Changing Gear Using Tiptronic; Operating Tiptronic With The Selector Lever; Operating Tiptronic With The Paddles - Volkswagen Tiguan Owner's Manual

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Never leave the vehicle in driving mode N. The vehicle will roll downhill irrespective of whether or not the engine is running.
NOTICE
If the electronic parking brake is not switched on when the vehicle is stationary and the brake pedal is released when the selector lever is in
position P, the vehicle may move a few centimetres forwards or backwards.
If the lever is moved accidentally to N when driving, take your foot off the accelerator. Wait for the engine revs in the neutral position
before selecting a position again.

Changing gear using Tiptronic

Fig. 140 Selector lever in Tiptronic position.
Fig. 141 Steering wheel with paddles for Tiptronic.
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings
Using Tiptronic, the gears can be shifted up and down manually in an automatic gearbox.

Operating Tiptronic with the selector lever

Push the selector lever from position D/S to the right into the Tiptronic gate.
Gently push the selector lever forwards ⊕ or back ㊀ to shift gear up or down
When moving the selector lever in the Tiptronic gate, do not press the lock button on the selector lever.

Operating Tiptronic with the paddles

→ Fig. 141
Pull the right paddle towards the steering wheel to change up a gear.
Pull the left paddle towards the steering wheel to change down a gear.
To leave Tiptronic mode, pull the right paddle towards the steering wheel for approximately one second.
→ Introduction
→ Fig. 140
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