately ataqual ified specialist work-
shop. The
coolant temperature
gauge shows avalue
above 248‡(120 †).
The coolant warning
lamp mayalsobeon and
a warning tonemay
sound. The
coolant levelistoo low. Thecoolant istoo hotand theengine isno
longer beingcooled sufficiently.
X Stop assoon aspossible andallow theengine andthecoolant to
cool down.
X Check thecoolant level(Ypage 263). Observe thewarning notes
as you dosoand add coolant ifnecessary. Notes
ontowing vehicles
The vehicle isnot suitable forattaching towbar
systems, suchasthose usedforflat towing or
dinghy towing.
Att aching orusing towbarsystems mayresult in
damage tothe vehicle.
When towing avehicle withtowbarsystems,
safe driving characterist icscannot beguaran-
teed forthe towing vehicle orthe towed vehicle.
The vehicle/trailer combinationmayswerve.
Observe thepermissible towingmethods
(Y page 287)andthenotes ontowing withboth
axles onthe ground (Ypage 286). DYNAMIC
SELECTbutt on(all vehicle s
except Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Use theDYNAMIC SELECTbutton tochange the
drive program. Depending onthe drive program
selected thefollowing vehiclecharacterist ics
will change:
R the drive (engine andtransmission manage-
ment)
R the suspension (vehicleswithdamping sys-
tem orAMG adaptive sportsuspension sys-
tem)
R the sound ofthe exhaust system(vehicles
with sports exhaust system)
R the steering
R the availa bilityofthe ECO start/ stopfunct ion
R the climate control
Each timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton, driveprogram Cis DY
NAMIC SELECTbutt on(all vehicl esexce ptMercedes-AMG vehicles)
129Driving andparking Z

act
ivat ed.For further inf orm ationabout start ing
th eeng ine,see (Ypage 124). X
Pres sDYN AMICSELECT butt on0043 asman y
tim esasnec essar yunt ilth edesir eddriv e
prog ramisselec ted.
The selec teddriv eprog ramappear sin the
mult ifunction display. Afterfiv esec onds, the
display goesoutand thest atus symbo lof the
selec teddriv eprog ramappear s.
In addit ion,th ecur ren tdriv eprog ramsettings
are displaye dbrie flyinthemult imed iasyst em
display.
i In
afew coun tries, theECO start /stopfun c-
tio nis deac tivate dat thefac tory due tothe
availabl efuel grad e.In this cas e,theECO
st art /stopfun ction isno tavailabl ein any
driv eprog ram,reg ardle ssofthedisplay inthe
mult imed iasyst emdisplay.
Avai labledr ive progr ams: C
Comf ort Comf
ortable andeconomi-
cal driv ingcharac terist ics S
Spo rt Spo
rty driv ingcharac teris-
tic s I
In divid ual In
divid ualsettings E
Ec on omy Part
icular lyeco nomic al
driv ingcharac terist ics Add
ition alinf orm ationfor driv eprog rams
(Y page 135).
You canalso chang egear yours elfusin gth e
st eeri ngwheel paddle shifters. For further inf or-
mat ionontheman ualdriv eprog ram
(Y page 137). DYNAM
ICSELECT controller
(Mer cedes- AMGvehicles)
Use theDYN AMICSELECT con troller tochang e
th edriv eprog ram.De pen dingon thedriv epro-
gram selectedth efoll owin gveh icle charac ter-
ist ics will chang e:
R thedriv e
R thetrans miss ionman agem ent
R ES P®
R thesuspe nsion (veh icleswith AMGadapt ive
spor tsuspe nsion syst em)
R thesoun dof theexh aust system
R theavailabi lityof theECO start /stopfun ction
R theavailabi lityof glidin gmode
Eac htim eyou start theeng inewith theSm art-
Key ortheSt art /S topbutt on,driv eprog ramCis
act ivat ed.For further inf orm ationabout start ing
th eeng ine,see (Ypage 124). X
Turn DYNAMICSE LECT con troller 0043asman y
tim esasnec essar yunt ilth edesir eddriv e
prog ramisselec ted.
The selec teddriv eprog ramappear sin the
mult ifunction display. Afterfiv esec onds the
display goesoutand thesymbo lof theselec -
te ddriv eprog ramappear s.
