Mercedes-Benz 2005 CLK 55 AMG Automobile User Manual


 
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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Upshifting
̈ Press outside 2 of one of the buttons
on the steering wheel.
The transmission will shift to the next
higher gear as permitted by the shift
program.This action simultaneously
extends the gear range of the transmis-
sion.
Steering wheel gearshift control
CLK 55 AMG
The steering wheel gearshift buttons are
located to the left and right of the steering
wheel.
1 Left button: downshift
2 Right button: upshift
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You cannot shift with the steering
wheel gearshift buttons when the gear
selector lever is in position P, N or R.
The manual program mode M will not
be stored. When the engine is turned
off with the manual program mode M
selected, the transmission will go to
the automatic program mode (C or S)
when the engine is restarted.
The last selected program
mode (C or S) is switched on when the
engine is restarted in the automatic
program mode.