Audi A4 Owner's Manual page 170

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168 Automatic gearbox
– Briefly pull the left-hand paddle lever
to a lower gear.
– Briefly pull the right-hand paddle lever
to a higher gear.
The paddle levers are activated when the selector lever is in position
D or S, or the position for the manual shift programme (tiptronic).
The manual shift programme can, of course, still be operated using
the selector lever in the centre console.
Applies to vehicles: with multitronic® or tiptronic
Manual release of selector lever
The selector lever can be released manually if the elec-
trical power supply should fail.
A
to change down
–
A
to change up
+
The manual release mechanism is behind the ashtray.
– Slide open the cover for the ashtray.
– Slide the switch
ashtray.
– Take out the ashtray
– You will now see a small cover cap at the front of the
opening in the ashtray mounting unit.
– Loosen and remove this cover cap.
– Use a screwdriver or similar object to press down the pin,
which is now accessible, and hold it down ⇒ fig. 184.
– Now press the interlock button on the selector lever and
Fig. 183 Removing
ashtray
move the selector lever to position N.
The selector lever can only be moved out of position P if the ignition
key is inserted and the ignition is switched on. If the power supply
should ever fail (discharged battery, etc.) and the vehicle has to be
pushed or towed, the selector lever must first be moved to
position N. This is possible after operating the manual release
mechanism.
Fig. 184 Manual
release of selector
lever
A ⇒ fig. 183 to the right to release the
A
A
.
B