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Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard 107
Audi adaptive cruise
control and braking
guard
Introduction
App lies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
The adaptive cruise control system assists the
driver by regu lating vehicle speed and helping
to maintain a set distance to the vehicle
ahead, within the limits of the system . If the
system detects a moving vehicle up ahead,
adaptive cruise control can brake and then ac­
celerate your vehicle . Th is he lps to make driv­
ing more comfortable on long highway
stretches.
The braking guard system can warn you about
an impending collision and initiate braking
maneuvers
c::;, page 113.
Adaptive cruise control and braking guard
have technical limitations that you must
know, so please read this section carefully, un­
derstand how the system works and use them properly at all times.
General information
General information
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 114 Front of the vehicle: Position of radar sensor
The area that contains the radar sensor
c::;, fig. 114 must never be covered by stickers
or other objects or obstructed with dirt, in­
sects, snow or ice that will interfere with the
adaptive cruise control system and braking
guard. For information on cleaning, refer to
c::;, page 219. The same applies for any modifi­
cations made in the front area . The
function of the adaptive cruise control
system and braking guard is limited under
some cond itions:
- Objects can only be detected when they are
within sensor range
.:!>page 109 , fig. 117.
-The system has a limited ability to detect
objects that are a short distance ahead, off
to the side of your vehicle or moving into
your lane.
- Some kinds of vehicles are hard to detect;
for examp le motorcycles, vehicles with high
ground clearance or overhanging loads may
be detected when it is too late or they may
not be detected at all.
- When driving through curves
c::;, page 108.
-Stationary objects c::;, page 108.
A WARNING
-Always pay attention to traffic when adap-
tive cruise control is switched on and brak­ ing guard is active. As the dr iver, you are
still respons ible for start ing and for main­
tain ing speed and distance to other ob­
jects. Braking guard is used to assist you .
The driver must always take action to avoid
a collision. The driver is always responsible
for braking at the correct time.
- Improper use of adaptive cruise con trol
can cause collisions, other accidents and
serious personal injury .
- Never let the comfort and convenience
that adaptive cruise control and braking
guard offer d istract you from the need to
be alert to traffic conditions and the
need to remain in fullcontrolofyourve­
hicle at all times,
- Always remember that the adaptive
cru ise contro l and braking guard have
limits -they will not slow the vehicle
down or maintain the set distance when
you drive towards an obstacle or some­
thing on or near the road that is not
moving, such as vehicles stopped in a
traffic jam, a stalled or disabled vehicle.
If registered by the radar sensor, vehicles
or obstacles that are not moving can
trigger a collision warning and if .,.

108 Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
confirmed by the video camera, an acute
collision warning.
- For safety reasons, do not use adaptive
cruise control when driving on roads with
many curves, when the road surface is in
poor condition and/or in bad weather
(such as ice, fog, gravel, heavy rain and
hydroplan ing). Using the system under
these conditions could result in a colli­
sion.
- Switch adaptive cruise control off tempo­
rar ily when driv ing in turning lanes, on
expressway exits or in construc tion
zones. This prevents the vehicle from ac­
celerating to the set speed when in these
situations.
- Th e adaptive cruise control system w ill
not brake by itse lf if you put your foot on
the accelerator pedal. Doing so can over­
ride the speed and distance regulation.
- When approaching stationary objects
such as stopped traffic, adaptive cruise
control will not respond and braking
guard w ill have limited function.
- The adaptive cr uise control system and
braking guard do not react to people, an­
ima ls, objects crossing the road or on­
coming objects .
- The function of the radar sensor can be
affected by reflective objects such as
guard rails, the entrance to a tunnel,
heavy rain or ice.
- Never follow a vehicle so closely that you cannot stop your vehicle safely. The
adaptive cruise control cannot slow or
brake the vehicle safely when you follow
ano ther vehicle too closely . Always re­
member that the automatic braking
function cannot bring the vehicle to a sudden or emergency stop under these
conditions.
- To prevent unintended operation, always
switch adaptive cruise control off when it
is not being used.
QJ Note
The sensor can be disp laced by impacts o r
damage to the bumper, whee l housing and underbody.
