2011 Mercedes SL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 111

Automatic transmission reappears in the right multifunction display. or X 109 Shifting into optimal gear range X Program mode selector dial on SL 63 AMG Press and hold the gear selector lever to the left in the D- direction. Pull and hold left gearshift control :. The automatic transmission will select the gear range suited for optimal acceleration and deceleration automatically. This will involve shifting down one or more gears. 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 or X RS RACE START For optimum acceleration from a standing start Manual shift program The manual shift program is available on vehicles with AMG Sport Package, SL 63 AMG and SL 65 AMG only. Manual program mode M differs with regard to spontaneity, response time, and shifting smoothness from automatic program modes S or S+ (SL 63 AMG only). In manual program mode M, systemcontrolled automatic gearshifting is switched off. You need to change the gears by manually upshifting or downshifting using the gear selector lever or the steering wheel gearshift control. i Program mode RS cannot be selected while driving. For more information, see "RACE START (SL 63 AMG)" (Y page 141). i E 63 AMG: In addition, the currently selected program mode is indicated in red on the program mode selector dial. i SL 63 AMG: In addition, the currently selected program mode is indicated in red on the program mode selector dial. Program mode selector switch on SL 65 AMG Z Controls in detail Pull and hold right gearshift control ; until D reappears in the right multifunction display. The automatic transmission will shift from the current gear range directly into drive position D.