Manual Drive Program - Mercedes-Benz SLK Operator's Manual

Automatic transmission
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Selecting the ideal shift range
Press the selector lever to the left towards
X
D– and hold it in position.
or
Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
X
shifter and hold it in position.
The automatic transmission shifts to the
gear which allows optimum acceleration
and deceleration. To do this, the automatic
transmission shifts down one or more
gears.

Manual drive program

Switching on the manual drive program
Manual drive program M is different from
drive program S with regard to spontaneity,
responsiveness and smoothness of gear
changes.
Manual drive program M can be selected
using the program selector button. You can
change gear using the steering wheel paddle
shifters or the selector lever in manual drive
program M if the transmission is in position
D. The selected gear appears in the
multifunction display.
Press the program selector button
X
( page 147) repeatedly until M appears in
Y
the multifunction display.
Upshifting
Briefly press the selector lever to the right
X
towards D+.
or
Pull the right-hand steering wheel paddle
X
shifter ( page 148).
Y
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
AMG vehicles
! In manual drive program M, the automatic
transmission does not shift up
automatically even when the engine
limiting speed for the current gear is
reached. When the engine limiting speed is
reached, the fuel supply is cut to prevent
the engine from overrevving. Always make
sure that the engine speed does not reach
the red area of the tachometer. There is
otherwise a risk of engine damage.
Gear indicator
:
Upshift indicator
;
If the color in the speedometer
X
multifunction display changes to red and
the UP display message is shown, shift up
a gear.
Before the engine speed reaches the red area,
an upshift indicator will be shown in the AMG
menu of the multifunction display.
Downshifting
Briefly press the selector lever to the left
X
towards D–.
or
Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
X
shifter ( page 148).
Y
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
i
If you brake the vehicle or stop without
shifting down, the automatic transmission
will shift down to a gear that will allow the
vehicle to accelerate or pull away again.
i
For maximum acceleration, push the
selector lever to the left or pull and hold the
left-hand steering wheel paddle shifter until