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Operation
Driving a car with an automatic
gearbox
Fig. 135 Automatic gearbox
The gearbox changes gear ratios automatical-
ly as the vehicle moves.
Starting
–
Start the engine with the selector lever in
position
P
or
N.
Driving
–
Press and hold the brake pedal.
–
Holding down the lock button (button on
the selector lever), select R or D.
–
Release the lever and wait a little for the
gearbox to engage the gear (a slight move-
ment can be felt).
–
Release the brake and press the accelerator
›››
.
Stopping briefly
–
If stopping for a short time, keep the vehi-
cle stationary by pressing the foot brake
hard to prevent the vehicle moving back-
wards on a slope or “creeping” forwards,
e.g. at traffic lights. The selector lever does
not need to be put into the positions P
or N
f
or thi
s.
–
Do not press the accelerator.
Parking
–
Press and hold the brake pedal until the ve-
hicle comes to a standstill ›››
.
–
Apply the handbrake.
–
By pressing the lock button down, move
the selector lever to
P
and release the lock
b
utton.
Driving up and down hills
–
Press the selector lever from position “D”
to the right into the tiptronic selector gate.
–
Lightly press the selector lever back to
change down.
Holding the car on a hill
–
The brake must be always pressed down to
prevent the vehicle from “rolling back-
wards” ›››
. Do not try to prevent the vehi-
cle from “rolling backwards” by increasing
the engine speed while a range of gears is
selected.
Starting the vehicle up hills
–
Apply the handbrake.
–
With a selected gear, accelerate slowly and
at the same time, release the handbrake.
The steeper the slope, the lower the needed
gear. This increases the braking effect of the
engine. For example, when driving down a
very steep slope in third gear. If the engine
brake effect is not enough, the vehicle will
speed up. The automatic gearbox automati-
cally changes up to prevent the engine over-
revving. Use the foot brake to reduce speed
and change into 3rd gear using Tiptronic*
›››
.
Your vehicle has an automatic interlock
which prevents the selector lever from being
put into a position for driving forwards or in
reverse from positions P
or N
if the brake
ped
al is not depressed.
The ignition key cannot be removed unless
the selector lever is in position P.
Control lamp “Pressing brake pedal”
When the warning lamp next to the selector
lever lights up, press the brake pedal. This is
necessary when the automatic gearbox selec-
tor lever is moved out of positions P or N. A
text message or instructions to perform nec-
essary operations may appear on the instru-
ment panel.
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