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can adjust the day-night mirror from
at night by mov ing the
edge of the mir
ror
be pointing forwards before the
basic setting is made. When the ignition is switched on the interior
mirror darken automatically depending
on the amount of shining into the ve
from the rear (e. g.
return to the
or the is moved to
position
R on the automatic transmission.
dimming system B go
out.
the button again to switch the sy
stem on. The indicator B comes on.
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4-speed automatic transmission*
tor is in the P (Park) position. When
the ignition key is removed, the
automatically
The transmission
automatically the sporty shift programs when you drive
at higher
use of engine
and downshifting takes
shift
of
This causes the transmission to shift down
into a gear and makes quick
(for
the
the right gear
for and downhill gradients.
This prevents the transmission from shift
ing up and down unnecessarily on
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5-speed automatic transmission (Tiptronic®)*
Your automatic transmission,
upshifting and downshifting
take
After switching off the ignition, you can
tor is in the P (Park) position . When
the ignition key is removed, the
ver be
the most
The transmission one of the
cha nging speeds thout heavy This gives best
the sporty shift programs when you drive
at higher speeds, or
with heavy
and
at
gram is a continuous automatic process.
This causes the transmission to shift down
into a
tion (for to pass another
You do not need to depress the gas into the kick- down range . After the
transmission has upshifted again, the
program is
An matic transmission to
ting up and down shift down to a gea r
when th e driver presses the brake
on
a gradient. This makes use of the
braking effect of the engine without the
need to
shift down as far as 2nd gear.
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AN D
2 -Position for steep
This position is to be used for extremely
steep uphill and downhill gradie.nts or
driving. also provides for engi
ne braking effect. To engage
2 th e trans
mission will start
in th e f irst gear and only
upshift to the second gear.
When manually downshifting, the selector
lever will move into th e lower gear position,
however th e automatic transmission itself
will not downshift un til there is no possibi li
ty of over revvi ng.
Kick-down device
The kick-down device gives maximum ac
celeration when the accelerator pedal is
pressed
down past the full throttle
one of the driving positions
is engaged a safety switch will prevent the
engine from bei
ng started .
Selecting a driving position
never have any driving position engaged when checking under the
hood. Make sure the selector lever is securely locked into the P posi
tion with the parking brake firmly set. Otherwise, any increase in en
gine speed may set the vehicle in motion, even with the parking brake applied.
foot off the accelerator pedal and wait until the engine speed has dropped to idle speed before selecting a driving position.
tor pedal.
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Parking brake
The parking brake is between the front
seats.
up the
The parking brake must be
and
up the
3-the
the
the brake warning turn off.
Notes
drive faster than 4 mph
(6 km/h) with the parking brake engaged, you
When the ignition is switched on and the
hand brake is not
the daytime
running beam with reduced
brightness)
(automatic transmission) or move the gearshift lever to
Do not leave children
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has an ignition switch
w ith
an anti-theft steering
can be
with automatic transmission
you can remove the ignition key
be in
steering engine.
it is tion 1 to the key turns
For ing
position
motor and
rear window defogger is
rupted to conserve battery power.
Before the starter
can be operated again the
key must be turned back to position 1 .
The non-repeat in the ignition switch
prevents the starter from being operated
when engine is runn i
ng (this damage
the starter).
warni ng cator
ing indicator for
Chime
you the key in the ignition
a chime sound when the driver's
door is opened. This remind ers you
to the doors.
Note
Whenever you the unat
tended.
out the turn the steering to the or right it and
make sure that the
is
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A
..... .
steering ...... .
Adjusting
........... . -Head restraints ............ .
-Mirrors .... .............. . .
-Seats ..................... .
Adjustments
................. .
-
............ .
- Defogging
2.1
58 -. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 16
Airbag indicator
. . . . . . . . . . . . 16
72 54 -Anti-theft system . . . . . . . . . . .
braking system . . 17
54
. . . . . . . . . . . . 17
-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
55 -Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 63
73 Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
-Front ...................... 59
and side windo ws
.......... 75 -Storage bin ................. 59
- Defrosting
............. .
-
Fan switch ............ .... .
- Heating interior ..... .
- Keeping interior
. -Maintenance .............. .
- Maximum
............ .
-Temperature ... ..... .
-
.................... .
Air
................ . Ashtray
75 -
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
75 Automatic Loc ks
77 Automatic transmission (4-speed) 84
76 -Back-up
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 76 -key safety . . 84
-Kick-Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
74 -
Kick-down device ....... .... 87
74 -
liptronic ................... 91 -Towing .................... 95
Automatic transm iss ion (5-speed)
. . Average
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B
Back-up . . . . . . . . . . . . .
transmission . . . . . . . . 96
Backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
. . . . 3.2
Beverage
. . . . . . . . . . 18
Brakes
-
3.2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
-Wear indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Buzzer ........................ 22
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c
seat,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 -. . . . 56
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
-Door ...................... 25
-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
........................ 22
-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
also
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
-Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
-
-Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
- Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
-
-. . . . . . . . . . 79
- Switching between
Fahrenheit
& . . . . . .........................
-Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
window . . . . . . . . . . 36
. . . . . . .
3.2
.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
-
-Turning off, . . . . . -Turning off, temporar ily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
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