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Tiptronic
The Tiptronic allows the driver to also shift gears manually.
Switching over to manual shifting
– Push the selector lever to the right out of position D. As soon as the
gearbox has switched over, 5 4 3 2 1 appears in the display, with the
gear engaged being highlighted.
Shifting up gears
– One-touch forward of the selector lever (in the Tiptronic position)
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Using the system
Safety
Fig. 124 Selector lever:
Manual shifting of gears
Fig. 125 Information
display: Manual shifting
of gears
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Shifting down gears
– One-touch back of the selector lever (in the Tiptronic position)
It is possible to switch over to manual both when the car is stationary and also when
driving.
When you accelerate, the gearbox shifts up automatically in gears 1, 2, 3 and 4 into
the next higher gear just before the maximum permissible engine speed is reached.
If you select a lower gear, the automatic gearbox does not shift down until there is
no risk of the engine overrevving.
If you operate the kickdown function, the gearbox shifts into a lower gear in line
with the vehicle speed and engine speed.
Emergency programme
An emergency programme exists in the event of a fault in the system.
The gearbox operates in a corresponding emergency programme if there are func-
tional faults in the gearbox electronics. This is indicated by all of the segments in the
display lighting up or going out.
It is possible to continue to move the selector lever into all the positions. The
gearbox always shifts into 4th gear in the positions D, 4, 3 and 2. It is also possible
to continue to engage reverse gear in the position R.
The manual shift programme (Tiptronic) is switched off in the emergency mode.
If the gearbox has switched over to emergency mode, drive to the nearest
specialist garage in order to have the fault rectified.
Tow-starting and towing vehicle
Tow-starting a vehicle
It is not possible to tow-start vehicles fitted with automatic gearbox ⇒ page 218.
you can use jump-start cables connected to the battery of another vehicle for
starting your car if the vehicle battery is flat ⇒ page 216.
Breakdown assistance
Automatic gearbox*
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