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NOTICE
Engaging a gear that is too low when driving
at high speed or at high engine RPM can
cause considerable damage to the clutch and
gearbox. This can happen even if the clutch
pedal is kept depressed and the gear is not
engaged.
NOTICE
Consider the following to avoid damage and
premature wear:
●
Do not rest your hand on the gear lever
while driving. The pressure exerted by the
hand is transmitted to the gearbox forks.
●
Do not rest your foot on the clutch pedal;
even if the pressure seems insignificant, it
can cause premature wear of the clutch disc.
Use the footrest when not changing gears.
●
Make sure the vehicle is completely stop-
ped before engaging reverse gear.
●
When changing gears, always fully depress
the clutch.
●
Do not "ride" the clutch with the engine
running when the vehicle is stopped on an
uphill slope.
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Driving
DSG automatic transmis-
sion
Introduction
Your vehicle is equipped with an electronically
controlled manual gearbox. Torque between
the engine and the gearbox is transmitted via
two independent clutches. They replace the
torque converter found on conventional auto-
matic gearboxes and allow for smooth, unin-
terrupted acceleration of the vehicle.
The Tiptronic system allows the driver to
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change gears manually
page 161, Chang-
ing gear in Tiptronic
mode.
Gear selector positions
Fig. 115
On the centre console: selector
lever.
The gear selector position is shown by the
corresponding sign lighting up. The engaged
gear is also displayed on the screen in manual
shift positions M, D, S and E (when the Eco
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page 166
engine setting is selected in the
Individual profile).
- Parking lock
When the P button is pressed, the drive wheels
are locked. Only press P when the vehicle is
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stationary
.
To press the P button you must press the brake
pedal simultaneously.
– Reverse gear
Reverse gear must be engaged only when the
vehicle is stationary and the engine is idling
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.
To engage reverse gear R, you must press the
brake pedal simultaneously. The reverse lights
switch on when the reverse gear R is selected
and the ignition is on.
– Neutral
In this position, the gear is in neutral.
Press the brake pedal to move the lever from
N to D/S when the vehicle is stationary or at
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speeds below 3 km/h (2 mph)
.
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