Maybe this is a stupid question but is it okay to manually downshift the MB automatic? I find that often cruising along between 25-35mph when I need to accelerate, like after slowing down for someone to take a left, when I press on the accelerator it takes a while for boost to build and the car to start to move well again. This is because the rpms are around 1500-1600. I have found if I just drop it down to S, the rpms jump right up to 2100-2200 and away I go. Now I know I can just floor it and it will downshift but I don't quite need all that lurching, buzzing and reving to get where I need to get, just a few more revs to get me up and moving. So the question is, I am doing any damage by shifting it this way? RT

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