Start and driving
Tiptronic gives the driver the option to
chang
e g
ears manually.
When you change to the Tiptronic pro-
gramme, the vehicle remains in the currently
selected gear. This is possible as long as the
system is not changing gear automatically
due to a traffic situation.
Using Tiptronic with the steering wheel
paddles
The gear shift paddles can be used when the
selector lever is in the position D/S.
●
Press the gearshift paddle
+
to select a
higher g
e
ar
›››
Fig. 143 .
●
Press the gearshift paddle
–
to select a
lo
w
er gear.
●
To exit the Tiptronic mode, pull the right-
hand gear shirt paddle towards the steering
wheel for approximately 1 second.
To keep Tiptronic mode permanently switch-
ed on, move the selector lever to the S posi-
tion. If the selector lever is in position D and
the gear shift paddles are not operated for
some time, the Tiptronic mode will automat-
ically be switched off.
CAUTION
●
When accelerating, if a higher gear is not
selected, it will automatically change short-
ly before reaching the maximum permitted
RPM.
●
Also, if a low
er gear is selected, the sys-
tem will not change until it detects that the
engine will not reach its maximum RPM.
Driving with an automatic gearbox
The gearbox changes gear ratios automati-
cally as the vehicle mo
ves.
The engine can only be started with the lever
in the N position and the P button must be lit
up (the parking lock remains active).
Driving down hills
Under certain circumstances it may be ad-
vantageous to use the Tiptronic mode to se-
lect the gear manually according to driving
conditions
›››
.
St
op/P
ark
To park on flat ground, just press the P but-
ton
›››
Fig. 142 . On slopes the parking brake
should first be applied and then press the P
button.
If the driver door is opened and the P button
has not been activated, the vehicle could
move. The following warning is displayed on
the instrument panel: Gear change:
selector lever in the drive posi-
tion!. Additionally, a buzzer will sound.
Stopping on a downhill
Always apply the brake pedal firmly to pre-
vent the vehicle from moving; if necessary,
apply the electronic parking brake
›››
.
Do not acceler
at
e while a range of gears is
engaged to prevent the car from rolling
downhill
›››
.
St
arting off uphill with the Aut
o Hold func-
tion
●
Once you have engaged a gear, take your
foot off the brake pedal and gently press the
accelerator.
Starting off uphill without the Auto Hold
function
●
Pull on the electronic parking brake but-
ton.
●
Once you have engaged a gear, gently
press the accelerator and pull on the elec-
tronic parking brake button.
Back-up programme
If all the positions of the lever are shown over
a light background on the instrument panel
display, there is a system fault and the auto-
matic gearbox will operate in with the back-
up programme. It is still possible to drive the
vehicle, however, at low speeds and within a
selected range of gears. Driving in reverse
gear may not be possible.
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