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Start and driving
CAUTION
When travelling at high speeds or at high
engine speeds, sel
ecting a gear that is too
low can cause considerable 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
w
ear, please observe the following:
●
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 gearbox
Introduction
Your vehicle is equipped with an electronical-
ly contr
olled manual gearbox. Torque 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 201,
Changing gear in Tiptronic mode.
Control lamps
It lights up green
The brake is not pressed.
T
o select a gear range, press the brake pedal.
Flashes green
The selector lever locking button is not engaged.
The v
ehicle is prevented from moving forwards. En-
gage the selector lever lock.
Selector lever positions
Fig. 137
Selector lever lock.
The selector lever position is shown when the
corr
esponding sign lights up. With the selec-
tor lever 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 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
Reverse gear must be engaged only when
the vehicle is stationary and the engine is
idling
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