Shifting Procedure; Transmission Position Indicator; Transmission Positions - Mercedes-Benz 2011 SL550 Roadster Operator's Manual

Automatic transmission
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vehicle is stopped. Otherwise the
automatic transmission could be damaged.
i Shifting the automatic transmission out of
park position P is only possible with the
brake pedal depressed.
Only depressing the brake pedal releases
the gear selector lever lock.
i The current gear selector lever position
corresponds with the current transmission
position.
The current transmission position P, R, N,
or D appears in the right multifunction
display ( Y page 104).
There are additional indicators on the cover
of the shifting gate showing the current gear
selector lever position.
The indicators come on when you insert the
SmartKey into the starter switch, and go out
when you remove the SmartKey from the
starter switch.

Shifting procedure

The automatic transmission selects individual
gears automatically, depending on
the selected gear range (
R
the selected program mode:
R
C/S ( Y page 106)
or
M (vehicles with AMG Sport Package,
SL 63 AMG and SL 65 AMG only)
Y
( page 109)
the position of the accelerator pedal
R
the vehicle speed
R
With drive position D selected, you can
influence transmission shifting by
limiting the gear range
R
extending the gear range
R
changing the gears manually (vehicles with
R
AMG Sport Package, SL 63 AMG and
SL 65 AMG only)
SL 63 AMG: Double-clutching is active when
downshifting in all program modes. Double-
clutching reduces load-alteration effects and
supports sporty driving. The degree to which
you perceive double-clutching acoustically
varies depending on the selected program
mode.
The current transmission position appears in
the right multifunction display.
:
Y page 106)

Transmission positions

Transmission position indicator