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– if you depress the accelerator to kick down,
– after m oving o ff.
Temporary change-down
Conditions: Speed is higher than approx. 33 mph
(54 km/h).
Depress accelerator quickly. The Tiptronic
changes temporarily to the sportiest gear-
changing map, i.e. to the highest possible
gear-c hanging points. Correspondingly, the
transmission shifts down imme diately by one
or two gears.
Ending the function:
Release the accelerator markedly.
Kickdown
The kickdown function is active in selector lever
position D, even if you te mporarily change to
manual mode M u sing the toggle switches on the
steering wheel.
For optimum acceleration, e.g. when o vertak-
ing, d epress the accelerator pedal beyond the
full-throttle point (kickdown).
The transmission shifts down depending o n the
speed of travel and engine speed. Upward shifts
occur at the highest possible engine speeds.
These gear-changing speeds remain active until
the accelerator is released to approx. 80% of the
wide open throttle position.
M - Manual S election Mode
Mode of operation
The currently selected gear is retained if you
change from D to M.
If you shif t from M to D, the gear-changing map
suitable for your current driving style is selected
and the appropriate gea r is selected.
Warning!
The kickdown function is not active in man ual
selection mode “M”.
Therefore shift down manually when accele rat-
ing (e.g. to overtake).
Two toggle switches in the upper steering-wheel
spokes let yo u comfortably an d reliably select the
five fo rward gears.
Shifting up
Press upper part (+) of a toggl e swi tch.
Shifting down
Press lower part (-) of a toggle switch.
Depending on driving spee d and engine speed,
you can shift up or down at any time. Gear changes
which would exceed the upper or lower engine-
speed limit are not executed by the controller.
You can shift down two gears at once by quickly
pressing th e toggle switches twice.
If the engine-speed limit is reached, an auto matic
upward shift is performed or, just before idling
speed is reached, a downward shift is performed.
Select an appropriately l ow gear on upward
and downward slopes. This will ensure
optimu m use of en gine po wer and engine
braking.
190Shifting Gear
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