Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2006 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 173)

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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Steering wheel gearshift control
SL 55 AMG and SL 65 AMG
The steering wheel gearshift buttons are
located to the left and right of the steering
wheel.
1 Left button: downshift
2 Right button: upshift
The following instructions describe opera-
tion of the steering wheel gearshift control
when driving in the automatic program
mode C or S.
For instructions on operating the steering
wheel gearshift control and gear selector
lever in the program mode MANUAL, see
“Manual shift program SL 55 AMG and
SL 65 AMG” (
୴ page 173).
Downshifting
̈ Briefly press button 1 on the left side
of the steering wheel.
The transmission will shift to the next
lower gear as permitted by the shift
program. This action simultaneously limits
the gear range of the transmission
(
୴ page 167) when you are driving in the
automatic program mode (C or S).
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You cannot shift with the steering
wheel gearshift buttons when the gear
selector lever is in position P, N or R.
The last selected program
mode (C or S) is switched on when the
engine is restarted in the automatic
program mode.
Warning!
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On slippery road surfaces, never downshift
in order to obtain braking action. This could
result in drive wheel slip and reduced
vehicle control. Your vehicle’s ABS will not
prevent this type of loss of control.