ignition AUDI TT COUPE 2019 Owner's Manual

Stowingandusing

Stowingandusing
Ashtray
Appliesto:vehicleswithashtray
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Fig.42Centerarmrestfoldedup:ashtray
Theashtrayisplacedinthecenterconsoleunder
the centerarmrest.
Openingandclosing
>Toopenorclosetheashtray,foldthecoverup
ordown.
Emptying
>Toemptytheashtray,pullitupwardandout.

Z\WARNING
Neverusetheashtraytoholdpaper,because
thisincreasestheriskofafire.

Cigarettelighter

Fig.43Centerarmrestfoldedup:cigarettelighter
Thecigarettelighteronlyworkswhentheigni-
tionisswitchedon.
> Foldthe centerarmrestuptoreachtheciga-
rettelighter,ifnecessary.
>
Pressthecigarettelighterin.
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>Removethecigarettelighterwhenitpopsout.
Thecigarettelightermaybeusedasapower
sourceforthetiremobilitykit/compactspare
tire*compressoronlywhenabsolutelynecessary.

Z\WARNING
—Thecigarettelighteronlyworkswhentheig-
nitionisswitchedon.Incorrectusagecan
leadtoseriousinjuriesorburns.To reduce
theriskofinjuries,neverleavechildrenun-
attendedinthevehiclewiththevehiclekey.
—Becarefulwhenusingthecigarettelighter.
Inattentiveorunsuperviseduseoftheciga-
rette
lightercancauseburns.

Powersources
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,youmaybe
abletouse theelectricpowersourcesforexter-
naldevices,dependingonthevehicleequipment.
12voltsockets
Youcanconnectelectricalaccessoriestothe12
voltsockets.Thepowerusagemustnotexceed
120watts.
The12voltsocketsarelabeledwiththe&or
12Vsymbol.Theyarelocatedinthefrontcenter
console*andonthesidetrimpanelinthelug-
gagecompartment*.
USBports
Appliesto:vehicleswithUSBport
Youcan chargemobiledevicesusingtheUSB
ports.TheUSBportsarelabeledwiththe«<>or
[4symbolorCHARGEONLY.

Z\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskoffatalinjury,storeall
connecteddevicessecurelywhendrivingso
that
theydonotmovearoundinsidetheve-
hiclewhenbrakingorintheeventofanacci-
dent.
—Incorrectusagecanleadtoseriousinjuries
orburns.Toreducetheriskofinjuries,never
leavechildrenunattendedinthevehicle
withthevehiclekey.>

Warmandcold

—Switchingmanualrecirculationmodeonand
off:Pressthe>button.
—Automatic*recirculationmode:autorecircula-
tionneedstobeactivatedintheInfotainment
system.SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:
[MENU]button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>
Vehiclesettings>Airconditioning>Autore-
circulation.Theairqualitysensorthatisde-
signedfordieselandgasolineexhaustauto-
maticallyswitchestherecirculationmodeonor
offdependingonthelevelofpollutantsinthe
outsideair.

Inrecirculationmode,theairinsidethevehicleis
circulatedandfiltered.Thispreventstheunfil-
teredairoutsidethevehiclefromenteringthe
vehicleinterior.Switchingrecirculationmodeon
whendrivingthroughatunnelor whensittingin
trafficisrecommended>A.
Pressingthe<>button,AUTOorthe&button
switchesrecirculationmodeoff.
®Defrosting
Thewindshieldandsidewindowsaredefrosted
orcleared ofcondensationasquicklyaspossible.
Theoptimumamountofairflowsmainlyoutof
theventsunderthewindshield.Recirculation
modeswitchesoff. Thetemperatureiscontrolled
automatically.
TheAUTObuttonswitchesthedefrosteroff.
&Rearwindowdefogger
Iftherearwindowdefoggerisactivatedwhen
theignitionisswitchedon,thebatterymanage-
mentdeterminesbasedonthebatterychargeif
itispossibletoturnon.Otherwise,therearwin-
dowdefoggerfunctionswiththeenginerunning
andswitchesoffautomaticallyafterapproxi-
mately10-20minutes,dependingontheout-
sidetemperature.
Topreventtherearwindowdefoggerfrom
switchingoffautomatically,pressandholdthe
&®buttonformorethantwoseconds.Thisre-
mainsstoreduptoapproximately15minutesaf-
terturningofftheignition.
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ZAWARNING
Youshouldnotusetherecirculationmodefor
anextendedperiodsincenofreshairisdrawn
in.Withtheair-conditioningswitchedoff,the
windowscanfogup,whichincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.

