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A WARNING
Please note that the wheels could spin on
slick or slippery roads when kick-down is ac-
tive .
Launch control program
Applies to: vehicles with S tro nic tra nsmission and Launch
Cont rol Program
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The launch control program provides the best
possible acceleration when starting from a stop .
Req uirement: the eng ine must be at operating
temperature and t he steer ing whee l must not be
turned.
.,. Deact ivate
l) the St art/Stop system*
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page 81. The LED in the ~ but t on turns on .
.,. Wit h the engine runn ing, press the I.!, OFF! but-
ton briefly one time . The
11 indicator light
turns on and the message
Stabili zation control
(ESC) : sport. W arning! Restricted st abilit y
ap-
pears in the instrument cluster display.
.,. Pull the selector lever back out of the "D/S" po-
sit ion briefly to select the S pos it ion, or press it
toward the right into the t iptronic pos ition or
select the
Dynamic driving mode in d rive se-
lect* ~
page 140.
.,. Press t he brake peda l firmly with you r left foot
and hold it all the way down for at least one
second .
.,. At the same time, press the gas pedal a ll the
way down with your right foot unt il the engine
reaches and stays at a high RPM level.
.,. Remove your left foot from the brake pedal
within five seconds ~ ,&. .
A WARNING
- Always adapt your driv ing to the traffic flow.
- Only use Launch Control when road and traf-
fic cond itions allow it and other dr ivers will
not be endangered or impacted by you r driv-
ing and t he vehicle 's accele ration.
- Please note tha t the drive whee ls can sp in
and the vehicle can break away when sport
8 l ) It is not possible to deact ivate t he system wit h all versions
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&j of th e tran smission.
Driving
mode is switched on, especially when the
road is slippery.
- Once the vehicle has started moving, press
the !.!> OFFI button briefly to turn the sport
mode off.
(D Tips
- The transmission temperat ure may increase
significant ly after using the launch control
program. If that happens, the program may
not be ava ilable for a few minutes. It will be
availab le aga in after a cool-down period.
- When accelerating using the launch contro l
program, all vehicle parts are subject to
heavy loads . This can lead to increased
wear .
Transmission malfunction
Appli es to: vehicles wit h automatic transmiss ions
• Transmission: malfunction! Please stop ve-
hicle and shift to P
There is a malfunction in the transmission . Park
the vehicle securely and do not cont inue driv ing .
See an author ized Audi dealer or author ized Audi
Service Facility for assistance .
• Transmission overheating! Please stop th e
vehicle!
The transmission is too hot and can become dam-
aged. Stop and let the transmiss ion cool w ith t he
engine running (at idle) in the "P" selector lever
pos ition . Then the ind icator light and the mes-
sage turn off, d rive to an authorized Aud i dealer
or a ut horized Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to
have t he malfunct ion cor rected . If the indicato r
light and the driver message do not turn off, do
not continue driving . See an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility for as-
s istance.
[O] Transmission: malfunction! You can contin-
ue driving. See owne r's manual .,.
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