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Transmission
Ill
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S tronic
transmission
Applies to vehicles:
with
S
t
ron
ic®
Introduction
Your vehicle is equipped with a S tronic transmission,
also called a
double-clutch system/transmiss
ion.
Power is transferred between the engine and the transm ission by
means of two independent
clutc
hes. They replace the torq ue
converter of conventional automat ic transmiss ions and allow the
vehicle to acce le rate witho ut a
not
iceable break in
t
he powe
r
flow
.
With the a id of
tiptroni
c, the gears can optionally be shifted
manu
-
ally
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page 119
.
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Applies to vehicles
:
with
S
t
ronic®
Selector
lever
positions
All the selector lever positions are explained in this
section.
Fig.
1 14
Display:
Sel ector lever
posi-
t
ions
The instr ument cluster display shows the selecto
r
lever position
.
P - Park lock
In
this pos it ion
t
he gears are mechanically locked.
Controls and equip
-
ment
Safety first
The park lock must on ly be engaged with the veh icle
stationary~
&
.
To engage P and to remove the lever from this position,
you
m ust
depress the release
butt
on (button in the selector lever handle)
and
simu ltaneously you must step on the brake pedal.
R - reverse
In this pos it ion, reverse is engaged.
Reverse gear must only be engaged with the vehicle
stationary
a nd
the engine runn ing at idle speed
~
&
.
To engage R,
you
have
t
o dep ress t he release but
t
on
and
simulta-
neously step on the brake pedal. In the R position, the back -up lights
illuminate with the ign it ion on.
N - Neutral
The
t ra
nsmiss ion is in neu
t ral
in t his posi
t
ion.
D - Normal
position
for driving
forward
In
this pos it ion,
t
he forward gea rs a re automa
t
ica lly
shift
ed up and
down, depending on engine load and vehicle speed.
To engage S from N, the brake pedal m ust be depressed at speeds
below 5 km/h or when the vehicle is stationary~
&
.
In certain circ umstances (driving in the mountains for example) it can
be benefic ia
l
to sw itc
h t
emporar ily to the ma
nu
al shift prog ram
~
page 119
in order to adjust the gear rat ios to driving conditions
manually.
S - Spo rt setting
The S setting should be selected fo
r
spo rting dr iving. The power
reserves of the engine can be fully exploited through later upshifts
.
To engage S from N, the b rake pedal m ust be depresse
d
at speeds
below 5 km/h or when the vehicle is stationary~
&
.
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