automatic transmission AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

Tableofcontents

AboutthisOwner'sManual......
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Cockpitoverview.............-0000-5
Indicatorlightsoverview...........0..
Displayandoperation............
Instrumentcluster...............
Instrumentclusteroverview...........
Coolanttemperatureindicator.........
Tachometer.........0.0 eeeeeeee
Fulellevélse.:2wessysewssoeeesoees
Odometersiceosisiecsoreseseemeeomens
Multifunctionsteeringwheel..........
Vehiclefunctions.............00eeeee
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Head-updisplay..................
DESeription’s« &asoo 2wass+wenmo ¥maces
Startinganddriving.............
Openingandclosing.............
Centrallocking..............--.0000-
Luggagecompartmentlid.............
Childsafetylocksas<<eeeueseeeteees
Powerwindows..........000seee eee
Panoramicglassroof..............--.
Garagedooropener..........---.00-5
LightsandVision.................
Exteriorlightingsss<<eeessemensseon
Interiorlightingien6ssn«+wees6 veenss
VISION...keeeeee
Windshieldwipers................555
Digital.compass:.«siiesevenesowescee
Rearseats...
Headrestraints.««ccs.+eeeeeeawaeee
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Stowingandusing...............
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SEONAGE«cosexsxsaeeswvcoaenewvcaeeee& acami
Luggagecompartment...............
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Warmandcold...................
Climatecontrolsystem.........-.000
3-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol.
4-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol.
Steeringwheelheating...............
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Generalinformation.................
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Startingandstoppingtheengine.......
Start/Stopsystem...........--00000-
Electromechanicalparkingbrake.......
Startingtoidnive«esisvosecsvowereooae
Offroaddriving........-......0--00ee
Tiltangledisplay«evaisssesasseensewe
Automatictransmission..............
Trailertowing....................
Drivingwithatrailer.................
Driverassistance.................
Assistsystems...................
Speedwarningsystem...........0000-
Cruise controlsystem............00-5
Camera-basedtrafficsignrecognition...
Predictiveefficiencyassist.............
Audiadaptivecruisecontrol...........
AUGPrESENSEscessscoms«oes6 6we
Audiactivelaneassist................
Audisideassist..........-...00--000-
Nightvisionassist..............-.0..
Audidriveiselects.2isan3 xwows2 3wan2ws
Packing1d:«ccsseeenss ¢caresstoa
Generalinformation.................
Rearparkingsystem..............05.
Parkingsystemplus.............-.04.
ReAarvieWCamerasais¢seereewessoars
Peripheralcameras............--0005
Parkassist...2.2.0.0...ceeeeeeee
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sideassistdisplays,warningabout
exitingthevehicle..............
Doorhandle
Centrallockingswitch...........
Memorybuttons...............
Vent
Thumbwheelforventandbutton
forwidevent,dependingonequip-
ment2.2...eeeeee
Leverfor:
—Turnsignalsandhighbeams....
—Highbeamassistant..........
—Active laneassist.............
—Trafficjamassist.............
Multifunctionsteeringwheelwith:
—Hornbes
—Driver&#39;sairbag...............
—Driverinformationsystemcon-
FEOUS!=cecmseewoamscinswsewanvosee
—Audio/video,telephone,naviga-
tion,andvoicerecognitioncon-
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—Shiftpaddles................
Instrumentcluster.............
Resettripodometer............
Windshieldwashersystemlever. .
STARTENGINESTOP]button....


