Audi RS 5 Cabriolet 2013 Owner's Manual page 88

86 Transmis sion
In the normal mode D, the transmission auto-
matically selects the suitable gear ratio. It de-
pends on engine load, vehicle speed and driv-
ing style.
Select the sport mode S for sporty driving.
The vehicle makes full use of the eng ine 's
power. Shifting may become noticeable when
accelerating.
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds
below 1 mph (2 km/h), you must always apply
the foot brake before and while moving the
lever to D/S out of N.
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WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS
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Driving the automatic transmission on
page 87.
(D
Note
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Coasting downhill with the transmission in
N and the engine not running will result in
damage to the automatic transmission
and possibly the catalytic converter .
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Tips
- On vehicles with drive select*, you can
adjust the sporty shift characteristics in
the Dynamic driving mode.Swill appear
in the instrument cluster display instead
ofD.
- If you accidentally select N while driving,
take your foot off the accelerator pedal
immediately and wait for the engine to
slow down to idle before selecting D/S.
- If there is a power failure, the selector
lever will not move out of the P position.
The emergency release can be used if
this happensc>poge 91.
Automatic Shift Lock {ASL)
The Automatic Shift Lock safeguards you
against accidentally shifting into a forward or
the reverse gear and causing the vehicle to
move unintentionally.
Fig. 97
Shift ga te : selecto r lever lock positio ns and re-
lease butto n highlighted
The selector lever lock is released as follows:
.. Turn the ignition on .
.,. Step on the brake pedal. At the same time
press and hold the release button on the
side of the gear selector knob <=>
fig. 97
with
your thumb until you have moved the selec-
tor lever to the desired position.
Automatic selector lever lock
The selector lever is locked in the P and N po-
sitions when the ignition is turned on . You
must press the brake pedal and the release
button to select another position . As a re-
minder to the driver , the following warning
appears in the instrument cluster display
when the selector is in P and N:
When stationary apply brake pedal while se-
lecting gear
The Automatic Shift Lock only functions when
the veh icle is stationary or at speeds below
1 mph (2 km/h) .
At speeds above about 1 mph (2 km/h) the
Automatic Shift Lock is automatically deacti-
vated in the N position .
A time delay element prevents the selector
lever from locking when it is moved through
the N position (going from R to D/S). The lock-
ing element w ill lock the selector lever if the
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