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Au t om a tic tr a n s mi ss ion
- Never select R or P while driving, because
this increases the risk of an accident.
- Power is sti ll transmitted to the whee ls
when the engine is running at idle. To
prevent the vehicle from "creeping", you
must keep your foot on the brake in all
selector lever positions (except P) when
the engine is runn ing. Otherwise, th is in-
creases the risk of an accident.
- Do not inadvertently press the accelera-
tor pedal when the vehicle is stopped if a
gear is engaged. Otherwise the vehicle
will star t to move immediately, even if
the parking brake is set . This could result
in a crash.
- Do not press the accelerator pedal when
changing the selector lever position
whi le the vehicle is stationary and the
engine is running.
- Never leave your vehicle with the engine
running whi le in gear. If you must leave
your vehicle when the engine is running,
set the park ing brake and move these -
lector lever to the P posit ion.
- Before opening the hood and working on
a running engine, select the P position
with the selector lever and set the park-
ing brake. Always read and follow the ap-
plicable warnings
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page 210, Working
in the engine compartment.
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Note
Coasting downh ill with the transmission in
N and the engine not running w ill result in
damage to the automatic transmiss ion
and possibly the catalytic converter.
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Tips
-Audi drive select: Sporty shift ing charac-
terist ics can be selected using the
dy-
namic
driving mode.Swill appear in the
instrument cluste r display instead of D.
- If you accidenta lly select N whil e driv ing,
take your foot off the accelerator pedal
immedia t ely and wait fo r the engine to
slow down to idle bef ore selecting D or S.
- If there is a power failu re, the selector
lever wi ll not move out of the P position.
The emergency release can be used if
this happens ¢ page 112.
Selector lever lock
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Applies to vehicles: with S tronic tra nsmissio n
The selector lever lock prevents you from se-
lecting a gear occidentally, causing the vehi-
cle to roll.
Fig. 92
Selecto r lever lock
To release the selector lever lock:
.. Switch t he ignition on .
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.. Press the brake pedal while pressing the in-
terlock button .
Aut omat ic shift loc k (ASL)
The selector lever is locked in the P and N po-
sitions when the ign ition is switched on. You
must press the brake pedal to select another
position. You must also press the interlock
button if you a re moving from the P position .
The following message appears in the display
when the selector lever is in the P or N posi-
t ion to remind t he drive r:
When stationar y apply footbrake while se-
lecting gear
The automatic shift lock only functions when
the vehicle is stationary or at speeds below 1
mph (2 km/h) . At higher speeds, the lock is
automat ically deactivated in the N posit ion.
The selector lever is not locked when shifting
quick ly through N, for example from R to D.
This makes it possible to free the vehicle when
it is stuck by "rock ing" it . The selector lever
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