I
&
WARNING
The downhill speed control function cannot
defy the laws of physics and may therefore
not be able to maintain a constant speed in
certain circumstances. Always be prepared to
use the brakes!
Manual gear selection (tiptronic mode)
Applies to: vehicles with automatic gearbox
The tiptronic feature allows the driver to also
change gear manually.
Fig. 82
Centre console: Manual gear selection using selec
tor lever
Fig. 83
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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¢
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Fig.
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M4
means that the ve-
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hicle is in 4th gear.
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� Briefly push the selector lever forwards
0
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¢
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to change up a gear.
CX)
Driving
� Briefly pull the selector lever back
0
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).
� To shift up a gear, briefly pull the paddle lever
0
¢Fig.
83.
� To shift down a gear, briefly pull the paddle lev
er
0
.
� Applies to TT RS: To select the lowest/highest
possible gear, hold the paddle lever
0
/
0
for
longer.
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
0
¢
Fig.
83
for approximately 1 second.
If you want to use the paddle levers permanent
ly, 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.
Applies to RS model: When accelerating, the
gearbox does
not
automatically shift up into the
next gear shortly before the maximum engine
speed is reached. Remember to shift to the next
gear in good time.
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 automatic 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, and the en
gine power will be fully exploited. The upshift to
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