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Select R only when the vehicle is at a full stop and the eng ine is
running at id le speed ~
& in "Driving the automatic transmission"
on
page 161 .
Before you move the selector lever to R, press both the button in the
hand le of the selector lever
and the brake pedal at the same t ime.
When the ignition is on, the backup lights illuminate when the
selector lever is moved into
R.
N -Neutral
The transmission is in neutral in this position . Shift to this position
for standing with the brakes applied~
page 163.
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds below 3 mph (S km/h),
you must always apply the footbrake before and wh ile moving the
lever out of
N .
D -Normal position for driving forward
Position D is for normal city and highway driving. It ranges from zero
to top speed and all gears shift automatically, depending on engine
load, driving speed and automatically selected shift programs.
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds below 3 mph (S km/h),
you must always apply the foot brake before and while moving the
lever to
D out of N.
In certa in circumstances it may be advantageous to temporarily
switch to the manual shift program to manua lly select gear ratios to
match specific driving conditions~
page 165.
S -Sport position
Select this position for sportier performance. In this position, the
transmission will not upshift as soon, allowing the vehicle to use the
increased power available at higher engine speeds to achieve livelier
acceleration.
When the vehicle is stat ionary or at speeds be low 3 mph (5 km/h),
you must always apply the foot brake before and while moving the
lever to
S out of N.
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& WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS~ & in "Driving the automatic
transmission" on
page 161.
0 Note
Coasting downh ill with the transmission in N and the engine not
running will result in damage to the automatic transmission and
possibly the cata lytic converter. •
Automatic Shift lock (ASL)
The Automatic Shi~ Lock safeguards you against acci­
dentally shifting into a forward or the reverse gear and
causing the vehicle to move unintentionally.
Fig. 161 Shift gate:
selector lever lock posi­
tions and interlock
button highlighted
The selector lever lock is released as follows:
- Turn the ignition on.
- Step on the brake pedal.
At the same time press and hold
the interlock button on the side of the gear selector knob
~ fig. 161 with your thumb until you have moved the
selector lever to the desired position . _..
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driver presses the brake pedal on a downhill gradient . This makes use
of the braking effect of the engine without the need to shift down
manually .•
Manual shift program
Using the manual shift program you can manually select
gears.
Fig. 162 Center
console : shifting the
tiptronic ® manually
Fig . 163 Display:
manual shift program,
selec ted gear
Switching to manual shift program
-Push the selector lever to the right from D. As soon as the
transmission has switched over, the selected gear appears
in the display => fig . 163.
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To upshift
-Push the selector lever forward to the plus position 0
=> fig . 162.
To downshift
- Push the lever to the minus position Q.
When accelerating, the transm ission w ill automatically shift into
gears 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 before the engine reaches its maximum RPM .
I f you apply a light throttle when accelerating, tiptronic ® will auto ­
matically shift from 1st to 2nd gea r to save fuel. If you apply a heavy
throttle, the transmission will stay in 1st gear until near maximum
RPM is reached, or until the driver shifts into 2nd gear.
If you take your foot off the accelerator pedal when driv ing down a
st eep incline, tiptronic ® will downshift from the selected gear into
the next lower gear until it reaches 1st gear, based on road speed and
e ngine RPM. Automatic downsh ifting is interrupted as soon as you
apply the throttle again.
[ i ] Tips
• When you shift into the next lower gear, the transmission will
downshift on ly when there is no possibility of over-rewing the
engine.
• When the kick -down comes on, the transmission will shift down to
a lower gear, depending on vehicle and engine speeds.
• tiptronic ® is inoperative when the transmission is in the fail-safe
mode. •
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Parking system advanced
App lies to veh icles: wit h pa rk ing syste m advanced
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Fig. 166 Parking
model: Backing into a
parking space
Fig. 167 Parking
mode 2: parallel
parking
Vehicles with the parking system advanced are equipped with a rear
view camera
in addition to the acoustic and visual parking system.
You can chooses between parking modes to help you when parking
your vehicle. Use "parking mode
1" when parking in a parking space
or garage~ fig. 166 .
If you are going to be parallel parking, use
"parking mode
2" ~ fig. 167. •
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Applies to vehicles : w ith par kin g system advanced
General Information
Sensors in the bumper
Fig. 168 Area covered
@ and area not
covered @
by the rear
v iew camera.
