Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2008 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 177)

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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Stopping
When you stop briefly, e.g. at traffic lights:
̈ Leave the transmission in gear.
̈ Hold the vehicle with the brake.
When you stop for a longer period of time
with the engine idling and/or on a hill:
̈ Set the parking brake.
̈ Move the gear selector lever to park
position P.
Maneuvering
When you maneuver in tight areas,
e.g. when pulling into a parking space:
̈ Control the vehicle speed by gradually
releasing the brakes.
̈ Accelerate gently.
̈ Never abruptly step on the accelerator.
Working on the vehicle
Gear ranges
With the gear selector lever in drive
position D and driving in program mode C
or S, you can select a gear range for the
automatic transmission to operate within.
Gear selector lever ( ୴ page 179):
You can limit the gear range by pressing
the gear selector lever to the left (D-), and
reverse the gear range limit by pressing
the gear selector lever to the right (D+).
Steering wheel gearshift control*
(
୴ page 180):
You can limit the gear range by pulling the
left gearshift paddle on the steering wheel
gearshift control, and reverse the gear
range limit by pulling the right gearshift
paddle on the steering wheel gearshift
control.
Warning!
G
When working on the vehicle, set the
parking brake and move gear selector lever
to park position P. Otherwise the vehicle
could roll away.