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Driving
121
DSG automatic transmission
NOTICE
Engaging a gear that is too low when driving
at high speed or at high engine RP
M can
cause considerable damage to the clutch
and gearbox. This can happen even if the
clutch pedal is kept depressed and the gear
is not engaged.
NOTICE
Consider the following to avoid damage and
pr
emature wear:
●
Do not rest your hand on the gear lever
while driving. The pressure exerted by the
hand is transmitted to the gearbox forks.
●
Do not rest your foot on the clutch pedal;
even if the pressure seems insignificant, it
can cause premature wear of the clutch disc.
Use the footrest when not changing gears.
●
Make sure the vehicle is completely stop-
ped before engaging reverse gear.
●
When changing gears, always fully de-
press the clutch.
●
Do not “ride” the clutch with the engine
running when the vehicle is stopped on an
uphill slope.
DSG automatic transmis-
sion
Intr
oduction
Your vehicle is equipped with an electronically
controlled manual gearbox. Torque between
the engine and the gearbox is transmitted via
two independent clutches. They replace the
torque converter found on conventional auto-
matic gearboxes and allow for smooth, uninter-
rupted acceleration of the vehicle.
The Tiptronic system allows the driver to
change gears manually ›››page123, Chang-
ing gear in Tiptronic mode.
Gear selector positions
Fig.87 Sel
ector lever lock.
The selector lever position is shown when the
corresponding sign lights up. With the selector
lever in the manual gearbox positions M, D and
S, the engaged gear is also shown on the dis-
play.
- Parking lock
When the l
ever is put in this position, the drive
wheels are locked. The lever should only be put
in P when the vehicle is stationary ›››
.
T
o put the lever in P or take it out of P , the
locking button must be pressed and held and
the brake pedal pressed simultaneously.
– Reverse gear
R
everse gear must be engaged only when the
vehicle is stationary and the engine is idling
›››
.
T
o move the lever to position R, the lock button
must be pressed and held while pressing the
brake pedal at the same time. The reverse lights
come on when the lever is in the R position with
the ignition on.
– Neutral
In this position, the gear is in neutr
al.
Press the brake pedal to move the lever from
N to D/S when the vehicle is stationary or at
speeds below 3km/h (2mph) ›››
.
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