2000 AUDI ALLROAD ignition

---------------------CONTROLS AND
EQUIPMENT
�W ARNING
• The right hand outside mirror
has a convex (curved) surface. Re­
member that vehicles or other ob­
jects seen in a convex mirror will
appear smaller and farther away
than when seen in a flat mirror. If
you use this mirror to estimate dis­
tances of following vehicles when
changing lanes, you could esti­
mate incorrectly and cause an ac­
cident.
• Whenever possible, use the in­
side mirror to determine the actual
distance and size of vehicles or
other objects seen in the convex
mirror. Adj
usting the outside mirrors
With the ignition on, both outside mirrors
can be adjusted.
Turn the knob to switch over between the
left and right outside mirrors.
L -l eft -hand mirror
R -right-hand mirror
0- off
A- Folding back both outside mirrors*
It's a good idea to fold the outside mirrors­
for example, when you must park the car in
tight quarters. Press
the knob in the appropriate direction
(arrows) to move the mirror surface.
Note
• If the electrical adjustment of the mirror
should not respond, adjust the mirror by
hand by pushing lightly on the edge of the
mi rror glass.
• At low outside temperatures the heated
outside mirrors are activated automati­
cally when the ignition is switched on.
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Before
adjusting your seat there are some
important considerations to keep in mind.
• To prevent interference with the seat ad­
justment, never store anything under the
seats.
• The front seats should be adjusted be­
fore fastening the safety belts.
• The position of the driver's seat you find
most comforta ble can be stored in the me­
IT]Ory. See page 81 for details.
�W ARNING
Because the seats can be electri­
cally adjusted with the ignition
key removed, never leave children
unattended in the vehicle. Unsu­
pervised use of the electric seat
adjustments may cause serious in­
iury. Seat
adjustment
Press the switch as indicated by the arrows
to move the seat.
1 - moves seat back/forward
2 - raises/lowers seat at the front
3 - raises/lowers seat at the rear
2 and 3 together- raises/lowers whole seat CONT
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Seatback adjustment
Press the switch as indicated by the arrows
to adjust the backrest.
forward: backrest further upright
to the rear: backrest
further reclined
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Memor
y for front seats*
Yo u can store and recall 3 difference seat
positions for the driver and front passenger
seats using the memory buttons located in
the front doors. When you store the seat
position for the driver's seat, you can also
set and store the position of the outside mir­
rors and steering column position*.
The system works with the ignition
switched on or off. Memory
for driver's seat
The "STOP" button must be depressed in
order to store and recall the required set­
tings.
Memorizing seat. mirrors and
steering wheal• positions and ad­
justments
• Adj ust the seat.
• Adjust both outside mirrors (see
page 72).
• Adjust steering wheel (see page 99).
• Press "Memory" button and hold. At the
same time press one of the three numbered
reca ll buttons for at least 1 second.
• Release the buttons.
· The positions are now assigned to that par­
ticular button and stored in the memory. CONT
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Notes
• If you memorize a new setting, the pre­
vious setting on that button will be erased.
• We recommend that you begin with but­
ton 1, and assign each subsequent driver a
particular button. This is especially impor­
tant for optimum utilization of the remote
control.
• If the vehicle battery is disconne cted, all
memorized setting will be erased.
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Convenient
entry function
This facilitates entering and leaving the car
by moving the steering wheel.
The convenient entry function can be
switched on and off by pressing button B.
With the convenient entry switched on
(button B depressed), the steering wheel
moves into the parked position (forward and
up) when the ignition key is removed. After
the driver has entered the car, the
steering wheel returns to the memorized
position as soon as the key is turned in the
ignition.
This recall function is only operative when
the "STOP" button for the seat memory is
depressed.
When the convenient entry is ewitched
off, the steering wheel moves into the
memorized position as soon as the seat
position memory button is pressed. CONT
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Memory for steering wheel position
The steeri ng wheel position can be stored
together with the seat position. See
page 81.
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Parking
brake lever
The parking brake lever is located between
the front seats.
• To set the parking brake, pull the lever _up
until strong resistance is felt. The park1ng
brake must be pulled up all the way so that
the vehicle cannot be moved. When the
ignition is on, the brake waming light will
light up. •
Depress brake pedal and hold while re­
leasing parking brake. To release the park­
ing brake, pull the lever slightly up, depress
the release button (arrow), and then push
the lever all the way down.
When the parking brake is fully released,
the brake warning light will go out.
�W ARNING
• Always release the parking
brake fully. A partially engaged
brake will overheat the rear
brakes. reduc:e their effective­
ness and cause excessive wear.
This • could lead to brake failure
and an ac:c:ident.
• Always set the parking brake
when parking your vehicle.
• Move the selector
lever to .. p.,. CONT
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II WARNING continued
• When parking on hills, also turn
the wheels so that the front
wheels will first run into the curb
if the car starts to roll.
- parking headed downhill. al­
ways turn the front wheels to­
ward the curb.
- parking headed uphill. always
turn the front wheels away from
the curb.
• Do not leave children unat­
tended In the vehicle. A child
could release the parking brake
and allow the c:ar to move causing
an accident and personal injury.
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5-spaad automatic transmission (Tiptronic®)*
Yo ur vehicle is equip ped with an electroni­
cally controlled five-speed automatic trans­
missi �n, upshifting and downshifting is au­
tomatiC. You can also manually select a shift
program mptronic®).
Ignition key safety interlock
After switching off the ignition, you can re­
move the ignition key only when the selec­
tor lever is in the P (Park) position. When
the ignition key is removed, the selector le­
ver will be locked in the P (Park) position.
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programs
The transmission is "self adapting" and will
automa tically select the most appropri­
ate sh1ft program suited to the driving condi­
tions and driving style.
The transmission will select one of the eco­
nomy programs when you drive at a steady
speed or at gradually changing speeds with­
out heavy acceleration. This gives best fuel
efficiency, with early upshifting and delayed
down shifting.
The transmission will automatically select
the _sporty shift programs when you drive
at h1 gh er speeds, or with heavy acceleration
and frequently changing speeds. Upshifts
are then delayed to make full use of engine
P ?Wer, an9 downshifting takes place at
higher eng1ne speeds than in the economy
programs. The s
�lection o � the most suitable shift pro­
gram JS a contmuous automatic process.
Regardless of this, the driver can also make
the transmission switch to a sporty pro­
gram by pressing down the gas pedal
quickly.
This causes the transmission to shift down
into a lower gear and makes quick accelera­
tion possible (for example to pass another
vehicle). You do not need to depress the gas
pedal into the kick-down range. After the
transmission _has upsh ifted again, the origi­
n� ! program IS selected according to your
dnv1ng style.
An additional shift program allows the auto­
matic t�ansmission to select the proper gear
for uphill and downhill driving.
This prevents the transmission from shift­
ing up �n� dow � un necessarily on hills. The
transmiSSion w1ll also shift down to a lower
gear when the driver presses the brake
pedal while driving downhill. This makes
use of the braking effect of the engine with­
out the need to shift down manually.
With this function the transmission will
however, only shift down as far as 2nd gear :

