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Automatic
transmission
Manual shift program
Using the manual shift program you can man-
ually select gears .
Fig. 137
Center console : shifting the gears manually
Fig. 138
Steering whee l: Shift paddles •
Gear selection with selector lever
The tiptronic mode can be selected e ith er with
the vehicle stationary or on the
move.
• Push the selector lever to the right from D/S.
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An M appears in the instrument cluster d ispla y
as soon as the transmission
has shifted.
• To upshift, push the selector lever forward to
the plus position
G)
¢
fig. 137 .
• To downshift, push the lever to the minus posi-
tion
0 .
Gear selection with shift paddles*
The shift paddles are activated when the selector
lever is in D/S or the tiptronic manual shift pro-
gram.
• To upshift , touch the button on the right
G)
¢ fig. 138.
• To downshift, touch the button on the left
0 -
• If you do not press a shift paddle within a short
time while in the D/S position, the transmission
will return to automatic mode. To keep shifting
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using the shift paddles,
move
the selector lever
to the right out of the D/S position .
The transmissron automatically shifts up or down
before critical engine speed is reached.
The transmission only allows manual sh ifting
when the engine speed is w ithin the permit t ed
range.
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Tips
- When you shift into the next lower gear, the
t ransm iss ion will downshift only when there
is no possibili t y of
over-revving
the engine.
- When the kick-down comes on, the trans-
mission will shift down to a lower gear, de-
pending on vehicle and engine speeds .
- Tiptr onic is inoperat ive when the transmis-
sion is in the fail-safe mode .
- Hybrid drive*: elect ric driving is not possible
in t ipt ronic mode .
Kick-down
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration .
When you depress the accelerator pedal beyond
the resistance point, the automat ic transmission
downshifts into a lower gear, depending on vehi-
cle speed and engine speed . The upsh ift into the
next higher gear takes place once the maximum
specified eng ine speed is reached.
A.::!!. ARNING
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Please note that the drive wheels can spin if
kick-down is used on a smooth slippery road -
there is a risk of skidd ing.
Transmission malfunction
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Transmission: Press brake pedal and select
gear again.
Press the brake pedal and select the desired se-
lector lever position again. You can then continue
driving.
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Transmission overheating: Please drive con-
servatively.
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