Program selector button
General notes
The program selector button allows you to choose between drive programs with different driving characteristics.
In AMG vehicles, drive program E is called drive program C.
Drive programs
When the engine is started, the automatic transmission always switches to automatic drive program E (drive program C in AMG vehicles).
For further information on the automatic drive program, see .
Only change from automatic drive program E or S to manual drive program M when the vehicle is stationary.
Selecting the drive program
Example: program selector button
► Press program selector button 1 repeatedly until the letter for the desired gearshift program appears in the multifunction display.
Only change from automatic drive program E or S to manual drive program M when the vehicle is stationary.
See also:
Important safety notes
WARNING
If flammable materials such as leaves, grass
or twigs are exposed to prolonged contact to
parts of the exhaust system that heat up, they
could ignite. There is a risk of fire.
Park the ...
Activating/deactivating the residual
heat function
The "residual heat" function is only available
in Canada.
It is possible to make use of the residual heat
of the engine to continue heating the
stationary vehicle for up to 30 minutes ...
Important safety notes
WARNING
Modifications to or work improperly
conducted on restraint system components
or their wiring, as well as tampering with
interconnected electronic systems, can lead
to the restraint system ...