Audi A3 Sedan 2015 Owner's Manual page 110

108 Automatic tran s mi ss ion
Stopp ing/ par king
If the selec t or lever is not in the P position
when you open the driver's door, the vehicle
could roll. In vehicles with a convenience key*,
the message: Shift to P, otherwise vehicle
can roll away. Doors do not lock if lever not
in P appears. You will also hear a warning
tone .
"' Press and ho ld the brake pedal ¢ .&_.
"' Set the parking brake.
"'Se lect the P selector lever pos ition.
St opping on an incline
• Always
press the brake pedal to hold the ve -
hicle in place and prevent it from "rolling
back" ¢ .&_. Do not try to prevent the vehi-
cle from "roll ing back" when a gear is en-
gaged by increasing the eng ine speed ¢ (D.
Starting on an incline in vehicl es wi t hout
Hill Hold*
"' Set the parking brake.
"' With the driving gear selected, press the ac-
celerator pedal carefully . The parking brake
will release automat ically if your safety belt
is fastened.
St arting on an incline in vehicle s with Hill
Hold*
"' With the driving gear selected, remove your
foot from the brake pedal and press the ac-
cele rato r pedal ¢ page 78, Hill hold.
Under certain circumstances, (such as driving
in the mountains or towing a tra iler), it may
be usefu l to sw itch temporarily to the manual
shift program in order to adjust the gears to
the dr iving condit ions by ha nd
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page 110.
When parking on a level surface, simply place
the selector lever in the P pos ition. On in-
clines , activate the parking bra ke first and
then move the selector lever to the P pos it ion
¢
page 76 . This prevents the locking mecha-
nism from being loaded too heavi ly and will
make it easier to move the selector lever out
of the P position.
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WARNING
- The vehicle can also roll when the engine
is stopped.
- Unintended vehicle movement can cause
serious injury.
- Never leave your vehicle with the engine
running while in gear. If you must leave
your veh icle when the engine is running,
set the parking brake and move these-
lector lever to the P position .
- Power is still transferred to the wheels
when the engine is runn ing at idle. To
prevent the vehicle from "creeping", you
must keep you r foot on the brake when
the engine is running and the selector
lever is in the D, So r R position or "tip-
tronic" mode is selected .
- Do not inadvertently press the accelera-
tor peda l when the vehicle is stationary.
Otherwise the vehicle will start to move
immediate ly, even if the parking brake is
set. This could result in a crash.
- Do not press the accelerator pedal when
changing the se lector lever position
while the veh icle is stationary and the
engine is running.
- Never engage the se lector level positions
R or P while dr iving. It could cause a
crash .
- Before driving down a steep slope, re-
duce your speed and shift into a lower
gear with "tiptronic" .
- Do not ride the brakes or press the brake
pedal too often or too long when driving
downhill . Constant braking causes the
brakes to overheat and substantially re-
duces braking pe rformance, increases
brak ing distan ce or causes complete fa il-
ure of the brake system.
- If you must stop on an incline, always
hold the vehicle in p lace with the foot
brake or park ing brake to prevent it from
rolling back .
- Never hold t he vehicle on an incline with
a slipping clutch . The clutch opens auto -
matica lly when it becomes too hot from