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positions, you must press the button on the se-
lector lever
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fig. 124
and/or press the brake
pedal.
You must press the brake pedal to engage a se-
lector lever position when the engine is runn ing
while the vehicle is stationary. The arrows
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fig . 125
indicate when you need to press the
button on the selector lever.
The selector lever does not lock if you shift from
D to R within one second. This a llows you to
"rock" the vehicle to free it when it is stuck.
P - Park
The whee ls are locked in this pos it ion. Only shift
into park when the vehicle is stationary
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To
engage the P selector lever position, press the
button on the selector lever and shift into the P
position .
You can on ly shift out of park when the engine is
running and you are pressing the brake pedal.
Press the button on the se lector lever to release
the parking lock and se lect the desired selector
lever position .
P engages automatically
when you switch the en-
gine off while D, Sor R is engaged or in manual
mode.
If you sw itch the engine off when N is engaged,
the transmission
remains in N for approximately
30 minutes and then Pis engaged .
You must use the emergency re lease proced ure
to release the parking lock before tow ing the ve-
hicle
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R - Reverse
The reverse gear is engaged in this pos ition. Only
select reverse when the vehicle is stat iona ry and
the eng ine is running at idle speed
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,&.. To en-
gage the R selector leve r position, press the but -
ton on the selector lever, press the brake pedal
and move the selector lever into the R position.
The back-up lights turn on when yo u select the R
se lector lever posit ion while the engine is run-
ning.
Autom
a tic tran s m iss ion
N - Neutral
The tra nsmission is in idle in th is position. To en-
gage the N selector leve r position, press the but -
ton on the selecto r lever and shift into the N po-
sition .
If
you swi t ch the eng ine off when N is engaged ,
the transmission
remains in N for approximately
30 minutes and then Pis engaged.
You cannot se lect t he N pos it ion when the igni -
t ion is swit ched off. When dr iving th rough an au -
tomatic car was h, fi rst select the N position and
then switch the engine off
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table on page 208 .
The veh icle cannot be locked when the se lector
lever is in the N position .
DIS -
Position for driving forw ard
In the D/S position, the transmission
can be op -
erated either in the normal mode Dor in the
spo rt mode S. You can only se lect the S se lector
lever posit ion when D is engaged . Move t he selec-
tor leve r bac k to engage the S selector lever posi-
tion . To select the D selector lever position again
when S is engaged, move the selector lever back
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To shift from N to D when traveling at
speeds below 1 mph (2km/h), press the brake
pedal and select the D selector lever pos it ion
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In the normal mode D, the transmission
auto-
matically selects the suitable gear ratio . It de-
pends on engine load, vehicle speed and driving
style.
Se lect the sport mode S for sporty driving . The
vehicle makes full use of the eng ine 's power.
Shift ing may become noticeable when accelerat-
ing .
The S se lector lever position engages automati-
ca lly when you select the dynamic mode in Audi
drive select.
A
WARNING
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- Never engage R or P while driving . It could
cause a crash .
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