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At speeds above about 1 mph (2 km/h) the
Automatic Shift Lock is automatically deact i-
vated in the N position .
A time de lay element prevents the se lector
lever from locking when it is moved through
the N position (go ing from R to D/S). The lock-
ing e lement will lock the selecto r lever if the
lever is left in N (Neutral) for more than ap -
proximately 2 second, without the brake ped-
al being pressed .
Release butt on
The release button on the selector lever pre -
vents the lever from being accidentally shifted
into certain positions . Depending on the direc-
tion of the shift, the se lector lever locks at d if-
ferent positions. The positions are highlighted
in the illustration
c:> fig . 117 .
Driving the automatic transmission
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic/tiptronic
Fig. 118
Shift gate on the center conso le: selector lev-
er with relea se button
Startin g the engin e
• The selector leve r must be in P or N.
Starting off
• Press and hold the brake pedal.
• Press and hold the release button in these-
lector lever handle, select the desired se lec-
tor lever pos ition such as D/S and release
the button .
• Wait br iefly until the transmission has shift-
ed (you will feel a slight movement).
• Remove your foot from the brake pedal and
acce le rate .
Automatic
Tra ns mi ssi on
11 1
Stopping t emporaril y
• Keep the veh icle stationary using the brak -
ing pedal , for example at traffic lights .
• Do not press the accelerator peda l when do-
ing this .
• To prevent the vehicle from rolling when you
start driving, set the parking brake when
stopping on steep inclines
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• The parking brake will release automat ically
and the vehicle will start mov ing once you
press the acce lerator pedal.
Stopping /p arking
If the selector lever is not in the P position
when you open the driver's door, the veh icle
could roll. The message Transmission: Car
may roll! Shift to park! appears .
• Press and hold the brake pedal until the ve-
hicle has come to a comp lete stop .
• Apply the parking brake
c:> page 80, Parking .
• Select the P selector lever posit ion
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Stopping on an incline
• Always press the brake pedal to ho ld the ve-
hicle in place and preven t it from "rolling
back"
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Do not try to prevent the vehi -
cle from "rolling back " when a gear is en-
gaged by increasing the engine speed
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Starting on an incline
• Activate the parking brake.
• With the driving gear selected, press the ac-
celerator pedal carefully . The parking brake
will release automatically if your seat belt is
fastened.
Under certa in circumstances, such as driving
in the mounta ins, it may be usefu l to sw itch
temporar ily to the manual sh ift program in or-
der to adj ust the gears t o t he driving cond i-
ti ons by hand
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On slopes, activate the parki ng b rake first and
then move the selector lever to the P position.
This prevents too much st ress from being
placed on the locking mechanism.
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