Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2006 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 163)

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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
For more information on driving with an
automatic transmission, see “Automatic
transmission” (
୴ page 49).
Your vehicle’s transmission adapts its gear
shifting process to your individual driving
style by continually adjusting the shift
points up or down. These shift point adjust-
ments are performed based on current
operating and driving conditions.
If the operating conditions change, the
automatic transmission reacts by
adjusting its shift program.
Gearshift pattern for automatic
transmission
The automatic transmission selects indi-
vidual gears automatically, depending on:
ț the gear selector lever
position D (
୴ page 164) with
gear ranges ( ୴ page 167)
ț the selected program mode:
(C/S) ( ୴ page 168)
or
(MANUAL/C/S) (SL 55 AMG and
SL 65 AMG only) (
୴ page 173)
ț the position of the accelerator pedal
(
୴ page 166)
ț the vehicle speed
i
During the brief warm-up, transmission
upshifting is delayed. This allows the
catalytic converter to heat up more
quickly to operating temperature.