Mercedes-Benz SLR-Class 2005 - Manual (Page 176)

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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Downshifting
̈ Press button 1 on the left side of the
steering wheel.
The transmission shifts to the next low-
er gear.
The current gear selector position ap-
pears in the right multifunction display
(
୴ page 117).
The gear range ( ୴ page 170) is limited
when you are not driving in the manual
gearshift program mode M (
୴ page 175).
Upshifting
̈ Press button 2 on the right side of the
steering wheel.
The transmission shifts to the next
higher gear.
The current gear selector position ap-
pears in the right multifunction display
(
୴ page 117).
The gear range ( ୴ page 170) is extended
when you are not driving in the manual
gearshift program mode M (
୴ page 175).
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.
i
You can change gears using the steer-
ing wheel gearshift buttons indepen-
dent of the currently selected gearshift
program (C/MAN/S).
You cannot shift with the steering
wheel gearshift buttons when the gear
selector lever is in position P, N or R.
Warning!
G
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.