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paddles from selector lever position D to
manual mode M/S.
Ending the manual mode
Push the selector lever to the right.
D is displayed in the instrument cluster.
Shift paddles for Steptronic Sport
transmission
Concept
The shift paddles on the steering wheel al-
low you to shift gears quickly while keeping
both hands on the steering wheel.
General information
Shifting
Gears will only be shifted at appropriate en-
gine and road speeds, for instance down-
shifting is not possible if the engine speed
is too high.
Short-term manual mode
In selector lever position D, actuating a
shift paddle switches into manual mode
temporarily.
After conservative driving in manual mode
without acceleration or shifting via the shift
paddles for a certain amount of time, the
transmission switches back to automatic
mode.
It is possible to switch into automatic mode
as follows:
– Pull and hold right shift paddle.
– In addition to the briefly pulled right
shift paddle, briefly pull the left shift
paddle.
Continuous manual mode
In selector lever position S, actuating a shift
paddle switches into manual mode perma-
nently.
Shifting
– To shift up: briefly pull right shift pad-
dle.
– To shift down: briefly pull left shift pad-
dle.
– The lowest possible gear can be selected
by pulling and holding the left shift pad-
dle.
The selected gear is briefly displayed in the
instrument cluster, followed by the current
gear.
Displays in the instrument cluster
The selector lever position is
displayed, for example P.
Releasing the transmission lock
manually: with a latching selector
lever
If the selector lever is locked in selector
lever position P despite the ignition being
switched on, the brake pedal being de-
pressed and the button on the selector lever
being pressed, the transmission lock can be
unlocked manually:
Before unlocking the transmission lock
manually, engage the parking brake force-
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