Loading ...
Loading ...
Loading ...
Start and driving
selected gear. This is possible as long as the
syst
em is not changing gear automatically
due to a traffic situation.
Using Tiptronic with the selector lever
It is possible to change to Tiptronic mode,
both when the vehicle is stopped and while
driving.
●
Press the selector lever from position D to
the right into the Tiptronic selector gate.
●
Push the lever forwards
+
or backwards
–
to move up or down a gear
›
››
Fig. 239.
●
To exit Tiptronic mode, move the lever to the
left.
Using Tiptronic with the steering wheel
paddles
●
In D or S, move the steering wheel paddle
shifts
›››
Fig. 240.
●
Press the gearshift paddle
+
to select a
higher gear
›
››
Fig. 240.
●
Press the gearshift paddle
–
to select a
l
ower gear.
●
To exit the Tiptronic mode, pull the right-
hand lever towards the steering wheel for ap-
proximately 1 second or move the lever to the
left.
If the paddles are not operated for some time
and the lever is not in the Tiptronic selection
position, it will automatically exit from Tip-
tronic mode.
CAUTION
●
When accel
erating, if a higher gear is not
selected, it will automatically change
shortly before reaching the maximum per-
mitted RPM.
●
Also, if a lower gear is selected, the sys-
tem will not change until it detects that the
engine will not reach its maximum RPM.
Driving with an automatic gearbox
The gearbox changes gear ratios automati-
cally as the v
ehicle moves.
The engine can only start with the selector
lever in position P or N. At low temperatures,
below -10 °C (+14 °F), the engine can only
start with the selector lever in position P.
Driving down hills
Under certain circumstances it may be ad-
vantageous to use the Tiptronic mode to se-
lect the gear manually according to driving
conditions
›››
.
St
op/Park
On level ground, just use the lever to engage
position P. On slopes you should first apply
the parking brake and then set the lever to P.
This makes it easier to remove the lever from
position P when starting.
Stopping on a downhill
Always apply the brake pedal firmly to pre-
vent the vehicle from moving; if necessary,
apply the electronic parking brake
›››
.
Do not accel
erate while a range of gears is
engaged to prevent the car from rolling
downhill
›››
.
St
arting off uphill with the Auto Hold func-
tion
●
Once you have engaged a gear, take your
foot off the brake pedal and gently press the
accelerator.
Starting off uphill without the Auto Hold
function
●
Pull on the electronic parking brake button.
●
Once you have engaged a gear, gently
press the accelerator and pull on the elec-
tronic parking brake button.
Back-up programme
If all the positions of the lever are shown over
a light background on the instrument panel
display, there is a system fault and the auto-
matic gearbox will operate in with the backup
»
251
Loading ...
Loading ...
Loading ...