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Sele1:•
r
le
Designation
Meaning=>
1
The
forward gears
are
automatically
changed up
and
dow~
. .
er engine
speeds than
in
selecto:
lever
position
D.
This
us~:!
high
.
s
Sta~~ard
dnvtng
po-
1
full
pm er
available
from
the
eng1ne.
However,
the
system
Wil:he
Sltlo
n
(s
pro-
s~
itch to
the highest
forward
s
gear.
not
ra
e)
The timing of
the
gear
shift is determined
by the
engine load
individual driving
style and
the
speed
of
the
vehicle.
'
Y
our
I
The
change
between
positions 0
and
S is
carried out by
t~
1
the
selector lever
once
to
the rear
out
of gear position
D/S
9
C
.
1
~
Fig
.
135.
The selector lever will
always fa
ll
back
into
gear
po
.
h
angtng gear
selec-
tion
O/S.
SI·
t ion
Using
this
function
it is
possible
to
access the
Tiptronic option
from
I
bo
h
the
Sport
programme
S
and from
the
Normal programme
0
=>page
175.
Sele.ctor
l
ev
er
l
ock
is
ot
e
gaged
if
the
selec-
I
ra
e
cases,
e
selec or lever
lock
may
not
en-
es
·
a
d
al
clu
eh
gearbox DSG®.
e
deactiva•ed to prevent
the
vehicle
al
pulli
g
a
ay.
The green indicator
la
iJ
f9
as es
a
d
an
information
message
is
al-
so
displa
yed.
Use the folio ing
procedure
to
en-
ga£e
e selec
or
le
er
lock:
6-speed
gearbox:
depress the foot
brake and
e release
·
c:gain.
7 -speed
gearbox:
move
he selector
lever
to
pos·
·a
P
or
N
and
en select
a
driving
gear.
-•
· -
- - -
A
WARNING
Engag ing an
in
correct
selector
lever position
can cause
you to lose
control of the
vehicle,
which
can lead
to accidents and
serious inju-
ries.
174
I
While driving
A
WARN ING
(Continued)
Never depress the accelerator pedal when
selecting a
position.
When the engine is
running,
the vehicle
starts moving as soon as a gear is engaged
and the brake pedal is released.
Never select reverse gear or engage
the
parking
lock
while the vehicle is in
motion.
A
WARNING
Unintentional vehicle movements can cause
serious
injury.
The driver must never leave the driver
seat when the engine is running and
a
posi·
tion has been selected. If you have to leave
the vehicle while the engine
is
running,
al·
ways switch on the electronic parking brake
and
move
the selector lever to position
P.
I
If the engine is running
and
the selector
lever is in position
O,
s
or
R,
the vehicle
must
be held on the foot
brake.
The vehicle will
creep forward as
the
power transmission
i~
not fully interrupted even when the engine
IS
idling.
Never select positions
R
or
P
when the
ve·
hicle is in motion.
N
I
.
.
d
.
.
..,
0
de
N
.
ever
eave the vehicle m
nv.ng
'"
f
The vehicle will roll downhill
irrespective
0
whether or not the
engine is
running.

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