Driving the automatic transmission
Applies to vehicles: with mult itronic or tiptronic
Fig. 142 Shift gate on t he center conso le: selector lev-
er with release button
Starting the engine
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The selector lever must be in N or P.
Starting off
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Press and hold the brake pedal.
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Press and hold the release button in these-
lector lever handle and move the selecto r
lever from
P or N to D and release the but-
ton
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Wait briefly until t he tra nsmissio n has sh ift-
ed (you will feel a slight movemen t ).
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Remove your foot from t he brake pe da l and
acce lerate .
Rocking back and forth to become
unstuck
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Shift o nly between D and R when the veh i-
cle is at a full stop and the engine is runni ng
at idle spee d.
Stopping
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Press and ho ld t he brake pedal unt il the ve-
hicle has come to a comple t e stop.
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Keep the brake pedal depressed so tha t the
vehicle ca nnot roll forwa rd or backward
wh ile it is idling
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Once stopped, do not depress the accelera-
tor pedal to rev up the engine
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Parking
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Press and hold the brake pedal until the ve-
hicle has come to a complete stop .
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Set the parking brake firmly c:> page 95,
Parking.
Transm ission 125
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Press and hold the re lease but t on in these -
lector lever handle, move the se lector lever
into
P and then let go of the release button
q A .
The selector lever must be in N or P. If one of
the driving positions is engaged a safety
switch will prevent the eng ine from being
started. See also
c:> page 90.
Before you move the se lector lever from the P
position, you must always app ly the brake
pedal before and while depressing the button
in the handle of the selector lever.
A WARNING
- Unintended vehicle moveme nt can cause
serio us inju ry.
- When t he se lector lever is in a dr iving
pos ition, t he vehicle may creep, even at
id le speed. Therefore do not release
the pa rking bra ke or foot brake until
you are rea dy to move, beca use power
is transmitted to the wheels as soon as
a dr iving position is engaged.
- Do not accelerate wh ile select ing a
driving position. At this time the en-
gine must be at idle speed so that un-
due stress is not placed o n t he clutches
in the tra nsmiss ion.
- Remem ber: Even when st opped br iefly
with t he automatic t ransmission in D,S
or R, eng ine power is bei ng transmit-
te d to the wheels. Your veh icle cou ld
"cree p" forwar d or backward. Whe n
stopped, keep the brake ped al fu lly de -
pressed and use the parking brake if
necessary to keep t he vehicle from roll-
ing .
- If the selector lever is unintent ionally
moved into N while you are dr iving, ta ke
your foot off the accelerator peda l and
wait for the eng ine to retu rn to idle
speed befo re se lecting a dr iving pos ition.
- Never sh ift into
R or P when the vehicle is
in motion .
- Never get out of t he driver's seat when
the eng ine is ru nn ing.
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