That could affect the adaptive
cruise control system and braking guard. Have yo ur authorized Aud i dea ler or a u­
thorized Audi Service Facility check their
function.
In curves
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
Fig. 115 Examp le: driv ing into a curve
When driving into a curve ¢fig . 115 and out
of a curve, the adaptive cruise control may re­
act to a vehicle in the next lane and app ly the
brakes. You can override or prevent the brak­
ing by pressing the accelerator pedal briefly.
' Stationary objects
Applies to vehicles: with Aud i adapt ive cru ise contro l
Fig. 116 Example: object changing lanes and station­
a ry object
T he adaptive cru ise control system only reacts
to objects that are moving or that the system
has a lready detected as moving. For examp le,
if a vehi cle@ , which has al ready been detect­
ed by the adaptive cruise control, turns or
changes lanes and another stationary vehicle
® is located in front of that vehicle, the sys­
tem will not react to the stat ionary veh icle.

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@ Indicator lights
r• 1 -A dap tive crui se control is switched on . No
ve hicl es are detected up ahead. The stored
speed is ma intained.
I -A mov ing vehicle is detec ted up ahe ad.
T he ad aptive cruise co ntro l sys tem regulates
the spee d and d istance to the moving vehicle
a head and acce le rates/brakes automat ica lly.
I -W hen a utoma tic br aking is no t ab le to
keep enough distance to a previously detec ted
moving vehicle up ahead, you m ust ta ke co n­
trol and brake <=:>
page 112, Request for driver
intervention .
© Display
If ad aptive cruise co ntr ol is n ot shown in the
d ispl ay, you c an call it up with the
I RESET !
button ¢ page 20.
Based on the symbo ls in the display, you can
dete rm ine if the system is main taini ng a dis­
tance to the vehicle ahead and w hat tha t di s­
tance is .
No vehicle -No vehicle a head wa s de te cted.
White vehicle -A vehicle ahead was detected.
Red vehicle -Prompt for the driver to take ac­
tion
<=:> page 112.
Both arrow s on the sc ale © indicate the dis­
tance to the vehicle ahead. No ar row appears
when t he vehicle is on an open road and there
is no object ahead. If an object is detected
a head, the arrow moves on the scale.
The green zone on the scale s hows the sto red
distance . For information on changing the
stored distance, refer to <=:>
page 111. If the
d istance selected is too close or may soon be­
come too close, the arrows move into the red
zo ne on the scale .
A WARNING
Improper use of the adaptiv e cruis e con­
trol can ca use c oll is io ns, ot he r acc iden ts
a n d s eriou s pers onal i njuries.
- P re ss ing th e
ISETI button when driving at
sp eeds below 20 mp h (30 km/h), will a u- tomatically accelerate the vehicle to
20 mph (30 km/h), w hich is the mini­
m um speed that can be set.
(D Tips
- If you switch t he ig nitio n or the adaptive
cruise contro l off, t he set speed is e rased
from the system memory.
- Th e Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
is a utomat ica lly turned on when the
adaptive cru ise contro l is turned on. You
cannot switc h the ESC into ESC Offroad
mode w hile the adapt ive cr uise c ontrol is
t ur ne d on
<=:> pag e 198 .
Changing the speed
Applies to veh icles: w ith Audi adaptive cruise co ntro l
0
f
• 0
Fig. 120 Selec tor lever: c han gin g the speed
.,. To increase or reduce the speed in incre­
ments,
tap the lever up or down .
.,. To increase or reduce the speed qu ickly,
hold the Lever up o r down un til the red L ED
@ reaches t he des ired speed <=:> page 1 09,
fig . 119.
Follow ing any changes, the new sto red speed
will be d isplayed briefly in the display @
<=:>page 109, fig . 119.

Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard 111
Interrupting cruise control
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 121 Selector lever
Requirement: adaptive cruise control must be
switched on
¢fig. 121 (D .
Overriding cruise control
• To accelerate manually, press the accelera­
tor pedal. The message
ACC: override ap­
pears.
• To resume adaptive cruise control, remove
your foot from the gas pedal. The system re­
turns again to the speed that was saved be ­
fore.
