2006 Mercedes SL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 163
2006 Mercedes SL-Class Manual
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Controls in detail Automatic transmission For more information on driving with an automatic transmission, see "Automatic transmission" ( 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 adjustments are performed based on current operating and driving conditions. If the operating conditions change, the automatic transmission reacts by adjusting its shift program. i During the brief warm-up, transmission upshifting is delayed. This allows the catalytic converter to heat up more quickly to operating temperature. The automatic transmission selects individual gears automatically, depending on: the gear selector lever position D ( page 164) with gear ranges ( page 167) the selected program mode: (C/S) ( page 168) or (MANUAL/C/S) (SL 55 AMG and SL 65 AMG only) ( page 173) the position of the accelerator pedal ( page 166) the vehicle speed Gearshift pattern for automatic transmission 162