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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission*
Canceling gear range limit
̈ Press and hold the outside 2 of one of
the buttons on the steering wheel
until
D
reappears in the multifunction
display.
The transmission will shift from the current
gear range directly to gear range D.
Shifting into optimal gear range
̈ Press and hold the inside 1 of one of
the buttons on the steering wheel.
The transmission will automatically select
the gear range suited for optimal
acceleration and deceleration. This will
involve shifting down one or more gears.
Steering wheel gearshift control
SLK 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
The following instructions describe opera-
tion of the steering wheel gearshift control
when driving in the automatic program
mode C or S.
For instructions on operating the steering
wheel gearshift control and gear selector
lever in the manual program mode M, see
“Manual shift program SLK 55 AMG”
(
୴ page 169).
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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 last selected program
mode (C or S) is switched on when the
engine is restarted in the automatic
program mode.