Mercedes-Benz SL 2008 Owner's Manual page 104

S Sport For all normal driving con-
ditions
C Comfort For comfort mode
!
Only press program selector button
when the selector lever is in position P, N
or D.
Press program selector button
X
edly until the letter (C/S) for the desired
gearshift program appears in the speed-
ometer display.
Comfort mode C is characterised by the fol-
lowing:
an increase in traction. This improves the
R
driving stability of the vehicle on slippery
road surfaces, for example.
the automatic transmission shifting up
R
sooner. The vehicle is driven at lower
engine speeds and the wheels are less
likely to spin.
SL 63 AMG program selector
1
1 repeat-
Program selector
1
C
S
S+
M
RS
i
RS cannot be selected during normal driv-
ing. For further information on RACE
START, see (
Y
For comfort mode
For all normal driving con-
ditions (Sport program)
SportPlus mode (with
shorter shift times)
For manual gearshifting
RACE START
page 138).
Automatic transmission
!
Only turn program selector
selector lever is in position P, N or D.
Turn program selector 1 until the desired
X
program is shown in the display.
The display on the program selector is
shown in red.
Driving tips
Accelerator pedal position
Your style of driving influences how the auto-
matic transmission shifts gear:
little throttle: early upshifts
R
more throttle: late upshifts
R
Kickdown
Use kickdown for maximum acceleration.
Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
X
pressure point.
The transmission shifts to a lower gear
depending on the engine speed.
Ease off the accelerator pedal once the
X
desired speed is reached.
The automatic transmission shifts back up.
Controls
1 when the
Z
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