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Automatic
tran
s
mi
ss
ion
Automatic
transmission
S tronic
Introduction
Applies to veh icles: with S tro nic transmiss ion
Your vehicle is equ ipped w ith an electronically-
contro lled DSG transmission
ca lled S tronic. Two
independent
clutches
t
ransfer the power be-
tween the eng ine and t ransmission. It a llows the
vehicle to accelerate without a noticeable inter
-
ruption in tract ion
.
The transmission
upshifts or downsh ifts
au
to-
matica lly. The driv ing style contin uously influen-
ces the se lection of the driving program
.
When a
moderat
e
driving style
is used, the
transmiss ion se lects the mos
t
econom ica
l
driving
mode. The
t
ransmission upsh ifts at a lower RPM
and downshifts at a higher RPM to improve fuel
efficiency
.
The transmission
swit ches to a sporty mode after
a kick-down or when the driver uses a
sporty driv-
ing st yle
characterized
by quick accelerator pedal
movements,
heavy acceleration, frequent
changes in speed and t raveling at the maximum
speed.
If desired, the drive
r
can a lso se lect the gears
manually
(tiptronic mode)
¢
page 87, Shift ing
manually (tiptronic mode)
.
Selector lever positions
Applies to veh icles: with S tro nic transmiss ion
Fig. 72
In
st
rum ent clus
ter
: Selecto
r
lever pos itions
-
~
0
>
a,
ID
The inst rument cluste
r
display shows the current
selector lever position and current gear.
82
P - Park
The wheels a re mechanically locked
in t
his pos i-
tion
.
You can on ly shift into Par
k
when the vehi cle
is
stationary
¢
.&.
.
To shift
in
a nd ou
t
of
t
he
P
se lec
t or
lever posit ion,
press the interlock button in the selec
t
or lever
while
pressing the brake pedal.
R - Reverse
Only sh ift into reve rse gear when the vehicle is
stationary
and the engine is run ning at id le
speed¢
.&..
To select the R selector lever position, press the
interlock button
while
pressing the brake pedal.
The back-up lights switc
h
on in the R posit ion if
the ign it io
n
is switched on.
N - Neutral
The transm ission is in idle
in
this pos ition
.
D/
S - Normal posit ion fo
r
driving forward
In the D/S se lector lever position
,
the transm
is-
sion can be operated either in the norma
l
D mode
or in the S sport mode. To se lect the S sport
mode, pull
t
he selector lever back br iefly
.
Pulling
the lever back aga in will select the normal D
mode
.
The instrument
cluster display shows the
selected driving mode
.
In the
normal mode
D, the transmission
auto-
matically selects the suitable gear ratio. It de-
pends on engine load, vehicle speed and d riving
style
.
Se lect the
sport mode
S for sporty dr iving
.
The
vehicle makes fu ll use of the engine 's power.
Shifting is may become not iceable when accele r-
at ing
.
To move from se lec
t
or lever position N to D, you
must press the brake pedal and the ve hicle must
be traveling less than 1 mph (2 km/h)
or
be sta-
tiona ry¢
.&..
&,
WARNING
Read and following all WARNINGS.
-
The vehicle can roll even if the ignition is
sw itched off.
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