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Aut omat ic gearbox DSG
WARNING
● Never move t he select or lever int o posit ion R or P w hen driving - risk of an
accident !
● When t he engine is running and t he vehicle is st at ionary, it is necessary t o
hold t he car w it h t he brake pedal in all t he posit ions of t he select or lever (ex-
cept P and N) since t he pow er t ransmission is never complet ely int errupt ed,
also not w hen t he engine is idling - t he vehicle creeps.
● You must on no account unint ent ionally operat e t he t hrot t le (e.g. by hand
from t he engine compart ment ) if a drive posit ion is engaged w hen t he car is
st at ionary. The vehicle would ot herw ise immediat ely st art off - also w hen t he
handbrake is f irmly applied - risk of an accident !
● You must move t he select or lever int o posit ion P and f irmly apply t he
handbrake f irst bef ore you or any ot her person opens t he bonnet and st art s
w orking on t he engine w hen it is running - risk of accident ! It is also essent ial
t o observe all w arnings ⇒ p age 190 , Working in t he engine compart ment .
Select or lever lock
Aut omat ic select or lever lock
Wit h t he ignit ion on, t he select or lever is locked when it is in t he posit ions P and
N. You must first of all depress t he brake pedal in order t o move t he select or lever
out of t his posit ion. The warning light
clust er as a reminder for t he driver when t he select or lever is in t he posit ions P
and N.
A t ime delay element ensures t hat t he select or lever is not blocked when rapidly
switching over t he posit ion N (e.g. from R t o D). This does, for example, allow one
t o seesaw out a st uck vehicle. The select or lever lock w ill click int o place if t he lev-
er is in t he N posit ion for more t han 2 seconds wit hout t he brake pedal being
pressed.
The select or lever lock is only act ive if t he vehicle is st at ionary or moving at speed
of less t han 5 km/ hour. The lock is sw it ched off aut omat ically int o posit ion N
w hen t he car is t ravelling at a higher speed.
Shif t lock but t on
The Shift lock but t on in t he handle of select or lever prevent s cert ain select or lever
posit ions being engaged inadvert ent ly. The select or lever lock is cancelled w hen
you press t he Shift lock but t on.
⇒ p age 27 light s up in t he inst rument
Keylock - Ignit ion key w it hdraw al lock
You can only w it hdraw t he ignit ion key aft er swit ching off t he ignit ion if t he selec-
t or lever is in posit ion P. If t he ignit ion key is w it hdrawn, t he select or lever is
blocked in posit ion P.
Kickdow n funct ion
The kickdown function provides you wit h maximum accelerat ion
power.
Fully depressing t he accelerat or pedal allow s t he kickdown funct ion t o be act iva-
t ed in t he desired driving program. This funct ion has precedence over t he driving
programme and serves for maximum accelerat ion of t he vehicle when exploit ing
t he maximum pow er pot ent ial of t he engine w it hout t aking int o account t he cur-
rent select or lever posit ion (D, S or Tipt ronic). The gearbox shift s down t o one or
several gears in line with t he driving st at e and t he vehicle accelerat es. The gear-
box does not shift up int o t he highest gear unt il t he engine has reached it s maxi-
mum revolut ions for t his gear range.
WARNING
Please not e t hat using t he kickdow n f unct ion can result in t he driven w heels
spinning on a smoot h or slippery road surface - risk of skidding!
Dynamic shif t programme
The aut omat ic gearbox of your vehicle is cont rolled elect ronically. Shift ing up and
down t hrough t he gears is performed aut omat ically on t he basis of pre-defined
driving programmes.
Adopt ing a moderat e st yle of driving w ill cause t he gearbox t o select t he most
economical driving programme. Shift ing up int o a higher gear as soon as possible
and shift ing dow n as lat e as possible w ill have a favourable effect on your fuel
consumpt ion.
Adopt ing a sport y st yle of driving w it h rapid movement s of t he accelerat or pedal
combined wit h sharp accelerat ion and frequent changes in speed, exploit ing t he
t op speed of t he car or depressing t he accelerat or pedal (kickdown funct ion), will
cause t he gearbox t o swit ch over t o t his st yle of driving and shift dow n earlier
wit h frequent changes in gears in comparison t o t he moderat e st yle of driving.
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