Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren. Operator's Manual.

Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Manual gearshift program
In the manual gearshift program M you can
change the gears manually on the steering
wheel ( page 174) or by using the gear
selector lever ( page 168).
Activating manual gearshift program
Turn program mode selector switch 1
( page 173) to the MAN setting.
The transmission switches to the
manual program mode M. The letter M
appears in the right multifunction display
and the lamp in program mode selector
switch 3 ( page 176) comes
on. Automatic shifting is switched off.
The gear range is not limited.
176
Selecting manual gearshift program
3 Program selector switch for the manual
gearshift program
I Sport For sporty driving
II Super Sport For very sporty driving
III Race For racing-like driving1 The individual shifting programs differ with
regard to spontaneity, response time, and
shifting smoothness.
1 Please always drive carefully and obey applicable
speed limits.
Turn program selector switch 3 to the
desired setting (I, II or III).
i
The currently selected manual gearshift
program (I, II or III) does not appear
in the right multifunction display.
The current setting is indicated only on
the program mode selector switch 3.