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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.
Manual gear shifting (Tiptronic)
Fig. 169 Selector lever/multi function steering wheel
Read and observe
and
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.
The currently selected gear is indicated in the display
The gear shift indicator should be observed when changing gear
Switching to manual shifting
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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
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Pull the paddle
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Shifting down gears
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Push the selector lever backwards
›
Pull the paddle
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Temporarily switching to manual shifting in position D/S
›
Pull one of the
/
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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
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also be deactivated by pulling the
more than 1 second.
Note
It may be beneficial, for example, when travelling downhill, to use manual
■
shifting of gears. Shifting to a lower gear reduces the load on the brakes and
hence the wear of the brakes
When accelerating, the gearbox automatically shifts up into the higher gear
■
just before the maximum permissible engine speed is reached.
If a lower gear is selected, the gearbox does not shift down until there is no
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risk of the engine over revving.
Starting-off and driving
Read and observe
Starting off
›
Start the engine.
›
Firmly depress and hold the brake pedal.
›
Press the lock button in the direction of
›
Move the selector lever into the desired position
the lock button.
›
Release the brake pedal and accelerate.
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Stopping (while the car is moving)
›
Depress the brake pedal and bring the vehicle to a stop.
›
Keep holding the brake pedal until driving is resumed.
The selector lever position N does not have to be selected when stopping for a
short time, such as at a cross roads.
Kick down
The kick down function allows you to achieve the maximum acceleration of
your vehicle while driving.
briefly towards the steering wheel.
» Fig. 169
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briefly towards the steering wheel.
paddles
» Fig. 169
briefly towards the steering wheel .
paddle towards the steering wheel for
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Starting-off and Driving
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and then release
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