2017 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class automatic transmission

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MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class 2017 W218 Owners Manual Engaging park position P
!If the engine speed is too high or the vehicle
is moving, do not shift the automatic trans-
mission directly from Dto R, from Rto Dor
directly to P. The automatic transmissio

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MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class 2017 W218 Owners Manual XVehicles with KEYLESS-GO:remove the
Start/Stop button from the ignition lock.
XInsert the Smartkey into the ignition lock.
XAll vehicles: switch the ignition on.
XDepress the brake pedal and keep it

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MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class 2017 W218 Owners Manual ANeutral
Do not shift the transmission toN
while driving. Otherwise, the auto-
matic transmission could be dam-
aged.
No power is transmitted from the
engine to the drive wheels.
Releasing the brakes

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MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class 2017 W218 Owners Manual Vehicles with the AMG Sports package
XPress program selector button:repeatedly
until the letter for the desired drive program
appears in the multifunction display.
The program selector button allows y

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MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class 2017 W218 Owners Manual Steering wheel paddle shifters
In the manual drive program, you can change
gears manually using steering wheel paddle
shifters:and ;.
Further information about permanent drive pro-
gram M(
Ypage 136).

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MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class 2017 W218 Owners Manual sion automatically shifts up in order to pre-
vent engine damage.
XTo shift down:pull on the left-hand steering
wheel paddle shifter (Ypage 135).
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gea

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MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class 2017 W218 Owners Manual Upshifting
XPull the right-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter.
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles
!In manual drive programM, the automatic
transmission does n

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MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class 2017 W218 Owners Manual ProblemPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
The SmartKey battery is discharged or nearly discharged.
XUnlock the vehicle using the mechanical key (Ypage 78).
XOpen the trunk lid.
XManually unloc