Audi R8 2017 Owner's Manual page 70

Dr iv ing
"'T o engage a gear, tap the
0
shift padd le
¢ fig. 64 .
"' Release the brake pedal and press the accelera-
tor pedal ¢ &. in Driving tips on page 66.
"' To engage the
N
position, tap both shift pad-
dles at the same time .
Shifting with the shift paddles
You can operate the shift padd les in the D/S or M
selector lever posit ions.
"'T o shift up one gear, tap the
0
shift padd le
¢ fig. 64.
"' To engage the highest gear, hold the
0
shift
paddle.
"' To shift down one gear, tap the
0
shift paddle.
"' To engage the lowest gear, hold the
0
shift
paddle.
The transm ission automatically shifts up or down
befo re critical engine speed is reached.
The transmission only all ows manual shifting
when the engine speed is within the permitted
range.
Kick-down
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration .
Whe n you press the accelerat or pedal dow n be-
yond t he resist ance poin t, the automa t ic trans -
mission shifts down into a lowe r gear and the en-
gine utilizes its f ull power, depend ing on veh icle
speed and engine RPM. It shifts up into the next
higher gear once the maximum specified engine
RPM is reached .
A
WARNING
Please note t hat the wheels could spin on
slic k or slippery roads when kick-down is ac-
t ive.
(0
Tips
Kick-down is only available in manua l mode
when the "comfort" or "au t o" driv ing pro-
gram is selected . Likewise, an upshift occurs
in manual mode before reaching th e maxi-
m um engine speed only in th e " comf ort" or
"auto" drivi ng progr ams.
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'Transmission malfunction
• Tran smission: malfunction! Plea se stop ve-
hicle and shift to P
Do not cont inue dr iving . Select t he P selector lev-
er positi on and cont act an authorized Audi dealer
or aut hori zed Audi Service Facility fo r assistance.
ID
Selector lever: malfunction! You may contin-
ue driving. Please contact Service
There is a system malfunction in the selector lev-
er. Drive to an author ized Audi dealer or author-
ized Audi Service Facility immed iately to have the
malfunction correct ed.
ID
P button: malfunction! Auto P when engine
off . Please contact Service
There is a ma lfunction in the P button on these-
lector lever . The transmission automatically en-
gages in P when you switch off the engine. Drive
to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility immed iate ly to have the ma lfunc -
t ion corrected .
Transmiss ion: Press brake pedal and select gear
again.
Press the brake pedal and select the desired se-
lector lever position again . You can then continue
driv ing.
ID
Tran smission: too hot. Please adapt driving
style
The tr ansmi ssion temperature has increased sig-
nificantly du e to t he sporty driving manner. Drive
in a less sporty manner unti l the temperatu re re-
turns to the norma l range and the indicator light
switches of.
[O] Transmission: malfunction! You can contin-
ue driving. See owne r's manual
There is a system malfunction in the t ransmis-
sion. You may cont inue dr iving. Drive to you r au-
thorized Aud i dealer or authori zed Audi Service
Facility soon to have the malfunctio n corrected .
ID
Tran smission: malfunction! You may contin -
ue driving in D until engin e off
There is a system malfunction in the t ransmis-
sion. The transm ission is switch ing to emergency .,.