2018 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE Owners Manual

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Fig. 116 Pedals in vehicles with automatic transmission: 1 Accelerator pedal, 2 Brake pedal. 
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Manual transmission: Gearshift lever 
 
Fig. 117 Gearshift pattern of a 5-speed manual transmission. 
 
Fig. 118 Gearshift pattern of a 6-speed manual transmission. 
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Downshifting 
You should always downshift gear by gear when driving, meaning always into the next lowest gear. Do 
not downshift when the engine rpm (revolutions per minute) is too high ⇒ . At f

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Automatic transmission: Selector lever 
 
Fig. 119 Automatic transmission selector lever with shift lever release button (arrow). 
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Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) 
The Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) in Park (P) and Neutral (N) prevents drive positions from being en-gaged inadvertently, which would cause the vehicle to move. 
To release

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  Leaving the selector lever for a long period of time in any position other than Park (P) when the ignition is switched off can drain the vehicle battery. 
Shifting with Tiptronic® 
 
Fig. 120 Sel

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Using Tiptronic with the shift paddles behind the steering wheel (if equipped) 
�x The paddles ⇒ fig. 121 (arrows) work when the selector lever is in the Tiptronic position or when the selector