Dr iv ing
"'To shift up one gear, tap the shi ft paddle 0
¢ fig. 84.
"' To sh ift down one gear, tap the 0 sh ift paddle .
The transmission automatically shifts up o r down
before critical engine speed is reached .
Appl ies to: RS mode ls: when accelerating, the
transmission does
not a utomat ically shift to the
next gear shortly before the maximum pe rm itted
engine RPM is reached .
The transm ission only a llows manual shifting
when the engine speed is within the permitted
range.
Kick-down
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration.
When you press the accelerato r peda l down be-
yond the resistance point, the automatic trans-
miss io n downshifts into a lower gear, depend ing
on vehicle speed and engine RPM. It shif t s up in-
to the next higher gear once the max imum speci-
fied engine RPM is reached .
In t iptroni c mode, the t ransmission does
not au-
tomatically sh ift down into a lowe r gear. If you
must accelerate, for example to pass a veh icle,
you must shift manually .
_& WARNING
Please note that the wheels could spin on
slick or slippery roads when kick-down is ac-
tive.
Overboost
Applies to: RS 7 Sportback perfor m ance
-
The max imum engine torque is temporar ily in-
creased in overboost. Overboost is activated
when nearing full throttle in the S position and
when the engine is at operat ing temperatu re .
The bars in the boost pressure indicator are red
¢page 87.
_& WARNING
= -
Please note t hat the wheels could spin on
slick or slippery roads when overboost is ac-
tive.
80
' Launch control program
Appli es to: vehicles with S tronic
The launch control program provides the best
possible acceleration when starting from a stop .
Requirement: the engine must be at operat ing
temperature and the steering wheel must not be
turned .
"' Deactivate the Start/Stop system *¢
page 73.
The LED in the jr,;i••I button turns on .
"' Switch the Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) sport mode on ¢
page 121. The Iii indi-
cato r light turns on.
"' Pull the selector leve r back out of the D/S posi-
tion briefly to selec t the S position or se lect t he
DYNAMIC driv ing mode in drive sele ct
<=:>page 106.
"' Press the brake pedal firm ly with your left foot
and hold it all the way down for at least one
second .
"' At the same time, press the gas peda l all the
way down with your right foot until the eng ine
reaches and stays at a high RPM level.
"' Remove your foot from the brake pedal with in
five seconds ¢ ,& .
_& WARNING
- Always adapt your driving to t he traff ic flow.
- Only use t he Launch cont rol program when
road an d traffic con d it ions allow it an d ot h-
er drivers will no t be endange red or bot h-
ered by your driving and the veh icle's accel -
eratio n.
- Please note that the d rive wheels can spin
and the vehicle can break away when sport
mode is switched on, especially when the
road is slippery.
- Once the vehicle has started moving, press
the
I~ OFF! button brief ly to turn the sport
mode off.
(D Tips
- The transmission temperat ure may increase
significant ly after using the launch control
prog ram . If that happens, the prog ram may
not be ava ilab le for a few minutes. It will be
available again after a coo l-down period.
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