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Ap plies to vehi cles: w it h tipt ronic-steeri ng w heel
Steering wheel vvith tiptronic ®
The shift buttons on the steering wheel allow the driver to
shif t gears manually .
Fig. 188 Steering
w heel: Shift button s
To downshift, touch the button on the left 0 -
To upshif t , touc h the button on t he right G).
The shift buttons are activated when the selector lever is in D, Sor
in the manual shift program (tiptronic).
Of course, you can continue to use the manual shift program with
the selector lever on the center console. •
Fail-safe mode
If tiptronic® suffers a ma/function, the fail-safe mode
maint ains minimum driveability.
In the event of particular system malfunctions, the automatic trans -
mission switches to the fail -safe mode . This is signalled by all the
segments in the disp lay il lum inating or going out .
You can continue to move the selector lever to all positions. The
manual shift program (tiptronic) is switched off in the fail-safe
mode .
In selector lever positions D and Sand in the manual shift program,
the transmission remains in 3rd gear if 1st, 2nd or 3rd gear was
engaged previous ly. The transmission rema ins in 5th gear, if 4th, 5th
or 6th gear was engaged previous ly.
The next time you drive off or start the engine, 3rd gear is engaged .
You can continue to use reverse gear. But the electronic lockout for
reverse gear is turne d off .
0 Note
If the transmission switches to fail -safe mode, you should ta ke the
vehic le to an authori zed Audi dealership as soon as possible to have
the condition co rrected. •
Emergency release for selector lever
If the vehicle's power supply fails , the selector lever can
be released in an emergency.
Fig. 189 Remove the
asht ray insert ..