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Tr a nsmi ss ion
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engine power is applied smoothly and comfortably , and better fuel
economy is achieved.
The transmiss ion selects the appropria te gear rat io (upshifts and
downshiftsl automatically based on set driving programs
=> page 136.
You can also manually select a shift program (tiptronic®)
=> page 136.
You should note, that the multit ronic transmission differs from a
conventional Automatic Transmission. In the multitronic transmis-
sion the engine power is transferred via a link -plate chain, rather
than by a conventional torque converter. The multitronic transmis -
sion greatly reduces vehicle "creep"" when at a standstil l and the
transmission is in
D Sor R. •
App li es to vehi cles: with mult itronic® Contin uous ly Variable Transm iss ion (CVT)
Driving the multitroni c®
The gear ratio is continuously adapted to vehicle speed
and load.
Start ing the engine
- The selector lever must be in N or P.
Fig. 145 Section of th e
cent er console:
selector lever wit h lock
butt on
St a rting off
- Press and hold the brake pedal.
- Press and hold the release butto n in the selector lever
handle and move the selector lever from
P (alternatively
N ) to D (alternatively S) and release the button.
- Wait br iefly until t he transm ission has shif ted (you will
fee l a slight movem ent) .
- Remove your foot from th e brake pedal and acce lera t e
=>& .
Rocking ba c k a nd forth to b ec om e unstu c k
- Shift only between D and R when the vehi cle is at a fu ll
stop and the eng ine is runn ing at idle speed .
Stopp ing
- Press and hold t he brake pedal unt il t he vehicle has com e
to a comp lete stop.
- Keep t he brake pedal depressed so t hat the vehic le
cann ot ro ll forwa rd or backwar d while it is id ling => & .
- Once stop ped,
do not depress the acce lerator pedal to
rev up the engi ne =>& .
Parking
- Press and hold the brake pedal until the vehicle has come
to a complete stop .
- Set t he park ing b rake firmly =>
page 121, "Parking" .
- Press and hold the release button in the selector lever
handle, move the select o r lever int o
P and then let go of
the releas e button => & . .,
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