2006 Mercedes-Benz CL500 CL55 AMG CL600 CL65 AMG Owners Manual

Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
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Downshifting
Warning!
For information on automatic program
modes C or S, see “Automatic shift
program” (page 171), “Gear selector
lever one-touch gearshifting”
The manual program mode M will not
be stored. When the engine is turned
off with the manual program mode M
selected, the transmission will go to
the automatic program mode (C or S)
when the engine is restarted.
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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.
(
page 172), and “Steering wheel
gearshift control one-touch gear shift-
ing CL 55 AMG and CL 65 AMG”
(
page 173).
Upshifting
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Briefly press the gear selector lever to
the right in the D+ direction.
Activating manual shift program
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Briefly press the gear selector lever to
the left in the D- direction.
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Press program mode selector
switch 1 repeatedly until theM for the
manual program mode M appears in
the tachometer display.
or
or
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Briefly press button 2 on the right
side of the steering wheel
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Briefly press button 1 on the left side
of the steering wheel (page 173).
(
page 173).
The transmission switches to the
manual program mode M. Automatic
shifting is switched off. The gear range
is not limited.
The transmission shifts to the next
lower gear.
The transmission shifts to the next
higher gear.
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You can change the gears manually when
the gear selector lever is in position D. You
can upshift or downshift through the gears
in succession.
When you brake or stop, the transmis-
sion shifts down to a gear from which
you can easily accelerate or take off.
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CategoriesMercedes-Benz CL-Class Manuals, Mercedes-Benz Manuals
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Model Year2006
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