Steeringwheeladjustment,de-
pendingonequipment
=Mechamicals« acnaconsoosxemnce«ssatiens
Leverfor:
—Cruisecontrolsystem.........
—Adaptivecruisecontrol........
DatalinkconnectorforOn-Board
DiagnosticSystem(OBDII)......
Hoodrelease................-.
Instrumentillumination.........
Buttonforswitchingthehead-up
displayon/off,adjustingthe height.
Switchforluggagecompartment
FheacasasewsemisaemaMO
Headlightcontrolswitch........
Buttonsfor:
—|*\/steeringwheelheatingbutton.
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43 43
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16 18
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88
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77 76 76
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—All-weatherlights............
—Nightvision assist............
—Rearfoglights...............
Powerexteriormirroradjustment.
Powerwindows..............-.
Infotainmentsystemdisplay.....
Lockableglovecompartment.....
Frontpassenger&#39;sairbag........
DrivesforCD,DVD,SIMcards....
Switchforcooledglovecompart-
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Dependingonequipment,buttons
for:
—driveselect2...0.0.0.eeeeeeen
—Start/Stopsystem............
—ElectronicStabilizationControl
(ESC)2.0...eeeee eee eeeeee
—Emergencyflashers...........
—Park&#39;assist«sswows3 4exes3 veee
—Parkingsystem...............
—Hillholdassist............0..
—Infotainmentsystemdisplay....
Climatecontrolsystem..........
Storagecompartmentandoutlet.
Cupholderandmountforvehicle
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Centerarmrestwithstoragecom-
partment.Dependingonvehicle
equipment,itmayhave:
—Audimusicinterface..........
—Audiphonebox...............
@5)Startingtheengineifthereisa
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68Electromechanicalparkingbrake..
@}Automatictransmissionselector
G)Tips
Infotainmentsystemon/offbutton.
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154
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228
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127
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147
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139
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148
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181
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81 85
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Sometheequipmentlistedhereisonlyinstal-
ledincertainmodelsorisavailableasanop-
tion.

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Instrumentcluster

authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.

ZA\WARNING
—Lightbulbsareunderpressureandcanex-
plodewhenbulbsarereplaced,whichin-
creasestheriskofinjury.
—WithHIDheadlights(xenonheadlights),the
high-voltagecomponentmustbehandled
correctly.Otherwise,thereisariskoffatal
injury.


PEMLesLaaeLie[Rene
BaHeadlightrangecontrol:malfunction!See
owner&#39;smanual
Thereisamalfunctionintheheadlightrange
controlsystem,whichmaycauseglareforother
drivers.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
ZOAudiadaptivelight
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivelight
BB)Audiadaptivelight:malfunction!Seeown-
er&#39;smanual
Adaptivelightisnotworking.Theheadlightsstill
function.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
oeAeeels
BSAutomaticheadlights:malfunction!See
owner&#39;smanual
aAutomaticwipers:malfunction!Seeowner&#39;s
manual
Thelight/rainsensorismalfunctioning.
Thelowbeamsremainswitchedonatalltimes
forsafetyreasonswhenthelightswitchisinthe
AUTOposition.However,youcancontinueto
turnthelightsonandoffusingthelightswitch.
Youcanstillcontrolallfunctionsthatareinde-
pendentoftherainsensorthroughthewind-
shieldwiperlever.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
§Suspensioncontrol
Appliesto:vehicleswithsuspensioncontrol
iSuspension:malfunction!Youmaycontinue
driving
Thereisamalfunction.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
HSportdifferential
Appliesto:vehicleswithsportdifferential
it}Sportdifferential:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
t3}Sportdifferential:temperaturetoohigh.
Pleaseadaptdrivingstyle
Thetransmissiontemperaturehasincreasedsig-
nificantlyduetothesportydrivingmanner.Drive
inalesssportymanneruntilthetemperaturere-
turnstothenormalrangeandtheindicatorlight
switchesof.

Z\WARNING
ContactanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityifthesportdifferen-
tialisfaultyormalfunctioning.Therepair
mustbeperformedbytrainedpersonnelus-
ingthecorrectoilinordertoensuresafety.
<DTurnsignals
Ifthe|<]orByindicatorlightblinks,aturnsig-
nalisturnedon.Ifbothindicatorlightsareblink-
ing,theemergencyflashersare on.

Ifanindicatorlightblinkstwiceasfast as usual,
aturnsignalbulbhasfailed.Carefullydrivetoan>
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Tiltangledisplay
Appliesto:vehicleswithatiltangledisplay
Lift/offroad(
Allroad
Celoles
Auto
Dynamic
Individual

Fig.85Infotainmentsystem:tiltangledisplay
Youcan see thevehiclepositioninrelationtoa
levelplaneusingthetiltangledisplayintheIn-
fotainmentsystem.Boththesidewaysangle(A)
andthelengthwiseangle@)ofthevehicleare
displayed.Theaccuracydependsonthedriving
situationandisnormallyaround1°.Theside-
waysangleofyourvehicleshouldnotexceedthe
yellowrangeinthegauge.Ifitreachesthered
range,thereisariskthatthevehiclemighttip
>/\.
Displayingthetiltangledisplay

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> Lift/Offroador Allroad*.

