Mercedes-Benz S 350 User Manual

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Controls
Automatic transmission
Drive program C has the following charac-
teristics:
앫 Comfortable engine and suspension
tuning.
앫 The vehicle pulls away more gently in
forward and reverse gears, except
when driving at full throttle.
앫 Fuel metering flexibility is increased.
This provides the vehicle with improved
driving stability on slippery road surfac-
es, for example.
앫 The automatic transmission shifts up
sooner. This means that the vehicle
drives at lower engine speeds and the
wheels are less likely to spin.
Drive program S has the following charac-
teristics:
앫 Sporty engine and suspension tuning.
앫 The vehicle pulls away in first gear.
앫 The automatic transmission shifts up
later.
Manual drive program
! Warm up the engine quickly. Do not make
use of the engine’s full output until its normal op-
erating temperature has been reached.
Only shift the automatic transmission to R when
the vehicle is stationary.
Where possible, avoid allowing a drive wheel to
spin when pulling away on a slippery surface.
You can change gear using the steering
wheel gearshift buttons in manual drive
program M.
When the automatic transmission is in po-
sition D, you can shift up or down through
the gears using the steering wheel gear-
shift buttons (
컄 page 295). The gear cur-
rently selected and engaged is shown in
the speedometer display.
Activating
왘 Press program selector button 1 re-
peatedly until the letter M for manual
drive program M appears in the multi-
function display.
The automatic transmission changes to
manual drive program M. Automatic
gearshifting is deactivated.
Upshifting
왘 Press the button on the right-hand side
of the steering wheel.
The automatic transmission shifts up to
the next gear.
Downshifting
왘 Press the button on the left-hand side
of the steering wheel.
The automatic transmission shifts
down to the next gear.
Kickdown
You can also use kickdown for maximum
acceleration in manual drive program M.
왘 Depress the accelerator pedal beyond
the pressure point.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear
depending on the engine speed.
G Risk of accident
Do not change down for additional engine
braking on a slippery road surface. This could
cause the drive wheels to lose their grip and
the vehicle could skid.

Mercedes-Benz S 350 Specifications

General

Brand	Mercedes-Benz
Model	S 350
Category	Automobile
Language	English