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On vehicles with Audi drive select*, you can
adjust the sporty shift characteristics in
the
Dynamic
driving mode. 5 will appear in
the instrument cluster display instead of
D.
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL)
Applies to vehicles: with tiptro nic
The Automatic Shift Lock safeguards you
against accidentally shifting into a forward or
the reverse gear and causing the vehicle to
move unintentionally .
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Fig. 85
Shift gate: selector lever lock pos iti ons and in-
terlock butto n highlighted
The selector lever lock is released as follows :
.,. Turn the ignition on .
.,. Step on the brake pedal.
At the same time
press and hold the interlock button on the
side of the gear selector knob
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fig. 85
with
your thumb until you have moved the selec-
tor lever to the desired position .
Automatic selector lever lock
The selector lever is locked in the P and N po-
sitions when the ignition is turned on. You
must press the brake pedal and the interlock
button to select another position . As a re-
minder to the driver, the following warning
appears in the instrument cluster display
when the selector is in P and N:
When stationary apply brake pedal while se-
lecting gear
A time delay element prevents the selector
lever from locking when it is moved through
the N position (going from R to D/5) . The lock-
Transmission
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ing element will lock the selector lever if the
lever is left in N (Neutral) for more than ap-
proximately 1 second, without the brake ped-
al being pressed.
At speeds above about 3 mph (5 km/h) the
Automatic Shift Lock is automatically deacti-
vated in the N position.
Interlock button
The lock button on the selector lever prevents
the lever from being accidentally shifted into
certain positions. Pressing this button deacti-
vates the selector lever lock. Depending on
the direction of the shift, the selector lever
locks at different positions . The positions are
highlighted in the illustration
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fig. 85.
Ignition key safety interlock
The key cannot be removed from the ignition
unless the selector lever is in the P park posi-
tion. When the ignition key is removed, the
selector lever will be locked in the P position.
Kick-down
Applies to vehicles: with tipt ron ic
The kick-down feature allows the vehicle to
generate maximum acceleration .
When you press the accelerator pedal beyond
the resistance point that is reached at full
throttle, the transmission will select a lower
gear ratio based on vehicle speed and engine
RPM. The engine RPM will be controlled to
produce maximum vehicle acceleration as
long as you continue to press the accelerator
pedal beyond this resistance point .
,8.
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.
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