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Driving Notes
The forward gears are shifted up or down au-
tomatically.
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Fig. 98
Section from cente r console: Selector lever
with release butto n
Starting from stop
.. Step on and hold the brake pedal.
.. Hold the release button (button in selector
lever) down, move the selector lever to the
desired position, for example D o page 87,
and release the button .
.,. Release the brake pedal and accelerate
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Stopping temporarily
.. Bring the vehicle to a full stop with the
brake, e.g . at traffic signals.
.. Do not accelerate.
Parking
.. Step on and hold the brake pedal o
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.. Apply the parking brake firmly.
.. Hold the release button down, move these-
lector lever to P and release the button .
Stopping on an incline
.. Always hold the vehicle with the footbrake
or parking brake in order to prevent "roll -
back" o
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Do not try to prevent the vehi-
cle from rolling back by rewing the engine
while it is in gear.
Starting on a hill
.. Apply the hand brake firmly.
.. With the engine in gear, gradually acceler-
ate and release the hand brake.
Transmission
89
The engine can only be started with the selec-
tor lever in P or N o page 81. At low ambient
temperatures
(14 °F /-10 °C), it is only possi-
ble to start the engine with the selector lever
in P.
When parking on level ground, it is sufficient
to place the selector lever in P. On a steeply
sloping road , you sho uld first apply the park-
ing brake firmly and the n place the selector
lever in P. This way, you do not overload the
pawl mechanism and it is easier to move the
selector lever out of P.
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WARNING
- 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 and engage the park
lock.
- When the engine is running and the
transmission is in gear (D, Sor R) or in
"tiptronic" mode, it is essential that you
stop the vehicle with the footbrake.
When idling, the transmission of power
does not stop completely - the vehicle
"creeps" .
- Do not accelerate when you change the
selector lever position with the vehicle
stationary and the engine running - risk
of an accident!
- Never place the selector lever in the R or
N position while the vehicle is moving -
risk of an accident!
- If you have to bring your vehicle to a stop
while on an incline, keep the foot brake
depressed all the way down so that the
vehicle does not start to roll backward.
You should never hold the vehicle using
the clutch if you are going to be stopped
on an incline. If you do, the clutch will
start to slip when it overheats caused by
the constant overload . This is dangerous
because if the vehicle starts to roll back-
ward, you could cause an accident. If the
clutch should start to slip, you will feel
the vehicle "jerk" and the selector lever
display will start blinking .
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