Showingtheadditionaldisplay
Tochangethecontentsshownintherightareaof
thescreen,selectintheInfotainmentsystem:
rightcontrolbutton>Additionaldisplay.
Angle:thisdisplaysthecurrentsteeringwheel
angleandthemaximumanglethatwasreached
duringadrive.Thesevaluesareresetwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedoff.
Position:displaystheheight,directionandgeo-
coordinatesofthecurrentvehicleposition.
Off:onlytheairsuspensiondisplayremainson.

Z\WARNING
—Donotexceedthe yellowrangeinthe
gauge.Yourvehiclecantip,whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.
—Undersomecircumstances,thevehiclecan
tipoverortiltsidewaysevenifthesideways



angleislow.Theangledisplaydoesnotre-
placethedriver&#39;sattention.To reducethe
riskofanaccident,makesurethevehicle
doesnottip,especiallywhenyouaredriving
athighspeeds.

Automatictransmission
Introduction
Theautomatictransmissioniscontrolledelec-
tronically.Poweristransferredusingatorque
converter.
Whenamoderatedrivingstyleisused,the
transmissionselectsthemosteconomicaldriving
mode.ThetransmissionupshiftsatalowerRPM
anddownshiftsatahigherRPMtoimprovefuel
efficiency.
Thetransmissionswitchestoasportymodeafter
akick-downorwhenthedriverusesasportydriv-
ingstylecharacterizedbyquickacceleratorpedal
movements,heavyacceleration,frequent
changesinspeed,andtravelingatthemaximum
speed.
Ifdesired,thedrivercanalsoselectthegears
manually(tiptronicmode)>page88.
Selectingaselectorleverposition
°RgS
&
Ss&a

Fig.86Centerconsole:selectorlever
Thecurrentselectorleverpositionisshownnext
totheselectorlever>fig.86.Thecurrentselec-
torleverpositionisalsoshownintheinstrument
clusterdisplay.
>
Youmayneedtoreleasetheselectorleverlock
dependingonwhichselectorleverpositionis
selectedandwhichoneyouwouldliketoselect.>
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Driving

>Todothis,pressthereleasebutton@onthe
selectorlever>fig.86.
>Toengagethenearestselectorleverposition,
movetheselectorleverforwardorbackuntil
youfeelthefirstpressurepoint.Theselector
leverwillreturntoitsoriginalposition.
>Toshiftbeyondthenearestselectorleverposi-
tion,movetheselectorleverpastthepressure
pointintothedesiredposition.Theselectorlev-
erwillreturntoitsoriginalposition.
Forexample,youcanskipoverthe&#34;N&#34;positionif
youwouldliketogodirectlyfrom&#34;D&#34;into&#34;R&#34;.

