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not depressed and the lever is in position N for
more than approximately 1 second and the vehi-
cle is travelling no faster than around 5 km/h.
WARNING
Always select the appropriate selector lever po-
sition based on the actual situation. Selecting
the wrong position can cause you to lose con-
trol of the vehicle and lead to accidents and se-
rious or fatal injuries.
● Never depress the accelerator when select-
ing a position.
● The vehicle will start moving if the brake
pedal is released when the engine is running
and a position is engaged.
● Never select reverse gear or engage the
parking lock P when the vehicle is in mo-
tion.
WARNING
Unintentional vehicle movements may cause
accidents and serious or fatal injuries.
● The driver must never leave the driver seat
when the engine is running and a position
has been selected. If it is necessary to leave
the vehicle with the engine running, always
switch on the electronic parking brake and
move the selector lever to position P.
● Hold the vehicle by the foot brake if the en-
gine is running and the position D, S or R is
engaged. Otherwise, the vehicle will creep
forward because the power transmission
system is not completely disconnected while
the engine is idling.
● Never select reverse gear R or P.
● Never leave the vehicle on uphill gradients in
selector lever position N, as the vehicle will
roll downhill even if the engine is switched
on.
NOTICE
If the electronic parking brake is not switched on
when the vehicle is stationary and the brake ped-
al is released when the parking lock P is engaged,
the vehicle may move a few centimetres for-
wards or backwards.
If the selector lever is accidentally moved to
N when driving, take your foot off the ac-
celerator. Wait for the engine to reach idling
speed in the neutral position before selecting a
position again.
If the selector lever is not left in the parking
lock position P for long periods when the
engine is switched off, the 12-volt vehicle bat-
tery will discharge.
Changing gear using Tiptronic
Fig. 88 Selector lever in Tiptronic position
Using Tiptronic, the gears can be shifted
up and down manually in an automatic
gearbox.
The gear that is currently selected will be main-
tained when the Tiptronic mode is selected. This
remains the case as long as the system does not
automatically carry out a change of gear due to
the current driving situation.
Operating Tiptronic with the selector lever
– Push the selector lever from position D/S to
the right into the Tiptronic gate.
– Tap the selector lever forwards
to shift gear up or down
When tapping the selector lever in the Tiptronic
gate, it is not necessary to press the lock button
on the selector lever.
NOTICE
● When accelerating, the gearbox automatically
shifts up to the next gear shortly before the
maximum permitted engine speed is reached.
● When shifting down a gear manually, the gear-
box will not change gear until the engine can
no longer be overdrived.
or back
+
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Fig.
88.
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