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Start and driving
CAUTION
When travelling at high speeds or at high
engine speeds, selecting a gear that is too
low can cause consider
able damage to the
clutch and the gearbox. This can also oc-
cur if the clutch pedal is pressed and held
and it does not engage.
CAUTION
To prevent damage and avoid premature
wear, please observe the f
ollowing:
●
Do not rest your hand on the gear lever
while driving. The pressure applied by your
hand is transmitted to the gearbox selector
forks.
●
Do not leave your foot on the clutch ped-
al; although the pressure may seem insig-
nificant, it can cause the premature wear of
the clutch plate. Use the foot rest when you
do not need to change gear.
●
Always ensure that the vehicle is com-
pletely stopped before engaging the re-
verse gear.
●
Always press the clutch to the floor when
changing gears.
●
Never hold the vehicle “on the clutch” on
hills with the engine on.
Automatic gearbox/DSG au-
t
omatic gearbo
x*
Intr
oduction
Your vehicle is equipped with an electronical-
ly controlled manual gearbox. Tor
que be-
tween the engine and the gearbox is trans-
mitted via two independent clutches. They
replace the torque converter found on con-
ventional automatic gearboxes and allow for
smooth, uninterrupted acceleration of the ve-
hicle.
The Tiptronic system allows the driver to
change gears manually
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page 257,
Changing gear in Tiptronic mode*.
Control lamps
It lights up green
The brake is not pressed.
To select a gear range, pr
ess the brake pedal.
Flashes green
The selector lever locking button is not engaged.
The vehicle is prev
ented from moving forwards. En-
gage the selector lever lock.
Selector lever positions
Fig. 259
Selector lever lock.
The selector lever position is shown when the
corr
esponding sign lights up
. With the sel
ec-
t
or l
ever in the manual gearbox positions M, D
and S, the engaged gear is also shown on the
display.
– Parking lock
When the lever is put in this position, the drive
wheels are locked. The lever must only be put
in P when the vehicle is stationary
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.
T
o put the l
e
v
er in
P or take it out of P , the
locking button must be pressed and held and
the brake pedal pressed simultaneously.
– Reverse gear
Reverse gear must be engaged only when
the vehicle is stationary and the engine is
idling
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