engine AUDI TT COUPE 2019 Owner's Manual

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'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.

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@)Note
Donotleaveyourvehicleunattendedwhile
theengineisrunning,becausethisincreases
theriskofanaccident.
@Tips
Whenstoppingatatrafficsignalorstopping
incitytraffic,youcansettheparkingbrake
manually.Thevehicledoesnot havetobe
heldwiththebrakepedal.Theparkingbrake
eliminatesthetendencytocreepwhenase-
lectorleverpositionisengaged.Assoonas
youpresstheacceleratorpedal,theparking
brakereleasesautomaticallyandthevehicle
startstomove>page57.
G)Tips
—Occasionalnoiseswhentheparkingbrakeis
setandreleasedarenormalandarenota
causeforconcern.
—Theparkingbrakegoesthroughaself-test
cycleatregularintervalswhenthevehicleis
stopped.Anynoisesassociatedwiththisare
normal.
—Ifthereisapowerfailure,theparkingbrake
willnotsetif it isreleased,anditwillnot
releaseifitisset>A\.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cilityforassistance.
Startingtodrive
Variousconvenienceandsafetyfunctionsmaybe
availablewhenthevehiclebeginsdriving,de-
pendingonvehicleequipment.
Startingonhillswiththeparkingbrakeset
Requirement:thedriver'sdoormustbeclosed.
>Tostartdrivingcomfortablywhenonahill,set
theparkingbrakeandbegindrivingasusual.
Thebrakingforce oftheparkingbrakedoesnot
releaseautomaticallyuntilthewheelsbuildup
enoughdrivingforce.
Startingonhillswithhillholdassist
Hillholdassistmakesiteasiertostartonhills.
Requirement:thedriver'sdoormustbeclosed
andtheenginemustberunning.
>Toactivatehillholdassist,pressandholdthe
brakepedalforseveralseconds.Thevehicle
mustbefacinguphill.
Afterreleasingthebrakepedal,thebrakingpow-
erismaintainedbriefly>A\topreventthevehi-
clefromrollingbackwhenstarting.Thisallows
youtobegindrivingmoreeasily.

Z\WARNING
Appliesto:vehicleswithhillholdassist
—Ifyoudonotbegindrivingimmediatelyor
theenginestallsafterreleasingthebrake
pedal,yourvehiclemaybegintorollback-
ward.Pressthebrakepedalorsetthepark-
ingbrakeimmediately.
—Theintelligenttechnologyofhillholdassist
cannotovercomethelimitationsimposedby
naturalphysicallaws.Theincreasedcomfort
offeredbyhillholdassistshouldnotcause
youtotakesafetyrisks.
—Hillholdassistcannotholdthevehiclein
placeonallhills(forexample,iftheground
isslipperyoricy).
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,always
makesurethevehicleissituatedsafely
whilestationary.

Sportydriving
Appliesto:RSmodels
Whendrivinginasportystyle,forexampleona
drivingtrack,thewearonallvehiclecomponents
isgreatlyincreased,especiallyontheengine,
transmission,tires,brakes,andsuspension.This
canresultinincreasedwear.Alsonotethefol-
lowingpoints:
—Makesurethevehicleisingoodcondition.
Makesuretocheckthebrakepads,tiretread,
andtirepressure(whentiresarewarm).
—Beforehand,warmuptheenginebydrivingno
higherthantwo-thirdsofthemaximumpermit-
tedengineRPM.Theengineoiltemperature
mustbebroughttoaminimumof140°F
(60°C).
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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"D",thetransmissionauto-
maticallyselectsthecorrectgear.Itdependson
engineload,vehiclespeedanddrivingstyle.

