Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2015 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 159)

i For maximum acceleration, push the
selector lever to the left or pull and hold the
left-hand steering wheel paddle shifter until
the transmission shifts to the optimal gear
for the current speed.
Kickdown
You can also use kickdown for maximum
acceleration in manual drive program M.
X
Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
pressure point.
The automatic transmission shifts to a
lower gear depending on the engine speed.
i AMG vehicles: it is not possible to use
kickdown in manual drive program M.
Switching off the manual drive program
X
Press the program selector button
(
Y
page 153) repeatedly until E (C in AMG
vehicles) or S appears in the multifunction
display.
Automatic transmission
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