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Tr ansmission
The park lock must only be engaged with the
vehicle
stationary ¢ &..
To engage P and to remove the lever from this
position, you must depress the release button
(button in the selector lever handle)
and
si-
multaneously you must step on the brake
pedal.
R - reverse
In this position , reverse is engaged.
Reverse gear must only be engaged with the
vehicle
stationary
and the engine running at
idle speed ¢ & .
To engage R, you have to depress the release
button
and
simultaneously step on the brake
pedal. In the R position, the back-up lights il-
luminate with the ignition on .
N - Neutral
The transmission is in neutral in this position .
D -
Normal position for driving forward
In this position, the forward gears are auto-
matically shifted up and down , depending on
engine load and vehicle speed.
To engage D from N, the brake pedal must be
depressed at speeds below 5 km/h or when
the vehicle is stationary ¢ &. .
In certain circumstances (driving in the moun-
tains for example) it can be beneficial to
switch temporarily to the manual shift pro-
gram ¢
page 87
in order to adjust the gear
ratios to driving conditions
manually.
S - Sport setting
The 5 setting should be selected for sporting
driving . The power reserves of the engine can
be fully exploited through later upshifts.
To engage 5 from N, the brake pedal must be
depressed at speeds below 5 km/h or when
the vehicle is stationary ¢ .&..
A
WARNING
-
- Never place the selector lever in the R or
P position while the vehicle is moving -
risk of an accident!
- With the engine running, it is necessary
to hold the vehicle with the foot brake in
all selector lever positions (except P and
N), because even at idle speed the trans-
fer of power is never completely inter-
rupted - the vehicle "creeps". If the vehi-
cle is stationary and the transmission is
engaged, the engine should never be
speeded up unintentionally (e.g. manual-
ly from under the hood). Otherwise the
vehicle will immediately start to move -
sometimes even if the parking brake is
firmly applied - risk of an accident!
- Before you or other persons open the
hood and work on a running engine, the
selector lever must be moved to P and
the parking brake applied firmly- risk of
an accident! Follow the warning stickers
¢
page 176, Engine compartment.
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Tips
If
you have inadvertently shifting into N
while the vehicle is moving, you should re-
move your foot from the accelerator and
wait until the engine speed has dropped to
idle before shifting back to Dor 5.
Selector lever lock
Applies to vehicles: with S t ronic
The selector lever lock prevents a gear from
being engaged accidentally and unintention-
ally setting the vehicle in motion.
Fig. 88
Selecto r lever locks
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