177
Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Manual shift program
(SL 55 AMG and SL 65 AMG only)
In addition to the automatic shift
program C or S, your vehicle is equipped
with the manual shift program MANUAL.
In the MANUAL program mode,
system-controlled automatic gearshifting
is switched off and you need to change the
gears by manually upshifting or downshift-
ing using the steering wheel gearshift pad-
dles (
୴ page 175) or the gear selector
lever.
The program mode selector switch is
located on the lower part of the center
console.
Example illustration SL 65 AMG
1 Program mode selector switch
MANUAL For manual gear shifting
C Comfort For comfort driving
S Sport For standard driving
The current gear selector lever position
and the selected program mode (
M
/
C
/
S
)
are indicated in the right multifunction
display (
୴ page 169).
!
Allow engine to warm up under low load use.
Do not place full load on the engine until the op-
erating temperature has been reached.
Shift into reverse gear R or parking position P
only when the vehicle is stopped.
Avoid spinning of a drive wheel for an extended
period when driving off on slippery road
surfaces. This may cause serious damage to
the drivetrain which is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
i
For information on automatic program
modes C or S, see “Automatic shift program”
(
୴ page 173), “Gear selector lever one-touch
gearshifting” (
୴ page 174), and “Steering wheel
gearshift control one-touch gearshifting”
(
୴ page 175).
