Mercedes Benz 2008 c300 Manuale Utente
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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission*
Gear selector lever one-touch
gearshifting
gearshifting
With the gear selector lever in drive
position D, you can limit or extend the gear
range.
position D, you can limit or extend the gear
range.
Limiting gear range
왘
Briefly press the gear selector lever to
the left in the D- direction.
the left in the D- direction.
The transmission will shift to the next
lower gear as permitted by the shift
program. This action simultaneously
limits the gear range of the transmis-
sion (
lower gear as permitted by the shift
program. This action simultaneously
limits the gear range of the transmis-
sion (
Extending gear range
왘
Briefly press the gear selector lever to
the right in the D+ direction.
the right in the D+ direction.
The transmission will shift to the next
higher gear as permitted by the shift
program. This action simultaneously
extends the gear range of the transmis-
sion.
higher gear as permitted by the shift
program. This action simultaneously
extends the gear range of the transmis-
sion.
Canceling gear range limit
왘
Press and hold the gear selector lever
in the D+ direction until
in the D+ direction until
D
reappears in
the multifunction display (
The transmission will shift from the
current gear range directly to gear
range D.
current gear range directly to gear
range D.
Shifting into optimal gear range
왘
Press and hold the gear selector lever
in the D- direction.
in the D- direction.
The transmission will automatically
select the gear range suited for optimal
acceleration and deceleration. This will
involve shifting down one or more
gears.
select the gear range suited for optimal
acceleration and deceleration. This will
involve shifting down one or more
gears.
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Allow engine to warm up under low load use.
Do not place full load on the engine until the
operating temperature has been reached.
operating temperature has been reached.
Shift into reverse gear R or park position P only
when the vehicle is stopped.
when the vehicle is stopped.
Avoid spinning of a drive wheel when driving off
on slippery road surfaces. This may cause seri-
ous damage to the drivetrain which is not cov-
ered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
on slippery road surfaces. This may cause seri-
ous damage to the drivetrain which is not cov-
ered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
Warning!
G
On slippery road surfaces, never downshift
in order to obtain braking action. This could
result in drive wheel slip and reduced
vehicle control. Your vehicle’s ABS will not
prevent this type of loss of control.
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To avoid overrevving the engine when down-
shifting, the transmission will not shift to a lower
gear if the engine’s max. speed would be
exceeded.
gear if the engine’s max. speed would be
exceeded.
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If you press on the accelerator when the en-
gine has reached its rpm limit, the transmission
will upshift beyond any gear range limit selected.
will upshift beyond any gear range limit selected.