Selectorleverlock
Theselectorleverlockreducestheriskofselect-
ingapositionunintentionally,whichcan cause
thevehicletoroll.Whenengagingsomeselector
lever positions,youmustpressthereleasebut-
ton@ontheselectorleverand/orpressthe
brakepedal>fig.86.
Youmustpressthebrakepedaltoengagease-
lectorleverpositionwhentheengineisrunning
andthevehicleisstationary.
Youdonothavetopressthebrakepedalifyou
shiftfromadrivegear(&#34;D/S&#34;)to reversegear
(&#34;R&#34;)withinonesecond.Thisallowsyouto“rock”
thevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck.
P-Park
Thisselectorleverpositionpreventsthevehicle
fromrolling.Onlyshiftintoparkwhenthevehicle
isstationary>A\.Toselectthe&#34;P&#34;selectorlever
position,pressthe&#34;P&#34;button()ontheselector
lever>fig.86.Pappearsnexttotheselectorlev-
er.
Youcanonlyshiftoutofparkwhentheengineis
runningandyouarepressingthebrakepedal.To
releasetheparkinglock,pressthebrakepedal,
pressthereleasebutton(@ontheselector lever,
andselectthedesiredposition>fig.86.
“P&#34;engagesautomaticallyifyouswitchtheen-
gineoffwhiletheselectorleverisin&#34;D&#34;,&#34;E&#34;, &#34;S&#34;,
&#34;R&#34;,ormanualmode.
Ifyouswitchtheengineoffwhenthe&#34;N&#34;selector
leverpositionisselected,thetransmissionre-
mainsin&#34;N&#34;forapproximately30minutesand
86
then&#34;P&#34;isengaged.Thevehicleisnotsecured
fromrollinginthe&#34;N&#34;selectorleverposition,so
youneedtosettheparkingbrake©)>page81.
Youmustusetheparkinglockemergencyrelease
beforetowingthevehicle>page90.
R-Reverse
Thereversegearisengagedinthisposition.Only
selectreversegearwhenthevehicleisstationary
andtheengineisrunningatidlespeed>A.To
engagethe&#34;R&#34;selectorleverposition,pressthe
brakepedal,pressthereleasebutton(@onthe
selectorlever,andselectthe&#34;R&#34;position
>fig.86.
Atonewillsoundwhenthereversegearisengag-
ed.
N-Neutral(idle)
Thetransmissionisinidleinthisposition.Toen-
gagethe&#34;N&#34;selectorleverposition,pressthere-
leasebutton@ontheselectorleverandshiftin-
tothe&#34;N&#34;position>fig.86.
Ifyouswitchtheengineoffwhenthe&#34;N&#34;selector
leverpositionisselected,thetransmissionre-
mainsin&#34;N&#34;forapproximately30minutesand
then&#34;P&#34;isengaged.
Youcannotselectthe&#34;N&#34;positionwhentheigni-
tionisswitchedoff.Whendrivingthroughanau-
tomaticcarwash,firstselectthe&#34;N&#34;positionand
thenturntheengineoff.
For safetyreasons,thevehiclecannotbelocked
whenthetransmissionisinthe&#34;N&#34;position.
D/S-Drivingforward
Whenthetransmissionisinthe&#34;D/S&#34;position,it
canbeoperatedeitherinthenormal&#34;D&#34;modeor
inthe&#34;S&#34;sportmode.Movetheselectorlever
backtoengagethe&#34;S&#34;sportmode.Youcanonly
selectthe&#34;S&#34;selectorleverpositionwhenthe&#34;D&#34;
or&#34;E&#34;positionisselected.Toselectthe&#34;D&#34;or&#34;E&#34;
positionagainwhen&#34;S&#34;isengaged,movethese-
lectorleverback>A\.Toshiftfrom&#34;N&#34;to&#34;D&#34;
when
travelingatspeedsbelow1mph(2km/h),
pressthebrakepedalandshiftintothe&#34;D&#34;posi-
tion>A.

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Inthenormalmode&#34;D&#34;,thetransmissionauto-
maticallyselectsthecorrectgear.Itdependson
engineload,vehiclespeedanddrivingstyle.
Selectthesportmode&#34;S&#34;forsportydriving.The
vehiclemakesfulluseoftheengine&#39;spower.
Shiftingmaybecomenoticeablewhenaccelerat-
ing.
The&#34;S&#34;selectorleverpositionengagesautomati-
callywhenyouselectDynamicmodeindrivese-
lect*.

ANWARNING
ReadandfollowallWARNINGS.
—Beforestartingtodrive,checkifthedesired
selectorleverpositionisdisplayednextto
theselectorlever.
—Thevehiclecanrolleveniftheignitionis
switchedoff.
—Powerisstilltransmittedtothewheels
whentheengineisrunningatidle.Topre-
vent thevehiclefrom“creeping”,youmust
keepyourfootonthebrakeinallselector
leverpositions(except&#34;P&#34;and&#34;N&#34;)when
theengineisrunning.
—Beforeopeningthehood,selectthe&#34;P&#34;se-
lector
leverpositionandsettheparking
brake.Thisreducestheriskofanaccident.
Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>page313,Workingintheengine
compartment.

