The following requirements must be met at the same time:
The vehicle must be stationary and held with the brake pedal until you start driving.
The engine must be running “evenly”.
A gear or a position is engaged for driving uphill.
To start driving, take your foot off the brake pedal and press the accelerator pedal immediately. The brakes will release
gradually as you start driving.
The holding function of the Hill Start Assist remains active only for a short time. Drive off within approx. two seconds.
When is it active?
Hill Start Assist will deactivate immediately under the following conditions:
If the driver leaves the vehicle.
If the engine is running “unevenly” or in the event of an engine fault.
The engine is switched off or it stalls.
The transmission is in the neutral position
A downhill gear or position is selected.
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CAUTION
If you do not pull away immediately after releasing the brake pedal, the vehicle may roll backward under certain
circumstances. This can cause injuries or damage to objects.
If this is the case, press the brake pedal or set the electronic parking brake immediately.
Press the brake pedal for a few seconds before you start to drive if you are driving on an incline in heavy traffic and
you would like to prevent the vehicle from rolling backwards when starting to drive.
Downhill speed control
Downhill speed control helps the driver
when traveling on slopes.
How it works
The DSG®® automated transmission selects the optimum gear itself, depending on the present gradient and current speed.
The selector lever must be in the
selector lever position. Downhill speed control is not active in Tiptronic mode.
As the downhill speed control can only downshift as far as third gear, you may need to switch to Tiptronic mode on very steep
downhill stretches. In Tiptronic mode, manually shift into second or first gear to use the engine's braking efficiency and reduce
the load on the brakes.
While downhill speed control is active, the start-stop system is automatically deactivated.
Automatically activating downhill speed control
If the gradient is greater than approximately 6%.
And: if the selector lever is in the
selector lever position.
In addition, if the cruise control system (CCS ) is switched off: if the speed is slower than approx. 80 km/h (approx.
50 mph).
Or: The brake is pressed.
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