Double-clutch function
Whenshiftin gdown ,th edouble-clutch func-
tion is active regardles sof th ecurrentl yselec -
te ddrive program. The double-clutch function
reduce sload chang ereaction sand is condu-
cive to asport ydrivin gstyle. The soun dgen -
erate dby th edouble-clutch function depend s
on th edrive program selected.
Kickdown
Use kickdown fo rmaximum acceleration .
XDepress theaccelerator peda lbeyond th e
pressure point.
The automatic transmissio nshift sto a
lowe rgear dependin gon th eengin espeed.
XEase of fth eaccelerator peda lonce th e
desire dspeed is reached.
The automatic transmissio nshift sbac kup.
Program selector butto n
Selecting drive program
Program selecto rbutto n: allow syou to
choos ebetween differen tdrivin gcharacter-
istics.
XPress program selecto rbutto n: repeat -
edly until th elette rfo rth edesire ddrive
program appears in th emultifunction dis -
play of th espeedometer.
RE Economy: comfortable, economical
drivin g
RSSport: sport ydrivin gstyle
RM Manual: manual gearshiftin g
iThe automatic transmissionshift sto
automatic drive program Eeac htime th e
engin eis started.
iFurther information about permanen t
drive program M(
Ypage 166).
As well as this permanen tdrive program M,
you can also activat etemporar ydrive pro -
gram M(
Ypage 165).
iFurther information on th e"Automatic
drive program" (
Ypage 164).
Drive program s(Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cles)
Wit hth edrive program selecto rswitch ,you
can choos efrom arange of differen ttrans -
missio nconfiguration sor selec tth eRAC E
START drive mode.
XTur ndrive program selecto r: until th e
desire ddrive program appears in th emul-
tifunction display.
The drive program indicator on th edrive
program selecto rlights up red .
RCControlle dEfficiency: comfortable
engin eand transmissio ndesign that pro -
vides fo roptimum fue lconsumption
RS Sport: sport yengin eand transmissio n
setting s
RS+SportPlus: especially sport yengin eand
transmissio nsetting s
RMManual: manual gearshiftin g
RRS drivingmode RACESTART :optimum
acceleration dynamic sfrom astandstill
(Mercedes-AMG SL 63 only)
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