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Aut o matic
Tran s m iss ion
multitronic transmission : Your vehicle is
equipped with
hill hold ass ist
allowing you to
start while on an incline. The system is acti-
vated when the brake pedal is pressed down
and held
for a fe w seconds .
The brake pres-
sure will hold for
a moment
after the brake
pedal loosens to prevent the vehicle from roll-
ing backwards whi le starting up .
A
WARNING
- The vehicle can also roll when the engine
is stopped.
- Unintended vehicle movement can cause
serious injury .
- Never leave your vehicle with the engine
running wh ile in gear. If you must leave
your vehicle when the engine is running,
act ivate the park ing brake and move the
selector lever to P.
- Power is st il l transmitted to the whee ls
when the engine is running at idle . To
prevent the vehicle from "creeping", you
must keep your foot on the brake when
the engine is running and the selector
lever is in D/S or R or "tiptronic" mode is
selected.
- Do not press the accelerator pedal when
changing the selector lever position
wh ile the vehicle is stat ionary and the
engine is running .
- Never shift into R or P wh ile driving .
- Before driv ing down a steep slope, re-
duce your speed and shift into a lower
gear with "tiptronic" .
- Do not ride the brakes or press the brake
pedal too often or too long when dr iving
down a hill. Constant braking causes the
brakes to overheat and substant ially re-
duces braking performance, increases
braking distance or causes comp lete fail-
ure of the brake system.
- To prevent the vehicle from rolling back
when stoppi ng on incl ines, always hold it
in place with the brake pedal or parking
brake.
- Never hold the vehicle on an incl ine with
a slipping clutch. The clutch opens auto -
matically when it becomes too hot from
the overload. An indicato r lamp
ml
illu-
minates and a driver message appears
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when the clutch is overload-
ed.
- If the engine must remain running, never
have any driving posit ion engaged when
checking under the hood . Make sure the
selector lever has securely engaged and
is locked in P w it h the park ing brake set
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Ot herwise, any increase in
engine speed may set the vehicle in mo-
tion, even with the parking brake ap-
plied .
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Note
- S tronic- and tiptronic transmission :
When stopping on an incl ine, do not try
t o hold the vehicle in place by pressing
the accelerator pedal while a driving gear
is selected. This can cause the transmis-
sion to overheat and can damage it. Acti-
vate the parking brake or press the brake
pedal to prevent the vehicle from roll ing.
- S tronic- and tiptronic transmission : Al-
lowing the vehicle to roll when the en-
gine is stopped and the selector lever is
in N will damage the transmission be-
cause it is not lubricated unde r those cir-
cumstances.
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Tips
For safety reasons, the parking brake is re-
leased automatically only when the driv-
er's safety belt is engaged in the buckle.
Hill descent control
The hill descent control system assists the
driver when driving down declines.
Hill descent contro l is activated when these -
lector lever is in D/S and you press the brake
pedal. The transmission automatically selects
a gear t hat is suitable fo r the incline. Hill de-
scent contro l tries to mainta in the speed ach-
ieved at the time of braking, within physical
and technical limitations. If may sti ll be nec-
essary to adj ust the speed with the brakes.
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