Mercedes-Benz SL 550 BlueEFFICIENCY, Operator'S Manual

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Downshifting
X
Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter (
Y
page 148).
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
Maximum acceleration
X
Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter until the transmission selects the
optimum gear according to the speed.
i If you brake the vehicle or stop without
shifting down, the automatic transmission
will shift down to a gear that will allow the
vehicle to accelerate or pull away again.
Kickdown
You can also use kickdown for maximum
acceleration in manual drive program
M.
X
Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
pressure point.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear
depending on the engine speed.
i AMG vehicles: it is not possible to use
kickdown in manual drive program M.
Switching off the manual drive program
X
Press the program selector button
(
Y
page 147) repeatedly until E or S
appears in the multifunction display.
X
AMG vehicles: turn the drive program
selector until C, S or S+(
Y
page 147)
appears in the multifunction display.
Automatic transmission
151
Driving and parking
Z