Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2015 - Manual (Page 169)

the tachometer. There is otherwise a risk of
engine damage.
: Gear indicator
; Upshift indicator
Before the engine speed reaches the red area,
an upshift indicator will be shown in the mul-
tifunction display.
X
If the color in the speedometer multifunc-
tion display changes to red and the UP UP dis-
play message is shown, shift up a gear.
Downshifting
X
Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter (
Y
page 164).
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 automatic 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 repeat-
edly until E or S appears in the multifunc-
tion display (
Y
page 163).
X AMG vehicles: turn the drive program
selector until C, S or S+ (
Y
page 163)
appears in the multifunction display.
Automatic transmission
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