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

ZAWARNING
ReadandfollowallWARNINGS.
—Beforestartingtodrive,checkifthedesired
selectorleverpositionisdisplayednextto
theselectorLever.
—Thevehiclecanrolleveniftheignitionis
switchedoff.
—Neverselect"R"or"P"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"P"position.
—Todecreasetheriskofanaccident,these-
lectorlevermustbeinthePpositionand
theparkingbrakemustbesetbeforeopen-
ingthehoodandworkingonarunningen-
gine.Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicable
warnings>page235,Generalinformation.

C@)Note
Neverletthevehiclerolldownhillwithengine
offandtheselectorleverinthe"N"position,
becausethiscoulddamagetheautomatic
transmissionandcatalyticconverter.
(i)Tips
—Driveselect:sportyshiftingcharacteristics
canbeselectedusingtheDynamicdriving
mode.TheInfotainmentdisplayshowsSas
theselectorleverpositioninsteadofD.
—Ifyouaccidentallyselect"N"whiledriving,
takeyourfootofftheacceleratorpedalim-
mediatelyandwaitfortheenginetoslow
downtoidlebeforeselecting"D"or"S".
—Ifthereisapowerfailure,theselectorlever
willnotmoveoutofthe"P"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"P"and"N" po-
sitionswhentheignitionisswitchedon.You
mustpressthebrakepedaltoselectanotherpo-
sition.Youmustalsopresstheinterlockbuttonif
youaremovingfromthe"P"position.The
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>

Driving

followingmessageappearsinthedisplaywhen
theselectorleverisinthe"P"or "N"positionto
remindthedriver:
Toselectagear,pleasepressbrake pedaland
presslockbuttononselectorlever
Theautomaticshiftlockonlyfunctionswhenthe
vehicleisstationaryoratspeedsbelow1mph
(2km/h). Athigherspeeds,thelockisautomati-
callydeactivatedinthe"N"position.
Theselectorleverisnotlockedwhenshifting
quicklythrough"N",forexamplefrom"R"to"D".
Thismakesitpossibletofreethevehiclewhenit
isstuckby“rocking”it.Theselectorleverlocken-
gagesiftheleverstaysinthe"N"positionlonger
thanapproximatelytwosecondswhenthebrake
pedalisnotpressed.
Interlockbutton
Theinterlockbuttonintheselectorleverhandle
preventsyoufrommovingtheselectorleverin-
advertentlywhileinsomeselectorleverposi-
tions.Thepositionsthatrequiretheinterlock
buttontobepressedaremarkedincolorintheil-
lustration>fig.61.

ZAWARNING
ReadandfollowallWARNINGS.>A\inSelec-
torleverpositionsonpage59.

@Tips
—Iftheselectorleverdoesnotengage,there
isamalfunction.Theengineisdisabledto
preventthevehiclefromdrivingoffuninten-
tionally.Toallowtheselectorleverto en-
gageagain,proceedasfollows:
—Brieflypressthebrakepedal.
—Ifthevehicledoesnotmoveforwardorin
reverseeventhoughadrivepositionisse-
lected,proceedasfollows:
—Ifthevehicledoesnotmoveinthedesired
direction,thesystemmaynothaveengaged
thedrivepositioncorrectly.Pressthebrake
pedalandselectthedrivepositionagain.
—Ifthevehiclestilldoesnotmoveinthede-
sireddirection,thereisasystemmalfunc-
tion.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
60
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance
tohavethesystemchecked.
Thetransmissionshiftsupanddownautomati-
callywheninthedrivinggears.

Fig.62Section ofthecenterconsole:selectorleverwith
interlockbutton
Startingtheengine
>TheselectorlevermustbeintheP ortheNpo-
sition.Atlow temperatures(below14°F
(-10°C)),theenginecanonlybestartedwhen
theselectorleverisinthePposition.
Startingfromastop
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal.
>Pressandholdtheinterlockbuttonintheselec-
torleverhandle,selectthedesiredselectorlev-
erpositionsuchas"D">page58andrelease
thelockbutton.
>Waitamomentuntilthetransmissionshifts.
Youwillnoticeaslightmovementwhenthe
gearengages.
>Releasethebrake pedalandpresstheaccelera-
torpedal>A\.
Variousconveniencefunctionsareavailablefor
startingonhills>page57.
Stoppingtemporarily
>Keepthevehiclestationary usingthebraking
pedal,forexampleattrafficlights.
>Donotpresstheacceleratorpedalwhendoing
this.
>Topreventthevehiclefromrollingwhenyou
startdriving,settheparkingbrakewhenstop-
pingonsteephills>A\and>@).