The driveprog ramindicat oron DYN AMIC
SE LECT con troller 0043light sup inred.
Avai labledr ive progr ams: I
In divid ual In
divid ualsettings C
Comf ort Comf
ort-orien ted, opt i-
mum- economy eng ineand
tr ans miss ionsettings S
Spo rt Spo
rty eng ineand trans -
miss ionsettings 130
DYNAMIC
SELECTcontroller(Mercedes- AMGvehicles )Drivingand parking

S+
Sport Plus Particularly
sportytrans-
mission settings Race
Maximum
sportiness and
engine andtransmission
settin gssuitable forthe
racetrack Additional
information fordrive programs
(Y page 135).
You canalso change gearyourself usingthe
steering wheelpaddle shifters. Forfurther infor-
mation onthe manual driveprogram
(Y page 137). Automat
ictra nsmission Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If the engine speedisabove theidling speed
and youengage transmission position003A
or 0046, thevehicle couldpullaway suddenly.
There isarisk ofan accident.
When engaging transmission position003Aor
0046, alwaysfirmly depress thebrake pedal
and donot simultaneously accelerate. G
WARNING
The automatic transmission switchestoneu-
tral position Nwhen youswitch offthe engine.
The vehicle mayrollaway .There isarisk ofan
accident.
Aft erswitching offthe engine, alwaysswitch
to parking position P.Prevent theparked vehi-
cle from rolling awaybyapply ingthe parking
brake. DIREC
TSELEC Tlever
Overview oftra nsmission positions 005D
Park position withparking lock
005E Reverse gear
005C Neutral
005B Drive
All vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles) :the DIRECT SELECTlever ison the right of
the steering column.
For information onthe selector leverin
Mercedes-A MGvehicles (Ypage 133).
The DIRECT SELECTlever alwaysreturns toits
original position. Thecurrent transmission posi-
tion 005D,005E,005Cor005B isshown inthe transmis-
sion position displayinthe multifunct iondisplay
(Y page 131).
Tra nsmission positionanddrive pro-
gram display The
current transmission positionanddrive pro-
gram appear inthe multifunct iondisplay . 0043
Transmission positiondisplay
0044 Gear
0087 Drive program display
The arrows inthe transmission positiondisplay
show howandinto which transmission positions
you can shift using theDIRECT SELECTlever.
If the transmission positiondisplayinthe mul-
tifunct iondisplay isnot working, youshould pull Automat
ictransmission
131Drivingandparking Z

away
carefully tocheck whet herthedesir ed
tr ans miss ionposit ioniseng aged. Ideally,you
shoul dselec ttr ans miss ionposit ion005Band
driv eprog ramEor S.
Engag ingpark posi tion P !
If
th eeng inespee dis toohigh ortheveh icle
is coas ting,do notshif tth eauto matictrans -
miss iondire ctly from 005Bto005E, from 005Eto005B
or dire ctly to 005D. Other wise, theauto matic
tr ans miss ionmay bedamage d.
X Push theDI RECT SELECT leve rswit chinthe
dire ction ofarr ow 005D.
Tran smis sion posit iondisplay 005Disshow nin
th emult ifunction display.
When youhave engaged parkposit ion005D, mak e
sure that thetrans miss ionposit iondisplay
show s005D inthemult ifunction display.
You canengage park position005Donlywhen the
veh icle isstatio nary;do notswit chdire ctly to
park position005Dathigh enginespee d.
De pres singth ebrak eand pushin gth eDI RECT
SE LECT leve rup ordown disengages thepark -
ing lock.The trans miss ionisin neut ral005C.
At trans miss ionfluid temper aturesbelow 00F84‡
(00F82 0†), you can onlyshif tout ofpark position
005D intoano ther trans miss ionposit ionwhen the
eng ineisrun ning.
