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Instruments and warning/control lamps
Operating the audio, telephone and navigation system without voice control Fig. 128
Controls on the steering wheel. Button
RadioMedia (except AUX) AUXTelephone* Navigation*
A Turn
Turn volume up/down. You do
not need to be in audio mode
(radio). T
urn volume up/down. You do
not need to be in audio mode
(media). Turn v
olume up/down. You do
not need to be in audio mode
(media). Turn v
olume up/down. You do
not need to be in tel ephone
mode. Turn announcement volume
up/down. Y
ou do not need t
o
be in navigation mode but
there has to be an announce-
ment active when you adjust
the volume.
A Press
Mute volume.
Mute volume.Mute volume.Mute incoming call.Mute the current navigation
announcement.
B a)
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Start and driving
Engaging gears with the tiptronic
mode* Fig. 222
Centre console: changing gear with
tiptr onic Fig. 223
Steering wheel: automatic gearbox
l e v
ers The tiptronic gives the driver the option to
change gears manually. Changing gear manually with the selector
l
e
v
er
It is possible to change to tiptronic mode,
both when the vehicle is stopped and while
driving.
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Start and driving
throttle, the gearbox will shift down to a lower
gear , depending on r
oad speed and engine
speed. The upshift t
o the next higher gear is
delayed until the engine reaches maximum
rpm. WARNING
Please note that if the road surface is slip-
pery or wet, the kick -do
wn feature could
cause the driving wheels to spin, which
could result in skidding. Launch control program
Valid f
or vehicles: with Launch-Control/6-
Speed DSG with diesel engines superior t
o 125
kW and petrol engines superior to 140 kW.
The Launch control programme enables
maximum acceleration.
Condition: the engine must have reached op-
erating temperature and the steering wheel
must not be turned.
The engine speed for launch-control is differ-
ent on petrol and diesel engines. To use the
launch-control you must disconnect the anti-
slip regulation (ASR) through the Easy Con-
nect system menu
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Driving
Operate the speed limiter Fig. 229
On the left of the steering column:
control and butt ons t
o operate the speed limit-
er. Fig. 230
On the left of the steering column:
third l e
ver for operating the speed limiter. Function
Position of the turn signal lever
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