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Driving
CAUTION
If, when the vehicle is at a standstill, the
electronic
parking brake is not applied and
the brake pedal is released while in position
P, the vehicle may move a few centimetres
forwards or backwards.
Note
If, while driving, the selector lever is acciden-
tal
ly placed in position N, lift your foot off the
accelerator. Wait until the engine is running
at idle speed before selecting a new gear
range.
Gear change with Tiptronic*
Fig. 203 Selector lever in Tiptronic position
(l
ef
t
-hand drive vehicles). The lay-out in right-
hand drive vehicles is symmetrically op-
posed.
Fig. 204 Steering wheel with two paddle
shifts f
or Tiptronic
The Tiptronic system allows you to manually
c
h
an
ge gears in vehicles with an automatic
gearbox. When you change to the Tiptronic
programme, the vehicle remains in the cur-
rently selected gear. This is possible as long
as the system is not changing gear automati-
cally due to a traffic situation.
Using Tiptronic with the selector lever
●
Press the selector lever from position D to
the right into the Tiptronic selector gate ›››
in Automatic gearbox* on page 194.
●
Press the lever forwards
+
or backwards
–
to move up or down a gear ›
›
›
Fig. 203.
Using the Tiptronic with the steering wheel
paddle shifts
●
In D or S, move the steering wheel paddle
shifts ››› Fig. 204.
●
Pull the right-hand side paddle
+
››› Fig. 204 t
o
w
ards the steering wheel to
step up a gear.
●
Pull the left-hand side paddle
–
›
›› Fig. 204
t
o
wards the steering wheel step down a gear.
If the paddles are not used for a period of
time, the vehicle leaves Tiptronic mode.
CAUTION
●
When accel
erating, the gearbox automati-
cally shifts up into the next gear shortly be-
fore the maximum engine speed is reached.
●
When reducing speed manually, the gear-
box only shifts gear when the engine can no
longer exceed the maximum engine speed.
Driving with automatic gearbox
The gearbox changes gear ratios automatical-
ly
a
s
the vehicle moves.
Driving down hills
The steeper the gradient, the lower the gear
you will need. The lowest gears increase the
engine braking work. Never go down hills
with the selector lever in neutral N.
●
You should reduce speed accordingly.
●
Press the selector lever from position D to
the right int
o the Tiptronic selector gate
›››
page 195.
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