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Transmission
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 all the way.
• Start the eng ine with the gearshift lever in
Neutral and the clutch pedal depressed.
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Note
Always depress the clutch pedal 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 gearshift lever
knob while driving will cause premature
wear in the transmission.
- The back-up lights go on when you shift
into Reverse with the ignition on.
Gearshift pattern (6-speed manual
transmission)
Applies to vehicles: with 6-speed manual transmission
Fig. 78 Gearshift pat tern : 6 -speed man ual transm is-
s ion
Drive in 6th gear for optimum fuel economy
when cruising . Howeve r, if more acceleration
is required (when passing, for example), shift
down.
Engaging reverse gear (R)
• Move the shift lever all the way to the left,
press it down, then push it forward.
Especially after driving forward, stop the vehi-
cle completely, shift into
Neutral
and rest the
shift lever briefly in Neutral before shift ing in-
to
Reverse.
S tronic
transmission
· Introduction
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic
Your vehicle is equipped with a S tronic trans-
mission, also called a double-clutch system/
transmission .
Power is transferred between the engine and
the transmission by means of two independ-
ent clutches. They replace the torque convert-
er of conventiona l automatic transmissions
and allow the vehicle to accelerate without a
noticeable break in the power flow.
With the aid of
tiptronic,
the gears can op-
t ional ly be shifted
manually~ page 82.
Selector lever positions
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic
All the selector lever positions are explained
in this section.
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Fig. 79 Display: Selector leve r pos ition
The instrument cluster display shows these-
lector lever position.
P - Park lock
In this position the gears are mechanically
locked.
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