2013 AUDI S4 display

90 On the road
• To increase/dec rease the speed qu ickly,
hold the lever in the
G) !Q direction unti l
the des ired speed is d isplayed.
You can a lso press the accelerator pedal down
to increase your speed , e .g. if you want to
pass someone . The speed yo u saved earlier
will resume as soon as you let off of the accel­
erator pedal.
If , however, you exceed your saved speed by
6 mph (10 km/h) for longer than S minutes ,
the cruise contro l will be turned off tempora­
rily. The green symbol in the display turns
white . The saved speed remains the same .
Presetting your speed
You con preset your desired speed while the
vehicle is not moving.
• Switch on the ignition.
• Pu ll lever into pos ition
CD c:> page 89,
fig. 100.
• Press the lever in the 0 or O direction to
incr ease or decrease yo ur speed .
• Re lease the lever to save that speed .
This funct ion makes it possible, for example,
to save the speed you want before driving on
the hig hway . Once o n the hig hway, activate
the cruise contro l by pulling the lever towa rd
(D .
Switching off
Temporary deactivation
• Pres s the bra ke peda l, or
• Manual transmission : Keep the clutch pedal
pressed down
longer , or
• Press the lever into position @ (not clicked
into p lace) ¢
page 89, fig . 100, or
• Drive for longer than S minutes at more
t h an 6 mph (10 km/h) above the stored
speed .
Switching off completely
• Press leve r into position @(clicked into
place), or
• Switch the ignition off. The speed you saved will be retained if the
cruise control has been switched off tempora­
rily . To resume the saved speed, let up on the
brake or clutch pedal and pu ll the lever to po­
s ition (!).
Switching the ignition off erases the saved
speed.
_& WARNING
You shou ld only return to the saved speed
if it is not too fast for the current traffic
conditions -risk of an accident!

92 Transmission
vehicle to accelerate without a noticeable in­
terruption in traction.
tiptronic transmission
I n the tiptronic transmission, power is trans­
ferred by a torque converter.
Selector lever positions
Applies to vehicles: with multitronic/5 tronic/tiptronic
Fig. 103 Display in the in stru me nt duste r: selecto r
lever in position P
The selector lever position engaged appears
next to the selector lever as well as in the in­
strument cluster display.
P - Park
In this selector lever position the transmis­
sion is mechanically locked. Engage P only
when the vehicle is
completely stopped ¢ &
in Driving the automatic transmission on
pag e 94 .
To shift in or out of pos ition P, you must first
press and hold the brake pedal and then press
the release button in the selector lever handle
wh ile mov ing the se lector lever to or from P.
You can shift out of this position only with the
ignition on .
R-Reverse
Select R only when the vehicle is at a full stop
and the engine is running at idle speed ¢ & in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 94 .
Before you move the selector lever to R, press
both the release button in the handle of the
selector lever
and the brake pedal at the same
time. When the
ignition is on, the backup lights illu­
minate when the selector lever is moved into
R.
N -Neutral
The transmission is in neutral in this position .
Shift to this position for standing with the
brakes applied ¢
& in Driving the automatic
transmission on page 94.
When the vehicle is stat ionary or at speeds
below 1 mph (2 km/h), yo u must always apply
the footbrake before and whi le moving the
lever out of N.
D/S - Normal position for driving forward
In the D/S position, the transmission can be
operated either in the normal 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 suitable gear ratio.
It de­
pends on engine load, vehicle speed and driv­
ing style .
Select the
sport mode S for sporty driving .
T he vehicle makes full use of the engine's
power. Shift ing may become noticeable when
accelerating.
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds
below 1 mph (2 km/h), you must always app ly
the foot brake before and while moving the lever to D/S out of N.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS ¢ & in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 94 .
(D Note
Coasting downhill with the transm ission in
N and the engine not running will result in
damage to the automatic transmission
and possibly the catalytic conve rter. .,..

