Mercedes-Benz 2011 SL-Class - Manual (Page 112)

C Comfort For comfort driving
S Sport For standard driving
M MANUAL For manual gearshifting
Program mode selector switch on vehicles with
AMG Sport Package
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 (
Y page 107).
For information on automatic program mode
(
C or S), see “Automatic shift program”
( Y page 106) and “One-touch gearshifting”
( Y page 108).
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
selector dial until
M appears in the right
multifunction display.
The automatic transmission switches to
manual program mode
M. Automatic
shifting is switched off. The gear range is
not limited.
You can change the gears manually with drive
position
D selected. You can upshift or
downshift through the gears in succession.
i 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
automatic program mode
C when the
engine is restarted.
Upshifting
! In manual program mode M, the
automatic 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.
X Briefly press the gear selector lever to the
right in the
D+ direction.
or
X Briefly pull right gearshift control ;
(
Y page 108).
The automatic transmission shifts into the
next higher gear.
Upshift indicator
In manual program mode M, upshift
indicator ; in the right multifunction display
advises you to upshift before the engine
reaches the overspeed range. In addition,
symbol
^ may appear instead of manual
program mode symbol M in the right
multifunction display. Thus you can drive at
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Automatic transmission
Controls in detail
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