Automatic transmi ss io n
than 2 seconds when the brake pedal is not
pressed.
Lock button
The lock button in the selecto r lever hand le pre-
vents you from moving the selector lever un in-
tentionally while in some se lector lever positions .
The positions that require the lock button to be
pressed are marked in color in the illustration
¢ fig. 116 .
Driving the automatic transmission
Starting the engine
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The selector lever must be in P or N.
Starting off
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Press and hold the brake pedal.
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Press and hold the release button in the selec-
tor lever handle, se lect the des ired selector lev-
er position such as D/S and release the button.
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Wait briefly until the transmission has shifted
(you w ill feel a slight movement).
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Remove your foot from the brake pedal and ac-
celerate .
Stopp ing t emporar ily
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Keep the vehicle stationary using the braking
pedal , for example at traffic lights .
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Do not press the accelerator pedal when doing
th is .
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To prevent the vehicle from rolling when you
start driving, set the park ing brake when stop-
ping on steep inclines ¢ ,& .
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The pa rking brake w ill re lease automatically
and the vehi cle will start moving once you press
the accelerator pedal.
Stopping / parking
If the se lector lever is not in the P posit ion when
you open the d river's door, the vehicle could roll.
The message
Transmission: Car may roll! Shift
to park!
appears .
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Press and hold the brake pedal unt il the vehicle
has come to a complete stop.
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Apply the pa rking brake ¢ page 77, Parking .
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Se lect the P selector leve r position ¢ ,& .
108
Stopping on an incline
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Always press the brake pedal to ho ld t he vehi-
cle in place and prevent it from "rolling back"
¢
,& . Do not try to prevent the vehicle from
"rolling back" when a gear is engaged by in-
creas ing the engine speed ¢ (D .
Starting on an incline
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Activate the pa rking br ake.
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With the driving gear selected, press the accel -
erator pedal carefully. The parking brake will
release a utomatically if your seat belt is fas-
tened.
Under certain circumstances, such as driving in
the mountains, it may be useful to switch tempo-
rarily to the manual sh ift program in order to ad-
j ust the gears to the dr iving cond it ions by hand
Q ,&..
On slopes, activate the parking brake first and
then move the selector lever to the P position.
This prevents too much stress from being placed
on t he locking mechanism.
A WARNING
- The vehicle can also roll when the eng ine is
stopped .
- Unintended vehicle movement can cause se-
rious injury .
- Never leave your veh icle with the engine
running while in gear. If you must leave
your veh icle when the eng ine is running, ac-
tivate t he pa rking bra ke a nd move the selec-
to r lever t o P.
- Powe r is still transmitted to the wheels
when the engine is runn ing at idle . To pre-
ve nt the vehicle fr om "creeping ", yo u m ust
keep your foot on the brake when the en-
gine is running and t he se lector lever is in D/
5 or R or "tiptronic" mode is se lected .
- Do not press t he acce le rator peda l when
changing the se lector lever posit ion while
the vehicle is stationary and the engine is
running.
- Never sh ift into R or P whi le driving.
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