Mercedes-Benz SLR-Class 2006 - Manual (Page 179)

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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
̈ Press button 2 ( ୴ page 174) on the
right side of the steering wheel.
or
̈ Briefly press the gear selector lever to
the right in the D+ direction.
The transmission shifts to the next
higher gear.
The current gear selector position ap-
pears in the right multifunction display
(
୴ page 117).
If the red gearshift indicator lamp >
comes on in the speedometer display
(
୴ page 29), shift to the next higher gear.
The fuel supply will otherwise be interrupt-
ed to prevent the engine from overrevving.
Deactivating manual gearshift program
̈ Turn program mode selector switch 1
( ୴ page 173) to the C or S setting.
The selected gearshift program ap-
pears in the right multifunction display.
Emergency operation
(Limp Home Mode)
If vehicle acceleration worsens or the
transmission no longer shifts, the trans-
mission is most likely operating in limp
home (emergency operation) mode. In this
mode only second gear and reverse gear
can be activated.
̈ Stop the vehicle in a safe location.
̈ Move gear selector lever to P.
̈ Turn off the engine.
̈ Wait at least 10 seconds before
restarting.
̈ Restart the engine.
̈ Move gear selector lever to position D
(for second gear) or R.
̈ Have the transmission checked at an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as
soon as possible.