Mercedes-Benz SLR-Class 2006 - Manual (Page 177)

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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Manual gearshift program
In the manual gearshift program M you can
change the gears manually on the steering
wheel (
୴ page 174) or by using the gear
selector lever ( ୴ page 168).
Activating manual gearshift program
̈ Turn program mode selector switch 1
( ୴ page 173) to the MAN setting.
The transmission switches to the
manual program mode M. The letter
M
appears in the right multifunction dis-
play and the lamp in program mode se-
lector switch
3 ( ୴ page 176) comes
on. Automatic shifting is switched off.
The gear range is not limited.
Selecting manual gearshift program
3 Program selector switch for the manual
gearshift program
I Sport For sporty driving
II Super Sport For very sporty driving
III Race For racing-like driving 1
The individual shifting programs differ with
regard to spontaneity, response time, and
shifting smoothness.
̈ Turn program selector switch 3 to the
desired setting (I, II or III).
1 Please always drive carefully and obey applicable
speed limits.
i
The currently selected manual gear-
shift program (I, II or III) does not ap-
pear in the right multifunction display.
The current setting is indicated only on
the program mode selector switch
3.