Driving and Driving Safety 205
If the Low Range indicator light beside the rocker
switch flashes when you attempt to operate
rocker switch, the conditions for a shift have not
been met:
Vehicles with manual transmission
– Vehicle is not stationary.
– Brake is not pressed.
– Gear-shift lever is not in neutral.
Vehicles with Tiptronic S
– Vehicle has exceeded or gone below the limit
speed.
– Selector lever is not in position N.
A - Rocker switch
B - Low Range is engaged
Changing from on-road driving program
to off-road driving program
Vehicles with manual transmission
f Stop the vehicle.
f Apply the brake.
f Put the gearshift lever in neutral.
f Push rocker switch A forward until activation of
the off-road driving program is indicated on the
multi-purpose display of the instrument panel
and by illumination of light-emitting diode B.
The Low Range indicator lights in the instru-
ment panel and beside the rocker switch flash
several times during the shifting process.
Low Range is now engaged.
Caution!
Risk of engine damage (overrevving). In the
Low Range program, the gear-changing
points are shifted towards lower engine-
speed ranges.
f Shift early to prevent overrevving the engine.
Tip on driving
When Low Range is active, the power
transmission and running-gear control systems
are automatically adapted to the requirements for
off-road driving.
Low Range indicator light
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