Mercedes-Benz 2004 CL 500, Operator'S Manual

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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
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Automatic transmission
For more information on driving with an au-
tomatic transmission, see the “Getting
started” section (
컄
page 45).
Your vehicle’s transmission adapts its gear
shifting process to your individual driving
style by continually adjusting the shift
points up or down. These shift point adjust-
ments are performed based on current op-
erating and driving conditions.
If the operating conditions change, the
automatic transmission reacts by adjust-
ing its gear shift program.
The automatic transmission selects indi-
vidual gears automatically, depending on:
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the gear selector lever position D with
gear ranges (
컄
page 159)
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the selected shift program ( C / S )
(
컄
page 163)
or
( C / S / M ) (CL 55 AMG only)
(
컄
page 164)
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the position of the accelerator pedal
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the vehicle speed
The current gear selector lever position
and shift program (
C / S ) or ( C / S / M ) appear
in the tachometer display (
컄
page 22).
When the gear selector lever is in
position
D , you can influence transmission
shifting by:
앫
limiting the gear range
앫
changing gears manually
i
During the brief warm-up, transmission
upshifting is delayed. This allows the
catalytic converter to heat up more
quickly to operating temperature.
Warning!
G
It is dangerous to shift the gear selector le-
ver out of
P or N if the engine speed is high-
er than idle speed. If your foot is not firmly
on the brake pedal, the vehicle could accel-
erate quickly forward or reverse. You could
lose control of the vehicle and hit someone
or something. Only shift into gear when the
engine is idling normally and when your right
foot is firmly on the brake pedal.