Audi TTS Coupe 2015 Owner's Manual page 81

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CAUTION
- When you have stopped on a gradient, do
not try to stop the vehicle rolling back by ac­
celerating when a gear is engaged. This
could cause the automatic gearbox to over­
heat and become damaged. Apply the park­
ing brake or press the brake pedal in order
to prevent the vehicle from rolling back.
- If you allow the car to roll with the selector
Lever in position N with the engine switched
off, the automatic gearbox will be damaged
as it will not be Lubricated.
- In certain driving and traffic conditions, for
instance in stop-and-go traffic, if you have
to pull away frequently or if the vehicle
creeps forwards over a Long distance, the
gearbox can overheat and become dam­
aged. If the indicator Lamp� or the warn­
ing Lamp. Lights up, stop the vehicle at
the first opportunity and Let the gearbox
cool down q page 82.
- If you allow the car to roll with the engine
switched off, the S tronic gearbox will be
damaged as it will not be Lubricated
q page 267, Tow-starting I towing away.
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Note
For safety reasons the parking brake will only
release automatically if the driver's seat belt
is engaged in its buckle.
Downhill speed control
Applies to: vehicles with S tronic gearbox
The downhill speed control function helps the
driver when driving down steep gradients.
Downhill speed control is activated on a downhill
gradient when the selector Lever is in D/S and the
driver presses the brake pedal. The gearbox auto­
matically selects a suitable gear for the gradient.
The downhill speed control function attempts to
maintain the speed at which the vehicle was trav­
elling when the foot brake was applied (subject
to the laws of physics and technical Limitations of
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the power train). It may be necessary to adjust
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the speed again using the foot brake. The down­
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but no further, so it may be necessary to change
to tiptronic mode on very steep gradients. In this
case, change down manually to 2nd or 1st gear in
tiptronic mode to use the engine braking effect
and reduce the Load on the brakes.
Downhill speed control is deactivated as soon as
the road Levels out again or you press the acceler­
ator pedal.
On vehicles with cruise control system*
q page 85, downhill speed control is activated
when you set a cruising speed.
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WARNING
The downhill speed control function cannot
defy the Laws of physics and may therefore
not be able to maintain a constant speed in
certain circumstances. Always be prepared to
use the brakes!
Manual gear selection (tiptronic mode)
Applies to: vehicles with S tronic gearbox/ paddle levers
The tiptronic feature allows the driver to also
change gear manually.
Fig. 80
Centre console: Manual gear selection using selec­
tor lever
Fig. 81
Steering wheel: Manual gear selection with paddle
levers*
Automatic gearbox
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