Mercedes-Benz 2009 SL-Class Operator's Manual page 124

Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
C Comfort For standard driving
S Sport For sporty driving
S+ Sport Plus
For sporty driving with
shorter shift times
M Manual For manual gearshifting
RS RACE START For optimum accelera-
tion from a standing
start
i Program mode RS cannot be selected
while driving. For more information, see
"RACE START
(SL 63 AMG)" ( Y page 156).
Program mode selector switch on SL 65 AMG
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C Comfort For comfort driving
S Sport For standard driving
M MANUAL
For manual gearshifting
The current program mode appears in the
right multifunction display ( Y
i SL 63 AMG: In addition, the currently
selected program mode is indicated in red
on the program mode selector dial.
For information on automatic program mode
(C or S), see "Automatic shift pro-
gram" ( Y page 118) and "One-touch gear-
shifting" ( Y page 120).
Activating manual shift program
X
All models except SL 63 AMG: Press the
program mode selector switch repeatedly
until M appears in the right multifunction
display.
X
SL 63 AMG: Turn the program mode selec-
tor dial until M appears in the right multi-
function display.
The automatic transmission switches to
manual program mode M. Automatic shift-
ing is switched off. The gear range is not
limited.
You can change the gears manually with drive
position D selected. You can upshift or down-
shift through the gears in succession.
i Manual program mode M will not be
stored. When the engine is turned off with
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manual program mode M selected, the
automatic transmission will go to auto-
matic program mode (C or S) when the
engine is restarted.
Upshifting
! In manual program mode M, the auto-
matic 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.