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tiptronic operation
App lies to vehicles: with S tro nic
Tiptronic allows the driver to shift gears man-
ually.
Fig. 90 Center console : Manual sh ifting (tiptronic)
Fig. 91 Display: Manual s hift ing (tiptron ic)
Switching to manual
• Move the selector lever to the right out of
the
D
position. The display changes once the
t ransmission has switched to manual mode.
For example,
M4
indicates that 4th gear is
engaged.
Upshifting
• Tap the selector lever forward (in the tip-
tronic setting)
c!>
fig. 90
G).
Down shifting
• Tap the selector lever backward (in the tip-
tronic sett ing)
0 -
Switching to manual can be carried out with
the vehicle stationary as well as moving.
When accelerating, the transmission shifts in-
to the next gear in gears 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
shortly before the maximum permissible en-
gine speed is reached .
Transmission
87
If you have se lected a lower gear than the cur-
rent one, the transmission will only shift down
when the engine cannot be overspeeded.
If kick-down is actuated, the transmission
shifts into a lower gear independently of
speed and engine rpm .
Steering wheel with Tiptronic ® controls
Applies to vehicles: with S tr onic
The selector paddles allow the driver to keep
both hands on the steering wheel when shift-
ing gears.
Fig. 92
Sport stee ring wheel with selector padd les
Shifting up
• Pull the right paddle, marked
0
c:>
fig. 92
briefly towards you.
Shifting down
• Pull the left paddle, marked
0
c:>
fig. 92
briefly towards you.
The selector paddles on the steering wheel
are activated when the selector lever on the
center console is in
D, S,
or in the manual po-
sition (Tiptronic mode).
You can also shift gears in the Tiptronic mode
using the selector lever on the center console .
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Tips
With the gear se lector lever in either "D"
or "S" the transmission will switch back to
the automatic mode if you do not use the
paddles within approx. 30 seconds.
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