Audi TT Coupe 2016 - Selector Lever Emergency Release; Removing the Selector Lever Cover

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Selector lever emergency release
If the vehicle's power supply fails, the selector
lever can
be released in an emergency.
Fig . 68 Selector lever: removing the cover
Fig . 69 Selector lever: using the eme rgency rel ease to
move
out of the Park position
This section describes using the selector lever
emergency release in left-hand drive vehi cles .
The
emergency release mechanism is lo cated in
the right area under the selector lever shift gate.
Using the emergency release can be complicated.
We recommend contact ing your authorized Aud i
dealer for assistance, if necessary .
The screwdriver
from the vehicle tool kit located
in the luggage compartment is n eeded to for the
emergency release c:> page 2 75 . Use the flat side
of the reversible screwdriver bl ade .
Removing the selector lever cover
.. Set the parking brake<®> c:> A to sec ure your
vehicle
from rolling .
.. Inse rt the flat side of the screwdriver sideways
in
the slot near the shift cover and pry the shift
cover up c:> fig. 68 .
.. Carefully pull the shift cover upward by hand
and fold it over the sh ift er knob c:> fig. 69 .
Automatic transmission
Selector lever emergency release
.. Press and hold the yel low release button with
the screwdriver c:> fig. 69 .
.. Press the rel ease button in the selector lever@
and move
the lever into the N position .
.. Clip the shift cover back into the shift gate after
using the emergency release.
If the vehicle must be pushed or towe d due to a
power failure (for example, the battery is dead),
the selector lever must first be moved to the N
position using
the emergency release mecha-
nism.
_& WARNING
Only move the selector lever out of the P posi-
tion
when the parking brake is set. If that
does not wo rk, secure the vehicle with t he
brake pedal. Otherwise,
the vehicle could
start to move unintentiona lly when the selec -
tor lever is moved out of the P position.
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