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STARTING&DRIVING
DrivingonHills
Incaseswhereashortstoponahillis
required,suchasatrafcjam,DONOT
momentarilyapplytheacceleratorto
prevent“rollback”.Thiscouldcause
thetransmissiontooverheatandresultin
damage.
HillStart(StartAssist)
Incasesofahillstart,wherethevehiclehasbeenstationary
forsometime,thefootbrakehasbeenreleasedandthe
electronicparkingbrakeapplied,thestartingaidfunction
oftheelectronicparkingbrake(EPB)canbeusedto
preventthevehiclefromrollingbackwards.Withthe
seatbeltsafelyfastened,pressthefootbrake,applythe
electronicparkingbrakesystem,andselectthedesired
gear(D/R/W/S),thenreleasethefootbrake;pressthe
acceleratorpedaltoengagevehicledrive,theelectronic
parkingbrakesystemwillautomaticallybedeactivated.
ModelsttedwithHillHoldControlcanusethisfunction
toassisthillstarts.Fordetailsonhillholdcontrolsystem,
pleasereferto"FootBrake"of"BrakeSystem"section.
Note:Theaidofthesefunctionscannotdefythe
lawsofphysics.DONOTdrivethevehiclebeyondits
physicallimitations,lossofcontrolwillstilloccur.
DownhillDriving
Repeatedlypressingthebrakepedalmay
resultinbrakeoverheat,therebycausingthe
degradationofbrakeperformanceoreven
brakefailure.
Ifdrivingdownahillforlongdistances,itisadvisedtomove
thegearshiftlevertotherightandselecttheTiptronic
mode.Thisallowsmanualgearselection.Usealowergear
selectiontoaidtheslowingofthevehicleandthusavoiding
over-useofthebrakes.Ifathresholdisreached,thevehicle
willautomaticallyshiftup,inthesecasesuseofthebrakes
toslowthevehicleisnecessary,atthesametimere-select
thelowergear.
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