Fig. 169 Rear lid:
Location of the rear
view camera
Sensors are located in the front and rear bumpers . If these detect an
obstacle, audible and visual signals warn you. The range at which the
sensors begin to measure is approximately:
front
rear side
center
side
center
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3 ft (0
.90 m)
4 ft (1.20 m)
2 ft (0.60 m)
5.2 ft (1.60 m)
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Applies to veh icles : w ith par king system advanced
Switching on and off
Th e rear view camera switches on automatically together
with the acoustic and visual park assist when you put the
vehicle in reverse.
Switching on
F ig. 170 Cente r
c on sole: Pa rki ng
sys tem swi tch
Fig . 171 MMI display:
v is ual d istance disp la y
- Switch the MMI on and select reverse gear.
- Switch on the Adaptive Air Suspension * comfort or auto-
matic mode .
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-To use the front parking system , press the switch P11.1A in the
center console ~ fig . 170 . A short confirmat ion tone
sou nds an d the indicator light in the sw itch lights up.
Switching between the rear view camera and
visual display
- Press the Graphic control button~ page 172, fig. 172 ®
to see the visual dis pla y.
- P ress the
Rear view control button to see the rear view
camera image~ fig . 171.
Switching off
Drive faster than 6 mph ( 10 km/h), or
- press th e swi tch
P111 A or
- switch off the ignition .
Segments in the visual display
The red segments i n front of and behind the vehicle=> fig . 171 help
you to determine the distan ce between you and an obstacle . As your
vehicle comes closer to the obstacle, the segm ents move closer to the
veh icle . The co llision area has been reached when t he next to last
segmen t is displayed . Do not cont inue dr iv ing farthe r=>
& in
"Ge neral Information " on
page 169!
& WARNING
• The MMI display cannot show , or cannot adequately show ,
c ertain objects (such a s small posts or grating ), reces ses in the
ground and protruding parts on another car.
• Onl y use the rear view camera to a ssist you if it show s a good ,
clear picture. For e xample, the image may be affected by the sun
shining into the lens , dirt on the len s or if there is a defect. .,_
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& WARNING (continued )
you should not use the help lines to help with parking, which
poses danger of an accident!
0 Note
In the MMI display , the direction of travel of the vehicle rear is repre­
sen te d dependin g on the s teering wheel ang le . The vehicle fron t
swings out more than the vehicle rear. Maintain plenty of distance so
that your outside mirror or a corner of your vehicle does not collide
with any obstacles. This can damage to your vehicle. •
Applies to ve hicles : w ith pa rk ing system advanced
Parallel Parking
Use parking mode 2 to help you parallel pork along the
side of a street.
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Fig . 174 MMI display:
blue surface in the
parking spot
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Fig. 175 MMI display:
Blue curve on the curb
The following steps apply only when there is no obstacle such
as a wall near the parking spot. Otherwise, please read the information provided in the "Parking Next to Obstacles"
section.
- Activate the turn signal.
- Position your vehicle parallel to the edge of the street,
approximately 3 ft (1 meter) from a parked vehicle.
- Switch the MMI on and select reverse gear . The parking aid
turns on and parking mode 1 appears on the display .
Press the control button©~ fig. 174 on the MMI control
console. Parking mode 2 appears.
- Back up and align your vehicle so the blue area @ borders
on the rear end of the vehicle or on the parking spot line.
The blue area represents an extension of the vehicle's
outline by approximately 16 ft (5 meters) to the rear. The
long side of the blue area should be on the curb. The entire
blue area must fit into the parking spot.
- With the vehicle stopped, turn the steering wheel to the
right as far as it will go. _.,
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While the vehicle is being raised or lowered, the target level is indi­
cated by an arrow © next to the corresponding segment. The arrow
disappears again when the vehicle is at the target level.
Limitations to MMI settings
Please note that not every driving mode can be selected in every
dr iving s ituation . For example , it is not poss ible to switch to "lift"
mode at speeds above 12 mph (20 km/h) . This mode is then shown
greyed out in the MMI Display .
The vehicle can on ly be lowered when
all of the veh icle's doors are
closed.
If one doo r is open, all driving modes whose level setting is
below the current vehicle level appear greyed out in the MMI Display.
If a door is opened whi le the vehicle is being lowered , the lowering
process is interrupted until all doo rs are closed again.
I f the system is temporarily unavailable due to, for instance, an
empty compressed air tank, the driving modes that cannot be set
appear
greyed out in the MMI Display . As soon as the system is avail ­
able aga in, the driv ing modes can once more be selected in the
display .
(I] Tips
• For additional information on the driving modes=> page 177,
"Chassis controls".