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>Theparkingbrakewillreleaseautomatically
andthevehiclewillstartmovingonceyoupress
theacceleratorpedal.
Stopping/parking
Iftheselectorleverisnotinthe"P"position
whenyouopenthedriver’sdoor,thevehicle
couldroll.Invehicleswithaconveniencekey*,
themessageShifttoP,otherwisevehiclecan
rollaway.Doorsdonotlockifgearshiftisnotin
Pappears.Awarningtonewillalsosound.
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal>/\.
>Set theparkingbrake.
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
Undercertaincircumstances,suchasdrivingin
themountains,itmaybeusefultoswitchtempo-
rarilytothemanualshiftprograminorderto
manuallyadjustthegearstothedrivingcondi-
tions>page62.
Whenparkingonalevelsurface,simplyplacethe
selectorleverinthe"P"position.Oninclines,ac-
tivatetheparkingbrakefirstandthenmovethe
selectorlevertothe"P"position>page55.This
preventsthelockingmechanismfrombeingload-
ed tooheavilyandwillmakeiteasiertomovethe
selectorleveroutofthe"P"position.


ZA\WARNING
—Thevehiclecanrollevenwhentheengineis
switchedoff.
—Unintendedvehiclemovementcanlead to
seriousinjuries.
—Neverleaveyourvehiclewiththeengine
runningwhileingear.Ifyoumustleaveyour
vehiclewhentheengineisrunning,setthe
parkingbrakeandmovetheselectorleverto
thePposition.
—Powerisstilltransferredtothewheelswhen
theengineisrunningatidle.Topreventthe
vehiclefrom“creeping”,youmustkeep your
footonthebrakewhentheengineisrun-
ningandtheselectorleverisinthe"D","S"
or"R"positionor“tiptronic”modeisselect-
ed.
—Donotinadvertentlypresstheaccelerator
pedalwhenthevehicleisstationary.Other-


wise thevehiclewillstarttomoveimmedi-
ately,eveniftheparkingbrakeisset.This
couldresultinacrash.
—Donotpresstheacceleratorpedalwhen
changingtheselectorleverpositionwhile
thevehicleisstationaryandtheengineis
running.
—Neverengagethe RorPselectorlevelposi-
tionswhiledriving.Itcouldcauseacrash.
—Beforedrivingdownasteepslope,reduce
yourspeedandshiftintoalowergearwith
“tiptronic”.
—Donotridethebrakesorpressthebrake
pedaltoooftenortoolongwhendriving
downhill.Constantbrakingcausesthe
brakes
tooverheatandcansubstantiallyre-
ducebrakingperformance,increasebraking
distance,orcausecompletefailureofthe
brakesystem.
—Ifyoumuststoponanincline,alwayshold
thevehicleinplacewiththefootbrakeor
parkingbraketopreventitfromrolling
back.
—Neverholdthevehicleonaninclinewitha
slippingclutch.Theclutchopensautomati-
callywhenitbecomestoohotfromtheover-
load.Thefs}indicatorlightturnsonanda
messageappears>page64whenthe
clutchisoverloaded.
—Iftheenginemustrunwhileyouarework-
ingintheenginecompartmentwiththe
hoodopen,makesureagearisnotengaged.
Theselectorlevermustbefirmlyinthe
Ppositionandlockedinplaceandthepark-
ingbrakemustbeset>page235.Other-
wise,thevehiclecouldbeginmovingwhen
increasingtheenginespeed,evenwiththe
parkingbrakeset.


