Mercedes-Benz 2003 S 500 - Manual (Page 166)

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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Steering wheel gearshift control
(Speedshift) and manual shift program
S 55 AMG
The S 55 AMG can be driven in both, auto-
matic and manual shift program mode. In
manual shift program mode you can
change the gears yourself on the steering
wheel or by using the selector lever.
1 Right button: upshift
2 Left button: downshift
To do so, you must first select the manual
shift program M on the program mode se-
lector switch.
3 Program mode selector switch
S Sport For standard driving
C Comfort For comfort driving
M MANUAL For manual gear shifting
The current selector lever position and
shift program (C/S/M) appear in the ta-
chometer display (
୴ page 22).
Activating steering wheel gearshift
control
̈ Press the program mode selector
switch repeatedly until the
M for manual
shift program appears in the tachome-
ter display field.
Manual gear shifting is activated.
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.
!
Never change the program mode when
the selector lever is out of position P. It
could result in a change of driving char-
acteristics for which you may not be
prepared.