Audi R8 2017 Owner's Manual page 69

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"' Press the brake pedal firmly with you r left foot
and hold it all the way down for at least 1 sec-
ond.
"' Press the accelerator pedal down completely at
the same t ime unti l the engine reaches a high
RPM that remains constant and the following
message appears: Launch control program: ac-
tivated.
"' Remove your left foot from t he brake.
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WARNING
- Always adapt yo ur driv ing to the tra ffic flow.
- Only use Launch Control when road and traf-
fic cond itions allow it and other dr ivers w ill
not be endangered or impacted by you r d riv-
ing and the vehicle's acceleration.
- Please note t hat the drive whee ls can sp in
and the vehicle can break away when ESC
sport mode is sw itched on, especially when
the road is slippery.
- Once the vehicle has started moving, press
the
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OFF !
button briefly to t urn the ESC
sport mode off again.
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Tips
- The transmiss ion temperature may increase
significantly after using the launc h control
program. If that happens , the program may
not be available for a few m inutes . It will be
available again after a cool-down period.
- When accelerating using the launch control
program, all vehicle parts are subject to
heavy loads. This can lead to increased
wear.
D r ivi ng
Manual shifting (tiptronic mode )
The tiptronic allows the driver to shi~ the gears
manually.
Fig. 63
Center console: manual s hifting with the selecto r
lever
Fig. 64
Stee ring whee l: shifting manually
Shift ing with the sele ctor lever
You can shift into tiptronic mode wh ile stat iona ry
and wh ile driving.
"' To shift into tiptronic mode, push the selector
lever from the D/S position to the right. As
soon as the transm ission switches over, the M
transmission setting will appear in the Info-
tainment system display.
"' To shift up one gea r, tap the selector lever fo r-
ward
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fig. 63.
"' To shift down a gear, tap the selecto r lever back
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.. To switch tipt ronic mode off, pus h the selector
lever back into the D/S pos it ion .
Starting to drive using the shift paddles
You can oper ate t he sh ift paddles in the P o r N
sele ctor lever positions.
"' Press a nd hold the brake pedal.
"' Start the eng ine t::> p age 56 .
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