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Tr a n s mi ss ion
Transmission
Manual
transmission
Gearshift lever
Applies to vehicles: with manual transmission
The clutch pedal must be depressed all the
way before you can start the engine .
The manual transmission in your Audi is
equipped with an
interlock-feature .
• Depress the clutch pedal a ll the way.
• Start the engine with the gearshift lever in
Neutral and the clutch pedal depressed.
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Note
Always depress the clutch peda l fully when
changing gears. Do not ho ld the vehicle on
a hill with the clutch pedal partially de-
pressed. This may cause premature clutch
wear or damage .
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Tips
- Resting your hand on the gearsh ift lever
knob while driving will cause premature
wear in the transm ission.
- The back-up lights go on when you sh ift
into Reverse w ith the ignition on.
Gearshift pattern (6-speed manual
transmission)
Applies to vehicles: with manual tra nsmission
Fig. 82
Gearshift patte rn: 6 -speed manual tran smis-
sion
Engaging reverse gear (R)
• Move the shift leve r a ll the way to t he left,
press it down, then push it fo rward .
Especia lly after driving forward, stop the vehi-
cle comp letely, shift into
Neutral
and rest the
shift lever briefly in Neutral before shift ing in-
to
Reverse.
Tiptronic
Introduction
Applies to vehicles: with tiptronic
Your vehicle is equipped with an electronically
controlled automatic transmiss ion . Upshift ing
and downshifting takes place
automatically.
The transm iss io n is also equipped with t ip-
tron ic. It allows the driver to shift gears
man-
ually
if desired
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page 86 .
Driving the automatic transmission
Applies to vehicles: with tiptronic
M
N
N
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a)
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Fig. 83
Shift gate on t he cente r conso le: selector lever
with release button
Sta rting t he engine
• The se lecto r lever must be in Nor P.
Starting off
• Press and hold the brake pedal.
• Press and hold the release button in these-
lector lever hand le and move the selector
lever from P or N to D/S and release the but-
ton ~ _& .
• Wait briefly until the transmission has shift-
ed (you will feel a slight movement).
• Remove your foot from the brake pedal and
accelerate .
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