08 Starting and driving
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Geartronic: starting on slippery
surfaces
Selecting 3rd gear in Geartronic’s manual
shifting mode can help provide better traction
when starting off on slippery surfaces. To do
so:
Transmission – shiftlock override
Related information
•
Transmission – general information
(p. 252)
If the vehicle cannot be driven, for example
because of a dead battery, the gear selector
must be moved from the P position before the
vehicle can be moved8.
Transmission – positions (p. 252)
•
Transmission – Geartronic (p. 254)
•
Fuel tank volume – specification and vol-
ume (p. 380)
•
Shiftlock override
1. Depress the brake pedal and move the
gear selector to the side from D toward
+S–.
2. Press the gear selector forward and
release it (this selects 2nd gear). Press
the selector forward again and release it
to select 3rd gear. The optional steering
wheel paddles can also be used; see the
previous section "Geartronic: steering
wheel paddles."
3. Release the brake pedal and press gently
on the accelerator pedal.
Lift away the rubber mat on the floor of
the storage compartment behind the cen-
ter console to expose the small opening
for overriding the shiftlock system.
Related information
•
Transmission – general information
(p. 252)
Transmission – positions (p. 252)
•
Insert the key blade into the opening.
Press the key blade down as far as possi-
ble and keep it held down.
Transmission – shiftlock override (p. 256)
•
Fuel tank volume – specification and vol-
ume (p. 380)
•
Move the gear selector from the P posi-
tion. For information on the key blade,
see Detachable key blade – general infor-
mation (p. 155).
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If the battery is dead, the electric parking brake cannot be applied or released. Connect an auxiliary battery if the battery voltage is too low, see Jump starting (p. 251).
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