2009 Mercedes SL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 124

Controls in detail Automatic transmission C Comfort S Sport S+ Sport Plus M Manual For standard driving For sporty driving For sporty driving with shorter shift times For manual gearshifting C Comfort S Sport M MANUAL For comfort driving For standard driving For manual gearshifting ing is switched off. The gear range is not limited. You can change the gears manually with drive position D selected. You can upshift or downshift through the gears in succession. RS RACE START For optimum acceleration from a standing start The current program mode appears in the right multifunction display (Y page 119). i Program mode RS cannot be selected while driving. For more information, see "RACE START (SL 63 AMG)" (Y page 156). i SL 63 AMG: In addition, the currently selected program mode is indicated in red on the program mode selector dial. For information on automatic program mode (C or S), see "Automatic shift program" (Y page 118) and "One-touch gearshifting" (Y page 120). Activating manual shift program X i Manual program mode M will not be stored. When the engine is turned off with manual program mode M selected, the automatic transmission will go to automatic program mode (C or S) when the engine is restarted. Upshifting ! In manual program mode M, the automatic transmission will not upshift, even if the engine has reached its overrevving range. Shift up into the next gear before the engine has reached its overrevving range. Make absolutely certain that the engine speed does not reach the red marking on the tachometer. Otherwise the engine could be damaged which is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty. All models except SL 63 AMG: Press the program mode selector switch repeatedly until M appears in the right multifunction display. SL 63 AMG: Turn the program mode selector dial until M appears in the right multifunction display. The automatic transmission switches to manual program mode M. Automatic shift- X Program mode selector switch on SL 65 AMG 122