• You can save a new speed at any t ime by
pressing thelSETI button
¢fig. 121.
Canceling cruise control while driving
• Move the lever into position @. The mes­
sage
ACC: Standby appears. Or
• press the brake pedal.
• To resume the stored speed, move the lever
into position @.
_& WARNING
Never resume the stored speed if the
speed is too high for prevailing road, traf­
fic or weather conditions.
Setting the distance
App lies to vehicles: wit h Aud i adapt ive cr uise contro l
Fig. 122 Selector lever: setting the distance
• Tap the switch to display the current set dis­
tance
¢ fig. 122.
• To increase or reduce the distance by incre­
ments, tap the switch again to the left or
r ight. The distance between the two vehicles
w ill c hange in the instrument cluster dis­
p lay .
When approach ing a moving vehicle up ahead,
the adapt ive cruise control system brakes to
match that object's speed and then mainta ins
the stored distance. If the vehicle ahead ac­
ce lerates, adaptive cruise contro l will also ac­
celerate up to the stored speed.
T he higher the speed, the greater the distance
in yards (meters) ¢& .The
Distance 3 setting
is recommended.
T he distances provided are specified va lues .
Depend ing on the driv ing s ituation and the
how the vehicle ahead is driving, the actual
distance may be more or less than these tar­
get distances.
T he var ious symbols for the time increments
appear briefly in the informat ion line @
¢page 109 , fig. 119 when you change the
settings.
c:::::,_c:::::, ___ Distance 1: This setting corre-
sponds to a distance of 92 feet/28 meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a
time interval of 1 second.
c:::::, __ c:::::, __ Distance 2 : This setting corre­
sponds to a distance of 118 feet/36 meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a
time interval of 1.3 seconds.

Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard 113
Audi braking guard
Description
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 124 Instrument cluste r: approac h warn ing
Braking guard uses a radar sensor. It also
functions within the limits of the system
when adaptive cruise control is switched off.
What can braking guard do?
When detected in time, the system can assess
situations when a vehicle ahead brakes sud­
denly or if your own vehicle is traveling at a
high speed and approaching a vehicle up
ahead that is moving more slowly . Braking
gua rd does not react if it cannot detect the
situation .
The system advises you of various situations:
- The
distance warning is given if you are too
close to the vehicle ahead for a long time. If
the vehicle ahead brakes sharply, you wi ll
not be able to avoid a collision. The indicator
light
I in the display comes on .
- The
approach warning is given when a de­
tected vehicle up ahead in your lane is mov­
ing much more slowly than you are or if it
brakes sharply . When this warning is given,
it may only be possible to avoid a collision
by swerving or braking sharply. The indicator
light
I and indicator in the display will warn
you about the danger
c:> fig. 124. You will al­
so hear an acoustic signal.
If you do not react fast enough or do not react
at all to the situation, braking guard will inter-
ll Th is is not ava ilable in som e coun tri es.
vene by braking and the message Braking
guard: Activated
will appear.
- If a coll ision is imminent , the sys tem wi ll
first provide an
acute warning by briefly and
sharply applying the brakes.
- If you do not react to the acute warning,
braking guard can brake within the limits of
the system. This reduces the vehicle speed
in the event of a collision.
- At speeds under 20 mph (30 km/h), the sys­
tem can initiate a complete deceleration shortly before a collision
ll.
- If the braking guard senses that you are not
braking hard enough when a collision is im­
minent, it can increase the braking force .
Which functions can be controlled?
You can switch braking guard and the dis­
tance/approach warning on or off in the radio/
MMI* i::!> page 114, Settings in the radio/
MMI *.
A WARNING
--==
Lack of attention can cause collisions, oth-
er accidents and serious personal injuries.
The braking guard is an assist system and
cannot prevent a collision by itself. The
driver must always intervene. The driver is
always respons ible for braking at the cor­
r ect time .
- Always pay close attention to traffic,
even when the braking guard is switched
on . Be ready to intervene and be ready to
take comp lete control whenever necessa­
ry. Always keep the safe and legal dis­
tance between your vehicle and vehicles
up ahead.
- Braking guard works within limits and
will not respond outside the system lim­
its, for examp le when approaching a
stopped vehicle or stationary obstacle (end of a traffic jam or vehicle that has
broken down in traff ic).