In orde rto shif tfr om park position005Ddire ctly
int o005E or005B:
R depr essthebrak epedal and
R push theDI RECT SELECT leve rup ordown
past thefir st poin tof res istanc e
Engag ingpark posi tion Pau tom atically Park
position005Disauto matically engaged if:
R you switchoff theeng ineusin gth eSm artKey
and remove theSm artKey
R you switchoff theeng ineusin gth eSm artKey
or usin gth eSt art /S topbutt onand open the
driv er'sdoor orfron t-passe nger door
R you open thedriv er'sdoor when theveh icle is
st atio naryor when drivingataver ylow spee d
and thetrans miss ionisin posit ion005Bor005E
In cer tain situatio ns,th eauto matictrans mis-
sion shiftsauto matically totrans miss ionposi-
tio n005D ifth eHOL Dfun ction orActiveDis tan ce
As sist DISTRO NICisact ivat ed. Obse rveth e
inf orm ationon theHOL Dfun ction (Ypage 159) and
onActiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NIC
(Y page 155).
Engag ingreversegear R !
On
lymov eth eauto matictrans miss ionto
005E when theveh icle isstatio nary.
X De pres sth ebrak eand keep itpres sed.
X Push theDI RECT SELECT leve rup past the
fir st poin tof res istanc e.
The ECO start /stopfun ction isno tavailabl e
when revers egear iseng aged. Further inform a-
tio non theECO start /stopfun ction
(Y page 127).
Shif tingto neut ralN G
WAR
NING
If ch ildre nare left unsuperv isedintheveh icle,
th ey coul d:
R oper atetheveh icle'sequipm ent
Add ition ally, childre ncoul dset theveh icle in
mot ionif,for exam ple,they:
R rele ase thepark ingbrak e
R shif tth eauto matictrans miss ionout ofpark
posit ion005D
R start theeng ine
Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden tand injury.
Nev erleave childre nor anim alsunat tende din
th eveh icle.
When leavingth eveh icle,always taketh e
Sm artKey with youand lockth eveh icle.This
also applies fortheDig ital Vehi cleKey ifth e
"Dig italVehi cleKey" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme connect.
X Ifth etrans miss ionisin posit ion005Bor005E:
push theDI RECT SELECT leve rup ordown to
th efir st poin tof res istanc e.
X Ifth etrans miss ionisin posit ion005D: depr ess
th ebrak epedal andpush theDI RECT SELECT
leve rup ordown tothefir st poin tof res ist-
anc e.
If you switchtheeng ineoffwith thetrans mis-
sion inposit ion005Eor005B, theauto matictrans -
miss ionshiftsto 005C auto matically.
Wit hth eSm artKey :if you then open thedriv -
er' sdoor orthefron t-passe nger door orrem ove 132
Aut
oma tictrans missionDriv ingand parking

the
Sma rtKeyfro mthe igniti on, the automa tic
tra nsmi ssion shifts to005D automa tically.
With theStart/ Stopbutto n:ifyo uthe nop en
the driver 'sdo or or the front-pa ssenge rdo or,
the automa tictransmi ssion shifts to005D auto-
ma tica lly.
If yo uwa ntthe automa tictransmi ssion to
rem ain in neu tral005C, e.g.wh en havin gthe vehi-
cle cleane din an automa ticcar wash with a
tow ingsyste m:
X Veh
icle swi th the Start- Stopbutto n:
rem ove theStar t-Stop button fromthe igni-
tio nlock.
X Inse rtthe Sma rtKeyinto theigniti onlock.
X Allve hic les: sw itch theigniti onon.
X Dep ressthe brakepedaland keepit
de pre sse d.
X Enga geneu tral005C.
X Re leas ethe brakepedal.
X Re leas ethe electri cpa rki ng bra ke.
X Swi tch offthe igniti onand leav ethe Sma rtKey
in the igniti onlock.
En gag ingdriv epos ition D X
Ifthe transmi ssion isin po sitio n005E or005C:
pu sh the DIRECT SELEC Tle ver down pastthe
fir st po int ofres istance .