CG)Note
—Whenstoppingonanincline,donottryto
holdthevehicleinplacebypressingtheac-
celeratorpedalwhileadrivinggearisse-
lected.Thiscan cause theautomatictrans-
missiontooverheatandcandamageit.Set
theparkingbrakeorpressthebrakepedal
topreventthevehiclefromrolling.
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—Allowingthevehicletorollwhentheengine
isstoppedandtheselectorleverisintheN
positionwilldamagetheautomatictrans-
missionbecauseitisnotlubricatedunder
thosecircumstances.
— Thetransmissioncan overheatandbedam-
agedundercertaindrivingandtrafficcondi-
tionssuchasfrequentstarts,creepingfora
longtime,orstop-and-gotraffic.Whenthe
fa}
oriindicatorlightturnson,stopthe
vehicleatthenextopportunityandletthe
transmissioncool>page64.
—Allowingthevehicletorollwhentheengine
isstoppedwilldamagetheStronictrans-
missionbecauseitisnotlubricated
=>page282,Towing.
G@)Tips
Forsafetyreasons,theparkingbrakeisre-
leasedautomaticallyonlywhenthedriver's
safetybeltisfastened.
Hilldescentcontrol
Thehilldescentcontrolsystemassiststhedriver
whendrivingdownhills.
Hilldescentcontrolisactivatedwhentheselec-
torleverisinthe"D" or"S"positionandyou
pressthebrakepedal.Thetransmissionautomat-
icallyselectsagearthatissuitableforthehill.
Hilldescentcontroltriestomaintainthespeed
thatwasselectedatthetimeofbraking,within
physicalandtechnicallimitations.Ifmaystillbe
necessarytoadjustthespeedwiththebrakes.
Becausehilldescentcontrolcannotshiftdown
fartherthan3rdgear,itmaybenecessarytoshift
intotiptronicmodeinverysteepareas.Inthis
case,shiftmanuallyinto1stor2ndgearintip-
tronicmodetouse theengine'sbrakingforce to
relievethebrakes.
Hilldescentcontrolswitchesoffoncethehilllev-
elsoutorifyoupresstheacceleratorpedal.
Onvehicleswithacruisecontrolsystem*
=>page66,hilldescentcontrolisalsoactivated
when
thespeedisset.
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ZAWARNING
Hilldescentcontrolmaynotbeabletomain-
tainaconstantspeedunderallconditions.Al-
waysbereadytoapply thebrakes.
Shiftingmanually(tiptronicmode)
Thetiptronicmodeallowsthedrivertoshiftthe
gearsmanually.

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Fig.63Centerconsole:shiftingmanuallywiththeselector
lever



BFV-0104
ey
Fig.64Steeringwheel:shiftingmanuallywiththeshift
paddles*

Shiftingwiththeselectorlever
Youcanshiftintotiptronicmodewhilethevehi-
cleisstationaryorwhiledriving.
>Toshiftintotiptronicmode,pushtheselector
leverfromthe“D/S”settingtotherightinthe
tiptronicshiftgate.Oncethetransmissionhas
switched modes,theselectorleverpositionM
isshownintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay
=>page58,fig.60. ForexampleM4meansthe
fourthgearisengaged.
>Toshiftupagear,tap theselectorleverfor-
ward@)>fig.63.
>Toshiftdownagear,tap theselectorbackward
©.