@Tips
Ifyouaccidentallyselect&#34;N&#34;whiledriving,
takeyourfootofftheacceleratorpedaland
waitfortheenginetoslowdowntoidlebe-
fore
selecting&#34;D&#34;or&#34;S&#34;.
Taaremalyy
Startingtheengine
>The&#34;P&#34;or&#34;N&#34;positionmustbeselected.
Startingfromastop
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal.
>Starttheengine>page77.
>Pressthelockingbutton@ontheselectorlev-
erandselectthe&#34;D&#34;,&#34;E&#34;,&#34;S&#34;or&#34;R&#34;position
=page85.
>Waitamomentuntilthetransmissionshifts.
Youwillnoticeaslightmovementwhenthe
gear
engages.
>Releasethebrake pedalandpresstheaccelera-
torpedal>A\.
Variousconveniencefunctionsareavailablefor
startingonhills>page82.
Stoppingtemporarily
>Pressthebrakepedaltostopthevehicle,for
exampleatatrafficlight.Donotpresstheac-
celeratorpedalwhendoingthis.
>Topreventthevehiclefromrollingwhenyou
startdriving,settheparkingbrakewhenstop-
pingonsteephills>/\.
>Theparkingbrakewillreleaseautomatically
andyourvehiclewillbegintomove whenthe
doorsareclosed,thedriver&#39;ssafetybeltisfas-
tened,andyouaccelerateasusual.
Stoppingorparking
Iftheselectorleverisnotinthe&#34;P&#34;position
whenyouopenthedriver’sdoor,thevehicle
couldroll.
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal>A\.
>Set theparkingbrake.
>Toselectthe&#34;P&#34;selectorleverposition,press
the&#34;P&#34;button@)ontheselectorlever
=>page85,fig.86.
Undercertainconditions,suchasdrivinginthe
mountains,itmaybehelpful toswitchtomanual
modetemporarilytoadapttothedrivingcondi-
tionsmanually>page88.
Onhills,settheparkingbrakefirstandthenshift
intothe&#34;P&#34;position>page81.Thispreventstoo
muchstressfrombeingplacedonthelocking
mechanism.

ZAWARNING
— Thevehiclecanrollevenwhentheengineis
switchedoff.
—Unintendedvehiclemovementcanlead to

seriousinjuries.>

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Driving


—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalwhenchanging
theselectorleverpositionwhilethevehicle
isstationaryandtheengineisrunning.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,neverse-
lectthe&#34;R&#34;or&#34;P&#34;positionswhiledriving.
—Donotinadvertentlypresstheaccelerator
pedalwhenthevehicleisstationary.Press-
ingthepedalincreasesriskof accidentbe-
causethevehiclewillmove,evenifparking
brakeisset.
Hilldescentcontrol
Thehilldescentcontrolsystemassiststhedriver
whendrivingdownhills.


Hilldescentcontrolactivateswhenthetransmis-
sionisinthe&#34;D&#34;or&#39;&#34;S&#34;positionand youpressthe
brakepedal.Thetransmissionautomaticallyse-
lects
agearthatissuitableforthehill.Hillde-
scentcontroltriestomaintainthespeedthat
wasselectedatthetimeofbraking,withinphysi-
calandtechnicallimitations.Ifmaystill benec-
essarytoadjustthespeedwiththebrakepedal.
Hilldescentcontrolswitchesoffoncethehilllev-
elsoutorifyoupresstheacceleratorpedal.
Whenoperatingthecruisecontrolsystem*
=page95,hilldescentcontrolisalsoactivated
when
thespeedisset.

Z\WARNING
Hilldescentcontrolmaynotbeabletomain-
tainaconstantspeedunderallconditions.Al-


waysbereadytoapplythebrakes.

838
Shiftingmanually(tiptronicmode)
Thetiptronicmodeallowsthedrivertoshiftthe
gearsmanually.

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Fig.87Centerconsole:shiftingmanuallywiththeselector
lever

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Fig.88Steeringwheel:Shiftpaddles*
Shiftingwiththeselectorlever
Youcanshiftintotiptronicmodewhilethevehi-
cleisstationaryorwhiledriving.
>Toshiftintotiptronicmode,pushtheselector
leverfromthe&#34;D/S&#34;positiontotheright.As
soonasthetransmissionswitchesover,the&#34;M&#34;
transmissionsettingwillappearintheinstru-
mentclusterdisplay.
>Toshiftupagear,tap theselectorleverfor-
ward(@)>fig.87.
>Toshiftdownagear,tap theselectorlever
backward(©).
>Toswitchtiptronicmodeoff,pushtheselector
leverbackintothe&#34;D/S&#34;position.
Shiftingwiththeshiftpaddles
Appliesto:vehicleswithshiftpaddles
Youcanoperatetheshiftpaddlesinthe&#34;D/S&#34;or
&#34;M&#34;selectorleverpositions.
>Toshiftupagear,tap theshiftpaddle@)
>fig.88.

