Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren R199 owners manual page 181

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Controls in detail Automatic transmission Turn program selector switch 3 to the iWhen you brake or stop, the transmission If the red gearshift indicator lamp > desired setting (I, II or III).shifts down to a gear from which you can easily comes on in the speedometer display accelerate or take off. ( iThe currently selected manual shift program page29), shift to the next higher gear. (I, II or III) does not appear in the right multifunc-The fuel supply will otherwise be interrupt- tion display. The current setting is indicated only Upshiftinged to prevent the engine from overrevving. on the program mode selector switch 3.!In the manual program mode M, the trans-Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition: mission will not upshift, even if the engine has If you have selected the 722 Edition menu Downshifting reached its overrevving range. Shift up to the ( page123) and up appears in the right next gear before the engine has reached its over-multifunction display in addition to the red Warning! G revving range. Make absolutely certain that the gearshift indicator lamp >, shift to the engine speed does not reach the red marking on next higher gear. The fuel supply will other- the tachometer ( page 28). Otherwise the en-wise be interrupted to prevent the engine On slippery road surfaces, never downshift gine could be damaged which is not covered by in order to obtain braking action. This could the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.from overrevving. result in drive wheel slip and reduced Briefly press right shift button 2 or vehicle control. Your vehicle’s ABS will not pull the right shift paddle 2 Deactivating manual gearshift program prevent this type of loss of control.( page 177). Turn program mode selector switch 1 or ( page 175) to the shift program C Briefly press left shift button 1 or pull or S. the left shift paddle 1 ( page 177). Briefly press the gear selector lever to The selected gearshift program ap- or the right in the D+ direction.pears in the right multifunction display. Briefly press the gear selector lever to The transmission shifts to the next the left in the D- direction.higher gear. The transmission shifts to the next lower gear. 180

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