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Shiftingwiththeshiftpaddles*
Youcan operatetheshiftpaddlesintheD/SorM
(tiptronicshiftgate)selectorleverpositions.
>Toshiftup onegear,taptheshiftpaddle@)
>fig.64.
>
Toshiftdownonegear,tap theshiftpaddleC).
>Appliesto:TTRS:Toselectthelowest/highest
possiblegear,pressandholddowntheshift
paddleG)/@).
IftheshiftpaddlesaretappedwhileintheD/S
selectorleverposition,automaticmodeswitches
offbriefly.Toswitchfrommanuallyshiftingback
toautomaticshiftingimmediately,tap theshift
paddle@)>fig.64for1second.
Tokeepshiftingusingtheshiftpaddles,movethe
selectorlevertotherightoutoftheD/Sposition
intothetiptronicshiftgate.
Thetransmissionautomaticallyshiftsupordown
beforecriticalenginespeedisreached.
Appliesto:RSmodels:Whenaccelerating,the
transmissionwillnotautomaticallyshifttothe
nextgearshortlybeforethemaximumpermitted
engineRPMisreached.Shifttothenexthighest
gearattherighttime.
Thetransmissiononly allowsmanualshifting
whentheenginespeediswithinthepermitted
range.
@Tips
tiptronicdoesnotworkifthetransmissionis
runninginemergencymode.
Kick-downenablesmaximumacceleration.
Whenyoupresstheacceleratorpedaldownbe-
yondtheresistancepoint,theautomatictrans-
missiondownshiftsintoalower gearandtheen-
gineutilizesitsfullpower,ifthevehiclespeed
andengineRPMpermit.Itshiftsupintothenext

DTheESClightturnson andstayson,andthemessageSta-
bilizationcontrol(ESC):sport.Warning!Limitedstabili-
tyappearstemporarilyintheInfotainmentsystemtoindi-
catethatthesystemwasdeactivated.
highergearoncethemaximumpermittedengine
RPMisreached.

Z\WARNING
Pleasenotethatthewheelscouldspinon
slickorslipperyroadswhenkick-downisac-
tive.
LaunchControl
TheLaunchControlProgramenablesmaximum
acceleration.

Requirement:theenginemustbeatoperating
temperatureandthesteeringwheelmustnotbe
turned.

>Withtheenginerunning,pressthe|BOFF]but-
tonbrieflyonetime)).
> Pulltheselectorleverbackoutofthe"D/S"po-
sitionbrieflytoselectthe"S"position,orpress
ittowardtherightintothetiptronicpositionor
selecttheDynamicdrivingmodeindrivese-
lect*>page75.
>Pressthebrakepedalfirmlywithyourleftfoot
andholditallthewaydownforatleast1sec-
ond.
>Atthesametime,pressthegaspedalallthe
waydownwithyourrightfootuntiltheengine
reachesandstaysatahighRPMlevel.
>Removeyourleftfootfromthebrake.


ZAWARNING
—Alwaysadaptyourdrivingtothetrafficflow.
—OnlyuseLaunchControlwhenroadandtraf-
ficconditionsallowitandotherdriverswill
notbeendangeredorimpactedbyyourdriv-
ingandthevehicle'sacceleration.
—Pleasenotethatthedrivewheelscanspin
andthevehiclecanbreakawaywhensport
modeisswitchedon,especiallywhenthe
roadisslippery.>

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—Oncethevehiclehasstartedmoving,press
the|&OFF]buttonbrieflytoturnthesport
modeoff.



