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Dr iv ing
Automatic
transmission
Introduction
The automat ic t ransmission is cont rolled e lec-
tron ica lly. The t ransmission ups hifts or down -
shifts aut oma t ically depending on wh ich drive
program is selected. The power is transferred by
a torque converter .
When a moderate driving styl e is used , the
t ra nsmission se lects t he most eco nomical d riving
mode.
It
will then change up early an d de lay t he
downshifts to give better fuel economy .
The transm iss ion switches to a spo rty mode afte r
a kick-down or when t he drive r uses a s porty
driving style character ized by quic k accelerator
pedal movements, heavy acce leration, freq uent
changes in speed and traveling at the maximum
speed.
If desired, the dr iver can also select the gears
manually (tiptronic mode)
¢
page 98.
Selector lever positions
0
;:!:
0
ci:
a,
a,
Fig. 109
Display in the inst rum ent clust er: se lecto r lever in
position P
The se lector lever position engaged appears next
to the selector lever as well as in the instrument
cluster display .
P - Park
In th is selector lever pos ition the transm ission is
mechanically locked. Engage P only when the ve-
hicle is
completely stopped¢ .&. in Driving the
automatic transmission on page
96 .
To shift in or out of position P, you must
first
press and ho ld the brake pedal
and then
press
the re lease button in the selector lever handle
94
whi le moving the selector leve r to o r from P. You
can shift out of this position o nly with the igni-
t ion on.
R - Reverse
Select R only when the veh icle is at a
full stop
and t he e ngine is runn ing at idle speed¢
A
in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page
96 .
Befo re you move the sele ctor leve r to R, press
both
the but t on in t he hand le of t he selec t or lev-
er
and
t he brake peda l at the same time .
When the igni t ion is on, t he backup lights illumi-
na t e when t he se lector lever is moved into R.
N - Neutral
The tra nsmission is in neutra l in this position .
Shift to this pos it io n for st and ing wit h the brakes
applied
¢ .&.in Driving the automatic transmis-
sion on page
96. The vehicle ca n a lso roll when
t he e ngine is st opped.
When the vehicle is stationa ry or at speeds be low
1 mph (2 km/h), you must a lways apply th e foot-
bra ke befo re and wh ile movi ng the lever out of N.
D/ S - Normal position for driving forward
In the D/S position, the transmission can be op-
erated either in the normal mode Dor in the
spo rt mode S. To se lect the sport mode S, pull
t he se lecto r lever back briefly. Pull ing t he leve r
ba ck aga in will selec t the normal mode D. The in-
str ument cluster d isp lay shows t he selected d riv-
ing mode.
In t he normal mode D, t he transmission auto-
mati cally selec t s the suitable gear ratio .
It
de-
pends on engine load, veh icle spee d a nd dr iving
sty le.
Select t he s port mode S fo r spo rt y d riving. The
vehicle m akes full use of t he eng ine 's power.
Shift ing may become not iceable when acceler at-
ing . Hybrid drive *: electric d riving is not poss ible.
When t he vehicle is statio na ry or at speeds below
1 m ph (2 km/h), you mus t al ways app ly the foot
bra ke befo re a nd wh ile movi ng the lever t o D/ S
out of N.
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