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>Toshiftdownagear,tap the©)shiftpaddle.
>Toshiftintothelowestgear,holdthe©)shift
paddle.
>Ifyoudonotpressashiftbuttonwithinashort
timewhileinthe&#34;D/S&#34;position,thetransmis-
sionwillreturn toautomaticmode.Tokeep
shiftingusingtheshiftpaddles,movethese-
lectorlevertotherightoutofthe&#34;D/S&#34;posi-
tion.
>Whenyouwanttoshiftoutoftiptronicmode,
pressandholdtheG@)shiftpaddleforalonger
periodoftimeormovetheselectorleverback
andreleaseit.
Thetransmissionautomaticallyshiftsupordown
beforecriticalenginespeedisreached.
Thetransmissiononly allowsmanualshifting
whentheenginespeediswithinthepermitted
range.
@Tips
—Ifyoushifttothenextlowestgear,the
transmissionwillonlyshiftiftheenginewill
notbeover-rewved.
—Withkick-down,thetransmissionshiftstoa
lowergear,dependingonvehiclespeedand
enginespeed.
—tiptronicdoesnotworkifthetransmission
isrunninginemergencymode.
Kick-downenablesmaximumacceleration.
Whenyoupresstheacceleratorpedaldownbe-
yondtheresistancepoint,theautomatictrans-
missiondownshiftsintoalower gearandtheen-
gineutilizesitsfullpower,ifthevehiclespeed
andengineRPMpermit.Itshiftsupintothenext
highergearoncethemaximumpermittedengine
RPMisreached.

ZA\WARNING
Pleasenotethatthewheelscouldspinon
slickorslipperyroadswhenkick-downisac-
tive.

ci]Transmission:malfunction!Safelystopvehi-
cle
Donotcontinuedriving.Stopthevehicleassoon
as possibleinasafelocationandsecureitsoit
doesnotroll.SeeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
i]Selectorlever:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedriving.PleasecontactService
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
themalfunctioncorrected.
iPbutton:malfunction!AutoPwhenengine
off.PleasecontactService
Thereisamalfunctioninthe&#34;P&#34;buttononthe
selectorlever.Thetransmissionautomatically
engages&#34;P&#34;whenyouswitchofftheengine.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
fs]Selectorlever:malfunction!Gearchangeon-
lypossibleusingbothpaddlelevers.Pleasecon-
tactService
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Youcancontinuedrivingwithrestricted
function.Theselectorleverisnotworking.Gears
canonlybeselectedbytapping bothshiftpad-
dlesatthesametimewhenthevehicleisstation-
ary>page88,fig.88. Payattentiontothese-
lectedtransmissionpositionintheinstrument
clusterdisplay.Theparkinglockengagesauto-
maticallywhenyouturnofftheengine.Driveto
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunc-
tioncorrected.
iTransmission:pleasepressbrake pedaland
selectgearagain
Pressthebrakepedalandselectthedesiredse-
lectorleverpositionagain.Youcanthencontinue
driving.
flTransmission:toohot.Pleaseadaptdriving
style
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>

