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At speeds above about
1
mph (2 km/h) the Auto-
matic Shift Lock is automatically deactivated in
the
N
position.
A
time
delay element prevents
the
selector lever
from locking when
it
is moved through the
N
po-
sition (going from
R
to D/S). The
locking
element
will lock the selector lever if the lever is left
in
N
(Neutral) for more than approximate ly 2 seconds,
without the brake pedal being pressed.
Release
button
The
release button
on the selector lever
prevents
the lever from being accidentally shifted
into
cer-
tain positions. Depending on the direction of the
shift, the selector lever
locks
at different posi-
tions. The positions are highlighted in the
illus-
tration c>fig
.
97.
Ignition key safety interlock
The key cannot be removed from the
ignition un-
less the selector lever is
in
the P park posit ion.
When the ignit ion key
is
removed, the selector
lever
will be locked in the P position.
Driving the automatic transmission
Applies
to vehicles: with multit ronic/S
tronic/t
iptronic
Fig.
98
Shift gate on t he center conso le: selector lever with
release button
Starting the engine
~
The
selector
lever
must be in
P
or N.
Starting off
~
Press and hold the brake pedal.
~
Press and hold the release button in the selec-
tor
lever
handle, select the desired selector lev-
er posit ion such as D/S and
release
the button.
Automatic
transmission
~
Wait briefly
until the
transmission has shifted
(you will fee
l
a slight movement).
~
Remove your
foot
from the brake
pedal
and ac-
celerate.
Stopping temporarily
~
Keep the
vehicle
stationary using
the
braking
pedal, for example at
traffic
lights.
~
Do not press the accelerator
pedal
when doing
this.
~
To prevent the vehicle from
rolling
when you
start driving, set the parking brake when stop-
ping on steep
inclines
c>
.&_
.
~
The parking brake will
release
automat ically
and the vehicle will start moving once you
press
t
he accelerator
pedal.
Stopping/parking
If the selector lever is not in the P position when
you open the dr iver's door,
the
vehicle could
roll.
The message
Transmission: Car may roll!
Shift
to park!
appears.
~
Press and hold the brake pedal until the vehicle
has come to a complete
stop.
~
Apply
the
parking brake
c:;.
page 78, Parking
.
~
Select
the P
selector lever posit ion
c>
.&_
.
Stopping on an
incline
~
Always press the brake pedal to hold the vehi-
cle
in
place and prevent it from "rolling back"
c:;.
.&_
.
Do
not
try to
prevent the vehicle from
"rolling back" when a gear
is engaged
by in-
creasing the engine speed
c>0
.
Starting
on an
incline
~
Activate the parking brake.
~
With the driving gear selected, press the
accel-
erator pedal carefully. The parking brake w
ill
re-
lease automat ically if your seat belt
is
fastened
.
Under
certa in circumstances, such as driving in
the mounta ins, it may be useful
to
switch
tempo-
rarily
to the
ma nual shift program in order
to
ad-
just
the gears
to
the dr iving
conditions by
hand
c>page 87.
On slopes, activate
the
parking brake first and
then move the selector
lever
to the P position
.
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