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and the vehicle could move backwards. Risk
of accident!
●
If you have to stop on a hill, press down on
the brake pedal to stop the vehicle from mov-
ing.
●
The drive wheels could lose traction on a
slippery road surface when the kick-down
function is activated. Risk of sliding!
CAUTION
In DSG automatic gearboxes, the double
●
clutch is protected from overloads. If the hill
hold control is used, the clutches are subjec-
ted to greater force if the vehicle is at a
standstill on a slope or suddenly accelerating
on a slope.
●
Should the clutches overheat, the
bol is shown on the informative display with
a warning message
Gear overheated. Stop! In-
struction Manual!
An audible warning is also
heard. Stop the vehicle in this case, stop the
engine and wait until the symbol
switched off. Danger of damage to the gear-
box! You can continue driving once the sym-
bol is switched off.
Starting and driving
Starting
Press and hold the brake pedal.
–
Press and hold the interlock button on the
–
selector lever knob and move the selector
lever to position
ing the interlock button.
Release the brake and press the accelera-
–
tor.
Stopping
The selector lever does not have to be
–
moved to position N if the vehicle is stop-
ped for a short period, e.g. at intersections.
Applying the brake is enough. However, the
engine must remain idling.
Parking
Press the brake pedal.
–
Apply the handbrake.
–
sym-
Press the interlock button, move the selec-
–
tor lever to position P and release the but-
ton.
Kick-down feature
has
The kick-down feature allows maximum ac-
celeration to be reached.
In any gear programme, press down fully on
the accelerator for the automatic gearbox to
activate the kick-down feature. This function
takes priority over the gear programmes with-
out taking into account the position of the se-
lector lever (D, S or Tiptronic) and is used to
reach maximum acceleration, using full en-
gine power. Depending on the road speed
and engine speed, the automatic gearbox
Driving
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before releas-
shifts down and the vehicle accelerates. It
only shifts up after the maximum engine
speed has been reached.
The current position of the selector lever is
shown on the general instrument panel dis-
play
Selector lever positions
Selector lever/Informative display: se-
Fig. 92
lector lever positions.
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Fig.
92.
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