@ Tips
-On vehicles with drive select*, you can
adjust the sporty shift characteristics in
the
Dynamic driving mode.Swill appear
in the instrument cluster display instead
ofD.
- If you accidentally select N while driving,
take your foot off the accelerator pedal
immediately and wait for the engine to
slow down to idle before selecting D/S.
- If there is a power failure, the selector
lever will not move out of the P position .
The emergency release can be used if
th is happens ~
page 98.
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL)
Applies to vehicles: with multitronic/5 tronic/tiptron ic
The Automatic Shift Lock safeguards you
against accidentally shifting into a forward or
the reverse gear and causing the vehicle to
move unintentionally.
Fig. 104 Shift gate: selector lever lock positions and
release button highlighted
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 se lector knob ¢
fig. 104
with your thumb until you have moved the
selector lever to the desired position.
Automatic selector lever lock
The selector lever is locked in the P and N po·
sitions when the ignition is turned on . You
must press the brake pedal and the release
button to select another position. As a re·
m inder to the driver, the following warning
Transmission 93
appears in the instrument cluster display
when the selector is in P and N:
When stationary apply brake pedal while se­
lecting gear
The Automatic Shift Lock only functions when
the vehicle is stationary or at speeds below 1 mph (2 km/h).
At speeds above about 1 mph (2 km/h) the
Automatic Shift Lock is automatically deacti­
vated in the N position .
A time delay element prevents the selector lever from locking when it is moved through
the N position (going from R to D/S). The lock­
ing element will lock the selector lever if the
lever is left in N (Neutral) for more than ap­
proximately 2 seconds, without the brake ped­
al being pressed.
Release button
The release button on the selector lever pre­
vents the lever from be ing accidentally shifted
into certain positions. Depending on the direc­
tion of the shift, the selector lever locks at dif­
ferent positions. The positions are highlighted
in the illustration¢
fig. 104 .
Ignition key safety interlock
The key cannot be removed from the ignition
unless the selector lever is in the P park posi­
tion. When the ignition key is removed, the
selector lever will be locked in the P position.
Driving the automatic transmission
Applies to vehicles; with mult itronic/S tronic/tiptronic
Fig. 105 Sh ift gate on the center console: selector lev-
er w it h re lease button ..,_

96 Transmission
Manual shift program
Appl ies to vehicles: with multitronic/S tronic/t iptronic
Using the manual shift program you can
manually select gears .
Fig . 10 6 Center co nsole: s hifting the gears manu ally
Fig . 10 7 Steer ing w heel: Shift buttons•
Gear selection with selector lever
"' N
N
~
" a> CD
The tiptron ic mode can be selected e ither with
the vehicle stationa ry or on the move.
• Push the selector lever to the right from 0/
S. An M appears in the instrument cl uster
display as soon as the transmission has
shifted.
• To upsh ift, p ush the sele ctor leve r fo rw ard
to the pl us posi tion
0 r:::,fig . 106.
• To downshift , push the lever to the minus
position
0 -
Gear selection with paddle levers*
The s hift bu ttons are act ivated when the se­
l ec to r lever is in D/S or the t ip tr on ic manu al
shift program .
• To upsh ift, touch the button on th e right
0
C:, fig . 107.
• To downshift, touch the bu tton on the left
0 -
• If you do not press a shift button wi thin a
s h ort time whi le in the D/S position, t he transmission will return to a
utomatic mode .
To keep shifting using t he sh ift bu ttons,
move the selector lever to the r ight out of
the 0/S pos ition.
T he t ransm iss io n automatically sh ifts up or
down before critical engine speed is reached .
T he transm iss io n only a llows manual sh ifting
when the engine speed is w it hi n the pe rmit ­
ted range .
@ Tips
-Whe n you s hift into the ne xt l ower ge ar,
the transmission will downshift only
w hen the re is no poss ib ility of ove r-rev­
ving the engine .
- W hen the kic k-down comes on, the
transm ission w ill shift d ow n to a lower
gear, depending on vehicle and engine
speeds.
- Tiptro nic is inoperative when the trans ­
m ission is in the fai l-safe mode.
Kick-down
Applies to vehicles : wit h mult itronic/S t ro ni c/tip tro nic
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration.
Applies to vehicles with a multitronic ®
transmission
W hen you depress the accelerator peda l be ­
yond the res istance point, the transm ission
downsh ifts into a lower gear ratio depend ing
on the vehicle speed and engine speed. As
lo ng as the acce lerator pedal is depressed, the
engine speed is automatically regu lated for
maximum acceleration .
Applies to vehicles with a S tronic ®-/,
tiptronic transmission
When you depress the accelerator peda l be­
yond the resistance point, the automatic t ra nsmission downsh ifts into a lowe r gear, de­
pend ing on veh icle s peed an d eng ine speed .
T he upsh ift int o th e nex t higher gea r takes
place once the max imum speci fied engine
s p eed is reached .