Adjustingthe vents
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Fig.54Cockpit:adjustingtheairvents
Toadjustthedirectionofairflow,turnthe
ridgedouteradjustmentwheel(@)°fig.54.
Toadjusttheamountofairflow,movethelever
@ontheairvent.Tostoptheairflow,movethe
leverallthewaytotheleft.
Sal)

Fig.55Airvents:seatheating
Theseatheatinghasthreelevels.Theselected
heatlevelisindicatedby theLED.
>
Toswitchtheseatheatingon,pressthe«/but-
tononce.
>Toswitchtoalowerlevel,pressthe«/button
again.
>Toswitchtheseatheatingoff,presstheabut-
tonrepeatedlyuntiltheLEDturnsoff.

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Warmandcold

Theseatheatingswitchesautomaticallyfrom
setting3 tosetting2after10minutes.
Whenseatheatingshouldnotbeswitched
on
Donotturntheseatheatingonunderthefollow-
ingcircumstances:
—Theseatisunoccupied.
—Theseatiscoveredwithaseatcover.
—Theseatiscoveredwitha child seat.
—Theseatisdamporwet.
Individualswithreducedsensitivitytopainor
temperaturecoulddevelopburnswhenusing
theseatheatingfunction.Toreducetherisk
ofinjury,theseindividualsshouldnot useseat

heating.

Toreduce theriskofdamagetotheseatheat-
ingelements,donotkneelontheseatsor
placeheavypressureononeareaoftheseat.
—Thesettingfortheseatheatingonthedriv-
er&#39;ssideisassignedtothekeythatisinuse.
—Ifthefrontpassenger&#39;sseatheatingis
turnedon,itwillnotturnonagainautomat-
icallyifmorethan10minuteshavepassed
betweenswitchingtheignitionoffand
switchingitonagain.
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Driving

sportystyle.Showrespecttoothersaround
you and
theenvironmentwiththewayyouop-
erateyourvehicle,especiallyatnight.
Steering
Adjustingthesteeringwheelposition
Thesteeringwheelpositionisfullyadjustableup
anddownandforwardandback.
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Fig.56Leveronthesteeringcolumn
>Tiltthelever=fig.56downward>A\.
> Bringthesteeringwheelintothedesiredposi-
tion.
>Pushtheleveragainstthesteeringcolumnun-
tilitissecure.

tionduringacollision.Alwaysmakesure
thatthesteeringwheelislevelwithyour
chest.
—Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelwithyour
handsinthe9o&#39;clockand3o&#39;clockposi-
tionstoreducetheriskofinjuryiftheairbag
deploys.
—Neverholdthesteeringwheelinthe12
o&#39;clockpositionorwithbothhandsonthe
rimorthecenterofthesteeringwheel.
Holding the
steeringwheelincorrectlysig-
nificantlyincreasestheriskofinjurytothe
hands,armsandheadiftheairbagdeploys.



ZAWARNING
Incorrectuseofthesteeringwheeladjust-
mentandanincorrectseatingpositioncan
causeseriousinjuries.
—Onlyadjustthesteeringcolumnwhenthe
vehicleisstationaryso thatyoudonotlose
controlofthevehicle.
—Adjustthedriver&#39;sseatorsteeringwheelso
that
thereisatleasta10in(25cm)dis-
tancebetweenyourchestandthesteering
wheel.Ifyoudonotmaintainthisdistance,
youwillnotbeproperlyprotectedbytheair-
bagsystem.
—Ifyourphysicalcharacteristicspreventyou
fromsittingatleast10in(25cm)ormore
awayfromthesteeringwheel,seeifanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitycanprovideadaptersthat
willhelp.
—Ifyourfaceislevelwiththesteeringwheel,
theairbagdoesnotprovideasmuchprotec-


Startingandstopping
theengine
Startingtheengine
The[STARTENGINESTOP]buttonswitchesthe
ignitiononandstartstheengine.



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Appliesto:TTRS
Fig.58Steeringwheel:STARTENGINESTOPbutton
Switchingtheignitiononoroff
Ifyouwouldliketoswitchtheignitiononwith-
outstartingtheengine,followthesesteps:
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Driving


>Pressthe [STARTENGINESTOP]buttonwithout
pressingthebrakepedal.

