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Selector lever positions
Fig. 84 Selector lever/information display: Selector lever positions
The selector lever position you have engaged is shown in the information display
of the instrument cluster with the corresponding gear symbol highlighted
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on the right. In the positions D and S the gear you have already engaged
will be additionally displayed on the display.
- Parklock
P
The driven wheels are locked mechanically in this position.
The Parklock must only be engaged when the vehicle is stationary ⇒
If you wish to move the selector lever into or out of this position, you must press
the Shiftlock button in the handle of the selector lever and at the same time de-
press the brake pedal.
R
- Reverse gear
Reverse gear must only be engaged when the vehicle is stationary and the engine
idling ⇒
.
The brake pedal must be depressed and at the same time the Shiftlock must be
pressed, if you wish to obtain the selector lever positions R, P or N.
When the ignition is switched on and the selector lever is in position R, the re-
verse lights will come on.
N
- Neutral
The transmission is in Neutral in this position.
1)
Not valid for vehicles with automatic gearbox DSG.
Using the system
Safety
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Driving Tips
General Maintenance
The brake pedal must be depressed (if the lever is in its position for longer than 2
seconds) in order to move the selector lever out of the position N into the position
D, with the ignition switched on, on a vehicle travelling at less than 5 km/hour or
on a stationary vehicle.
- Position for driving forward
D
When the selector lever is in this position, the forward gears are shifted up and
down automatically in line with engine load, vehicle speed and the dynamic shift
programme.
You must depress the brake pedal if you wish to move into position D from N
when the vehicle is travelling at less than 5 km/hour or is stationary ⇒
Under certain circumstances (e.g. when driving in mountainous regions or when
towing a trailer) it may be beneficial to select the manual shift programme
⇒ p age 91 for a short time in order to adapt the gearbox ratios manually to the
driving situations.
- Position for sporty style of driving
S
Shifting up later into a higher gear makes it possible to fully exploit the power po-
tential of the engine. The gearbox also then shifts down at higher engine speeds
as in the position D.
The gearbox does not shift into the 6th gear in the position S, because the maxi-
mum speed is reached with the 5th gear
The Shiftlock on the selector lever grip must be pressed when moving the selec-
tor lever out of the position D into the position S.
WARNING
● Never move the selector lever into position R or P when driving - risk of an
accident!
● When the engine is running and the vehicle is stationary, it is necessary to
hold the car with the brake pedal in all the positions of the selector lever (ex-
cept P and N) since the power transmission is never completely interrupted,
also not when the engine is idling - the vehicle creeps.
Breakdown assis-
tance
Automatic gearbox
1)
.
Praktik
Technical data
89
.
£
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