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Automatic transmission with Steptronic*
Yo u h a v e th e o ptio n of drivin g with a
norm al a ut o m atic tra ns missio n or
s witc hin g to m a nu al.
W h e n yo u m ov e th e s ele c tor l e v er fro m
th e " D " p ositio n to th e left into th e M / S
ra n g e, th e p erf orm a n c e -orie nte d shift
pro gra m s of th e auto m atic tra ns missio n
are e n g a g e d. A s s o o n a s y ou brie fly
to u c h th e s ele c tor le v er in th e " + " or "– "
dire ctio n, S te ptro nic shifts g e ars a n d
m a nu al o p era tio n b e c o m e s a ctiv e .
W h e n e v er y o u w a nt to us e th e a uto -
m atic m o d e a g ain, m o v e th e s ele c tor
le v er to th e rig ht into p osition " D . "
Th e a uto m atic tra ns missio n with Ste p -
tro nic is e q uip p e d with A d a ptiv e Tra ns-
mis sio n C o ntrol (A T C). A T C re a cts with
pre cisio n to y our in divid u al driving style
a n d th e c urr e nt driving c o n ditio n s. It is
for this re as o n th at v ario u s shift
pro gra m s ar e us e d.
Yo u will fin d a d d itio n al inf orm atio n
a b o ut A T C in th e c h a p t e r c alle d
" A d v a n c e d T e c h n olo g y " o n p a g e 1 88.
Selector lever positions
P R N D M / S + –
Starting the engine
Th e e n gin e c a n o nly b e start e d in
s e l e ct or le v er p ositio ns P (" P ark ") or N
(" N e utral ").
Range selection
A d e te nt pre v e nts ina dv erte nt s hifts into
c ert ain s ele ctor l e v er p o sitio ns. T o
re l e as e th e shift-lo c k m e c h a nis m, pre s s
th e b utto n o n th e fro nt si d e of th e
s e l e ct or h a n dle (arro w).
46 c us 0 5 4
W hile th e v e hicle is statio n ary a n d
b ef ore shifting o ut of " P ark " or
" N e utral, " d e pre ss th e bra k e , oth er-
wis e y o u will n ot b e a ble to m o v e th e
s e l e ct or le v er (S hiftlo c k).
H old th e fo otbra k e d o w n until startin g
off. O th erwis e th e v e hicle will " cre e p "
w h e n a driv e p o sitio n is e n g a g e d. <
If y ou l e av e th e v e hicle w ith th e
e ngin e run nin g , m o v e th e s e l e ctor
le v er to th e " P ark " or " N e utral" p o sitio n
a n d a p ply th e p arkin g bra k e . If y o u f ail
to d o this, th e v e hicle c o uld m ov e . D o
not le av e th e v e hicle u n a tte n d e d w ith
th e e n gin e running. A n u n atte n d e d
v e hicle with a run nin g e n gin e re pre -
s e nts a p ot e ntial s af ety h a z ard . <
P Park
S el e ct o nly w h e n th e v e hicle is
statio n ary. T h e tra ns missio n lo c ks to
pre v e nt th e re ar w h e els fro m turnin g .
R Reverse
S el e ct o nly w h e n th e v e hicle is
statio n ary.
N Neutral
S el e ct " N e utral " only if y o ur journ e y is
int e rru p te d f or a lo n g er p erio d.
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