.....
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....
ID
IJ'\
....
ID
....
.,.
To
shift
down
one
gear,
tap the
shift
paddle
Q.
If
the
shift
paddles
are
tapped
while
in
the
D/S
selector
lever position,
automatic
mode
switches
off
briefly. To switch
from
manually shifting back
to
automatic
shifting immediately,
tap
the
shift
paddle
0 Q fig.
67
for 1 second.
To
keep shifting using
the
shift
paddles,
move
the
selector
lever
to
the
right
out
of
the
D/S posi-
tion into
the
tiptronic
shift
gate.
The
transmission
automatically
shifts
up
or down
before critical
engine
speed
is reached.
The
transmission
only allows
manual
shi
ft
in
g
when
the
engine
speed
is
within
the
permitted
range.
(D
Tips
-
If
you
shift
to
the
next
lowest
gear,
the
transmission
will
on
ly
shift
if
the
engine
will
not
be
over-rewed.
- With kick-down,
the
transmission
shifts
to
a
lower
gear,
depending
on vehicle
speed
and
engine
speed.
- tiptronic
does
not
work if
the
transmission
is
running
in
emergency
mode.
Kick-down
Kick-down enables
maximum
acceleration.
When
you press
the
accelerator
pedal
down be-
yond
the
resistance
point,
the
automatic
trans-
mission downshifts into a lower gear,
depending
on vehicle
speed
and eng
in
e
RPM.
It
shi
fts
up in-
to
the
next
higher
gear
once
the
maxim
um
speci-
fied
engine
RPM
is reached.
A
WARNING
Please
note
that
the
wheels
could
sp
in
on
s
li
ck or slippery
roads
when
kick-down
is
ac-
tive.
ll
The
ESC
light turns on continuously and
the
message
Sta·
bilization co
ntr
ol (ESC):
sport
. Warning! Reduced stabil-
ity appears temporarily to indicate in
the
Infotainment
system
that
the
system was
deact
ivated.
Autom
at
ic
transmission
Launch Control-Program
The
Launch Control Program enables
maximum
acceleration.
Requirement:
the
engine
must
be
at
operating
temperature
and
the
steering
wheel
must
not
be
turned.
...
With
the
engine running, press
the
l.eo
FF
I
but-
ton
briefly
one
time
ll
.
.,.
Pull
the
selector
lever back
out
of
the
D/S posi-
tion briefly
to
select
the
S position, or
press
it
toward
the
right into
the
tiptronic position
or
select
the
Dynamic driving
mode
in
drive
se-
lect* Q page 79.
.,.
Press
the
brake
pedal
firmly with your
left
foot
and hold
it
all
the
way down for
at
least
1 sec-
ond .
...
At
the
same
time,
press
the
gas
peda
l all
the
way down with your right
foot
until
the
engine
reaches
and
stays
at
a high
RPM
level.
.,.
Remove your
left
foot
from
the
brake.
A
WARNING
- Always
adapt
your driving
to
the
traffic flow.
-
Only use Launch Control
when
road
and
traf-
fic conditions allow it and
other
drivers will
not
be
endangered
or
impacted
by your driv-
in
g
and
the
vehicle's acceleration.
-
Please
note
that
the
drive
wheels
can spin
and
the
vehicle can break away when
sport
mode
is swi
tched
on, especially when
the
road
is
slippery.
-
Once
the
vehicle has
started
moving,
press
the
l.t'l
OFF
I
button
briefly
to
turn
the
sport
mod
e off.
(D
Tips
- The
transmission
temperature
may increase
significantly
after
using
the
l
aunch
control
program.
If
that
happens,
the
program
may
not
be
available
for
a
few
minutes.
It
will
be
available again
after
a cool-down period.
"'
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