owners manual Mercedes SL

owners manual Mercedes SL - year of production: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 - Mercedes Benz SL R129 owners manual EN

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Upshift through 2nd gear only. For driving in To avoid overrevving the engine when the selector lever mountainous regions or under extreme operating is moved to a lower driving range, the transmission will conditions. This gear selection will allow use of not shift to a lower gear, if the engine’s speed limit the engine’s braking power when descending would be exceeded. In this case there will be no steep grades. downshift, even when the vehicle speed reaches the Use this position, which makes maximum use of engine’s speed limit of that gear, e.g. by applying the the engine’s braking effect, while descending service brakes. Continue driving in the usual manner. very steep or lengthy downgrades and only at The transmission will then shift down automatically. speeds below 40 mph (60 km/h).To prevent the engine from laboring at low RPM when Important! driving uphill gradients or with your vehicle heavily loaded, the automatic transmission will downshift when With selector lever in position “D”, “4” or “3”, upshifting necessary to maintain engine RPM within the best from 1st to 2nd to 3rd gear is delayed depending on torque range. vehicle speed and engine temperature. This allows the catalytic converter to heat up more quickly to operating Warning! temperatures. On slippery road surfaces, never downshift in order During the brief warm-up period this delayed upshift to obtain braking action. This could result in drive and increased engine noise might be perceived as a wheel slip and reduced vehicle control. Your malfunction. However, neither the engine nor vehicle’ s ABS will not prevent this type of loss of transmission are negatively affected by this mode of control. operation. The delayed upshift is effective with vehicle speeds below 31 mph (50 km/h) at partial throttle and engine temperatures below 95°F (35°C). Automatic transmission 171 Instruments OperationDrivingInstrument Practical hintsCar careTechnicalIndex and controls cluster display data

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