Driving
increasing the brake force applied. While
the vehicle remains stopped, the engine
will not stop if the brake pedal is slightly
pressed, in traffic jams with frequent stop-
ping and starting for example. As soon as
strong pressure is applied to the brake ped-
al, the engine will stop.
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When stopped, the brake pedal must be
kept pressed to ensure that the vehicle
does not move.
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If the lever is placed in position D, N or S
after engaging reverse gear, 10 km/h (6
mph) in a forwards direction must be
reached for the system to be in a condition
to stop the engine.
Manually connecting and disconnect-
ing the Start-Stop system
Fig. 141
Centre console: Start-stop system but-
ton.
If you do not wish to use the system, you can
switch it off manually.
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To manually switch on/off the Start-Stop
system, press the
button
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Fig. 141 .
The button symbol
remains lit up yellow
when the system is switched off.
Note
The system switches on every time the en-
gine is turned off voluntarily.
DSG automatic transmission
Introduction
Your vehicle is equipped with an electroni-
cally controlled manual gearbox. Torque be-
tween the engine and the gearbox is trans-
mitted via two independent clutches. They
replace the torque converter found on con-
ventional automatic gearboxes and allow for
smooth, uninterrupted acceleration of the
vehicle.
The Tiptronic system allows the driver to
change gears manually
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ing gear in Tiptronic mode.
Control lamps
It lights up green
The brake is not pressed.
To select a gear range, press the brake pedal.
Flashes green
The selector lever locking button is not engaged.
The vehicle is prevented from moving forwards. En-
gage the selector lever lock.
Selector lever positions
Fig. 142
Selector lever lock.
The selector lever position is shown when
the corresponding sign lights up. With the
selector lever in the manual gearbox posi-
tions M, D and S, the engaged gear is also
shown on the display.
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