X Ifthe transmi ssion isin po sitio n005D: depre ss
the brakepedaland push the DIRECT SELEC T
le ver down past the first po int ofres istance . Se
lecto rle ve r(M erc ede s-AMG vehi-
cl es )
Ov erv iew of trans mission pos ition s 005D
Park positio nwi th parki ng lock
005E Rever segear 005C
Neu tral
005B Drive
Trans mission pos ition and drivepro-
gram displa y Th
ecur rent transmi ssion positio nand drive pro -
gra mappe ar inthe multifu nctio ndisp lay. 0043
Transmi ssion positio ndisp lay
0044 Drivepro gramdisp lay
If the transmi ssion positio ndisp layin the mul-
tifu nctio ndi sp layis not working, yousho uldpu ll
aw ay car efully to che ckwheth erthe desired
tra nsmi ssion positio nis eng aged .Ide ally,yo u
sho uld se lect tra nsmi ssion positio n005B and
dri ve pro gramCor S.
En gag ingpark position P X
Wh enthe vehicleis sta tionar y,pre ssbut-
ton 0043.
En gag ingrev ersege ar R !
Onl
ymov ethe automa tictransmi ssion to
005E when the vehicleis sta tionar y.
X Dep ressthe brakeand keepit pre sse d.
X Pu sh the selector lever forwa rds pastthe first
po int ofres istance . Au
tomati ctrans mission
133Dr ivi ng andparki ng Z

Trans
mission pos ition s 0045 Park
position
Thi spre vents thevehiclefro mrol ling
aw ay when stop ped.
Onl yshi ftthe transmi ssion toposi-
tio n005D when the vehicleis sta tion-
ar y. The parkin glock sho uld not be
us ed asabra kewhen parkin g.
Alw aysap plythe electro nicparkin g
bra keinad ditio nto the parkin glock
in ord erto sec urethe vehicle.
In the eventofama lfunctio nof the
veh icle's electro nics,the transmi s-
si on maylo ck inpo sitio n005D. Have
the vehicleelectro nicschecked
imm ediatel yat aqu alifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op.
Pa rk positio n005D isau toma tically
eng aged if:
R yousw itch offthe engineusing the
Sma rtKeyand remove theSma rt-
Key
R yousw itch offthe engineusing the
Sma rtKeyor using the Star t/Stop
bu tton andopen the driver 'sdo or
or fro nt-pa ssenge rdo or
R youop en the driver 'sdo or wh en
the vehicleis sta tionar yor wh en
dri vin gat aver ylo w sp ee dand the
tra nsmi ssion isin po sitio n005B or
005E 0046 Rev
ersege ar
Onl yshi ftthe transmi ssion into posi-
tio n005E when the vehicleis sta tion-
ar y. 0044 Neu
tral
Do not shiftthe transmi ssion to005C
wh ile dri vin g.The automa tictrans-
mis sion cou ldothe rwise be dam-
ag ed .
No powe ris tra nsmi ttedfromthe
eng inetothe drive wheels.
Re leas ing the brakes willal lo w yo uto
mov ethe vehiclefre ely, e.g .to push
it or tow it.
If ESP ®
is de acti vated orfaulty: shift
the transmi ssion topo sitio n005C ifthe
veh icleis in da nge rof ski dding ,e.g .
on icy roads.
If yo usw itch theengineoffwith the
tra nsmi ssion inpo sitio n005E or005B,
the automa tictransmi ssion shifts to
005C automa tically.
! Co
asting inneu tral005C may
cau sedama getothe drive train. 003A Dri
ve
The automa tictransmi ssion cha nge s
ge ar automa tically. All forwa rdgears
ar eav ailabl e. Dri
ving tips
Ch ang ingge ar The
automa tictransmi ssion shifts thro ughthe
ind ividu alge arsau toma tically wh enitis in tra ns-
mis sion positio n005B. Thisau toma ticgear shi ft-
ing behavio ris de term inedby :
R the selecte ddri ve pro gram
R the positio nof the accelera tor pedal
R the roadsp ee d
Ac celerator pedalpos ition Yo
ur sty leof dri vin ginfl uences howtheauto-
ma tic transmi ssion shifts gear:
R little thro ttle:ea rly upshi fts
R mor ethro ttle:la te upshi fts 13
4 Au
tomati ctrans missionDr ivi ng andparki ng

Holdi
ngthe vehi clestationary onuphill
gradien ts G
WARNING
If the clutch overhe ats,theelectronic man-
age ment system isau tomatica llydea ctivated.
