Mercedes-Benz 2003 CL 500 - Manual (Page 150)

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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Upshifting
̈ Press the button located on the right
side of the steering wheel.
or
̈ Briefly press the selector lever to the
right in the D+ direction.
The transmission shifts to the next
higher gear.
Warm up the engine smoothly. Do not
place full load on the engine until the oper-
ating temperature has been reached. Shift
into reverse gear only when the vehicle is
stopped.
Downshifting
̈ Press the button located on the left
side of the steering wheel.
or
̈ Briefly press the selector lever to the
right in the D- direction.
The transmission shifts to the next low-
er gear.
Warm up the engine smoothly. Do not
place full load on the engine until the oper-
ating temperature has been reached. Shift
into reverse gear only when the vehicle is
stopped.
Deactivating steering wheel gearshift
control
̈ Press the program mode selector
switch repeatedly until the
S or C for au-
tomatic shift program appears in the
tachometer display.
Automatic gear shifting is activated.
!
Avoid spinning of a drive wheel for an
extended period when driving off on
slippery surface. This may cause seri-
ous damage to the drivetrain which is
not covered by the Mercedes-Benz
Limited Warranty.
Warning!
G
On slippery road surfaces, never downshift
in order to obtain braking action. This could
result in drive wheel slip and reduced vehi-
cle control. Your vehicle’s ABS will not pre-
vent this type of loss of control.
i
At each engine start, the transmission
will go into the last automatic shift pro-
gram mode selected (S or C). Program
mode M is not stored and will not be re-
called when engine is restarted.