Audi RS 7 Sportback 2016 Owner's Manual page 107

Manual shift program
Using the manual shift program you can man-
ually select gears .
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Fig. 116 Center conso le: sh ifting the gears man ually
Fig. 117 Steering whee l: Shift paddles
Gear selection with selector lever
The t ipt ronic mode can be selected either with
the vehicle stationary or on the move.
.. Push the selector leve r to the right from D/S.
An M appears in the instrument cluste r display
as soon as the transmiss ion has shifted .
.. To upshift , push the selector lever forward to
the plus position
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~ fig. 116 .
.. To downshift, push the lever to the minus posi-
tion
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Gear selection with shift paddles
The shift paddles are act ivated when the se lector
lever is in D/S or the tiptronic manual shift pro-
gram .
.. To upshift , touch the shift padd le on the right
G ~ fig.111 .
.. To downshift, touch the shi ft paddle on the left
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.. If you do not press a shift padd le within a short
time while in the D/S position, the transmission
will return to automatic mode. To keep shifting
Automatic transmission
using the shift paddles, move the selecto r lever
to the right out of the D/S position.
When accelerating, the transm ission does not
automatica lly shift to the next gear shortly be-
fore the maximum permitted engine RPM is
reached.
If you have selected a lower gear than the current
one, the automatic transmission will shift down
only when the engine will not be over-revved.
With kick-down, t he transmission shifts into a
lower gear depending o n speed and engine RPM.
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Tips
Tiptronic is inoperative when the transmission
is in the fail-safe mode.
Kick-down
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration .
When you depress the accelerator pedal beyond
the resistance point, the automat ic transmission
downsh ifts into a lower gear, depending on vehi-
cle speed and engine speed. The upsh ift into the
next higher gear takes place once the maximum
specified eng ine speed is reached.
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WARNING
Please note that the drive wheels can spin if
kick-down is used on a smooth slippery road -
there is a risk of skidding.
Transmission malfunction
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Transmission: Press brake pedal and select
gear again
Press the brake pedal and select the desired se-
lector lever position again. You can then continue
driving.
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Transmission overheating: Please drive con-
servatively
The transmission temperature has increased sig-
nificantly due to the sporty dr iving manner. Drive
in a less sporty manner until the temperature re-
tu rns to the normal range and the indicator light
switches of.
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