N
- Neutral
The transmission is in Neutral in this position.
The brake pedal must be depressed to move the selector lever out of the position
N (if the lever is in this position for longer than 2 seconds) into the position D or R
when the vehicle is travelling at less than 5 km/h or the vehicle is stationary and
the ignition is switched on.
D
- Position for driving forward (normal programme)
When the selector lever is in this position, the forward gears are automatically
shifted up and down in line with the engine load, vehicle speed and dynamic shift
programme.
The brake pedal must be depressed to move the selector lever into position D
from Nwhen the vehicle is travelling at less than 5 km/h or is stationary.
Under certain circumstances (e.g. when driving in mountainous regions or when
towing a trailer) it may be beneficial to select the manual shift pro-
gramme » page 128, Manual shifting of gears (Tiptronic) for a short time in order
to adapt the gearbox ratios manually to the driving situations.
S
- Position for driving forward (sports programme)
Shifting up later into a higher gear makes it possible to fully exploit the power po-
tential of the engine. The gearbox also then shifts down at higher engine speeds
as in the position D.
The Shiftlock on the selector lever grip must be pressed when moving the selec-
tor lever out of the position D into the position S.
Manual shifting of gears (Tiptronic)
Fig. 127 Selector lever and multifunction steering wheel
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 126.
Tiptronic mode makes it possible to manually shift gears on the selector lever and
multifunction steering wheel.
Switching to manual shifting
›
Push the selector lever to the right out of position D. After switching over, the
current engaged gear is indicated in the display.
Shifting up gears
›
Press the selector lever fowards » Fig. 127
+
.
›
Pull the right rocker switch
+
» Fig. 127 towards the multifunction steering
wheel.
Shifting down gears
›
Press the selector lever backwards
-
.
›
Pull the left rocker switch
-
» Fig. 127 towards the multifunction steering
wheel.
Temporarily switching to manual shifting
›
If the selector lever is in position D or S, pull the left rocker switch
-
or the
right rocker switch
+
towards the multifunction steering wheel.
›
Manual shifting switches off if the rocker switches
-
or
+
are not actuated for
some time. You can also switch off the temporary switch-over to manual shift-
ing by pressing the right rocker switch
+
for more than 1 second.
It is possible to switch to manual shifting when the car is stationary and when
driving.
When accelerating, the gearbox automatically shifts up into the higher gear just
before the maximum permissible engine speed is reached.
If a lower gear is selected, the gearbox does not shift down until there is no risk
of the engine overrevving.
If you operate the kickdown function, the gearbox shifts into a lower gear in line
with the vehicle speed and engine speed.
Note
The kickdown function is also available when manually shifting gears.
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Using the system
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