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Selector Lever P ositions
P - Parking lock
Engage parking lock only when vehicle is
station ary.
Engage parking lock after apply ing the
handbrake and release it before releasing
the handbrake.
The ig nition key can be withdrawn only in selector
lever position P.
R - Reverse
Select only if car is st ationary and the brake is
applied.
N - Neutral
Selector lever position N must be selec ted for
towing or in car washes, for e xample.
Select the desired position for moving off (D,
M or R) only when the engine is idling and while
depressing the brak e pedal.
D - Autom atic selection mode
Mode of operation
Select position D for “normal” driving. The
gears are shifted automatically according to
the accelerator position and speed.
Depending on the way the vehicle is driven and
on the resistance (e.g. uphill), the gear-changing
points are shifte d towards higher or lower engine-
speed ranges. The accelerator position, driving
speed, engin e speed, longitudinal and lateral
accele ration and the road profile all have an
influence on the gear-changing char acteristic.
Unwanted up ward shifts, e.g. before bends, a re
prevented by swiftly releasing the accelerator
pedal.
Depending on latera l acceleration, upward shifts
on bends are not made until the engine-speed limit
is reached.
Under brakin g, and depending on the amount of
decele ration, the Tiptronic shifts down earlier. For
subsequent cornering, the right gear is engaged
when pressure is applied to the brakes before the
bend. The bend is taken in the right gea r, and when
you accelerate out of the bend you do not have to
shift down.
Sport mo de switche d on
Please observe the chapter ”SPORT MODE” on
page 70.
If the Sport mode program me is switched on,
Tiptronic switches to a sporty gear-changing map
and short ens the shifting per iods.
Initial Drive-off
In 2nd gea r, the vehicle drives off with the throttle
only slightly open. Drive off in 1st gear with the
throttle open wider or when the engine is c old.
Shifting ge ar on the st eering wheel
With the toggle switches on the steering whe el, you
can change temporarily from automatic selection
mode D to manual mode M.
Advanta ges:
– Shifting down before bends and on entering
built-up areas.
– Shiftin g down on downward slopes (e ngine
braking).
– Shifting down for b rief spurts of acceleration.
– Selecting 1st gear for moving off.
The manual selection mode remains engaged:
– for cornering (depend ing on the lateral
acceleration) and overrunnin g,
– when the vehicle is stationary (e.g. at a
junction).
The system leaves manual selection mode:
– autom atically after approx. 8 seconds (unless
cornering or overrunning),
Shifting Gear
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