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Hill descent control switches off once the de-
cline levels out or you press the accelerator
pedal.
On vehicles with the cruise control system*
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page 82, hill descent control is also activat-
ed when the speed is set.
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WARNING
Hill descent control cannot overcome
physical limitations, so it may not be able
to maintain a constant speed under all
conditions. Always be ready to apply the
brakes.
Manual shift program
Using the manual shift program you can
manually select gears.
Fig. 117 Center console; shifting the gears manually
Fig. 118 Steering wheel: Shift paddles•
Gear selection with selector lever
The tipt ron ic mode can be selected either with
the vehicle stationary or on the move.
.,. Push the selector lever to the right from 0/
5. An M appears in the instrument cluster
display as soon as the transmission has
shifted.
Automatic
Transmission
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.,. To upshift, push the selector lever forwa rd
to the plus position
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fig . 117.
.,. To downshift, push the lever to the minus
position
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Gear selection with shift paddles*
The shift paddles are activated when these-
lector lever is in 0/S or the tiptronic manual
shift program.
.,. To upshift, touch th e shift paddle on the
right 0 ¢fig.118
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.,. To downshift, touch the shift paddle on the
left
0 .
.,. If you do not press a shift paddle within a
short time while in the 0/S position, the
transm ission will return t o automatic mode.
To keep shifting using the shift paddles,
move the selector lever to the right out of
the 0/S position.
The transmission automatically shifts up or
down before critical engine speed is reached.
The transm ission only allows manual shifting
when the engine speed is with in the permit-
ted range.
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Tips
- When you shift 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 engine
speeds.
- Tiptronic is inoperative when the trans -
mission is in the fai l-safe mode.
, Kick-down
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration.
Applies to vehicles with a multitronic
transmission
When you depress t he accelerator pedal be-
yond the resistance point, the transmission
downshifts into a lower gear ratio depend ing
on the vehicle speed and engine speed. As
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