114 Audi adaptive cruise control and bra king guard
- Always remember t hat t he radar sens or
fo r the braking guard wo rks only within
defined detection and range limits that
may preve nt the proper detection of oth­
er v eh icles.
- The radar senso r's fu nction and range
can be reduced by rain, s now a nd heavy
spray. Mo ving v ehicl es u p ahead may not
b e promptly det ecte d or may not be de­
te cte d at al l.
- Reflective surfaces in cl udi ng c ras h barri­
ers or tu nnel ent ran ces may impair the
f unc tion of the r ad ar sen sor.
(D Tips
- You can cance l th e braking tha t is initiat­
ed by the system by braking yours elf, by
a cce lerati ng noticeab ly o r by swerving.
- Brak ing guard er ror m essages
Qpag e
114.
- Keep in mi nd that braking gua rd can
brake u nexpect edly . Always secure any
ca rgo or objects that you are tr ansport­
i ng to reduce the risk of d amage or in ­
ju ry.
Settings in the radio/MM!*
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
• Se lect: ICARI f u nct io n button > Audi brak­
ing guard.
O r
• Se lect :
ICARI fu nct ion button > Car sys ­
tems *
control button > Driver assist > Audi
braking guard .
System -
Switch bra king g uard On and Off .
When you sw itch the ignition on, the message
Brak ing guard: Off appears if the system is
switched off .
Early warning -The d istance and approach
warn ings in the display can be switched
On /
Off .
(D Tips
-Your settings are automatica lly sto red
and ass igned to the remote control key
being used at the t imes t he settings are
made¢ page
36.
- If you switch the ESC to ESC O ff road
mode, the braking guar d switches off a u­
toma tically¢ page
198.
-Swit ch braking guar d off when you a re
loading the vehicle onto a veh icle carrier,
train, ship o r other type of t ransporta­
tion. This can prevent undesired warn­ ings from the braking gua rd system .
Messages
Applies to vehicles: wit h Aud i adapt ive cru ise control
Braking guard : Off
T his dr iver message a ppears if t he system is
tu rned off via the radio/M M!* . Otherw ise, if
the system is turned off, the in formation ap­
pears every t ime sho rtly after the start of the
trip .
T his dr iver's i nfo rmation also ap pears w hen
the system is not available because of a ma l­
funct ion or if ESC is switched to the Offroad
m ode
Q page 198. In t his state the system
no longe r warns of a pend ing coll is io n.
Braking guard : Activated
T his dr iver mess age a ppears if shar p brake
p ressure was applie d due to a n acute warning.
•••
Three white dots appea r if a sett ing cannot be
selected w ith the operating lev er. For exam­
ple, this happens if you want to raise/lower
t h e speed even thoug h there was no prev ious ­
l y saved speed.
ACC: Sensor blocked
Th is message appears if the senso r view is ob­
structed, for examp le by leaves, snow, heavy
spray or d irt. Clean the sensor¢ page
107,
fig. 114.
ACC: Unavailable
The driver message appears if, for example,
t h e b rake temperat ure is too high . The ada p­
tive cru ise contro l is temporarily unava ilable.
A ch ime sounds as a rem inder .
ACC: Not available

Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard 115
The driver message appears i f there is a ma l­
function. The adaptive cruise control turns off.
A chime sounds as a reminder . Have the sys­
tem checked by an author ized Audi dealer or
author ized Audi Serv ice Facility.
Shift lever position!
The driver message appears if the selector lev­
e r i s shifted to the N position. The adaptive
cruise control is not availab le while in this po­
sition.
Stabilization control (ESC)
This message appears if the Electronic Stabili­
zation Contro l (ESC) is taking action to stabi­
lize the vehicle. The adapt ive cruise control
turns off. A chime sounds as a reminder.
Speed too low
This message appears if the current speed is
too low
to set or to maintain the des ired
speed.
The speed being saved must be at least
20 mph (30 km/h). The cruise control is
turned off for speeds lower than 12 mph (20 km/h) . The adapt ive cruise control re­
mains turned on for speeds above 95 mph
(150 km/h) (overr ide) .
