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Mercedes-Benz 2003 CL 500 User Manual

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Controls in detail

Automatic transmission

Steering wheel gearshift control
(Speedshift) and manual shift program
CL 55 AMG

The CL 55 AMG can be driven in both the
automatic and manual shift program
modes. In the manual shift program mode
you can change the gears manually on the
steering wheel or by using the selector le-
ver.

1 Right button: upshift
2 Left button: downshift

To do so, you must first select the manual
shift program M on the program mode se-
lector switch.

3 Program mode selector switch

S Sport

For standard driving

C Comfort

For comfort driving

M Manual

For manual gear shifting

Activating steering wheel gearshift
control

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Press the program mode selector
switch repeatedly until the

M

for manual

shift program appears in the tachome-
ter display.

Automatic gear shifting is activated.

!

Never change the program mode when
the selector lever is out of position P. It
could result in a change of driving char-
acteristics for which you may not be
prepared.

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