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The essentials
Gearbox lever
M
anua
l
gearbox
Fig. 58 Gear shift pattern of a 5 or 6-speed
m
anual
g
earbox.
The position of the gears is indicated on the
g
e
arbo
x lever ››› Fig. 58.
●
Press the clutch pedal and keep your foot
right down.
●
Move the gearbox lever to the required po-
sition.
●
Release the clutch.
Selecting reverse gear
●
Press the clutch pedal and keep your foot
right down.
●
With the gearbox lever in neutral, push it
downwards, move it to the left as far as it will
go and then forwards to select reverse
››› Fig. 58
R
.
●
R
el
e
ase the clutch.
››› in Driving with a manual gearbox on
page 189
››› page 189
Automatic gearbox*
Fig. 59 Automatic gearbox: selector lever po-
s
ition
s.
Parking lock
R
ev
er
se gear
Neutral (idling)
Drive (forward)
Tiptronic mode: pull the lever forwards
(+) to go up a gear or backwards (–) to
go down a gear.
P
R
N
D/S
+/–
››› in Selector lever positions on
page 191
››› page 190
››› page 50
Manual release of the selector lever
Fig. 60 Selector lever: manual release from
po
s
ition P
.
Should the power supply be interrupted,
ther
e i
s
a manual unlocking device located
under the console of the selector lever, on
the right. Releasing the selector lever re-
quires a certain degree of practical skill.
●
Unlocking: use the flat part of a screwdriver
blade.
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