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Automatic
Transmission
Automatic
Transmission
tiptronic
(8-speed
transmission)
Introduction
Your vehicle is equipped with an electronically
controlled 8-speed automatic transmission .
Upshifting and downshifting occurs automati-
cally and is controlled electronically. The driv-
ing style continuously influences the selection
of the driving program .
When a moderate driving style is used, the
transmission selects the most economical
driving mode. It will then change up early and
delay the downsh ifts to give better fuel econ-
omy .
The transmission switches to a sporty mode
after a kick-down or when the driver uses a
sporty driving style characterized by quick ac-
celerator pedal movements, heavy accelera-
tion, frequent changes in speed and traveling
at the maximum speed.
If desired, the driver can also select the gears
manually
(tiptronic mode)
¢
page 117 .
Indicator in the display
Fig. 123
Display: selector lever position
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The current selector lever position is dis-
played continuously. The gear is also dis-
played in manual mode M.
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This indicator appears temporarily if you
change the selector lever position or if you
press the button on the selector lever
¢ page 114, fig. 124 . The current selector
lever position is shown with a white back-
ground.
Selecting a selector lever position
Fig. 124
Selector lever
---p---
---1
---
R---
--1
---
N---
--t
-
D/S --
Fig. 125
Pressing the button on the selector
leve r
The current selector lever position is displayed
on the selector lever ¢ fig. 124.
.. You may need to release the se lector lever
lock depending on which selector lever posi-
tion is selected and which one you would
like to select ¢ page 115, Selector lever
lock .
.. To engage the nearest selector lever posi-
tion, move the selector lever forward/back
until you fee l the first pressure point . The
selector lever will return to its original posi-
tion .
.. To skip over one (or two) selector lever posi-
tions, move the selector lever past the first
(and second) pressure point into the desired
position. The selector lever will return to its
original position.
For example, to move directly from the D se-
lector lever position to P when stopping the
vehicle, you can shift past the N and R selector
lever positions.
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