Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2012 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 147)

: Gear indicator
; Upshift indicator
X Shift up a gear if the color in the
multifunction display in the speedometer
changes to red and the UP display message
is shown.
Downshifting
X
Briefly press the selector lever to the left
towards D–.
or
X Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter (
Y
page 142).
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
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.
i For maximum acceleration, push the
selector lever to the left or pull and hold the
left-hand steering wheel paddle shifter until
the transmission shifts to the optimal gear
for the current speed.
Kickdown
i Vehicles with an AMG engine: it is not
possible to use kickdown in manual drive
program M.
You can also use kickdown for maximum
acceleration in manual drive program M.
X
Vehicles for USA: fully depress the
accelerator pedal.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear
depending on the engine speed.
X Vehicles for Canada: depress the
accelerator pedal beyond the pressure
point.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear
depending on the engine speed.
Switching off the manual drive program
X Press the program selector button
(
Y
page 142) repeatedly until E (C in AMG
vehicles) or S appears in the multifunction
display.
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