Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2006 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 168)

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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Gear ranges
With the gear selector lever in position D
and driving in the automatic shift
program C or S (
୴ page 168), you can
select a gear range for the automatic
transmission to operate within:
Gear selector lever ( ୴ page 169):
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 170):
You can limit the gear range by pressing
the respective downshift button on the
steering wheel gearshift control, and
reverse the gear range limit by pressing
the respective upshift button on the
steering wheel gearshift control.
The selected gear range appears in the
right multifunction display (
୴ page 163). If
you press on the accelerator when the
engine has reached its rpm limit, the trans-
mission will upshift beyond any gear range
limit selected.
Effect
ï The transmission shifts through
sixth gear only (applies to
vehicles with 7-speed automatic
transmission only).
î The transmission shifts through
fifth gear only (applies to
vehicles with 7-speed automatic
transmission only).
é The transmission shifts through
fourth gear only.
Effect
è The transmission shifts through
third gear only.
With this selection you can use
the braking effect of the engine.
ç The transmission shifts through
second gear only.
Allows the use of engine’s
braking power when driving:
ț on steep downgrades
ț in mountainous regions
ț under extreme operating
conditions
æ The transmission operates in
first gear only.
For maximum use of engine’s
braking effect on very steep or
lengthy downgrades.