Gearshift Indicator; Efficiency Program - Audi A4 2013 Owner's Manual

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The values in the single-t rip or the total-trip
memory can a ll be reset to zero at the same
time under Reset in the menu .
In addition, you can determine what informa-
tion from the trip computer should be shown
in the instrument cluster display. If one of the
pieces of driver information is turned
Off ,
that
driver information w ill not be shown in the
display. The information will cont inue to be
calculated by the trip computer and can be
turned back
On
at any t ime .
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Tips
- This function is not avai lab le on all
vehicles.
- The driving information in the efficiency
program is also reset to zero with the
s ingle-trip memory .
Gearshift
Indicator
Appl ies t o vehicles: with m anua l transmis s ion and gea r·
shi ft indica t or
This indicat or con help conserve fuel.
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Fig. 12
Display: Gea rshift indicator
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In order to become familiar with the gearshift
indictor, at first just drive the way you are
used t o. If t he current gear - and the d riving
situa t ion - is not the best one for conse rving
fuel, then the indicator will display the recom-
mended gear. The disp lay shows the current
gear and the gear that is recommended
¢ fig. 12.
- Upshifti ng
The display will light up to the
right
of the gear currently selected if it is
recommending a higher gear .
Dri v er inform
a tion di s pl ay
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- Downshifting:
The display will light up to
the left of the gear currently se lected if it is
recommending a lower gear.
Somet imes the indicator will recommend
skipping a gear (3 > 5).
If there is no gearshift recommendation,
then
just dr ive in the app rop riate gear for conserv-
ing fuel.
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Note
This indicator can help you conse rve fuel.
This indica t or is not meant to show you
which gear you sho uld a lways be in in all
driving situations . Sometimes, in situa -
tions such as passing, driving thro ugh
mountains or when towing a trailer, there
won't be any gearshift recommendation.
(D
Tips
The display does not light up when the
clutch pedal is be ing depressed .
Efficiency
program
Description
Applies to vehic les: with tr ip comp ut er with efficiency
prog ram
Fig. 1 3
Display : eff iciency pro gr am
.. Press the
I RESE T I
button @ ¢
page 26 ,
fig . 11
repeatedly until the efficiency pro-
gram appears in the display .
The efficiency program can he lp you to use
less fue l. It evaluates driving information in
reference to f uel consumption and shows oth-
er equipment influencing consumption as well
as shift recommendations . Fuel economy
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