Startingtheengine
>Automatictransmission:pressthebrakepedal
andmovetheselectorleverintothePorNpo-
sition>A\.
>Pressthe [STARTENGINESTOP]button.The
enginewill start.


Iftheenginedoesnotstartimmediately,the
startingprocedurestopsautomaticallyaftera
shorttime.Ifthisisthecase,repeatthestarting
procedureafterapproximately30seconds.

Z\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskofasphyxiation,neveral-
lowtheenginetoruninconfinedspaces.
—Neverturnofftheenginebeforethevehicle
hascometoacompletestop.
— Thebrakeboosterandpowersteeringonly
workwhentheengineisrunning.Iftheen-
gineisoff,youhavetousemoreforcewhen
steering orbraking.Thefactthatyoucannot
steerandbrakeasusualmayincreasethe
riskofaccidentsandseriousinjuries.

@)Note
Avoidhighenginespeed,fullthrottle,and
heavyengineloadiftheenginehas not
reached
operatingtemperatureyet.Youcould
damagetheengine.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Donotlettheenginerunwhileparkedto
warmup.Begindrivingimmediately.Thisre-
ducesunnecessaryemissions.
@)Tips
—Somenoiseafterstartingtheengineisnor-
malandisnocauseforconcern.
—Ifyouleavethevehiclewiththeignition
switched
on,theignitionwillswitchoffaf-
teracertainamountoftime.Makesurethat
electricalequipmentsuchastheexterior
lightsareswitchedoff.
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Stoppingtheengine
>Bringthevehicletoafullstop.
>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]button.


Emergencyofffunction*
Ifitisabsolutelynecessary,theenginecanalso
beturnedoffwhiledrivingatspeedsstartingat
4mph(7km/h). Tostoptheengine,pressthe
STARTENGINESTOP]buttontwiceinarowor


pressandholditonetime.

ZA\WARNING
—Neverturnofftheenginebeforethevehicle
hascometoacompletestop.Switchingit
offbefore thevehiclehasstoppedmayim-
pairthefunctionofthebrakeboosterand
powersteering.Youmayneedtousemore
forcewhenbrakingorsteering.Becauseyou
cannotbrakeandsteerasyouusuallywould,
thiscouldleadtoaccidentsandseriousinju-
ries.
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.Ifyou
donotdothis,theenginecouldbestarted
andelectricalequipmentsuchasthepower
windowscouldbeactivated.Thiscanleadto
seriousinjuries.
—Forsafetyreasons,alwaysparkthevehicle
withtheselectorleverinthePposition.
Otherwise,thereistheriskthatthevehicle
couldrollunintentionally.
@)Note
Iftheenginehasbeenunderheavyloadfor
anextendedperiodoftime,heatbuildsupin
theenginecompartmentaftertheengineis
switchedoffandthereisariskofdamaging
theengine.Forthisreason,lettheenginerun
atidleforapproximatelytwominutesbefore
shutting
itoff.
Gi)Tips
Forupto10minutesafterstopping theen-
gine,
theradiatorfanmayturnonagainauto-
maticallyoritmaycontinuetorun,evenifthe
ignitionisswitchedoff.

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Messages
Pressingthestart/stopbuttonagainwillswitch
offtheengine
Thismessageappearswhenyoupressthe
STARTENGINESTOP]buttonwhiledriving.


Enginestartsystem:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Theengineautomaticstartsystemhasamal-
function.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.Tostarttheen-
gine,pressandholdthe[STARTENGINESTOP
button.


Remotecontrolkey:holdbackofkey
againstthedesignatedarea.Seeowner&#39;sman-
ual
This
messageappearsifthereisnoconvenience
keyinsidethevehicleorifthesystemdoesnot
recognizethekey.Theconveniencekeymaynot
berecognized,forexample,ifitiscoveredbyan
objectthatdisruptsthesignal(suchasabrief-
case),orifthekeybatteryisweak.Electronicde-
vicessuchascellphonescanalsointerferewith
thesignal.
Tostillbeabletostartorstoptheengine,see
=page55,Startingtheenginewhenthereisa
malfunction.
BRemotecontrolkey:key notdetected.Isthe
keystillinthevehicle?
TheBSindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appearsiftheconveniencekeywasremovedfrom
thevehiclewhentheenginewasrunning.Ifthe
conveniencekeyisnolongerinthevehicle,you
cannotswitchtheignitiononorstarttheengine
onceyoustopit.Youalsocannotlockthevehicle
fromtheoutside.
Pleasepressthebrake pedal
Thismessageappearsifyoudonotpressthe
brakepedalwhenstartingtheengine.
PleaseselectNorP

Thismessageappearswhenstartingorstopping
theengineiftheselectorleverisnotinthe&#34;N&#34;or
&#34;P&#34;position.Theenginewillnotstart/stop.
Startingtheenginewhenthereisa
malfunction
Itmaynotbepossibletostarttheengineunder
certaincircumstances,forexample,ifthebat-
tery
inthevehiclekeyisdrained,ifinterferenceis
affectingthekeyorifthereisasystemmalfunc-
tion.

