Dr iv ing
Driving the automatic transmission
Fig. 11 1 Shift gate on the cent er console: selecto r lever
with release button
Starting the engine
.. The selector leve r must be in P or N.
Starting off
.. Press and hold the brake pedal.
.. Press and hold the release button in the selec -
tor lever handle, select the des ired selector lev-
er posit ion such as D/S and release t he button.
.. Wai t briefly until the tr a nsmission has shifted
(you w ill feel a s light movement) .
.. Remove your foot from t he brake pedal and ac-
celerate.
Stopping temporarily
.. Keep the veh icle stat iona ry using the braking
pedal, fo r example at traffi c lights .
.. Do not press the accelerator pe dal when doing
th is.
.. To preve nt the vehicle from rolling when you
start driving, set the parking brake w hen stop-
ping on steep inclines ¢ _&..
The parking brake will release automatica lly and
the vehicle will start moving once you press the
accelerator pedal.
Stopp ing/ parking
If t he se lect or lever is not in t he P posit ion when
you open t he d river's door, the vehicle could roll.
The message
Transmission: Car may roll! Shift
to park!
appears .
.. Press and hold the brake pedal unti l the vehicle
has come t o a comp lete stop.
.. Apply t he parking brake ¢
page 87, Parking .
.. Se lect the P selector lever position ¢ _&..
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Stopping on an incline
.. 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
.. Activate the pa rking br ake .
.. 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
¢ page 98 .
On slopes, activate the parking brake first and
then move the selector lever to the P position.
This prevents too m uch stress from being placed
on t he locking mechanism.
A WARNING
- Unintended vehicle moveme nt can cause se-
rious injury .
- Never leave your veh icle with the engine
running while in gear . If you mus t leave
your veh icle when the engine is running, ac-
tiva t e t he pa rking bra ke and move the selec-
t or lever to P .
- Powe r is still transmitted to the wheels
when t he engine is running at idle . To pr e-
vent the vehi cle from "creeping", you must
keep your foot on the brake when the en -
gine is running and the se lector lever is in 0/
Sor R or "tiptronic" mode is se lected .
- Do not press the acce le rator pedal when
changing t he se lector lever posit ion while
the vehicle is stat ionary and the engine is
running.
- Never shift into R or P whi le driving.
- Before dr iving down a st eep slope, reduce
your spee d and sh ift into a lower gear with
"t i pt ronic" .
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