Selector lever lock
Fig. 170
Shift lock button
Read and observe
and
The selector lever is locked in mode P and N to prevent that the forward driv-
ing is selected accidentally, thereby setting the vehicle in motion.
The selector lever is locked only when the vehicle is stationary and at speeds
up to 5 km/h.
The selector lever lock is indicated by the illumination of the warning
The selector lever is not locked when quickly moving across the position N
(e.g. from R to D/S). This, for example, helps to rock out a vehicle that is stuck,
e.g. in a bank of snow. The selector lever lock will engage if the lever is in posi-
tion N for more than approx. 2 seconds without the brake pedal being de-
pressed.
Releasing selector lever from mode P or N (selector lever lock)
›
Press the brake pedal and the lock button at the same time in the direction
of
» Fig. 170
.
1
Just depress the brake pedal, if you would like to change from the mode N to
D/S.
Defective selector lever lock
If the selector lever lock is defective or its power supply is interrupted (e.g. dis-
charged vehicle battery, faulty fuse), the selector lever can no longer be moved
out of position P in the normal manner and the vehicle can no longer be driven.
The selector lever must be unlocked specially
Note
If you want to move the selector lever from mode P to mode D/S or vice versa,
move the selector lever quickly. This prevents that you accidentally select
mode R or N.
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Manual gear shifting (Tiptronic)
Fig. 171 Selector lever/multi function steering wheel
Read and observe
Tiptronic mode makes it possible to manually shift gears with the selector lev-
er or multifunction steering wheel. This mode can be selected both while stop-
ping and while driving.
light.
The currently selected gear is indicated in the display
The gear shift indicator should be observed when changing gear
Switching to manual shifting
›
Push the gear selector from position D/S towards the right, or left in a right-
hand drive vehicle.
When switching to the manual shifting while driving, the current gear is main-
tained.
Shifting up gears
›
Push the selector lever forwards
›
Pull the paddle
+
Shifting down gears
›
Push the selector lever backwards
›
Pull the paddle
-
Temporarily switching to manual shifting in position D/S
›
Pull one of the
-
Manual gear shifting is deactivated if more than 1 minute passes after either of
the
/
paddles was pulled. The temporary switch to manual gear shifting can
-
+
also be deactivated by pulling the
more than 1 second.
and
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» Fig.
171.
+
» Fig. 171
briefly towards the steering wheel.
» Fig. 171
.
-
» Fig. 171
briefly towards the steering wheel.
/
paddles
» Fig. 171
briefly towards the steering wheel .
+
paddle towards the steering wheel for
+
Starting-off and Driving
» Fig. 169
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