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Manual gear selection (tiptronic mode)
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic gearbox/paddle levers
The tiptronic feature allows the driver to also
change gears manually.
Fig. 79
Centre console: Manual gear selection using selec
tor lever
Fig. 80
Steering wheel: Manual gear selection with paddle
levers*
Gear selection with selector lever
The tiptronic mode can be selected either with
the vehicle stationary or on the move.
,.. From position D/S, push the selector lever to
the right into the tiptronic selector gate to acti
vate tiptronic mode. As soon as the automatic
gearbox has activated this mode, the letter M
will appear on the infotainment display
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hicle is in 4th gear.
,.. Briefly push the selector lever forwards
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Fig. 79
to change up a gear.
,.. Briefly pull the selector lever back
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to change
down a gear.
Gear selection with paddle levers*
You can use the paddle levers when the selector
lever is in position D/S or M (= tiptronic selector
gate).
Automatic gearbox
,.. To shift up a gear, briefly pull the paddle lever
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80.
,.. To shift down a gear, briefly pull the paddle lev-
er
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.
If
you use the paddle levers when the selector
lever is in positions D/S, the gearbox will remain
in manual mode for a while. To switch back im
mediately to automatic mode after changing
gears manually, pull the paddle lever
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Fig. 80
for approximately 1 second.
If
you want to use the paddle levers permanently,
push the selector lever from position D/S to the
right into the tiptronic selector gate.
The gearbox automatically shifts up or down into
the next gear before a critical engine speed is
reached.
The gearbox only allows manual gear changes if
the engine speed would remain within the per
missible range.
Kick-down feature
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic gearbox
The kick-down feature is designed to give maxi
mum
acceleration.
When the accelerator pedal is pressed right down
past the point of resistance at full throttle, the
gearbox will shift down to a lower gear, depend
ing on road speed and engine speed. The upshift
to the next higher gear is delayed until the en
gine reaches maximum rpm.
A
WARNING
Please note that if the road surface is slippery
or wet, the kick-down feature could cause the
driving wheels to spin, which could result in
skidding.
Coasting mode
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic gearbox
In coasting mode, you can use the vehicle's kinet
ic energy to drive without using the accelerator
on certain stretches of road. This saves fuel by al
lowing you to take your foot off the accelerator
earlier and let the vehicle coast (for instance
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