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Transmission
Applies to vehicles with a tiptronic
transmi ssion
When you depress the accelerator pedal be-
yond the resistance point, the automatic
transmission downshifts into a lower gear, de-
pending on vehicle speed and engine speed.
The upshift into the next higher gear takes
place once the maximum specified engine
speed is reached.
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WARNING
Please note that the drive wheels can spin
if kick-down is used on a smooth slippery
road - there is a risk of skidding.
Dynamic shift program (DSP)
Applies to vehicles: with mu ltitr on ic or tip tro nic
The automatic transmission is electronically
controlled.
The transmission is self adapting and will au-
tomatically select the best shift program suit -
ed to the driving condit ions and driving style.
The transmission will select one of the econo-
my programs when you drive at a steady
speed or a gradually chang ing speed w ithout
heavy acceleration . This achieves optimum
fuel efficiency, with early upshifting and de-
layed downshifting .
The transmission wi ll automatically select the
sporty shift prog rams when you drive at high-
er speeds, or w ith heavy acceleration and fre-
quently changing speeds. Upshifts are delayed
to make fu ll use of engine power. Downsh ift-
ing takes place at higher engine speeds than
in the economy programs.
The selection of the most suitab le shift pro-
gram is a cont inuous, automatic process. The
driver can also make the transmission switch
to a sporty program by quickly pressing down
the gas pedal.
This causes the transmission to shift dow n to
a lower gear to achieve rapid acceleration, e.g.
for quickly passing another vehicle. You do not
need to press the gas pedal into the kick-down
range. After the transmission has upshifted,
the original program is selected according to
your driving style .
An additional shift program allows the auto-
matic transmission to select the proper gear
f or uphill and downh il l gradients.
This keeps the transmission from shifting up
and down unnecessarily on hills. The trans-
mission will shift down to a lower gear when
the driver presses the brake pedal on a down -
hill gradient. Thi s makes use of the braking ef-
fect of the engine w ithout the need to shift
down manually.
Manual shift program
Applies to vehicles: with mult itronic or tipt ronic
Using the manual shift program you con
manually select gears.
Fig. 145
Cente r console: sh ifting the mult itron ic/tip -
tro nic manually
Fig. 146
Disp lay: manual sh ift program, se lected gear
highlighted
Switching to manual shift program
.. Push the selector lever to the right from D.
As soon as the transmiss ion has switched
over, the selected gear appears in the dis-
play.
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