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Transmission
Manual transmission
Applies t o vehicles: w it h manual tra nsmission
Gearshift lever
The clutch pedal must be depressed all the way before
you can start the engine.
The manual transmission in your Audi is equipped with an
interlock-feature.
- Depress the clutch pedal all the way.
- Start the eng ine with the gears hift lever in Neutral and the
clutch peda l depressed .
0 Note
Always depress the clutch pedal fully when changing gears. Do not
hold t he veh icle on a hill with the clutch peda l part ially depressed.
This may cause premature clutch wear or damage .
[I) Tips
• Resting your hand on the gearshift lever knob while driving will
cause premature wear in the transm ission.
• The back -up lights go on when you sh ift into Revers e with the igni -
tion on. •
App lies to vehicles: wit h m anual tr ansm ission
Gearshift pattern (6-speed manual
transmission)
Engaging reverse gear (R)
Fig. 138 Gearshift
patt ern: 6- speed
manu al t ransmission
- Move the shift lever all the way to the left, press it down,
then push it forward.
Especially after dr iving forward, stop th e vehicle complet ely, shift
into
Neutral and rest the shift leve r briefly in Neutral before shift ing
int o
Reverse. •
multitronic ®, tiptronic
App lies to vehicles: wit h mult it ron ic or t iptron ic
Introduction
Applies to vehicles with a multitronic ® t ransm ission
Your vehicle is equipped with an e lectron ically controlled, continu-
ously variable transmi ssion
(mult itronic ®). In contrast to conven-
tional automat ic t ransm iss io ns using shifting operat ions, the t rans -
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