2009 Mercedes SLK-Class Owner's Manual - Page 107

Controls in detail Automatic transmission Activating manual shift program X Press the program mode selector switch repeatedly until M appears in the multifunction display. The automatic transmission switches to manual program mode M. Automatic shifting is switched off. The gear range is not limited. could be damaged which is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty. X Briefly press the gear selector lever to the right in the D+ direction. Briefly pull right gearshift control 2 (Y page 103). The automatic transmission shifts into the next higher gear. or X Program mode selector switch You can change the gears manually with drive position D selected. You can upshift or downshift through the gears in succession. C Comfort S Sport M Manual For comfort driving For standard driving For manual gearshifting Upshift indicator The current program mode appears in the multifunction display (Y page 103). For information on automatic program mode (C or S), see "Automatic shift program" (Y page 102) and "One-touch gearshifting" (Y page 103). 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 1 Current gear 2 Upshift indicator In manual program mode M, upshift indicator 2 in the multifunction display advises you to upshift before the engine reaches the overspeed range. In addition, symbol ^ may appear instead of manual program mode symbol M in the multifunction display. Thus you can drive at the maximum engine speed for each gear without overrevving the engine. Z 105