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Au t omatic
Transmission
N - Neutr al
The transmission is in neutral in this position.
Shift to this position for stand ing with the
brakes applied
q
.&.
in Driving the automatic
transmission on page 11 O.
When the ve hicle is stationary o r at speeds
be low 1 mph (2 km/h), you must always apply
the footbrake befo re and while moving the
lever out of N.
DIS -
Normal position for driving forward
In the D/S position, the transmiss ion can be
operated e ither in the normal mode Dor in
the sport mode S. To select the sport mode S,
pu ll the se lector lever back briefly . Pulling the
lever back aga in will select the normal mode
D. The instrument cluster display shows the
selected driving mode.
In the normal mode D, the transmission a uto -
mat ically selects the suitab le gea r ratio. It de-
pends on engine load, veh icle speed and driv-
ing style.
Select the sport mode S for sporty driving .
The vehicle makes fu ll use of the engine's
power. Shifting may become noticeable when
accelerating.
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds
be low 1 mph (2 km/h), you must always apply
the foot brake before and while moving the
lever to D/S out of N.
A
WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS
q
.&.
in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 110.
(D
Note
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Coast ing downh ill with the transmission in
N and the e ngine not running will result in
damage t o the automatic t ransm iss io n
and possib ly the catalyt ic converter.
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Tips
- Audi drive select : you ca n adj ust the
sporty s hift characte ristics in th e
Dy-
namic driving mode.Swi ll appea r in the
instrument cluster display instead of D.
- If you acciden t ally selec t N whi le driving,
take your foot off the accelerato r pedal
immediately and wa it for the engine to
slow down to idle before select ing D/S.
- If there is a power fai lure, the selector
lever will not move out of the P position.
The emergency release can be used if
this happens
qpage 113.
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.
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Fig. 1 1 5 Shift gate: selector lever lock positions a nd
re lease button highlighted
The selector lever lock is released as follows:
... Turn the ignit ion on.
... Step o n the brake pedal.
At the same time
press and hold the release button on the
side of the gear selector knob
¢ fig. 115
with your thumb until you have moved the
selector lever to the desired posit ion.
Automat ic selector lever lock
The selector lever is locked in the P and N po-
sitions when the ignition is turned on. You
must press the brake pedal and t he release
button to select another position . As a re-
minder to the driver, the following warni ng
appears in the instrument cluster display
when the selector is in P and N:
When stationary apply brake pedal while se -
lecting gear
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