This interrup tsthe pow ertransmissi on.The
vehicl emay ,for exampl e,roll backwa rdson
grad ients. There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Never holdthevehicl estationa ryon uph ill
grad ients bydepre ssing theaccele rator.
The clutch mayoverhe atifyou hold thevehicl e
stationa ryon uph illgrad ients bydepre ssingthe
accele ratorpedal.If the clutch overhe ats,a
war ning tone sound s.
All vehi cles(ex cept Merce des-AMGvehi -
cle s): the Stop Vehicle Shiftto'P' Stop
Vehicle Shiftto'P'
Leave Engine Running Leave
Engine Running displaymessa ge
app ears inthe multi function display.You will
only beableto continue yourjourney oncethe
clutch hascoole ddow nand thedisp laymes-
sage inthe multi function displayhas disap-
pea red.
Merce des-AMGvehi cles:the Trans. Oil Trans.
Oil
Overhea tedDrive onwith Care Overhea
tedDrive onwith Caredisplay
messa geapp ears inthe multi function display.
Do not hold thevehicl estationa ryon uph illgra-
die nts bydepre ssing theaccele ratorpedal.
Instead, onlyever hold thevehicl estationa ryon
uph illgrad ients by:
R depre ssing thebrake pedal
R activa tingtheHOLD function
R engag ingthe electric parkingbrake
Ki ckdow n Use
kickdown formaximu maccele ration.
X Depress theaccele ratorpedalbey ond the
pressu repoint.
The automatic transmissi onshifts toalow er
gea rdepe nding onthe engine speed.
X Ease offthe accele ratorpedalonce the
desi redspee dis reache d.
The automatic transmissi onshifts backup.
Merce des-AMGvehi cles:itis only possi bleto
use kickdown inthe automatic driveprogra m
and thetempora rymanua ldrive progra mM.
When manua ldrive progra mM isperma nently
activa ted,kickdown isnot possi ble. For
further informa tiononkickdown inmanua l
drive progra mM (Y pag e139).
Rocki ngthe vehi clefree Shifting
backandforth betwe entransmissi on
posi tions 005Band 005Ecan help tofree upthe
vehicl eif it gets stuck inmud orsnow. Thevehi-
cle's engine management system limitsthe
spee dto amaximu mof 5mph (9km/h) when
shifting backandforth. Toshift repea tedly
betwe entransmissi onposi tions 005Band 005E,
move theDIRECT SELECT leverup and down
pas tthe point ofresis tance. Drive
programs
All vehi cles(ex cept Merce des-AMG
vehi cles) Drive
program C(Co mfort)
Drive progra mCis chara cterized bythe follow-
ing:
R the vehicl edel ivers comfortabl e,economica l
handl ingchara cteristics.
R the vehicl epul lsawa ymore gently inforwa rd
and reverse gears,unle ssthe accele rator
peda lis depre ssedfully.
R the vehicl ehas impro veddrivi ngstabi lity,for
exampl eon slippery roadsurfaces.
R optima lfuel consumpti onresu lting from the
au tomatic transmissi onshifting upsooner.
The vehicl eis drive nin the low engine speed
range andthewhee lsare less likelyto spin.
Drive program S(Spo rt)
Drive progra mSis chara cterized bythe follow-
ing:
R sporty engine settings.
R the automatic transmissi onshifts uplater.
The fuel consumpti onpossi blybeing high er
as aresu ltof the later automatic transmissi on
shift points. Automatic
transmissio n
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Dri
veprogr am I(Ind ividual)
In dri ve pro gramIth efo llowi ngpro perties ofthe
dri ve pro gramcan besele cted:
R thedri ve (en gineand trans mis sionman age-
men t)
R thesusp ensio n(ve hicles withdamp ing sys-
te m or AM Gadapt ivespo rtsusp ensio nsys-
te m)
R thest eer ing
R theavail abilit yof theECO start /stopfun ction
R thecli mat eco ntrol
In fo rm ation about configur ing dri ve pro gramI
wit hth emult imediasyst emcan befound inthe
Di git alOpe rator'sMan ual.
i To
per man ently sele ctthegear sin dri ve
pro gramIusin gth est eer ing whee lpaddl e
shi fters ,sele cttheM (man ual)setting forth e
dri ve.
