Audi A3 2016 Owner's Manual page 92

Au to m at ic t r a n s m iss io n
- Never select R or P while driving, because
this increases the risk of an accident.
- Power is still transmitted to the wheels
when the engine is running at idle. To pre-
vent the vehicle from "creeping" , you must
keep your foot on the brake in all selector
lever positions (except P) when the engine is
running. Otherwise, this increases the risk
of an accident.
- Do not inadvertently press the accelerator
pedal when the veh icle is stopped if a gear is
engaged. Otherwise the vehicle will start to
move immediately, even if the parking brake
is set. This cou ld result in a crash.
- Do not press the accelerator pedal when
changing the selector lever position wh ile
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 parking brake and move the selector lev-
er to the P position.
- To decrease the risk of an accident, these-
lector lever must be in the P position and
the parking brake must be set before open-
ing the hood and working on a running en-
gine . Always read and follow the applicable
warnings
q
page 236, Working in the en-
gine compartment.
(D
Note
Never let the veh icle roll downhill with engine
off and the selector lever in the
N
position,
because this could damage the automatic
transmission and catalytic converter .
(D
Tips
- Audi drive select: Sporty shifting character -
istics can be selected us ing the Dynamic
driving mode.Swill appear in the instru-
ment cluster disp lay instead of D.
- Plug-in hybrid drive*: the transm iss ion
switc hes automatically to the normal D
mode if the
la' I
butto n ¢
page 104 is press-
ed while in spo rt mode 5 .
90
- If you accidentally select N whi le dr iving,
take your foot off the accelerator peda l im-
mediately and wait for the eng ine to slow
down to idle before selecting Dor
5.
- If there is a power failure, the selector lever
will not move out of the P position. The
emergency release can be used if this hap-
pens ¢ page 96.
Selector lever lock
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic transmiss ion
The selector lever lock prevents you from select -
ing a gear accidentally, causing the vehicle to
roll .
Fig. 82 Selecto r lever lock
To release the se lector lever lock :
.,. Switch on the ignition .
12
0
0
>
Q)
a)
.,. Press the brake pedal while pressing the int er-
lock button.
Automat ic shift lock (ASL)
The selector lever is locked in the P and N posi-
tions when the ign it ion is switched on. You must
press the brake peda l to select another position .
You must also press the int erlock button if you
are moving from the P posit ion . The follow ing
message appears in the d isp lay when the se lector
lever is in the P or N posit ion to rem ind the driv-
er:
When stati onary apply fo otbrake while se lect-
ing gear
The automatic sh ift lock only functions when the
vehicle is stationa ry or at speeds be low 1 mph
(2 km/h) . At highe r speeds, the lock is automati-
ca lly deactiva t ed in the N pos ition . ..,.