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Manual shift program
Using the manual shift program you can
manually select gears.
Fig. 146
Center console : shift ing the tiptronic ® man -
ually
Fig. 147
Disp lay: man ual shift program, selected gea r
Switching t o manual shift program
.. Push the selector lever to the right from D.
As soon as the transmission has switched
over, the selected gear appears in the dis-
play¢
fig. 147.
To upshift
.. Push the selector lever forward to the plus
position
0
¢
fig. 146.
To downshift
.. Push the lever to the m inus position
0 -
When accelerating, the transm iss ion will au-
tomatically shift into the next gear before the
engine reaches its maximum RPM.
If you apply a light throttle when accelerat-
ing, tiptronic ® will automatically shift from
1st to 2nd gear to save fuel. If you apply a
heavy throttle, the transmission will stay in
1st gear until near maximum RPM is reached,
or until the driver shifts into 2nd gear.
Autom
at ic transm
iss ion
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If you take your foot off the acce lerator pedal
when driving down a steep incline, tiptronic®
will downshift from the selected gear into the
next lower gear unt il it reaches 1st gear,
based on road speed and engine RPM. Auto-
matic downshifting is interrupted as soon as
you apply the t hrottle again.
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Tips
- When you s hift into the next lower gear,
the transmission will downshift only
when there is no possibility of over-rev-
ving the engine.
- When the kick-down comes on, the
transmission will shift down to a lower
gear, depending on vehicle and engi ne
speeds.
- tiptronic ® is inoperat ive when the trans-
mission is in the fai l-safe mode.
Steering wheel with tiptronic ®
Applies to veh icles : with tipt ronic-steer ing wheel
The shift buttons on the steering wheel allow
the driver to shift gears manually.
Fig. 148 Steer ing wheel: Shift buttons
.. To downshift, touch the button on the left
0 -
.. To up shift, touch the button on the right
0 -
The shift buttons are activated when these-
lector lever is in D, Sor in the manual shift
program (tiptronic).
Of course , you can continue to use the manual
shift program with the selector lever on the
center console.
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