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- Hill hold assist cannot hold the vehicle in
place on all hills (for example, if the ground
is slippery or icy).
- To reduce the risk of an accident, always
make sure the vehicle is situated safely
while stat ionary.
Automatic transmission
Introduction
The automat ic t ransmission is controlled e lec-
tron ically. Power is transferred using a torque
converter.
The transm ission shifts up or down automat ically
depending on wh ich drive program is selected.
When a
moderate driving style is used, the
transmission selects the most economical d riving
mode. The t ransm iss ion upsh ifts at a lower RPM
and downshifts at a highe r RPM to imp rove fuel
efficiency.
The transm ission switches to a spor ty mode after
a kick-down or when the driver uses a
sporty
driving style
characterized by quick accelerator
pedal movements, heavy acce leration, frequent
changes in speed and traveling at the maximum
speed.
If desired, the dr iver can also select t he gears
manually (tiptronic mode)
c::> page 86.
Indicator in the display
Fig. 95 Inst rument cluster: selector lever pos ition
@ -The current selector leve r position is d is-
played continuously. In manua l mode, an Mis
displayed in addition to the gear.
D r ivi ng
@ - This display appea rs briefly if you change the
selector lever position or if you press the button
on the selector lever
c::> page 83, fig. 96. The
current selector lever position is shown with a
white background.
Selecting the selector lever position
Fig. 96 Selector lever
-- p- -
----R--- --1
---- N --- -i;
- 01s*
Fig. 97 Pressing the button on the selector lever
The current selector lever posit ion is disp layed on
t he selecto r lever
c::> fig. 96 .
.,. You may need to release the selector lever lock
depending on wh ich selector lever pos ition is
selected and which one you wou ld like to select
c::> page 84, Selector lever lock .
.,. To engage the nearest se lector lever position,
move the selector lever forward/back until you
fee l t he first pressure point. The selector lever
will return to its original position .
.,. To skip over one (or two) selector lever posi-
tions, move the selector lever past the first
(and second) pressure point into the desired
position . The selector lever will return to its
or ig inal position .
For example, to move directly from the D selec-
tor lever position to P when stopping the vehicle,
II>
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