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mode or in the "S" sport mode . To select the "S"
sport mode, pu ll the selector lever back briefly.
Pulling the lever back again will se lect the nor-
mal "D" mode. The instrument cluster display
shows the selected driving mode.
In the
normal mode "D", the transmission auto-
mat ically selects the su itab le gear ratio . It de -
pends on eng ine load, vehicle speed and driving
style.
The engine's power reserves are used fully in the
Sport mode "S". Shifting may become noticeab le
when accelerating.
To move from selector lever position "N" to "D",
you must press the brake pedal and the vehicle
must be traveling less t han 1 mp h (2 km/ h) or be
stationary ¢ .&,.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS.
-The veh icle can roll even if the ignition is
switched off .
- Never select "R" or "P" w hile driving, be -
cause this increases the risk of an accident.
- Power is sti ll t ransmitted to the w heels
when the eng ine is running at idle. To pre-
vent the ve hicle from "creeping", you must
keep your foot on the brake in all selector
lever posit ions (except "P") when t he engine
is runn ing. Othe rwise, this increases the risk
of an accident.
- Do not inadvertent ly press the accelerator
peda l w hen the veh icle is stopped if a gear is
engaged. Otherwise t he risk of an accident
increases because t he vehicle will st art to
move immediately, even if t he pa rking bra ke
is set.
- To red uce t he risk of a n accident, d o not
press t he acce le rat or pedal when cha nging
the se lecto r lever position while the vehicle
is stationary and the engine is ru nning.
- Never leave your vehicle wit h t he engine
running whi le in gear. If you m ust leave
your vehicle when the engine is running, set
the parking brake and move the se lecto r lev-
er to the "P" pos ition.
Driving
- To reduce the risk of an accident, the se lec-
to r lever m ust be in the "P" position and the
parking brake must be set before opening
the hood and working on a runni ng engine .
Always read and follow the app licab le warn-
ings ¢
page 318, Working in the engine
compartment.
- Read and fo llow ing a ll WARNINGS ¢ &. in
Driving tips on page 86 .
@ Note
Never let the vehicle ro ll dow nhill w it h eng ine
off a nd the selector leve r in the
"N" posit ion,
because th is could damage the a utoma ti c
transm ission and catalyt ic co nverter.
(D Tips
- Audi dr ive se lect: sporty shifti ng character-
ist ics can be selected using the
Dynamic
dr iving mode ¢ page 140 "S" w ill appea r in
the inst rument cluste r display instead of
"D ...
- If you accidentally select "N" while d riving,
take your foot off the accelerator pedal im -
me diat ely a nd wai t fo r the eng ine to slow
down to idle befo re selectin g "D" or "S".
- If the re is a powe r failure, t he se lector lever
will not move ou t of t he "P" position. The
emergency re lease can be used if t his hap-
pens ¢
page 90.
(D Tips
If t he se lector lever does not engage, there is
a malfunction . The engine is disabled to pre-
vent the vehicle from driving off unintention -
a lly. To allow the selector leve r to engage
again, proceed as fo llows:
- Briefly press the bra ke peda l.
- If the vehicle does not move forward or in
reverse even tho ugh a d rive positio n is se -
lected, proceed as follows :
- If the vehicle does not move in the desired
direction, the system may not have engaged
the drive position cor rect ly. Press the brake
peda l and select the dr ive position again.
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