• When the compressed air tank is empty , the compressor can be
switched on by starting the engine. The Adaptive Air Suspension is
once again available, after waiting a few minutes. •
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Applies to vehicles : w ith Adapt ive A ir Sus pens ion
Appearance in the instrument cluster
display
You can view the current vehicle level in the instrument
cluster display.
Fig. 177 Display:
Adaptive Air Suspen­ sion
Fig. 178 Display:
Adaptive Air Suspen­
s ion
Repeated, br ief tapping of the [ RESET] button on the windshield
wiper lever allows you to selec t whether information concerning the
trip computer, digita l tachometer, navigation* or "Adaptive Air
Suspension " is to appear in the instrument cluster display .
Display of the Adaptive Air Suspension is automatic when the offroad
or lift mode is se lected, or when the vehicle is automat ically lowered
i n lift mode.
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9. The emergency flashers will flash thr ee time s (after about
15-60 seconds) when the programming is successful.
Release the button on the remote control.
- To program more devices, repeat steps 4 to 9.
10. Press and hold the trained Homelink ® button and
observe the indicator light©~
page 184, fig. 180.
- If the indicator light is solid/continuous, programming is
complete and your device should activate when you press
and release the trained Homelink ® button.
- If the indicator light blinks rapidly for 2 seconds and is then a solid/continuous light, proceed with phase 3 to program a rolling code device.
Ph ase 3: r olling cod e programming
- A second person on a ladder who can safely reach the
garage door opener motor is recommended.
11 . Locate the "learn" button on the garage door opener
motor (refer to the operating instructions for the opener,
as the location of this button may vary by manufacturer) .
12. Press and release the learn button on the garage door opener motor.
-Not e: once the button is pressed, there are 30 second s in
which to initiate the next step.
13. On the Homelink® keypad inside the vehicle, firmly press and hold the Homelink ® button previously programmed
in phases 1 and 2 for two seconds and release. Repeat this
sequence
twi ce .
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-Some vehicles may require the press/hold/release
sequence up to three times to complete the training
process.
-Homelink ® should now activate your rolling code
equipped device.
If the 5 minute time limit is exceeded, the em erge ncy fla s h ers w ill
fl ash o ne ti me
to indicate that the process has been terminated. In
this case, repeat steps 4 through 9.
If the emergency flashers do not flash three times (after about 15 -
60 seconds), programming was not successful. In this case, repeat
steps 4 through 9.
Remote control units for garage door openers in Canada are set to
stop transmitt ing radio frequency signals after two seconds. This
time may not be sufficient for the Home link® system to learn the
radio frequency signal. Perform all other steps as described above. •
Applies to vehicles : with Homelink® un iversal remote control
Operating the Homelink ® transmitter
The HomeLink ® transmitter works in the same manner as
the original hand held remote control that came with the
system.
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Fig. 182 Overhead
conso le : Homeli nk®
key pad
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Important things to do before driving
Safety is everybody's job! Vehicle and occupant safety always depends on the informed and careful driver.
For your safety and the safety of your passengers, before
driving always:
- Make sure that all lights and signals are operating
correctly.
- Make sure that the tire pressure is correct.
- Make sure that all windows are clean and afford good visi-
bility to the outside.
- Secure all luggage and other items carefully::::>
page 105.
-Make sure that nothing can interfere with the pedals.
- Adjust front seat, head restraint and mirrors correctly for your height .
- Instruct passengers to adjust the head restraints according to their height.
- Make sure to use the right child restraint correctly to
protect children ::::,
page 231, "Child Safety".
- Sit properly in your seat and make sure that your passen­ gers do the same::::,
page 83, "General recommenda­
tions".
- Fasten your safety belt and wear it properly. Also instruct
your passengers to fasten their safety belts properly
=:> page 199. •
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ment Safety first Vehicle operation
What impairs driving safety?
Safe driving is directly related to the condition of the
vehicle, the driver as well as the driver's ability to concen­
trate on the road without being distracted .
The driver is responsible for the safety of the vehicle and all
of its occupants. If your ability to drive is impaired, safety
risks for everybody in the vehicle increase and you also
become a hazard to everyone else on the road::::,,& . There­
fore:
Do not let yourself be distracted by passengers or by using
a cellular telephone.
NEVER drive when your driving ability is impaired (by
medications, alcohol, drugs, etc.).
- Observe all traffic laws, rules of the road and speed limits
and plain common sense .
- ALWAYS adjust your speed to road, traffic and weather
conditions.
- Take frequent breaks on long trips. Do not drive for more than two hours at a stretch.
- Do NOT drive when you are tired, under pressure or when
you are stressed .
& WARNING
Impaired driving safety increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death whenever a vehicle is being used.•
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