Driving

Thetransmissiontemperaturehasincreasedsig-
nificantly.Driveverycautiouslyortakeabreak
fromdrivinguntilthetemperaturereturnstothe
normalrangeandtheindicatorlightturnsoff.
fs}Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedriving.Seeowner&#39;smanual
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.Youmaycontinuedriving.Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitysoontohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
fs}Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivinginDuntilengineisoff
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Ifyouturntheengineoff,youwillnotbe
abletoselectanyotherselectorleverpositions
afterstartingtheengineagain.Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
is}Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Thismodeonlyshiftsintocertaingearsor
maynolongershiftatall.Theenginemaystall.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
fs}Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Noreverse
gear
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Thismodeonlyshiftsintocertaingearsor
maynolongershiftatall.Theenginemaystall.
Youcannotengagethereversegear.Drivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
fs}Dangerofrollingaway!Pnotpossible.
Pleaseapplyparkingbrake
90
—Theparkinglockwasreleasedusingtheemer-
gencyrelease>page90.Or
—Theparkinglockcannolongerbeengaged.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
themalfunctioncorrected.
Moveselectorlevertoautomaticposition
Thereisamalfunctioninthetiptronicmode.End
tiptronicmodebypushingtheselectorleverto
theleftintothe&#34;D/S&#34;position.
Parkinglockemergencyrelease
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Fig.89Driver&#39;ssidefootwell:releasingtheparkinglock
usingtheemergencyrelease
Theemergencyreleaseislocatedunderthefloor
matonthedriver&#39;sside.Readandfollowtheim-
portantinstructionsabouttowing>page366.
Releasingthe parkinglockusingthe
emergencyrelease
>Topreventyourvehiclefromrollingaway,set
theparkingbrake©)>page81.
>Prythecoveroffatoneoftheopeningsusing
thescrewdriverfromthevehicletoolkit.
>Insertthe socketwrenchfromthevehicletool
kitintotheopening>fig.89.
»Turn thesocketwrenchclockwise(4)untilit
stopsandpressitdownward()untilitlocksin-
toplace.
>Leavethesocketwrenchinserted.
Resettingtheparkinglock
>Graspthe socketwrenchwithbothhandsand
carefullypullitupwardtoremove.
>Installthecover.

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Assistsystems

Switchingonandoff
Appliesto:vehicleswithnightvision assist
io+
Ss
2
=¥a

Fig.126Areaaroundthelightswitch:nightvision assist
button
Requirement:switchtheignitiononandturnthe
lightswitchtotheAUTOposition.

>Pressthe[|button>fig.126.Theheatimage
fromthenightvisioncameraappearsinthein-
strumentclusterdisplay.
>
Pressthe||buttonagaintoswitchthenightvi-
sionassistoff.


Ifconditionsare brightenough,nightvisionas-
sistcanbe switchedonwithoutmovingthelight
switchtotheAUTOposition.Pedestrianandwild
animalhighlightingandwarningsareonlyactive
whenitisdarkoutsideandtheheadlightsare
switchedon.
ONCmae9
Appliesto:vehicleswithnightvisionassist

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Nightvisionassistcontrast.

Whenthenightvisionassistisswitchedon and
theimageisvisibleintheinstrumentclusterdis-
play,youcanadjustthecontrastintheimage
fromMintoMax.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithnightvisionassist
1Nightvisionassist:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Thesystemmaynotfunctioncorrectlysoithas
beenswitchedoff.SeeanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
Nightvisionassist:currentlyunavailable.
Seeowner&#39;smanual
Thesystemisnotfunctioningcorrectlysoithas
beenswitchedoff.
Nightvisionassist:currentlyunavailable.
Pleaseturnonthelights
Nightvision assistonlyworkswhenitisdarkout-
sideandtheheadlightsare on.
Nightvisionassist:pedestrianhighlighting
currentlyunavailable.Seeowner&#39;smanual
Thepedestrianandwildanimalmarkingwas
switchedoffbythesystem.
Audidriveselect
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect
Driveselectmakesitpossibletoexperiencedif-
ferenttypesofvehiclecharacteristicsinonevehi-
cle.YoucanselectthedrivingmodesOffroad*or
Lift/Offroad*,Allroad*,Comfort,AutoandDy-
namicintheInfotainmentsystem,forexample
toswitchfromasportytoacomfortabledriving
mode.IntheIndividualmode,thesettingscan
beadjustedtoyourpersonalpreferences.This
makesitpossibletocombinesettingssuchasa
sportyenginesettingwithlightsteering.
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audidriveselect
Thefollowingsystems,amongotherthings,are
influencedbydriveselect:
Engineandautomatictransmission
Depending onthemode,theengineandauto-
matictransmissionrespondmorequicklyorina
morebalancedmannertoacceleratorpedal
movements.Inthe sportyDynamicmode,the
transmissionshiftsathigherspeedranges.
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