It will stabilize aga in at
95 mph (150 km/h) when the dr iver takes his
foot off of the gas pedal.
Parking brake!
The driver message appears when the park ing
brake is activated. Adaptive cru ise contro l is
turned off . A chime sounds as a reminder.

Automatic
transmission
tiptronic
Introduction
The automatic transmission is controlled elec­
tronically. The transmission upshifts or down­
shifts automatically depending on which drive
program is selected. The power is transferred
by a torque converter .
When a
mode rate d riv in g s ty le is used, the
transmission selects the most econom ica l
driving mode. It w ill then change up early and
delay the downshifts to g ive better fuel econ­
omy.
T he transmission switches to a sporty mode
after a k ick-down or when the driver uses a
spo rty driving sty le characterized by quick ac­
celerator pedal movements, heavy accelera­
tion, frequent changes in speed and traveling
at the maximum speed.
If desired, the driver can a lso select the gears
manually ( tiptronic mode ) c:> page 12 7.
Selector lever positions
Fig . 132 D isp lay in t he i nst ru m en t cluster: selecto r
l ever in pos it ion P
The selector lever position engaged appears
next to the selecto r lever as well as in the in­
strument clus ter disp lay.
P- P ark
In th is selector lever pos ition the transmis­
sion is mechan ically locked . Engage P only
when the vehicle is
completely stopped c:> 11::..
Automa tic tran sm iss ion 123
in Driving the automatic transmission on
page 126.
T o shift in or out of posit io n P , yo u m ust first
press and ho ld the brake pedal and then press
the re lease button in the selector leve r handle
whi le moving the selector lever to or from P.
You can shift out of th is position only with the
ignition on.
R -Reverse
Se lect R on ly when the vehicle is at a full stop
and the engine is running at idle speed c:> 11::.. in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 126.
Before you move the se lector lever to R, press
both the button in the hand le o f the selector
lever
and the brake pedal at the same t ime.
When the ignition is on, the backup lights illu­
minate when the selecto r lever is moved into
R .
N -Neutral
The t ransm iss ion is in neut ral in this pos ition.
S hi ft to t his position fo r standing with the
brakes appl ied
c:> 11::.. in Driving the automatic
transmission on page 126 .
The vehicle can
also roll when the engine is stopped .
When the vehicle is stat iona ry or at speeds
below 1 mph (2 km/h), yo u m ust always apply
the footbrake before and whi le mov ing the
lever o ut of
N .
D/S - Normal position for driving forward
In the D/S pos ition, the transmission can be
operated either in the no rma l mode D or in
the sport mode S. To select the sport mode S,
pull the selector lever back briefly. Pulling the
lever back again will se lect the normal mode
D. The instrument cluster disp lay shows the
selected driving mode.
In the
normal mode D, the transmission auto­
matically selects the s uitable gear ratio. It de­
pends on engine load, vehicle speed and driv ­
ing style.
Se lect the
sport mode S for sporty dr iving .
The vehicle makes fu ll use of the engine's

124 Autom atic tr an smi ssion
power. Shifting may become noticeable when
accelerating . Hybrid drive*: electric driving is
not possible .
When the veh icle is stationary o r at speeds
below 1 mph (2 km/h), you must always apply
the foot brake before and while moving the
lever to D/S out of N.
A WARNING
Read and follow a ll WARNINGS c:> & in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 126 .
@ Note
-
Coasting downhi ll with the transmission in
N and the engine not r unning w ill result in
damage to the automatic transmission
and possibly the catalytic converter .
(D Tips
-On vehicles with Aud i drive select*, you
can adjust the sporty sh ift characteristics
i n the
Dynamic driving mode.Swill ap­
pear in the instrument cluster display in­
stead of D .
- If you accidenta lly select N while driv ing,
take your foot off the acce lerator pedal
i mmediately and wait fo r the engine to
s low down to idle before se le cting D/S.
- Hybrid drive*: if the
lasvl button
c:> page 100 is pressed w hile in sport
mode S, the transm issio n sw itches auto­
matically to the normal mode D.
- If there is a power failure, the se lector
l ever will not move out of the P posi tio n.
