Amg Speedshift Dct 7-Speed Sports Transmission - Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Owner's Manual

AMG SPEEDSHIFT DCT 7-speed sports transmission

Drive pro- Characteristic
gram
C Controlled Comfort-oriented, opti-
Efficiency mum-economy engine
and transmission settings
S Sport Sporty engine and trans-
mission settings
S+ SportPlus Extremely sporty engine
and transmission settings
M Manual Manual gearshifting
Driving mode
RS RACE Optimal vehicle accelera-
START tion from a standstill
Turn program selector switch : until the
X
letter for the desired gearshift program
appears in the multifunction display.
Characteristics of the drive programs
Drive program C is characterised by the fol-
lowing:
comfort-oriented engine and transmission
R
settings
optimal fuel consumption resulting from
R
the transmission shifting up sooner
the vehicle pulling away more gently in
R
forward and reverse gears, unless the
accelerator pedal is depressed fully
increased sensitivity; this improves driving
R
stability on slippery road surfaces, for
example
the transmission shifting up sooner, which
R
results in the vehicle being driven at lower
engine speeds and the wheels being less
likely to spin
Drive programs S and S+ are characterised
by the following:
sporty engine and transmission settings
R
the transmission shifting up later and shift-
R
ing down dynamically
as a result of the later transmission
R
upshifts, the fuel consumption may be
higher
if a period of dynamic driving is followed by
R
an extended phase with a constant accel-
erator pedal position, the vehicle shifts up
to a higher gear. This optimises fuel con-
sumption.
Drive program M is characterised by the fol-
lowing:
you can shift gears up or down succes-
R
sively. For further details, see
( page 227).
Y
AMG button (SETUP)
The AMG button allows you to call up or store
a preset drive program.
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