126 Tran smi ss ion
- If you must get out of the vehicle, move
the se lector lever securely into the P po-
sition and apply the park ing brake firm ly.
- If the engine must remain running, never
have any driv ing pos ition engaged when
check ing under the hood. Make sure the
selector lever has securely engaged and
is locked in P with the parking bra ke
firmly set~
page 225, Engine compart-
ment.
Ot herw ise, a ny increase in eng ine
speed may set the vehicle in mo ti on,
even with t he parkin g brake app lied .
Selector lever positions
Applies to vehicles: with mult it ronic or tiptronic
This section describes the selector lever posi-
tions and driving ranges .
Fig. 14 3 Display in the inst rument cluster: selector
lever in posit ion P
The selector lever position engaged appears
next to the se lecto r leve r as well as in the in-
strument clus t er disp lay.
P - Park
In t his selector leve r pos it ion the transm is-
sion is mechan ically locked . Engage
P only
when the vehicle is
completely stopped Q &.
in Driving the automatic transmission on
page 125.
To shift in or out of pos ition P, you must first
press and hold the brake pedal and then press
the release button in the selector lever handle
while moving t he se lector lever to or from
P.
You ca n sh ift ou t of t his pos it ion only wit h the
ignit ion on.
R - Reverse
The t ransm iss ion w ill au tom at ically selec t t he
lowest gear ratio when you shift into reverse .
Select
R o nly when t he vehi cle is at a full stop
and the engine is runn ing at idle speed ~ &. in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 125.
Befo re you move the se lector lever to R, press
both the but t on in the hand le of t he se lect or
lever
and t he brake pedal at t he same t ime.
When the ignition is on, the backup lights illu-
minate w hen the selecto r leve r is moved into
R.
N - Neutral
The transm iss ion is in neut ral in this pos ition.
Shift to this position fo r standing with t he
brakes appl ied
Qpage 127.
When the vehicle is stat ionary or at speeds
below 3 mph (5 km/h), you must always app ly
the footbrake before and wh ile mov ing the
lever out of
N.
D - Normal position fo r driving forward
Position
D is fo r norma l city and highway driv-
ing. It ranges from zero to top speed and all
gears shift automatically, depend ing on en -
gine load, d riving speed and automatically se-
lected shift prog rams .
When the vehicle is stat ionary or at speeds
below 3 mph (5 km/h), you must always app ly
the foot brake befo re and while moving the
lever to
D out of N.
In certa in circumstances it may be advanta-
geous to temporar ily sw itch to the manua l
shift program to manually select gear ratios
to match spec ific d riving cond itions
~ page 128.
S - Sport position*
Se lect th is position for spo rtier performance.
In this pos ition, the transmission will not up -
sh ift as soon, allow ing the vehicle to use the
increas ed powe r ava ilable at highe r eng ine
speeds to achieve livelier accelera t ion .
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