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the foot brake before and while moving the
lever to
D
out of
N.
In certain circumstances it may be advanta-
geous to temporarily switch to the manual
shift program to manually select gear ratios
to match specific driving conditions
Qpage 127.
S - Sport position*
Select this position for sportier performance.
In this position , the transmission will not up-
shift as soon, allowing the vehicle to use the
increased power available at higher engine
speeds to achieve livelier acceleration.
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds
below 3 mph (5 km/h), you must always apply
the foot brake before and while moving the
lever to
S
out of
N.
A
WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS <=>
&
in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 123.
(D
Note
-
Coasting downhill with the transmission in
N and the engine not running will result in
damage to the automatic transmission
and possibly the catalytic converter .
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Tips
On vehicles with Audi drive select* you can
adjust the sporty shift characteristics
in
the DYNAMIC drive mode.Swill
appear in
the instrument cluster display instead of
D.
The
S
selector lever position is not avail-
able.
Automatic
transmission
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Automatic Shift Lock (ASL)
The Automatic Shift Lock safeguards you
against accidentally shifting into a forward or
the reverse gear and causing the vehicle to
move unintentionally.
Fig. 145 Shift gate : selector lever lock positions and
inte rlock button highlighted
The selector lever lock is released as follows:
... Turn the ignition on.
... Step on the brake pedal.
At the same time
press and hold the interlock button on the
side of the gear selector knob
c:>
fig. 145
with your thumb until you have moved the
selector lever to the desired position.
Automatic selector lever lock
The selector lever is locked in the P and N po-
sitions when the ignition is turned on . To
move the lever from these positions the driver
must depress the brake pedal. As a reminder
to the driver, the following warning appears in
the instrument cluster display when the selec -
tor is in P and N:
When stationary apply foot brake while se-
lecting gear
A time delay element prevents the selector
lever from locking when it is moved through
the
N
position (going from
R
to
D) .
The lock-
ing element will lock the selector lever if the
lever is left in N (Neutral) for more than ap-
proximately 1 second, without the brake ped-
al being pressed.
At speeds above about 3 mph (5 km/h) the
Automatic Shift Lock is automatically deacti-
vated in the
N
position.
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