Audi RS 7 Sportback 2016 Owner's Manual page 104

Automatic transmission
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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in Driv-
ing the automatic transmission on
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Note
Coasting downhill with the transmission in N
and the engine not running will result in dam-
age to the automatic transmission and possi-
bly the catalytic converter.
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Tips
- Audi drive select: you can adjust the sporty
shift characteristics in the Dynamic driving
mode . Swill appear in the instrument clus-
ter display instead of D.
- If you accidentally select N while driving,
take your foot off the accelerator pedal im-
mediately and wa it 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 posit ion . The
emergency release can be used if this hap-
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Automatic Shift Lock (ASL)
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The Automatic Shift Lock safeguards you against
occidentally shifting into o forward or the re-
verse gear and causing the vehicle to move unin -
tentionally.
Fig. 114 Shift gate : selecto r lever lock pos itions and re-
lease bu tt on highlight ed
The selector lever lock is released as follows:
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.,. Turn the ignition on .
.,. Step on the brake pedal. At the some time
press and hold the release button on the gear
selector knob
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fig. 114
with your thumb until
you have moved the selector lever to the de-
sired position .
Automatic selector lever lock
The sel ector lever is locked in the P and N posi-
tions when the ignition is turned on . You must
press the bra ke pedal and the release button to
select another position. As a reminder to the
driver, the following warn ing appears in the in-
strument cluster d isplay when the selector is in P
and N:
When stationary apply brake pedal while select-
ing gear
The Automatic Shift Lock only functions when the
vehicle is sta t ionary or at speeds below 1 mph
(2 km/h) .
At speeds above about 1 mph (2 km/h) the Auto -
matic Shift Lock is automatically deactivated in
the N position.
A t ime delay element prevents the se lector lever
from locking when it is moved through the N po-
sition (going from R to D/S). The locking element
will lock t he selector lever if the lever is left in N
(Neutral) for more than approximately 2 second,
without the brake pedal being pressed .
Release button
The release button on the selector leve r prevents
the lever from being accidentally shifted into cer-
tain positions . Depending on the direction of t he
shift, the selector lever locks at different posi-
tions . The positions are highlighted in the illus -
tration
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fig . 114.