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Automatic
transmission
¢
page 191.
Otherwise, any increase
in
en-
gine speed may set the vehicle 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 ac-
celerator pedal while a driving gear is se-
lected
.
This can cause the transmission to
overheat and can damage
it
.
Activate
the
parking brake or
press
the brake pedal to
prevent the
vehicle from rolling
.
-
Allowing
the veh icle
to
roll when the eng ine
is stopped and the selector lever is in N will
damage
the
transmission
because it
is
not
lub ricated under
those circumstances
.
@
Tips
For safety reasons,
the
parking brake
is
re-
leased automatically only when the dr iver's
safety belt is engaged in
the
buckle.
Hill descent control
Applies to vehicles:
with
S
tronic/tiptron
ic
The hill descent control system assists the driver
when driving down declines.
Hill
descent contro
l
is activated when the selec-
tor lever is
in D/S
and you press the brake pedal.
The
transm ission automatically selects a gear
that
is suitable for
the
incline. Hill descent
con-
trol
tries
to mainta
in
the speed achieved at
the
time of braking, within physical and technical
limitations. It may still be necessary to adjust the
speed with the brakes
.
Hill
descent
control
switches off once
the
decline
levels out or you press the accelerator peda
l.
On veh icles with
the
cruise contro
l
system*
¢
page 80,
hill
descent
control is also activated
when
the
speed is set.
&
WARNING
Hill descent control
cannot
overcome physica
l
limitations, so it may not be able to maintain
a constant speed under all condit ions
.
Always
be ready to apply the brakes.
86
Manual shift program
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic/tiptronic
Using the manual shift program you
can
man-
ually select gears.
'
Fig.
88
Center
console:
shift ing
the
gears manua lly
Fig. 89
Steering whee
l: shift
paddles•
Gear selection with
selector
lever
The
tiptronic
mode
can be
selected either
with
the vehicle stationary or on the move.
.,.
Push the se lector lever
to the
right from D/5.
An M appea rs in the instrument clus
t
er disp lay
as soon as
the
transmission has
sh ifted.
..
To upshift, push the selector
lever
forward
to
the plus position
G)
~
fig. 88.
..
To downshift, push the
lever
to the minus posi-
tion
0
.
Gear
selection
with
shift
paddles*
The
shift
paddles are
activated
when the
selector
lever
is
in D/S
or
the
tiptronic manual shift pro-
gram.
.,.
To upshift, touch the
shift
paddle on
the right
G)
¢fig.
89.
..
To downsh ift, touch the shift paddle on the left
0
.
..
If you do not press a shift paddle within a short
time while in the 0/5 position, the transmission
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