Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG, Operator'S Manual

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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Activating manual shift program
왘
Press program mode selector
switch
1 repeatedly until the
M
for
MANUAL program mode appears in
the right multifunction display.
The transmission switches to the
MANUAL program mode. Automatic
shifting is switched off. The gear range
is not limited.
You can change the gears manually when
the gear selector lever is in position
D . You
can upshift or downshift through the gears
in succession.
Downshifting
왘 Briefly press the gear selector lever to
the left in the
D- direction
(
컄
page 166).
or
왘 Press button 1 on the left side of the
steering wheel ( 컄 page 174).
The transmission shifts to the next
lower gear.
Upshifting
Warning!
G
On slippery road surfaces, never downshift
in order to obtain braking action. This could
result in drive wheel slip and reduced
vehicle control. Your vehicle’s ABS will not
prevent this type of loss of control.
i
When you brake or stop, the transmis-
sion shifts down to a gear from which
you can easily accelerate or take off.
!
In the MANUAL program mode, the
transmission will not upshift, even if
the engine has reached its overrevving
range. Shift up to the next gear before
the engine has reached its overrevving
range. Make absolutely certain that the
engine speed does not reach the red
marking on the tachometer
(
컄 page 24). Otherwise the engine
could be damaged which is not covered
by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warran-
ty