Mercedes-Benz 2009 SL-Class Operator's Manual page 125

X
Briefly press the gear selector lever to the
right in the D+ direction.
or
X
Briefly pull right gearshift control
( Y page 120).
The automatic transmission shifts into the
next higher gear.
Upshift indicator
Current gear
1
Upshift indicator
2
In manual program mode M, upshift indicator
in the right multifunction display advises
2
you to upshift before the engine reaches the
overspeed range. In addition, symbol ^ may
appear instead of manual program mode
symbol M in the right multifunction display.
Thus you can drive at the maximum engine
speed for each gear without overrevving the
engine.
X
Shift the automatic transmission from cur-
rent gear into the next higher gear.
1
The fuel supply will otherwise be inter-
rupted to prevent the engine from overrev-
2
ving.
Downshifting
G 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.
X
Briefly press the gear selector lever to the
left in the D- direction.
or
X
Briefly pull left gearshift control
Y
( page 120).
The automatic transmission shifts into the
next lower gear.
i
For maximum acceleration, press and
hold the gear selector lever to the left in the
D- direction or pull and hold the left gear-
shift control. Depending on the engine
speed the automatic transmission selects
Automatic transmission
the optimal gear for maximum accelera-
tion.
i When you brake or stop, the automatic
transmission shifts down into a gear from
which you can easily accelerate or take off.
Kickdown
Using the kickdown when driving in manual
program mode M is not possible.
Deactivating manual shift program
X
All models except SL 63 AMG: Press the
program mode selector switch repeatedly
until C or S appears in the right multifunc-
tion display.
X
SL 63 AMG: Turn the program mode selec-
1
tor dial until C or S appears in the right
multifunction display.
or
X
Restart the engine.
The automatic transmission will go to auto-
matic program mode (C or S).
Manual program mode M is not stored.
Controls in detail
Z
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