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gear when the driver presses the brake pedal on a downhill
gradient. This makes use of the braking effect of the engine without
the need to shift down manually. •
Manual
shift
program
Using the manual shift program you can manually select
gears.
Fig. 186 Center
console: shifting the
tiptr onic® manually
Fig. 187 Display:
man ual shift program,
selected gear high-
lighted
Switching
to manual
shift program
With the selector lever in D, push the lever to the right.
The display will show 6 5 4 3 2 1 as soon as the selector
lever is
moved.
The gear you select will also be high-
lighted ~ fig. 187.
Controls and equip-
ment
To upshift
Push the selector lever forward to the plu s position
0
~
fig. 186.
To downshift
-
Push the lever to the minus position
Q .
When accelerating, the tr ansmission will automatically shift into
gears 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 before the engine reaches its maximum RPM.
If you apply a light thrott le when accelerating, tiptronic®
will auto -
matically sh if t from 1st to 2nd gear to save fuel. If you app ly a heavy
throttle, the transmission will stay in 1st gear until near maximum
RPM is reached, or unti l the driver shifts into 2nd gear.
If you take your foot off the accelerator peda l when driving down a
steep inc line, tiptronic® wi ll downshift from the selected gear into
the next lower gear until it reaches 1st gear, based on road speed
and engine RPM. Automatic downshifting
is interrupted as soon as
you apply the throttle again.
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Tips
•
When you shift into the next lower gear, the transmission will
downshift only when there is no possibi lity of over-revving the
engine.
•
When the kickdown comes on, the transmission will shift down
to a lower gear, depending on vehicle and eng ine speeds.
•
Tiptronic® is inoperative when the transmission is in the fai l-safe
mode . •
Vehicle care
I
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irechnical data
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