Volkswagen Golf GTI 2016, Owner'S Manual

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Briefly push the selector lever forward ⊕ to upshift into a higher
gear or backward ㊀ to downshift into a lower gear → Fig. 140 .
Using Tiptronic with the shift paddles behind the steering wheel (if
equipped)
The paddles → Fig. 141 (arrows) work when the selector lever is
in the Tiptronic position or when the selector lever is in Drive or
Sport Drive (D/S). You do not have to move the selector lever
over to the right into the Tiptronic position.
To upshift, pull the paddle on the right
+
toward you.
To downshift, pull the paddle on the left
–
toward you.
To switch off Tiptronic mode, pull the paddle on the right
+
toward you and hold it there for about 1 second.
Tiptronic will switch off automatically if the shift paddles have not
been used for a while and the selector lever is not in the Tiptronic
position.