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than 2 seconds when the brake peda l is not
pressed.
Lock button
The lock button in the selector lever hand le pre-
vents yo u from moving the se lector lever unin-
tentionally while in some se lector lever positions .
The positions that require the lock button to be
pressed are marked in color in the illustration
¢ fig. 117 .
Driving the automatic transmission
Starting the engine
.. The selector lever must be in P or
N.
Starting off
.. Press and hold the brake pedal.
.. Press and ho ld t he release button in the se lec-
tor lever handle, select the desired selector lev-
er position such as D/S and release the button .
.. Wait briefly until the transmission
has shifted
(you will feel a slight movement).
.. Remove your foot from the brake pedal and ac-
celerate .
Stopping temporarily
.. Keep the vehicle stationary using the braking
pedal, for example at traffic lights.
.. Do not press the accelerator pedal when doing
th is.
.. To prevent the veh icle from rolling when you
start driving, set the parking brake when stop-
ping on steep inclines ¢ ,& .
.. The parking brake will re lease automatically
and the vehicle will start moving once you press
the accelerator peda l.
Stopping/parking
If the selector lever is not in the P position when
you open the driver 's door, the veh icle could roll.
The message
Transmi ssion : Car may roll! Shift
to park!
appears.
.. Press and ho ld the brake pedal unt il the vehicle
has come to a complete stop.
.. Apply the parking brake ¢
page 78, Parking.
.. Select the P selector lever position ¢
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Automatic
transmission
Stopping on an incline
.. Always
press the brake pedal to hold the vehi-
cle in place and prevent it from "ro lling back"
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Do
not
try to prevent the vehicle from
"rolling back" when a gear is engaged by in-
creasing the engine speed ¢ (D .
Starting on an incline
.. Activa t e the pa rking brake.
.. With the driving gear selected, press the acce l-
erator pedal carefu lly. The parking brake w ill re -
lease automatica lly if your seat belt is fastened.
Under certain circumstances,
such as driving in
the mountains, it may be useful to switch tempo-
rarily to the manual shift program in order to ad-
just the gears to the dr iving condit ions by hand
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On s lopes, activate the parking brake first and
then move the selector lever to the P position.
This prevents too much stress from being placed
on the locking mechanism.
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WARNING
- The vehicle can also roll when the engine is
stopped.
- Unintended vehicle movement can cause se-
rious injury .
- Never leave your vehicle with the engine
running while in gear. If you must leave your
vehicle when the engine is running, activate
the park ing brake and move the selector lev-
er to P.
- Power is still transmitted
to the wheels
when the engine is running at idle. To pre-
vent the vehicle from "creep ing", you must
keep yo ur foot on the bra ke when the eng ine
is running and the se lector lever is in D/S or
R or "tiptronic" mode is selected.
- Do not press the accelerator pedal when
changing the se lector lever position while
the vehicle is stationary and the engine is
running .
- Never shift into R or P while driving.
- Before driving down a steep slope, reduce
your speed and shift into a lower gear with
"ti ptronic".
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