A WARNING 1=
Please note that the drive wheels can spin
if kick-down is used on a smooth slippery
road - there is a risk of skidding.
Launch Control Program
App lies to vehicles: with S tronic
The Launch Control Program provides the
best acceleration possible when starting from
a stop .
Requirement : The engine must be at operat­
ing temperature and the steering wheel must
not be turned .
~ Press the l.e OFFI button ¢ page 187 or
r:::> page 188 while the engine is running.
The
fsl indicator light illuminates in the in­
strument cluster and
Tra ction con trol
( ASR ): Off. W arning! Re stri cted stabil ity
appears in the dr iver information system
display .
~ Move the selec to r l ever to the D/S position
or se lect the
d y nami c driving mode in drive
select*
r:::> page 114.
~ Press the brake peda l strong ly wit h your left
foot and hold it down for at least 1 second.
~ At the same time, press the accelerator
pedal down completely with your right foot
until the engine reaches and maintains a
high RPM .
~ Remove your foot from the brake peda l
within 5 seconds
r:::> .&, .
A WARNING
-Always adapt you r driving to the traffic
flow.
- Only use the Launch Control Program
when road and traffic conditions allow it
and other drivers will not be endangered
or annoyed by you r driv ing and the vehi­
cle's acce leration.
- Please note that the driving wheels can
spin and the vehicle can break away
when ASR is switched off, especially
when the road is slippery.
-
Tran sm iss ion 97
-Once you have accelerated, you shou ld
sw itch the ASR back on by pressing the
l.e O FFI button.
(D Tips
- The transmission temperature may in ­
crease s ignificantly after using the
Launch Control Program. If that hap-
pens, the program may not be availab le
for a few m inutes. It will be ava ilable
again after a cool-down per iod .
- When accelerating using the Launch
Cont ro l program, a ll vehicle parts are
subject to heavy loads. This can result in
increased wear .
Transmission malfunction
Applies to vehicles: with multitro nic/S tronic/t iptronic
[O] Transmis sion: Pr ess brake p edal and se·
Leet gear again .
Press the brake peda l and select the desired
selector lever position again. You ca n the n
continue driving.
[O] Trans mission overhe ating: Pl ease drive
conservatively .
The transmiss ion temperature has increased
s ignificantly due to the sporty d riving manner .
D rive in a less sporty ma nner until the tem­
perature returns to the normal range and the
indicato r light switc hes of.
[O] Tran smission malfunction: You can con­
tinue driv ing
There is a system malfunction in the transmis­
sion. You may cont inue driving. Drive to your
authorized Aud i dea ler or qualified repa ir fa­
c ility soo n to have the malfunction corrected .
[O] Transm ission malfunction : Lim ited dr iv·
ing functionality
There is a system malfunction in the t ransmis­
s ion . The transm ission is switching to emer ­
gency mode . This mode on ly shifts into cer-
ta in gears or will no longer shift at all. The en­
gine may sta ll. Dr ive to your authorized Audi ..,.

