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Automatic drive program

Mercedes-Benz G-Class / Mercedes-Benz G-Class Owners Manual / Driving and parking / Automatic transmission / Automatic drive program

Drive program E (drive program C on AMG vehicles) is characterized by the following:
comfort-oriented engine and transmission settings
optimal fuel consumption resulting from the automatic transmission shifting up sooner
the vehicle pulling away more gently in forward and reverse gears, unless the accelerator pedal is depressed fully increased sensitivity. This improves driving stability on slippery road surfaces, for example
the automatic transmission shifting up sooner. This results in the vehicle being driven at lower engine speeds and the wheels being less likely to spin

Drive program S is characterized by the following:
sporty engine and transmission settings the vehicle pulling away in first gear the automatic transmission shifting up later
the fuel consumption possibly being higher as a result of the later automatic transmission shift points

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