Audi A3 Sportback g-tron Owner's Manual page 109

E - Efficiency*
In efficiency mode
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page 136, Audi drive se-
lect,
the gearbox selects the next gear at low-
er engine speeds. Earlier upshifts give im-
proved fuel economy because the full power
reserves of the engine are not used .
In this mode, Eis shown on the display in-
stead of D
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117.
.&_ WARNING
- The car can roll away even if the ignition
is switched off.
- Never move the selector lever to R or P
when driving, as this could cause an acci-
dent.
- In all selector lever positions except P
the vehicle must always be held with the
foot brake when the engine is running.
This is because an automatic gearbox
still transmits power even at idling
speed, and the vehicle tends to "creep" -
risk of accident!
- The accelerator pedal must on no ac-
count be pressed inadvertently when a
gear is engaged with the vehicle station-
ary. The vehicle could otherwise start
moving immediately (in some cases even
if the parking brake is engaged) and pos-
sibly cause an accident.
- Do not press the accelerator while select-
ing a gear with the vehicle stationary and
the engine running, as this could cause
an accident.
- The driver should never get out of the ve-
hicle when the engine is running and a
gear is engaged. If you have to leave your
vehicle while the engine is running, you
must apply the parking brake and en-
gage the parking lock P.
- To avoid accidents, apply the parking
brake and put the selector lever in posi-
tion P before opening the bonnet and
working on the vehicle with the engine
running. Please observe the important
safety warnings ¢
page 212, Working
on components in the engine compart-
ment.
Automatic gearbox 107
(D
Note
- Drive select: You can select the sport
program for gear changes by activating
the dy namic mode. The instrument clus-
ter display will show S instead of D.
- If the lever is moved accidentally to N
when driving, take your foot off the ac-
c€lerator and let the engine speed drop
to idling before selecting Dor S again .
- It is not possible to move the selector
lever out of position P if the electrical
power supply fails. In this case, these-
lector lever can be released manually.
Left-hand drive vehicles
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right-hand drive vehicles
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Selector lever lock
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic gearbox
The selector lever lock prevents gears from
being engaged inadvertently, so that the ve-
hicle is not set in motion unintentionally.
Fig. 1 18 Selector lever lock
The selector lever lock is released as follows:
... Switch on the ignition.
... Press the brake pedal
and
at the same time
press in the interlock button.
Automatic s e lector lever lock
The selector lever is locked in the P and N po-
sitions when the ignition is on. To move the
selector lever out of these positions the driver
must press the brake pedal. To move out of
position P, the interlock button must also be
pressed. The following message appears in
the display as a reminder for the driver when
the selector lever is in position P or N:
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