Audi R8 2017 Owner's Manual page 76

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"' Press the button
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fig. 68 (D or
"' Se lect in the Infotainment system :
IMENU I
but-
ton > Vehicle > left contro l button >Audi drive
select.
"' Select the des ired sett ing by mov ing the cursor
(red frame) .
You can change the driving mode when the vehi-
cle is stat ionary or wh ile driving. If traffic per-
mits, after changing modes, briefly take your
foot off the accelerator pedal so that the recently
selected mode is also activated for the eng ine .
Comfort - results in a comfort-oriented
veh icle
calibrat ion
Auto - provides an overall comfortable yet dy-
namic driving feel and is suited for everyday use.
Dynamic - gives the d river a sporty driving feel
and is suited to a sporty driving sty le .
Individual -
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WARNING
Pay attention to tr affic when operat ing the
dr ive se lect to prevent potential risk of an ac=
cident.
Setting the driving program
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Depending on the driving mode se lected, you can
select additional driving programs with the selec-
tor lever.
D/ M · Driving forward
When the transmission is in the 0/M position, it
can be operated either in the D norma l mode or
in the M manual mode . To engage the M manual
mode, move the selector lever into the tiptronic
gate or use the shift padd les. You can only se lect
the M selector lever position when Dis engaged.
To engage D from the M selector lever posit ion,
move the selector lever out of the t iptronic gate
to 0 /5 or tap it once towa rd the rear ~ .&. in Se-
lecting selector lever positions on page 65. To
shift from N to D when tr aveling at speeds below
2 mph (2 km/h), press t he brake peda l and shift
into the D position ¢ .&.in Selecting selector lev-
er positions on page 65 .
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SI MS · Driving forward
When the transm ission is in the 5/MS position, it
can be operated either in the 5 sport mode or in
the MS man ual mode. To engage the MS manual
mode, move the se lector lever into the tiptronic
gate or use the sh ift paddles. You can on ly select
the MS selector lever pos ition when 5 is engaged.
To engage 5 from the MS selector lever posit ion,
move the selector lever out of the tiptron ic gate
to 0/5 or tap it once toward the rear ¢ .&. in Se-
lecting selector lever positions on page 65. To
shift from N to 5 when traveling at speeds be low
2 mph (2 km/h), press the brake pedal and shift
into the 5 posit ion ¢ .&. in Selecting selector lever
positions on page 65 .
M Performance - Driving forward
The t ra nsmission can be operated in the MS
mode when the selector leve r is in t he M pos i-
tion . To engage the manual MS Performance
mode, press the Performance mode button
¢ page 20.
. Performance mode
Applies to: vehicles with perfo rman ce mode
The vehicle is configured in performance mode
for sporty driving.
The suspension setti ng, engine and tr ansmiss ion
charac t er istics change when d riving in perform -
ance mode. It is switched on or off with the pe r-
formance mode button ¢ page 20 .
Road conditions
Us ing the knob ¢ page 73, fig. 68 @ , you ca n op-
timize the vehicle set t ings for the curre nt road
cond it ions (such as wet roads) .
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WARNING
Please note that the stabilization functions
provided by the ESC and the ASR are limited
when performance mode is switched on. To
reduce the risk of sliding, only switch per-
formance mode on when your driving ab ilities
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and the traffic situation permit .
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