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Fig.59Steeringcolumn/remotecontrolkey:startingthe
engineifthereisamalfunction
Aslongasthemessage?)Remotecontrolkey:
holdbackofkey againstthedesignatedarea.
Seeowner&#39;smanualisdisplayed,youcanemer-
gencystartyourvehicle.
>Pressthebrakepedal.
>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]button.


>Holdthemasterkeyinthelocationindicatedin
theillustrationP)©fig.59.Theenginewill
start.
>Iftheenginedoesnotautomaticallystart,
pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]buttonagain.
@Tips
Youcanviewthemessageagainbypressing
the [STARTENGINESTOP]button.




Electromechanical
parkingbrake
The©)switchislocatedundertheselectorlever
inthecenterconsole.
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanelectromechani-
calparkingbrake.Theparkingbrakeisdesigned>
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Driving

topreventthevehiclefromrollingunintentional-
lyandreplacesthehandbrake.
Setting/manuallyreleasingthe parking
brake
>Pullthe©)switchto settheparkingbrake.The
LEDintheswitchturnson.ThePARK(USAmod-
els)(Canada models)indicatorlightalso
turnsonintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
>Toreleasetheparkingbrakemanually,press
thebrakeoracceleratorpedalwhiletheigni-
tionisswitchedonandpressthe@)switchat
thesametime.The LEDinthebuttonandthe
indicatorlightinthedisplayturnoff.
Releasingtheparking brake automatically
Requirement:
thedriver&#39;sdoormustbeclosed.
>Tostartdrivingandreleasetheparkingbrake
automatically,presstheacceleratorpedalas
usual.
Inadditiontoreleasingtheparkingbrakeauto-
matically,otherconvenienceandsafetyfunctions
are availablewhenyoustartdriving>page57,
Startingtodrive.
Emergencybrakingfunction
Youcan use theemergencybrakingfunctioninan
emergencysituation,orifthestandardbrakes
aremalfunctioningorthepedalisobstructed.
>Pullandholdthe©)switch.
>Assoonasyoureleasethe©)switchoracceler-
ate,thebrakingstops.
Pullingandholdingthe©)switchwhiledriving
thevehicleactivatestheemergencybrakingfunc-
tion.Thehydraulicbrakesystemwillbrakeall
fourwheels.Thebrakingeffectissimilartoheavy
braking>/\.
Toreducetheriskofactivatingtheemergency
brakingbymistake,awarningtone(buzzer)
soundswhenthe©)switchispulled.Emergency
brakingstopsassoonasthe©)switchisreleased
ortheacceleratorpedalispressed.
Parking
>»Pressthebrakepedaltostopthevehicle.
>Pullthe©switchto settheparkingbrake.
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>Placetheselectorleverinthe“P”position.
>Turn theengineoff>A\.
>Turn thesteeringwheelwhenparkingonin-
clinesso thatthewheelswillrollintothecurb
ifthevehiclestartsmoving.

ZAWARNING
—Ifagearisengagedwhilethevehicleissta-
tionaryandtheengineisrunning,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalinadvertently.
Otherwise,thevehiclewillstarttomoveim-
mediatelyandthiscouldresultinanacci-
dent.
—Emergencybrakingshouldonlybeusedin
anemergency,whenthewhenthestandard
brakepedalismalfunctioningorobstructed.
Duringemergencybraking,yourvehiclewill
brakesimilartoheavybraking.ESC andthe
associatedcomponents(ABS,ASR,EDL)can-
notovercomethelawsofphysics.Incorners
andwhenroadorweatherconditionsare
bad,afullbrakeapplicationcancausethe
vehicletoskidortherearendtoswerve,
whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Ifthepowersupplyfails,youcannotsetthe
parkingbrakeonceitisreleased.Inthis
case,parkthevehicleonlevelgroundand
secureitbyplacingtheselectorleverinthe
Pposition.SeeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassis-
tance.
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This
appliesparticularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwisechildrencouldstart
theengine,releasetheparkingbrakeorop-
erateelectricalequipmentsuchaspower
windows,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Nooneshouldremaininthevehiclewhenit
islocked-especiallychildren.Lockeddoors
makeitmoredifficultforemergencywork-
erstogetintothevehicle,whichputslives
atrisk.