Dri veprogr am E(Econom y)
Dr ive programEis ch arac teriz ed bythefo llow-
in g:
R co mf ort -orie nted engin eset ting s.
R opt imal fuelco nsumpt ionresulting from the
aut oma tic trans mis sionshi ftin g up soo ner.
R theveh iclepulls away moregen tly in forwar d
and revers egear s,unl ess theacc eler ator
peda lis depr essedfully.
R theveh iclehas improveddrivin gst abilit y,for
ex ampl eon slip peryroa dsur faces.
R theaut oma tic trans mis sionshi ftin g up
soo ner.This resultsin theveh iclebein gdri ven
at lowe ren gin espe eds and thewhee lsbein g
less likely tospin .
R glid ingmod eis act ivat edaut oma tical lywhen
en gin e-inte rn al co nd ition sare fulfilled and
th eacc eler atoris no tdepr essed. Atthesam e
ti me thetrans mis sion’s clutchope nsand the
veh iclerol lsfreely usingits ki ne tic en erg y.As
a res ult gre atdist ancescan becompl eted
wit hout theen gin ebrak eand fuelco nsump-
ti on red uce d.
i The avail abilit yof glid ing mod edepe ndson
var ious factors,in clu din gth efo llowi ng:
R theen gin eand trans mis sionte mpe rature
R thedown hillgradien t
R theveh iclespe ed
R per form ing reg ular adapt ation fun ction s Whe
nyou depr essthebrak epeda l,glid ing
mod eis deac tivat ed, depe nding on peda l
pre ssur e.
Whe nyou activat ecr uise control orActive
Di stanc eAs sis tDI ST RON IC,glid ing mod eis
no tavail able.
Mer cede s-AMG vehicles Dri
veprogr am I(Ind ividual)
In dri ve pro gramIth efo llowi ngpro perties ofthe
dri ve pro gramcan besele cted:
R thedri ve (en gineman agem ent)
R thetrans mis sionman agem ent
R thesusp ensio n(ve hicles withAM Gadapt ive
spo rtsusp ensio nsyst em)
R ES P®
In fo rm ation about configur ing dri ve pro gramI
wit hth emult imediasyst emcan befound inthe
Di git alOpe rator'sMan ual.
Dri veprogr am C(Com fort)
Dr ive programCis ch arac teriz ed bythefo llow-
in g:
R theveh icledeli versco mf ort able, econ omi cal
han dlingch arac teris tics .
R theveh iclepulls away moregen tly in forwar d
and revers egear s,unl ess theacc eler ator
peda lis depr essedfully.
R theveh iclehas improveddrivin gst abilit y,for
ex ampl eon slip peryroa dsur faces.
R opt imal fuelco nsumpt ionresulting from the
aut oma tic trans mis sionshi ftin g up soo ner.
The vehicleis dri ven inthelow engin espe ed
ran geand thewhee lsare less likely tospin .
R glid ing mod eis avail able.
R theECO start /stopfun ction isavail able.
Dri veprogr am S(Sp ort)
Dr ive programSis ch arac teriz ed bythefo llow-
in g:
R theveh icleex hibi tsspo rty dri vin gch arac ter-
ist ics .
R theaut oma tic trans mis sionshi fts up later.
The fuelco nsumpt ionpossiblybein ghig her
as ares ultofthelat eraut oma tic tr ans mis sion
shi ftpoin ts.
R thesusp ensio nex hibi tsstiff spr ingin gand
damp ing set ting s(ve hicles withAI R adapt ive
spo rtsusp ensio nsyst em). 136
Aut
omatic tran sm issionDri ving andpa rki ng

R
gliding modeisnot availa ble.
R the ECO start/stop functionisnot availa ble.
Drive programS+(Sport Plus)
Drive program S+ischaracter izedbythe fol-
lowing:
R the vehicle exhibits particularly sportydriving
character istics.
R the automatic transmissionshiftsuplater.
R the fuel consumpt ionpossibly beinghigher as
a result ofthe later automatic transmission
shift points.
R the suspension exhibitsparticularly stiff
springing anddamping settings (vehicles with
AMG adaptive sportsuspension system).
