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179 Driving
Changing gear with the selector lever
–
Put the lever in position D and press towards the right to enter
the tiptronic gate
⇒
Fig. 145 .
– Press the gear lever forwards
+
⇒
Fig. 145 to select a higher
gear.
– Press the gear lever back
–
⇒
Fig. 145 to select a lower gear.
Changing gear with the steering wheel levers
– Press the right paddle lever
+
( +OFF ) towards the steering
wheel to change up
⇒
Fig. 146 .
–
Press the left paddle
–
towards the steering wheel to change
down
⇒
Fig. 146 .
Using the paddle levers on the steering wheel, you can access manual driv-
ing mode regardless of the pre-selected driving mode.
General information about driving in tiptronic mode
When accelerating, the automatic gearbox / DSG automatic gearbox goes
into a higher gear a little before the engine reaches its maximum permitted
revolutions.
If a lower gear is selected, the automatic gearbox / DSG automatic gearbox
will only change down when the engine cannot go over its maximum permit-
ted revolutions.
If tiptronic is selected whilst the vehicle is in motion and the automatic
gearbox / DSG automatic gearbox is in third gear and selector lever position
D
, tiptronic mode will then also be in third gear.
Changing gears in the normal or sport programme using the steering wheel
paddle levers
If the paddle levers
⇒
Fig. 146 are used in the normal or sport programme,
the system switches temporarily to tiptronic mode. To exit tiptronic mode
again, press the right paddle lever
+ OFF
towards the steering wheel for ap-
proximately one second. You will also leave tiptronic mode if the paddle lev-
ers are not moved for a certain time.
Note
● The gearbox controls on the steering wheel can operate with the selector
lever in any position and with the vehicle in motion.
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Kick-down feature
This feature allows maximum acceleration.
If you press the accelerator down thoroughly, the gearbox automatically
changes down, depending on speed and engine speed, into a lower gear to
take full advantage of give the vehicle maximum acceleration.
The gearbox does not change gear until the engine reaches the maximum
determined engine speed for the gear.
WARNING
You could lose control of the vehicle if you accelerate on slippery road
surfaces. Risk of serious injury.
● Be particularly careful when using the kick-down features on slippery
road surfaces. With a fast acceleration, the vehicle could lose traction
and skid.
● You should use the kick-down feature only when traffic and weather
conditions allow it to be used safely.
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