Kickdown; Program Selector Button; Steering Wheel Paddle Shifters - Mercedes-Benz SLK350 Operator's Manual

Automatic transmission
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Kickdown

Use kickdown for maximum acceleration.
Vehicles for USA (except AMG
X
vehicles): fully depress the accelerator
pedal.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear
depending on the engine speed.
Vehicles for Canada and AMG vehicles:
X
depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
pressure point.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear
depending on the engine speed.
Working on the vehicle
G
WARNING
When working on the vehicle, engage the
electronic parking brake and shift the
automatic transmission into park position P.
Otherwise the vehicle could roll away which
could result in an accident and/or serious
personal injury.

Program selector button

General information
The program selector button allows you to
choose between different driving
characteristics.
Example: program selector button
In AMG vehicles, drive program E is called
drive program C.
E Economy Comfortable, economical
driving
C Controlled
Efficiency
S Sport Sporty driving style
M Manual Manual gear shifting
i
For further information on the automatic
drive program, see ( page 143).
Y
Only change from automatic drive program
E or S to manual drive program M when the
vehicle is stationary.
Press program selector button :
X
repeatedly until the letter for the desired
gearshift program appears in the
multifunction display.
i
When the engine is started, the automatic
transmission always switches to automatic
drive program E (drive program C in AMG
vehicles).
i
AMG vehicles: when in drive program C
and with a small load demand, e.g. in city
traffic or on a country road, the engine will
automatically only operate with four
cylinders. This reduces fuel consumption.
Cylinder shut-off is inactive in drive
programs S and M, so that the engine will
operate with all eight cylinders.

Steering wheel paddle shifters

Left-hand steering wheel paddle shifter
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Right-hand steering wheel paddle shifter
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