Manual shift program, Slk 55 amg only), Controls in detail – Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2010 Owners Manual User Manual

Page 92: Automatic transmission

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To avoid overrevving the engine when

downshifting, the automatic transmission
will not shift into a lower gear if the engine’s
maximum speed would be exceeded.

Extending gear range

Briefly press the gear selector lever to the
right in the

D+ direction.

Briefly pull right gearshift control ;.
The automatic transmission will shift into
the next higher gear as permitted by the
shift program. This action simultaneously
extends the gear range of the automatic
transmission.

If you press on the accelerator pedal

when the engine has reached the
revolution limit of the current gear range,
the automatic transmission will upshift
beyond any gear range limit selected.

Canceling gear range limit

Press and hold the gear selector lever to
the right in the

D+ direction until D

reappears in the multifunction display.

Pull and hold right gearshift control ; until
D reappears in the multifunction display.
The automatic transmission will shift from
the current gear range directly into drive
position

Shifting into optimal gear range

Press and hold the gear selector lever to
the left in the

D- direction.

Pull and hold left gearshift control :.
The automatic transmission will select the
gear range suited for optimal acceleration
and deceleration automatically. This will
involve shifting down one or more gears.

Manual shift program

The manual shift program is available on
vehicles with AMG Sport Package and on
SLK 55 AMG only.
Manual program mode

M differs with regard

to spontaneity, response time, and shifting
smoothness from automatic program mode
S.
In manual program mode

M, system-

controlled automatic gearshifting is switched
off. You need to change the gears by manually
upshifting or downshifting using the gear
selector lever or the steering wheel gearshift
control.

Program mode selector switch on vehicles with

AMG Sport Package and SLK 55 AMG

C Comfort

For comfort driving

S Sport

For standard driving

M Manual

For manual gearshifting

The current program mode appears in the
multifunction display (

page 89).

For information on automatic program mode
(

C or S), see “Automatic shift program”