General notes
■ Briefly press program selector button 1.
The letter M appears in the multifunction display. The manual drive program M is activated.
Program selector button on AMG vehicles
■ Press program selector button 1 repeatedly until the letter for the desired gearshift program appears in the multifunction display.
The program selector button allows you to choose between different driving characteristics.
AMG vehicles
: the automatic transmission switches to automatic drive program C each time the engine is started.
Drive program M is not saved after the engine has been switched off. If required, you must select the drive program again after starting the engine.
Drive programs on AMG vehicles
For further information on the automatic drive program, see .
Steering wheel paddle shifters
In the automatic drive program, you can restrict or derestrict the shift range by using steering wheel paddle shifters 1 and 2 .
In the manual drive program you can change gears manually using steering wheel paddle shifters 1 and 2 .
You can only change gear with the steering wheel paddle shifters when the transmission is in position D.
Changing a wheel
Flat tire
The "Breakdown assistance" section
contains information and notes
on how to deal with a flat tire. It also provides
instructions on changing a wheel or mounting
the spare whee ...
Direct select lever
Overview of transmission positions
Park position with parking
lock
Reverse gear
Neutral
Drive
The DIRECT SELECT lever is on the right of the
steering column.
The DIRECT SELECT lever alwa ...
Dashboard fuse box
Do not use a pointed object such as a
screwdriver to open the cover in the
dashboard. You could damage the
dashboard or the cover.
Make sure that no moisture can enter the
fuse box when the cov ...