hey i was wondering if anybody knows what the "W" and "S" button next to the gear shift does on a mercedes C280

 

standard and winter.

 

It changes the shift pattern.

 

W will start car in 2nd unless you push throttle thru kickdown.
It will slow gears a little longer to help prevent traction loss at change.
Reverse ratio changes a to a higher one.

Use when on ice or snow or in slooooww traffic to stop the jerk change back into 1st.

Bazzle