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Steering wheel with Tiptronic ®
The buttons on the steering wheel allow the
driver to shift gears manuall y.
The selector buttons on the steering wheel
are activated when the selector lever on the
center console is located in the manual posi­
tion (liptronic position).
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course, it is also possible to operate the
"liptr onic" using the selector lever on the
center console.
When "liptronic" is activated, the buttons
on the steeri ng wheel are illuminated.
Ta pping the upper part(+) of one of the two
selector buttons will cause the vehicle to
shift into a high gear. Tapping the lower part
(-) will cause the vehicle to shift down to a
lower gear. Aut
omatic Shift Lock (ASL) (8)
Yo ur Audi is equipped with an Automatic
Shift Lock (ASL}. The ASL is an electro­
mechanical device that locks the selector
lever in the P (Park) and N (Neutral) posi­
tions when the ignition is on.
Yo u must depress the brake pedal before
the selector lever can be moved out of ei­
ther position. This prevents the selector le­
ver from being moved unintentionally into a
driving position resulting in unwanted ve­
hicle movement.

In selector
lever positions "P" (Park) a no
"N" (Neutral), the instruction "WHEN
STA TIONARY APPLY FOOTBRAKE WHILE
SELECTING GEAR" appears in the instru­
ment cluster as a reminder for the driver.
Also, the symbol in the shift console will
light up.
A time delay element prevents the selector
lever from locking when it is moved through
the "N"' (Neutral) position (for example,
going from "R" to "D"). The locking ele­
ment only locks the selector lever if it is left
in the "N" (Neutral) position for more than
about one second without the brake pedal
being depressed.
In the N (Neutral) position, the selector le­
ver will not lock when the vehicle is driving
faster than 3 mph (5 km/h). Display
When the ignition is switched on, the posi­
tion of the selector lever is shown in the dis­
play in the instrument cluster. The illustra­
tion shows selector position D engaged.
The engaged selector lever position will ap­
pear bright against a dark background while
the other positions appear just the opposite.
If all the positions appear dark against a
bright background at the same time, or
when no positions are indicated then there
is a malfunction in the transmission -see
under "Fail-safe mode" on page 111. CONT
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Selector lever positions
P- Park
Engage P (Park) only when the vehicle is
stationary. When parking your vehicle, ap­
ply the parking brake first, and then move
the selector lever completely to position P.
To do this depress the button in the
handle of the selector lever and
push it through R to P. The transmis­
sion is then mechanically locked.
To move the selector lever out of the P
(Park) position you must first insert the
ign ition key into the ignition lock and turn.
Before you move the selector lever
from the P (Park) position, you must
always apply the brake pedal before
and while depressing the button in
the handle of the selector lever.
Shift out of the P (Park) position before re­
leasing the parking brake.
When the vehicle is parked on a steep hill,
shifting out of P (Park) may be a little hard­
er. This is due to the vehicle' s weight ex­
erted on the transmission.
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