activate the parking brake and move the
selector lever to P.
- Power is sti ll transmitted to the wheels
when the engine is running at idle. To
prevent the vehicle from "creeping", you
must keep your foot on the brake when
the engine is running and the selector
lever is in D/S or R or "tiptronic" mode is
selected.
- Do not press the accelerator pedal when changing the selector lever pos ition
wh ile the vehicle is stat ionary and the
engine is running .
- Never shift into
R or P wh ile driving .
- Before driv ing down a steep slope, re -
duce your speed and shift into a lower
gear with "tiptronic".
- Do not ride the brakes or press the brake
peda l too often or too long when dr iv ing
down a hill. Constant braking causes the brakes to ove rheat and substant ially re
duces braking performance, increases
braking distance or ca uses comp lete fail
vre of the brake system .
- To prevent the vehicle from rolling back
when stopping on inclines, always hold it in place with the brake pedal or parking
brake.
- Never hold the vehic le on an incline with
a slipping clutch . The clutch opens auto
matically when it becomes too hot from
the overload. An indicator lamp
[O] illu
minates and a dr iver message appears
~ page 108 when the clutch is overload
ed .
- If the engine must remain running, never have any driv ing position engaged when
check ing under the hood.
M ake sure the
selector lever has secure ly engaged and
is locked in P with the parking bra ke set
¢ page 213 . Otherwise, any increase in
engine speed may set the vehicle in mo
t ion, even with the park ing brake ap
plied.
(D Note
- When stopping on an incline, do not try to hold the vehicle in place by pressing
Aut omat ic Tr ans missio n 107
the acce lerator pedal while a d riving gea r
is se lected. This can cause the transmis
sion to ove rheat and can damage it. Acti
vate the parking brake or press the brake peda l to prevent the vehicle from rolling .
- Allowing the vehicle to roll when the en gine is stopped and the selector lever is
in N will damage the transmission be
cause
i t is not lubricated under those cir
cumstances.
(D Tips
For safety reasons, the parking brake is re
leased automatically o nly when the driv
e r's safety belt is engaged in the buckle .
, Hill descent control
The hill descent control system assists the
driver when driving down declines .
Hill descent contro l is activa ted when these
lector lever is in D/S and you press the brake
pedal. The transmission automatically selects
a gear that is suitable for the incline . H ill de
scent cont ro l t ries to ma inta in the speed ach
ieved a t the t ime of braking, with in phys ica l
and tec hni cal lim itations. If may st ill be nec
essary to adj ust the speed with the brakes .
Hill descent contro l sw itches off once the de
cl in e leve ls out or yo u press the acce le rato r
pedal.
On vehicles with the cruise cont ro l system*
¢ page 79 , hill descent control is also activat
ed whe n the speed is set.
&_ WARNING
-
Hill descent co nt rol cannot overcome
physical lim itations, so it may not be ab le
to maintain a constant speed under a ll
conditions. A lways be ready to apply the
brakes .
