Audi A7 Sportback 2014 Owner's Manual page 115

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WARNING
Hill descent control cannot overcome
physical limitations, so it may not be able
to maintain a constant speed under all
conditions. Always be ready to apply the
brakes.
Manual shift program
Applies to vehicles : with S tronic/tiptronic
Using the manual shift program you can
manually select gears .
Fig. 119 Center console : shifting th e gear s manua lly
Fig . 120 St eering wheel: Shift buttons•
Gear selection with selector lever
The tiptron ic mode can be selected either with
the vehicle stationary or on the move.
" Push the selector lever to the right from 0/
S. An M appears in the instrument cluster
display as soon as the transmission has
shifted.
• To upsh ift, push the selector lever forward
to the plus position
0
~ fig. 119.
" To downshift, push the lever to the minus
position
0 .
Automatic Tra ns mi ssi on 11 3
Gear select ion w ith paddle levers*
The shift buttons are activated when these-
lector lever is in D/S or the tiptronic manual
shift program.
" To upshift, touch the button on the right
0
~ fig. 120 .
" To downshift, touch the button on the left
0 .
The transm iss ion automatically shifts up or
down before critical engine speed is reached .
The transm iss ion only allows manual sh ifting
when the engine speed is with in the permit-
ted range .
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Tips
- When you shift into the next lower gear,
the t ransmission will downshift only
when there is no possibility of over-rev-
ving the engine .
- When the kick-down comes on, the
transm ission will shift down to a lower
gear, depending on vehicle and engine
speeds.
- Tiptron ic is inoperative when the trans-
mission is in the fai l-safe mode .
Kick-down
Applies to vehicles: wit h S tronic/t iptron ic
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration .
When you depress the accelerator peda l be-
yond the resistance point , the automatic
transmission downsh ifts into a lower gear, de-
pending on veh icle speed and eng ine speed .
The upshift into the next higher gear takes
place once th e maximum specified engine
speed is reached .
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WARNING
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Please note that the drive wheels can spin
if kick-down is used on a smooth slippery
road - the re is a risk of skidding .