Automatic transmission
110
You can change the gears manually with drive
position D selected. You can upshift or
downshift through the gears in succession.
C Comfort
S Sport
For comfort driving
For standard driving
For manual gearshifting
M MANUAL
i Manual program mode M will not be
stored. When the engine is turned off with
manual program mode M selected, the
automatic transmission will go to
automatic program mode C when the
engine is restarted.
Upshifting
!
In manual program mode M, the
automatic transmission will not upshift,
even if the engine has reached its
overrevving range. Shift up into the next
gear before the engine has reached its
overrevving range. Make absolutely certain
that the engine speed does not reach the
red marking on the tachometer. Otherwise
the engine could be damaged which is not
covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited
Warranty.
Program mode selector switch on vehicles with
AMG Sport Package
C Comfort
S Sport
For comfort driving
For standard driving
For manual gearshifting
M Manual
X Briefly press the gear selector lever to the
right in the D+ direction.
The current program mode appears in the
right multifunction display (Y page 107).
or
For information on automatic program mode
X Briefly pull right gearshift control;
(
(
(
C or S), see “Automatic shift program”
Y page 106) and “One-touch gearshifting”
Y page 108).
(
Y page 108).
The automatic transmission shifts into the
next higher gear.
Activating manual shift program
Upshift indicator
X All models except SL 63 AMG: Press the
program mode selector switch repeatedly
untilM appears in the right multifunction
display.
X SL 63 AMG: Turn the program mode
selector dial untilM appears in the right
multifunction display.
The automatic transmission switches to
manual program mode M. Automatic
shifting is switched off. The gear range is
not limited.
In manual program mode M, upshift
indicator; in the right multifunction display
advises you to upshift before the engine
reaches the overspeed range. In addition,
symbol ^ may appear instead of manual
program mode symbolM in the right
multifunction display. Thus you can drive at
| Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes Benz SL63 AMG, Mercedes-Benz R230, Mercedes-Benz SL550, Mercedes-Benz SL600, Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG |
| Model Year | 2011 |
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