Driving

—Beforestopping thevehicle,allowtheengine
andbrakestocoolbackdowntoaregularoper-
atingtemperaturebydrivingnormally.
Ifnecessary,use thefollowingfunctions:
—dynamicAudidriveselect*mode>page75
—LaunchControl>page63
—LimitESC>page85
G)Tips
Wearcausedbyloaddoesnotconstituteave-
hiclefaultasdefinedby thetermsofthewar-
ranty.
Automatictransmission
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanelectronically-
controlledDSGtransmissioncalledStronic.Two
independentclutchestransferthepowerbe-
tweentheengineandtransmission.Itallows the
vehicletoacceleratewithoutanoticeableinter-
ruptionintraction.
Thetransmissionupshiftsordownshiftsauto-
matically.Thedrivingstylecontinuouslyinfluen-
cestheselectionofthedrivingprogram.
Whenamoderatedrivingstyleisused,the
transmissionselectsthemosteconomicaldriving
mode.ThetransmissionupshiftsatalowerRPM
anddownshiftsatahigherRPMtoimprovefuel
efficiency.
Thetransmission switchestoasportymodeafter
akick-downorwhenthedriverusesasportydriv-
ingstylecharacterizedbyquickacceleratorpedal
movements,heavyacceleration,frequent
changesinspeed,andtravelingatthemaximum
speed.
Ifdesired,thedrivercanalso selectthegears
manually(tiptronicmode).
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Selectorleverpositions
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Fig.60Instrumentcluster:selectorleverpositions
TheInfotainmentsystemdisplayshowsthecur-
rentselectorleverpositionandtheengaged
gear.
P-Park
YoucanonlyshiftintoParkwhenthevehicleis
stationary>A\.
ToshiftinandoutofthePselectorleverposition,
presstheinterlockbuttonintheselectorlever
whilepressingthebrakepedal.
R-Reverse
Onlyshiftintoreversegearwhenthevehicleis
stationaryandtheengineisrunningatidle
speed>A.
Toselectthe Rselectorleverposition,pressthe
interlockbuttonwhilepressingthebrakepedal.
Theback-uplightsswitchonintheRpositionif
theignitionisswitchedon.
N-Neutral
Thetransmissionisinidleinthisposition.
D/S-Normalpositionfordrivingforward
IntheD/Sselectorleverposition,thetransmis-
sioncan beoperatedeitherinthenormalDmode
orintheSsportmode.ToselecttheSsport
mode,pulltheselectorleverbackbriefly.Pulling
theleverbackagainwillselectthenormal D
mode.Theselecteddrivingmodeisshowninthe
Infotainmentdisplay.
Inthenormalmode&#34;D&#34;,thetransmissionauto-
maticallyselectsthecorrectgear.Itdependson
engineload,vehiclespeedanddrivingstyle.

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Selectthesportmode&#34;S&#34;forsportydriving.The
vehiclemakesfulluseoftheengine&#39;spower.
Shiftingmaybecomenoticeablewhenaccelerat-
ing.
Tomovefromselectorleverposition&#34;N&#34; to&#34;D&#34;,
youmustpressthebrakepedalandthevehicle
mustbetravelinglessthan1mph(2km/h)orbe
stationary>A\.

ZAWARNING
ReadandfollowallWARNINGS.
—Beforestartingtodrive,checkifthedesired
selectorleverpositionisdisplayednextto
theselectorLever.
—Thevehiclecanrolleveniftheignitionis
switchedoff.
—Neverselect&#34;R&#34;or&#34;P&#34;whiledriving,be-
causethisincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Powerisstilltransmittedtothewheels
whentheengineisrunningatidle.Topre-
vent thevehiclefrom“creeping”,youmust
keep yourfootonthebrakeinallselector
leverpositions(except“P”)whentheengine
isrunning.Otherwise,thisincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.
—Donotinadvertentlypresstheaccelerator
pedalwhenthevehicleisstoppedifagearis
engaged.Otherwisethevehiclewillstartto
moveimmediately,eveniftheparkingbrake
isset.Thiscouldresultinacrash.
—Donotpresstheacceleratorpedalwhen
changingtheselectorleverpositionwhile
thevehicleisstationaryandtheengineis
running.
—Neverleaveyourvehiclewiththeengine
runningwhileingear.Ifyoumustleaveyour
vehiclewhentheengineisrunning,setthe
parkingbrakeandmovetheselectorleverto
the&#34;P&#34;position.
—Todecreasetheriskofanaccident,these-
lectorlevermustbeinthePpositionand
theparkingbrakemustbesetbeforeopen-
ingthehoodandworkingonarunningen-
gine.Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicable
warnings>page235,Generalinformation.

