Mercedes-Benz 2003 S 430 Operator's Manual page 167

Warm up the engine smoothly. Do not
place full load on the engine until the oper-
ating temperature has been reached. Shift
into reverse gear only when the vehicle is
stopped.
!
Avoid spinning of a drive wheel for an
extended period when driving off on
slippery surface. This may cause seri-
ous damage to the drivetrain which is
not covered by the Mercedes-Benz
Limited Warranty.
Downshifting
Press the button located on the left
side of the steering wheel.
or
Briefly press the selector lever to the
right in the D- direction.
The transmission shifts to the next low-
er gear.
Warm up the engine smoothly. Do not
place full load on the engine until the oper-
ating temperature has been reached. Shift
into reverse gear only when the vehicle is
stopped.
Warning!
On slippery road surfaces, never downshift
in order to obtain braking action. This could
result in drive wheel slip and reduced vehi-
cle control. Your vehicle's ABS will not pre-
vent this type of loss of control.
Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Deactivating steering wheel gearshift
control
Press the program mode selector
switch repeatedly until
automatic shift program appears in the
tachometer display field.
Manual gear shifting is deactivated.
i
At each engine start, the transmission
will go into the last shift program mode
selected (S or C). Program mode M is
not stored and will not be recalled
when engine is restarted.
G
or for
S C
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