R gliding modeisnot availa ble.
R the ECO start/stop functionisnot availa ble.
Drive programRACE (vehicle swith AMG
adap tivesport suspension system)
The RACE driveprogram ischaracter izedbythe
following:
R the vehicle exhibits drivingcharacter istics
suitable forthe racetrac k.
R all vehicle systems aresetformaximum
sportiness .
R the automatic transmissionshiftsuplater.
R the fuel consumpt ionpossibly beinghigher as
a result ofthe later automatic transmission
shift points.
R the suspension exhibitsparticularly stiff
springing anddamping settings.
R gliding modeisnot availa ble.
R the ECO start/stop functionisnot availa ble. Manual
gearshifting
General notes You
canchange gearyourself usingthesteering
wheel paddle shifters. Thetransm issionmustbe
in position 005Btodo this.
Depending onwhich steering wheelpaddle
shifter ispulled, theautomatic transmission
immediately shiftsintothenext gear down or
up, ifpermitt ed. Mercedes-AMG
vehicles:touse manual shift-
ing, youhave twooptions:
R temporary setting
R permanent setting
If you activate manualgearshifting, themulti-
funct iondisplay willshow thecurrent gear
instead oftransm issionposition 005B.
If manual gearshifting isdeactivated, thegears
will beselected automatically.
Temp orarysetting X
To activat e:shift theDIRECT SELECT lever to
position 005B.
X Pull steering wheelpaddle shifter0043or0044.
Temporary settingwill beactive foracert ain
amount oftime. Under certaincondit ionsthe
minimum amountoftime isexten ded,e.g.inthe
case oflateral acceleration, duringanoverrun
phase orwhen driving onsteep terrain.
X To deactivat e:pull steering wheelpaddle
shifter 0044and hold itin place.
or
X Use theDIRECT SELECT lever toswitch the
transm issionposition.
or X All vehicles (exceptMercedes-A MGvehicles):
use theDYNAMI CSEL ECT button tochange
the drive program.
Mercedes-A MGvehicles: usetheDYNAMI C
SEL ECT controller tochange thedrive pro-
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Perma
nentsetting (Mercedes-AMG
vehicle s) X
To activate: shifttheselector leverto005B.
X Press button 0043.
X To deactivat e:press button 0043.
or X Ifposition D(automatic transmission) is
selected forthe transm issionindrive pro-
gram I:shift todrive program Iwith the
DYNAMI CSEL ECT controller.
Shifting gears !
Mercedes-AMG
vehicles:theautomatic
transm issiondoesnotshift upautomatically
even when theengine limiting speedforthe
current gearisreached. Whentheengine lim-
iting speed isreached, thefuel supply iscut to
prevent theengine fromoverrevving. Always
make surethattheengine speeddoesnot
reach thered area ofthe tachomet er.There is
otherwise arisk ofengine damage. X
To shift up:pull steering wheelpaddle
shifter 0044.
The automatic transmissionshiftsuptothe
next gear. All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles) :if the maximum enginespeedonthe
current lyengaged gearisreached andyou
cont inue toaccelerate, theautomatic trans-
mission automatically shiftsupinorder to
prevent enginedamage.
X To shift down: pullsteering wheelpaddle
shifter 0043.
The automatic transmissionshiftsdownto
the next gear.
Automatic downshifting occurswhencoast-
ing.
If the engine exceeds themaximum engine
speed whenshifting down,theautomatic
transm issionprotect sagainst enginedamage
by not shifting down.
Shift recommendat ion The
gearshift recommen dationsassistyouin
adopting aneconomical drivingstyle.Therec-
ommended gearisshown inthe multifunct ion
display .
X Shift torecommen dedgear 0044according to
gearshift recommen dation0043when shown in
the multifunct iondisplay .
Upshifting (Mercedes-AMG vehicles) !
In
manual mode,theautomatic transmis-
sion does notshift upautomatically even
when theengine limiting speedforthe current
gear isreached. Whentheengine limiting
speed isreached, thefuel supply iscut to
prevent theengine fromoverrevving. Always
make surethattheengine speeddoesnot
reach thered area ofthe tachomet er.There is
otherwise arisk ofengine damage. 138
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