C@)Note
Neverletthevehiclerolldownhillwithengine
offandtheselectorleverinthe&#34;N&#34;position,
becausethiscoulddamagetheautomatic
transmissionandcatalyticconverter.
(i)Tips
—Driveselect:sportyshiftingcharacteristics
canbeselectedusingtheDynamicdriving
mode.TheInfotainmentdisplayshowsSas
theselectorleverpositioninsteadofD.
—Ifyouaccidentallyselect&#34;N&#34;whiledriving,
takeyourfootofftheacceleratorpedalim-
mediatelyandwaitfortheenginetoslow
downtoidlebeforeselecting&#34;D&#34;or&#34;S&#34;.
—Ifthereisapowerfailure,theselectorlever
willnotmoveoutofthe&#34;P&#34;position.The
emergencyreleasecan beusedifthishap-
pens.Left-handdrivevehicles>page65.
Selectorleverlock
Theselectorleverlockpreventsyoufromselect-
ingagearaccidentally,causingthevehicleto
roll.

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Fig.61Selectorleverlock
Toreleasetheselectorleverlock:
>»Switchtheignitionon.
>Pressthebrakepedalwhilepressingtheinter-
lockbutton.
Automaticshiftlock(ASL)
Theselectorleverislockedinthe&#34;P&#34;and&#34;N&#34; po-
sitionswhentheignitionisswitchedon.You
mustpressthebrakepedaltoselectanotherpo-
sition.Youmustalsopresstheinterlockbuttonif
youaremovingfromthe&#34;P&#34;position.The
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>

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Selectorleveremergencyrelease

BFV-0266
Fig.66Selectorlever:usingtheemergencyreleaseto
moveoutoftheParkposition
Theemergencyreleasemechanismislocatedin
therightareaundertheselectorlevershiftgate.
Usingtheemergencyreleasecanbecomplicated.
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.
Youwillneedthescrewdriverfromthevehicle
toolkittoreleaseit>page276.Usetheflatside
ofthereversiblescrewdriverblade.
Removingthecover
>Set theparkingbraketosecureyourvehicle
fromrollingaway.Ifthisisnotpossible,secure
yourvehiclefromrollingusinganothermeth-
od.
>Switchtheignitionoff.
>Toloosentheshifterboot,carefully insertthe
flatsideofthescrewdriversidewaysintothe
slitneartheshifterboot>fig.65.
>Carefullyprytheshifterbootoutwiththe
screwdriverwhilegrippingthebootatthefold
andpullingitupwardandoutoftheopening
>fig.66.
>Foldtheshifterboot uparoundtheshifter
knob.
Selectorleveremergencyrelease
>Pressandholdtheyellowreleasebuttonwith
thescrewdriver.
>Atthesametime,pressthereleasebuttonon
theselectorlever@andmovetheselectorlev-
ertothe“N”position.
Reattachingthecover
> Cliptheshiftcoverbackintotheshiftgate.

ZA\WARNING
—Theparkinglockmayonlybereleasedusing
the emergencyreleaseiftheparkingbrake
isset.Ifit isnotworking,securethevehicle
fromrollingusingthebrakepedalorother
suitablemeans,suchasblockingafrontand
arearwheel.Anunsecuredvehiclemayroll
away,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Onlyactivatethe emergencyreleasewhile
onalevelsurfaceoraslightslope.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,youmust
notdrivewhentheemergencyreleaseisac-
tivated.

Trailertowing
Generalinformation
YourAudiisnotdesignedtotowatrailer.
TowingatrailerwithyourAudiisnotrecom-
mendedandcancausedamagetothecar.Dam-
agedcausedbytowingatrailerisnotcoveredby
yourAudi Warranty.
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