Controls in detail – Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2009 Owners Manual User Manual
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Automatic transmission
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C Comfort
For standard driving
S Sport
For sporty driving
S+ Sport Plus
For sporty driving with
shorter shift times
M Manual
For manual gearshifting
RS RACE START For optimum accelera-
tion from a standing
start
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Program mode
RS cannot be selected
while driving. For more information, see
“RACE START
(SL 63 AMG)” (
Program mode selector switch on SL 65 AMG
C Comfort
For comfort driving
S Sport
For standard driving
M MANUAL
For manual gearshifting
The current program mode appears in the
right multifunction display (
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SL 63 AMG: In addition, the currently
selected program mode is indicated in red
on the program mode selector dial.
For information on automatic program mode
(
C or S), see “Automatic shift pro-
page 118) and “One-touch gear-
Activating manual shift program
X
All models except SL 63 AMG: Press the
program mode selector switch repeatedly
until M appears in the right multifunction
display.
X
SL 63 AMG: Turn the program mode selec-
tor dial until M appears in the right multi-
function display.
The automatic transmission switches to
manual program mode
M. Automatic shift-
ing is switched off. The gear range is not
limited.
You can change the gears manually with drive
position
D selected. You can upshift or down-
shift through the gears in succession.
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Manual program mode
M will not be
stored. When the engine is turned off with
manual program mode
M selected, the
automatic transmission will go to auto-
matic program mode (
C or S) when the
engine is restarted.
Upshifting
!
In manual program mode
M, the auto-
matic transmission will not upshift, even if
the engine has reached its overrevving
range. Shift up into the next gear before the
engine has reached its overrevving range.
Make absolutely certain that the engine
speed does not reach the red marking on
the tachometer. Otherwise the engine
could be damaged which is not covered by
the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
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