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Au t omatic
tr a n s mis s ion
- Never hold the veh icle on an incline with
a slipp ing clutch . The clutch opens auto-
matically when it becomes too hot from
the overload. An indicator lamp @] illu-
minates and a dr iver message appears
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when the clutch is overload-
ed.
- If the engine must remain running, never
have any driving pos ition engaged when
che cking under the hood. Make sure the
selector lever has secure ly engaged and
is locked in P with the parking bra ke
firmly set ¢
page 256.
Otherwise, any
increase in engine speed may set the ve-
hicle in motion, even with the parking
brake applied.
(D
Note
- When stopping on an incline, do not try
to hold the vehicle in place by pressing
the accelerator peda l while a driving gear
is selected. This can cause the transm is-
s io n to overheat and can damage it. Acti-
vate the park ing brake or p ress the brake
pedal to prevent the vehicle from ro lling .
- Allowing the vehicle to roll when the en -
gine is stopped and the selector lever is
in N will damage the transmiss ion be-
cause it is not lub ricat ed under those cir-
cumst a nces.
Hill descent control
The hill descent control system assists the
driver when driving down declines.
Hill desce nt control is activated when these-
lecto r lever is in D/S a nd you press the brake
pedal. The tra nsmission a utomatically se lects
a gea r that is suitab le for the incline. Hill de-
scent control tries to maintain t he speed ach-
ieved at the t ime of brak ing, within physical
a nd techn ica l limitations . It may st ill be nec-
essary to adjust the speed with the brakes.
Hill descent control sw it ches off once the de -
cline levels out or you press t he accelerator
pedal.
When the speed is set in the cruise con t rol
system
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hill descent contro l is al-
so act ivated.
A
WARNING
-
-
Hill descent control cannot overcome
physical lim itations, so it may not be ab le
to maintai n a constant speed under all
conditions . Always be ready to apply the
brakes .
· Manual shift program
Using the manual shift program you can
manually select gears.
Fig. 1 63
Center conso le: shift ing the gea rs manually
Fig. 1 64
Stee ring whee l: Shift paddle s•
Gear selection with selector lever
The tiptronic mode can be sel ected either with
the vehicle stat io na ry or on t he move.
.,. Push the se lector lever to the right from D.
An
M
appears in the instrument cluster dis -
play as soon as the transmission has shifted .
.,. To upshift, push the se lecto r lever forwa rd
t o t he plu s position
0
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fig. 163 .
.,. To downsh ift, pus h the lever t o the min us
position
Q .
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