The eme rgency release can be used if
this happens
q page 1 28.
Automatic Shift Lock {ASL)
The Automatic Shift Lock safeguards you
against accidentally shifting into a forward or
the reverse gear and causing the vehicle to
move unintentionally.
Fi g. 1 33 Shift gate: selecto r lever lock pos itions and
r elease button highl igh ted
The selector lever lock is released as follows :
.... Turn the ignition on.
.,.. Step on the brake pedal.
At the same time
press and hold the release button on the
side of the gear selector knob
c:> fig. 133
w ith your thumb until yo u have moved the
selecto r leve r to the desi red posit ion.
Automatic selector leve r lock
The selector lever is locked in the P and N po­
s itions when the ign ition is turned on . You
must p ress the brake pedal and t he release
button to select another position . As a re­
minde r to the drive r, the following wa rni ng
appea rs in the instrumen t clus ter display
when the sele ctor is in P and N:
When stationar y apply brak e pedal while se­
lec ting gear
The Automatic Shift Lock only funct ions when
t h e veh icle is stationary or at speeds be low
1 mph (2 km/h) .
At speeds above about 1 mph (2 km/h) the
Automat ic Shift Lock is automatically deact i­
vated in the N position .
A time delay element prevents the selector lever from locking when it is moved through
the N pos it ion (go ing from R to D/S) . The lock­
i ng element w ill lock the selecto r lever if t he
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lever is left in N (Neutral) for more than ap ­
proximately 1 second, witho ut the brake ped­
a l being pressed.
R elea se button
The release b utton on the selector lever pre­
vents the lever from being accidentally shifted
into certain positions. Pressing this button de ­
activates the selector lever lock. Depending
on the direction of the shift, the selector lever
locks at different positions. The positions are
h ighlighted in the illustration¢ fig.
133.
Ign ition k ey safety int erlock
The key cannot be removed from the ignition
unless the se lector lever is in the P park posi­
tion . When the ign ition key is removed, the
selector lever will be locked in the P pos ition.
Driving the automatic transmission
F ig . 134 Sh ift gate on th e center conso le: se lector lev ­
er with release button
Startin g the engine
... The selector lever must be in P or N.
Starting off
... Press and ho ld the brake pedal.
... Press and ho ld the release button in these­
lector lever handle, se lect the desired se lec­
tor lever pos ition such as D/S and release
the button.
... Wait briefly until the transmission has shift­
ed (you will feel a slight movement) .
... Remove your foot from the brake pedal and
acce le rate.
Automa tic tran sm iss ion 125
Stopping temporarily
... Keep the veh icle stationa ry using the brak­
ing pedal, for example at t raffic lights .
... Do not press the accelerator peda l when do­
ing this .
... To prevent the vehicle from rolling when
you start driving, set the parking brake
when stopp ing on steep inclines¢_& .
The parking brake will re lease automatically
and the vehicle w ill start moving once you
press the accelerator pedal.
Stopping /parking
If the selector lever is not in the P position
when you open the driver's door, the vehicle
cou ld rol l. The message
Transmi ssion: C ar
ma y roll ! Shift to pa rk !
appears .
... Press and hold the brake peda l until the ve­
hicle has come to a complete stop .
... App ly the parking brake
¢ page 89, Park-
ing .
... Select the P selector lever posit ion ¢ _& .
Stopping on an inclin e
... Always press the brake pedal to ho ld the ve ­
hicle in place and prevent it from "rolling
back" ¢_& . Do
not try to prevent the vehi­
cle from "rolling back" when a gear is en­
gaged by increasing the engine speed ¢(D .
Sta rting on an inclin e
... Activate the parking brake .
... With the driving gear selected, press the ac ­
celerator peda l carefully . The parking brake
w ill release automatically if your seat belt is
fastened .
Under certa in circ umstances, such as driving
in the mounta ins, it may be usefu l to sw itch
temporarily to the manual sh ift program in or­
der to adjust the gears to the driv ing cond i­
tions by hand
¢ page 12 7 .
On s lopes, activate the parking brake first and
then move the selector lever to the P position.
This prevents too much stress from being placed on the locking mechanism .
I),