Dr ivi ng an d parki ng, Automatic transmission – Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2014 Owners Manual User Manual
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As well as this permanent drive program
M, you can also activate temporary drive
program M(
Y
page 152).
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.
Manual drive program M can be selected
using the program selector button. You can
change gear using the steering wheel paddle
shifters or the selector lever in manual drive
program M if the transmission is in position
D. The selected gear appears in the
multifunction display.
X
Press the program selector button
(
Y
page 151) repeatedly until M appears in
the multifunction display.
Upshifting
X
Briefly press the selector lever to the right
towards D+.
or
X
Pull the right-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter (
Y
page 152).
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear.
Shift recommendation
The gearshift recommendations assist you in
adopting an economical driving style. The
recommended 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
automatically 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 the tachometer. There is
otherwise a risk of engine damage.
:
Gear indicator
;
Upshift indicator
Before the engine speed reaches the red area,
an upshift indicator will be shown in the
multifunction display.
X
If the color in the speedometer
multifunction display changes to red and
the
UP
UP
display message is shown, shift up
a gear.
Downshifting
X
Briefly press the selector lever to the left
towards D–.
or
X
Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter (
Y
page 152).
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
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If you brake the vehicle or stop without
shifting down, the automatic transmission
will shift down to a gear that will allow the
vehicle to accelerate or pull away again.
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