G@)Note
WhenacceleratingusingLaunchControl,all
vehiclecomponentsaresubjecttoheavy
loads.Thiscanresultinincreasedwear.
G)Tips
AfteracceleratingusingtheLaunchControl,
thetemperatureofsomevehiclecomponents
mayincreasegreatly.Ifthathappens,the
functionwillnot beavailable forafewmi-
nutestoreducetheriskofdamage.Aftera
cool-downperiod,LaunchControlwillbe
availableagain.
Menesesdela)
i]Transmission:malfunction!Safelystopvehi-
cle
Donotcontinuedriving.Stopthevehicleassoon
aspossibleinasafelocationandsecureitsoit
doesnotroll.SeeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
5]Transmission:toohot.Pleasestopvehicle
Thetransmissionistoo hotandcanbecomedam-
aged.Stopandletthetransmissioncoolwiththe
enginerunning(atidle)inthe"P"selectorlever
position.Thentheindicatorlightandthemes-
sageturnoff,drivetoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethe malfunctioncorrected.Iftheindicator
lightandthedrivermessagedonotturnoff,do
notcontinuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
fs}Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedriving.Seeowner'smanual
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
64
[GjTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Noreverse
gear
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Thismodeonlyshiftsintocertaingearsor
maynolongershiftatall.Theenginemaystall.
You cannotengagethereversegear.Drivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohave the malfunctioncor-
rected.
iTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivinginDuntilengineisoff
Drivethevehicleawayfrommovingtrafficand
park.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
i]Transmission:toohot.Pleaseadaptdriving
style
Thetransmissiontemperaturehasincreasedsig-
nificantly.Driveverycautiouslyortakeabreak
fromdrivinguntilthetemperaturereturnstothe
normalrangeandtheindicatorlightturnsoff.
Transmission:pleasepressbrake pedaland
selectgearagain
Ifthetransmissionmalfunctionsbecausethe
temperatureistoohigh,amessageappears
whenthetransmissioniscooled.

Assistsystems

Assistsystems
Speedwarningsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithspeedwarningsystem
Thespeedwarningsystemhelpsyoutostaybe-
low aspecifiedmaximumspeedthatcanbeset,
changedordeletedintheInfotainmentsystem.
Thespeedwarningsystemwarnsyouifyouare
exceeding themaximumspeedthatyouhaveset.
Awarningtonewillsoundassoonasyourspeed
exceedsthestoredvalueslightly.Theoe)in-
dicatorlightandamessagewillappearinthein-
strumentclusterdisplayatthesametime.The
oweindicatorlightandthemessageturnoffif
thespeedfallsbackbelowthestoredmaximum
speed.
Settingathresholdisrecommendedifyouwould
liketoberemindedwhenyoureachacertain
maximumspeed.Situationswhereyoumaywant
todosoincludedrivinginacountrywithagener-
alspeedlimitorifthereisaspecifiedmaximum
speedforwintertires.
Settingthewarningthreshold
> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:MENUbut-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Speedwarning>Manual.
G)Tips
Regardlessofthespeedwarningsystem,you
shouldalwaysmonitoryourspeedusingthe
speedometerandmakesureyouarefollowing
thelegalspeedlimit.
Cruisecontrolsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithcruisecontrolsystem
Thecruisecontrolsystemassiststhedriverin
maintainingaconstantspeedaboveapproxi-
mately15mph(20km/h).Thesystemmaintains
thedesiredspeedbybrakingandaccelerating.
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ZAWARNING
—Alwayspayattentiontothetrafficaround
yourvehiclewhenthecruisecontrolsystem
isinoperation.Asthedriver,youarealways
responsibleforcontrollingyourvehicle
speedandthedistancebetweenyourvehicle
andothervehicles.
—Forsafetyreasons,cruisecontrolshould not
beusedinthecity,instop-and-gotraffic,on
windingroads,andwhenroadconditionsare
poor(suchasice,fog,gravel,heavyrain,
andconditionsthatcouldlead tohydroplan-
ing),becausethisincreasestheriskofanac-
cident.
—Switchthecruisecontrolofftemporarily
whendrivinginturninglanes,highwayexits,
orinconstructionzones.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,youshould
onlyresumethestoredspeedifitissuitable
forthecurrenttrafficconditions.
()Note
Beforedrivingdownhillalong distanceona
steephill,decreaseyourspeedandselecta
lowergear.Thismakesuseoftheenginebrak-
ingeffectandreducestheloadplacedonthe
brakes.
G)Tips
Thebrakelightsturnonwhenthebrakesare
appliedautomatically.
Switchingthesystemon
Appliesto:vehicleswithcruisecontrolsystem


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Fig.67Lever:switchingonthecruisecontrolsystem

Requirement:switchtheignitionon.