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The selection of the most suitable shift program is a continuous,
automatic process . The driver can also make the transmission
switch to a sporty program by
quickly pressing down the gas pedal.
This causes the transmission to shift down to a lower gear to
achieve rapid acceleration, e.g. for quickly passing another vehicle.
You do not need to press the gas pedal into the kick-down range.
After the transmission has upshi ft ed, the original program is
selected according to your driving style.
An additiona l shift program allows the automatic transmission to
select the proper gear for uphill and downhill gradients.
This keeps the transmission from shifting up and down unneces -
sari ly on hills . The transmission will shift down to a lower gear when
the driver presses the brake pedal on a downhill gradient . This
makes use of the braking effect of the engine wi t hout the need to
shift down manua lly. •
Ap pli es to ve hicles: wit h 6-speed automat ic transmi ssion
Manual shift program
Using the manual shift program you can manually select
gears.
Fig. 142 Cente r
console: shifting the
t ipt ronic® manually
Fig. 143 Display:
manual shift program,
select ed gea r high-
lighted
Switching to m a nual shift program
With the selector lever in D, push the lever to t he right .
The disp lay w ill show
6 5 4 3 2 1 as soon as the selector
lever is moved. The gear you selec t will also be high-
lighted => fi g. 143.
To upshift
Push the selector lever forward to t he plus position 0
=> fig. 142.
To downshift
- Push th e lever to the minus position Q .
When accelerating, the transm ission will automatica lly shift into the
next higher gear before the engine reaches the maximum RPM.
If you apply a light throttle when accelerating, tiptronic® will auto -
matically shift from 1st to 2nd gear to save fuel. If you apply a heavy
throttle, the transmission will stay in 1st gear until near maximum
RPM is reached, or until the driver shifts into 2nd gear.
If you take your foot off the accelerator peda l when driving down a
steep inc line, tiptronic® will downshift from the selec ted gear into
the next lower gear until it reaches 1st gear, based on road speed
and engine RPM. Automatic downshif ti ng is interrup t ed as soon as
you apply the thrott le again . .,_
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