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to engage aga in, proceed as follows: Press
and release the brake pedalo
Fig. 89 Section fram center console: Selector lever
with release button
Starting on a hill
~
Apply the hand brake firmly.
Stopping on an incline
~
A/ways
hold the vehicle with the footbrake
or parking brake in order to prevent "roll-
back"
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Do not try to prevent the vehi-
cle from rolling back by revving the engine
while it is in gear.
Parking
~ Step on and hold the brake pedal
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~
Apply the parking brake firmly.
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Hold the release button down, move the se-
lector lever to P and release the button.
Driving Notes
Stopping temporarily
~
Bring the vehicle to a fuLL stop with the
brake, e.g. at traffic signals.
~
Do not accelerate.
Starting from stop
~
Step on and hold the brake pedalo
~
Hold the release button (button in selector
lever) down, move the selector lever to the
desired position, for example D
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and release the button.
~
Release the brake pedal and accelerate
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The forward geors are shifted up or down ou-
tomaticol/y.
Applies to vehicles: with S tranic
Tips
If the selector lever does not engage,
there is a malfunction. The engine is disa-
bled to prevent the vehicle from driving off
unintentionaLLy. Ta allow the selector lever
Release button
The release button in the selector lever han-
dle prevents accidental shifts into certain se-
lector lever positions. When you press the re-
lease button, the selector lever lock is cancel-
led. In the illustration, the positions in which
the release button has to be pressed are high-
lighted in color
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Ignition key removallock
The ignition key can only be remove after the
ignition is switched off if the selector lever is
in P. As long as the ignition key is removed,
the selector lever is locked in P.
Transmission
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The selecto r lever lock is released as follows:
~
Switch the ignition on.
~
Step on the brake pedal
ond
simultaneously
hold down the release button.
Automatic selector lever lock
The selector lever is locked in the P and N po-
sitions when the ignition is on. To move the
lever from these positions the driver must de-
press the brake pedalo As a reminder to the
driver, the following warning appears in the
instrument cluster display when the selector
is in P and N:
Ta start engine or select gear apply foot
brake when stationary
The selector lever lock is effective only when
the vehicle is stationary and at speeds below
5 km/ho At higher speeds, the lock in the N
position is automatically switched off.
The selector lever is not locked when rapid
shifts are made through the N position (e.g.
from R to D). This allows you to "rock" the ve-
hicle if it becomes stuck. If the lever is in the
N position for more than 1 second with the
brake pedal not depressed, the selector lock
engages automatically.
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WARNING
- Never place the selector lever in the R or
P position while the vehicle is moving -
risk of an accident!
- With the engine running, it is necessary
to hold the vehicle with the foot brake in
all selector lever positions (except P and
N),
because even at idle speed the trans-
fer of power is never completely inter-
rupted - the vehicle "creeps". If the vehi-
cle is stationary and the transmission is
engaged, the engine should never be
speeded up unintentionally (e.g. manual-
ly from under the hood). Otherwise the
vehicle will immediately start to move-
sometimes even if the parking brake is
firmly applied - risk of an accident!
- Before you or other persons open the
hood and work on a running engine, the
selector lever must be moved to P and
the parking brake applied firmly - risk of
an accident! FoLLow the warning stickers
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Engine compartment.
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Tips
If you have inadvertently shifting into N
while the vehicle is moving, you should re-
move your foot fram the accelerator and
wait until the engine speed has dropped to
idle before shifting back to D or S.
Selector lever lock
Il
Applies to vehides: with S tronic
The se/ector lever /ock prevents a gear from
being engaged accidentol/y and unintention-
al/y setting the vehicle in motion.
In this position, reverse is engaged.
Reverse gear must only be engaged with the
vehicle
stationary
and the engine running at
idle speed
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To engage R, you have to depress the release
button
and
simultaneously step on the brake
pedalo In the R position, the back-up lights il-
luminate with the ignition on.
Transmission
R - reverse
The transmission is in neutral in this position.
D -
Normal position for driving forward
In this position, the forward gears are auto-
matically shifted up and down, depending on
engine load and vehicle speed.
To engage D from N, the brake pedal must be
depressed at speeds below 5 km/h or when
the vehicle is stationary
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In certain circumstances (driving in the moun-
tains for example) it can be beneficial to
switch temporarily to the manual shift pro-
gram
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87 in order to adjust the gear
ratios to driving conditions
manual/y.
S - Sport setting
The 5 setting should be selected for sporting
driving. The power reserves of the engine can
be fully exploited through later upshifts.
To engage 5 from N, the brake pedal must be
depressed at speeds below 5 km/h or when
the vehicle is stationary
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The park lock must only be engaged with the
vehicle
stotionary
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To engage P and to remove the lever from this
position, you must depress the release button
(button in the selector lever handle)
and
si-
multaneously you must step on the brake
pedalo
N - Neutral
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