Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2015 - Manual (Page 168)

lateral acceleration, during an overrun phase
or when driving on steep terrain.
If manual drive program M has been deacti-
vated, the automatic transmission shifts into
the automatic drive program that was last
selected, i.e. E or S.
You can also deactivate manual drive pro-
gram M yourself:
X Pull on the right-hand steering wheel pad-
dle shifter and hold it in place (
Y
page 164).
or
X
Use the lever to switch the transmission
position.
or
X Use the program selector button to change
the drive program (
Y
page 163).
Manual drive program M is deactivated.
The automatic transmission switches into
the automatic drive program that was last
selected, i.e. E or S.
Manual drive program
General information
In this drive program, you can permanently
change gear yourself by using the steering
wheel paddle shifters. The transmission must
be in position D.
i As well as this permanent drive program
M, you can also activate temporary drive
program M (
Y
page 165).
Switching on the manual drive program
Manual drive program M is different from
drive program S with regard to spontaneity,
responsiveness and smoothness of gear
changes.
You can select manual drive program M with
the program selector button or the drive pro-
gram selector (AMG vehicles). In manual
drive program M, you can change gear using
the steering wheel paddle shifters if the trans-
mission is in position D. The selected gear
appears in the multifunction display.
X
Press the program selector button repeat-
edly until M (
Y
page 163) appears in the
multifunction display.
X
AMG vehicles: turn the drive program
selector until M (
Y
page 163) appears in the
multifunction display.
Upshifting
X
Pull the right-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter (
Y
page 164).
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
Before the engine speed reaches the red
area, an upshift indicator will be shown in
the multifunction display.
Shift recommendation
The gearshift recommendations assist you in
adopting an economical driving style. The rec-
ommended gear is shown in the multifunction
display.
X
Shift to recommended gear ; according
to gearshift recommendation : when
shown in the multifunction display of the
instrument cluster.
AMG vehicles
!
In manual drive program M, the automatic
transmission does not shift up automati-
cally even when the engine limiting speed
for the current gear is reached. When the
engine limiting speed is reached, the fuel
supply is cut to prevent the engine from
overrevving. Always make sure that the
engine speed does not reach the red area of
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Automatic transmission
Driving
and
parking