ESP inoperative AUDI A5 CABRIOLET 2014 Owners Manual

90 Transmi ssion
when there is n o possibility of over-rev ­
ving the e ngine.
- When the kick-down comes on, the
transmission will sh ift down to a lower
gear, depending on vehicle and engine
speeds.
- Tiptronic is inoperative when the trans ­
mission is in the fail-sa fe mode.
Kick-down
Applies to vehicles: with multitronic/5 tronic/t iptronic
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration .
Applies to vehicles with a multitronic
transmission
When you depress the acce le ra to r pedal be­
yond the resis tance point, the transmission
downshifts into a lower gear ratio depending
on the vehicle speed and engine speed. As l ong as the accelerator peda l is depressed, the
engine speed is automat ica lly regula ted for
maximum acceleration .
Applies to vehicle s with a S tronic- /
tiptronic transmis sion
When you depress the accelerator pedal be­
yond the resistance po int , the automat ic
tra nsmission downshifts into a lower gear, de­
pending on vehicle speed and engine speed .
The upshift in to the next higher gea r takes
p lace once the maxim um specified eng ine
speed is reache d.
_& WARNING
Please note that the d rive wheels can spin
if kick-down is used on a smooth slippery
road -there is a risk of skidding .
Launch Control Program
Applies to vehicles: with S tron ic
T he Launch Control Program provides the
best acceleration possible when starting from
a stop.
Requirement: The engine must be at operat ­
ing temperature and the stee ring wheel must
not be turned. ..
Press the
I~ O FF ! button c;, page 181 whi le
the engine is running. The
II i ndicator light
illuminates in the instrument cl uster and
Stab ilizat ion control (ESC): Sport. Warn ­
ing! Restricted stability
appears in the driv­
er info rmation system display .
.. Move the selector lever to the D/S posi tion
t o select sport mode (S) o r se lect the
dy­
namic dr iving mode in dr ive se lect*
c:> page 107.
.. Press the brake pe dal s trongly with yo ur left
foo t and hold it down fo r at leas t 1 second .
.. At the same time, press the acce lerator ped­
al down completely with your right foot un ­
til the eng ine reaches and maintai ns a high
RPM.
.. Remove your foot from the brake pedal
w ith in S seco nds
c;, &, .
_& WARNING
-Always ad apt your dr iving to the traffic
f low.
- On ly use the Launch Cont ro l Program
when road and traff ic conditions allow it
a nd other d river s w il l no t be en dangered
or annoyed by your driving and the vehi ­
cle's acceleration.
- Ple ase no te th at th e driving wheels can
spin an d the vehicle can break away
when sport mode is switc hed on, espe­
cially when the road is slippe ry .
- Once you have accelerate d, you sho uld
sw itch sport mode off by pressing the
I~ O FF ! button.
(D Tips
- The transmission temperature may in ­
crease significa ntly after using the
Launch Control P rogram . If that hap­
pens, the prog ram may not be availab le
for a few minutes. It will be ava ilable
again after a cool-down period.
- When accelerating using the Launch Cont rol program, all vehicle parts are
subject to heavy loads . Th is can result in
increased wear.