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WARNING
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Never leave your vehicle with the engine running while in gear .
If you must leave your vehicle with the engine running, set the
parking brake firmly and engage neutral N.
•
With the engin e running and a gear engaged, you have to hold
the vehicle with the foot brake .
•
Do not accelerate when you shift gears with the vehicle
stationary and the engine running.
•
Before driving down a steep slope, reduce your speed and shift
into a lower gear with R tronic.
•
Do not ride the brakes or apply the brake pedal too often or too
long . Constant braking causes the brakes to overheat and
substantially reduces braking performance, increases braking
distance or causes complete failure of the brake system.
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Note
If you must stop on an incline, always hold the vehicle in place with
t he f oot brake to preven t it from rolling back. Never hold the vehicl e
on an incl ine with a sli pping clutch . The clutch was overloaded if
Clut ch overheating! If possible plea se stop vehicle appears in th e
dr iver information system display. •
Applies to vehicles: wit h R t ronic
Automatic
operation
The forward gears are shifted up or down automaticall y .
Starting
from
a stop
- Press and ho ld the brake pedal.
- Tap the sele ct or lever towar ds A.
Release t he brake pedal and accelerate ~
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in "Manual
operat ion" on page 86 .
Controls and equip-
ment
Safety first
Automated
manual
transmission
Under certain circumstances (driving in the mountains for example),
it can be benefic ial t o switch tem porarily t o t he manu al shift prog ram
=> page 86
in order to adjust the gear rat ios to driving conditions
manually . •
App li es to vehicles: with R t ronic
Kick-down
Whe n you depress the accelerator pedal beyond the resista nce point,
R tro nic downshifts into a lower gear, depend ing on vehicle speed and
engine rpm. The upshift int o the next higher gear ta kes pla ce once
the maximum specified engine speed is reached. Exception: You have
act ivated the sport f unct ion.
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WARNING
Please note that the drive wheel s can spin if kick-down is used on
a smooth slippery road - there is a risk of skidding. •
App li es to vehicles: with R t ronic
Launch
Control
Program
The Launch Control Program enabl es maximum accelera-
tion .
- With t he engine running , press t he
[ESP OFF)
butt on one
t ime. The ESP indicato r light fJ. in the dr iver information
system disp lay illuminates and the message
ESP
sport
appears.
- Press t he brake pedal with your left foot and hold it down.
- Engag e a gear.
- Press t he
[SPORT )
butto n on t he selec t or lever cover.
Vehicle care
Do-it-yourself: service
Technical data
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