Automatic Transmission - Audi A7 2017 Owner's Manual

Dr iv ing
- Hill hold assist cannot hold the veh icle in
place on all hills (for example, if the ground
is slippery or icy).
- To reduce the risk of an accident, always
make sure the vehicle is situated safely
wh ile stat ionary.
Automatic transmission
Introduction
The automat ic t ra nsmission is cont rolled e lec-
tronically . The transmission sh ifts up or down au-
tomatically depending on which drive program is
selected.
Whe n a mod e rate driving style is used, the
transmission selects the most economical driving
mode. The transmiss ion upshifts at a lower RPM
and downshifts at a higher RPM to improve fuel
efficiency.
The transm ission switches to a spo rty mode after
a kick-down or when the driver uses a s porty
driving style characterized by quick accelerator
pedal movements, heavy acceleration, frequent
changes in speed and traveling at the maximum
speed.
If desired, the driver can also select the gears
manually
(tipt ronic mod e)
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Applies to: vehicles with 5 tro nic transmissio n
The S tronic is a dual-clutch t ransmiss ion . Power
is transferred using two clutches that work inde-
pendently from one another. They replace the
torque converter used in conventional automatic
transmissions and allow the vehicle to accelerate
without a noticeable inter ruption in tract ion .
App lies to: vehicles with a tipt ronic t rans miss ion
Power is transferred using a torque converter.
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Selector lever positions
Fig. 81 Inst rument cluste r: se lector lever pos itions
The selector lever position that is engaged is
shown in the instrument cluster d isplay .
P - Park
This selector lever position prevents the vehicle
from rolling. You can only shift into Park when
the veh icle is stationary
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To sh ift in and out of the P selecto r lever posi-
tion, press the interlock button in the selector
lever while pressing the brake pedal. This only
works when the ignition is turned on.
R- Reverse
Only shift into reverse gear when the veh icle is
stationary and the engine is running at idle
speed ~ ,1. .
To se lect the R sele ctor leve r position, press t he
interlock button while pressing the brake pedal
at the same time. The back -up lights switch on in
the R position if the ignition is switched on .
N - Neutral
The t ra nsmission is in idle in th is posi ti on ~ ,1. .
DIS -
Normal position for driving forward
In the D/S se lector lever position, the transmis -
s io n can be operated e ither in the normal D mode
o r in the S sport mode . To select t he S sport
mode, pull the selector leve r back br iefly . Pulling
the leve r back again will sele ct the normal D
mode. The ins t rument cluster display shows the
selected driving mode .