102 Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
Switching on and off
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 114 Se lec tor lever: switching on/off
Fig. 115 Instrument clus te r: A udi adap tive c ru ise co n·
trol
You can set any speed between 20 mph and
95 mph (30 and 150 km/h).
Indicator lamps and messages in the instru·
ment cluster display inform you about the cur·
rent system status and settings.
Switching Audi adaptive cruise control on
• Pull the lever toward you into position@
r=;,fig. 114. ACC standby appears in the in ·
strument cluster display.
Setting the speed and activating
regulation
.. To set the current speed, press the !SE T!
button r=;, page 11, fig . 4. The set speed is shown in
the tachometer @and is also
shown briefly in the display@~
fig. 115.
Switching Audi adaptive cruise control off
• Push the lever away from you into position
@ until it clicks into place. The message
ACC off appears.
@ Indicator lights
11 · Adaptive cruise control is switched on. No
vehicles are detected up ahead. The stored
speed is maintained.
I-A moving vehicle is detected up ahead.
T he adaptive cru ise control system regulates
the speed and distance to the moving vehicle
ahead and accelerates/brakes automatically.
I-When automatic braking is not able to
keep e nough distance to a previously detected
moving veh icle up ahead, you must take con·
trol and brake ~
page 105, Request for driver
intervention.
© Display
If adapt ive cru ise control is not shown in the
display, you can call it up w ith the
I RESET I
button r=;, page 24.
Based on the symbols in the display, you can
determine if the system is maintain ing a d is ·
tance to the vehicle ahead and what that dis­
tance is.
No vehicle· No vehicle ahead was detected .
White vehicle· A vehicle ahead was detected .
Red vehicle -Prompt for the driver to take ac­
tion
,=;, page 105.
Both arrows on the scale© indicate the dis·
tance to the vehicle ahead. No arrow appears
when the vehicle is on an open road and there
is no object ahead. If an object is detected
ahead, the arrow moves on the scale .
T he green zone on the scale shows the stored
distance. For information on changing the
stored distance, refer tor=;,
page 104 . If the
distance se lected is too close or may soon be·
come too close , the arrows move into the red
zone on the sca le. .,..

Audi adapt ive crui se c ontrol an d bra kin g guard 10 3
A WARNING
Improper use of the adaptive cruise con­
trol can cause collis ions, other accidents
and serious personal injuries.
- Pressing the
ISE TI button whe n driving at
speeds below 20 mph (30 km/h), will au­
tomat ica lly accelerate the veh icle to
20 mph (30 km/h), which is the m ini­
mum speed that can be set.
@ Tips
- If you switch the ignition or the adapt ive
cruise control off, the set speed is erased
from the system memory.
- The elect ronic stabilization control (ESC)
and the anti-slip-regulation (ASR) are au­
tomatically tu rned on when the adaptive
cruise control is turned on. Both systems
cannot be turned off if the adaptive
cruise control is turned on. Allroad: You cannot switch the ESC to the offroad
mode when adaptive cruise control is
switched on.
Changing the speed
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise co ntrol
0
f
• 0
Fi g. 116 Selector lever : cha nging the speed
.. To increase or reduce the speed in incre­
ments,
t a p the lever up or down .
.. To increase or reduce the speed quickly,
hold the lever up or down unti l the red LED
® reaches the desired speed c> page 102,
fig. 115.
Following any changes, the new stored speed
will be displayed briefly in the display @
<=>page 102, fig. 115.
Interrupting cruise control
Applies to vehicles: wit h Aud i adapt ive cruise contro l
Fig. 117 Selector lever
Requ irement: adaptive cru ise control must be
switched on
c> fig. 117 (D .
Ove rriding crui se cont rol
.. To acce lerate manually, p ress the acce le ra­
tor peda l. The message
ACC over ride ap­
pears .
.. To resume adaptive cruise contro l, 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 time by
pressing the
! SET I button c> page 11, fig. 4.
Canceling cruise cont rol while driv ing
.. Move the lever into position @. The mes­
sage
ACC st andby appears. Or
.,. press the brake pedal.
.. To resume the stored speed, move the lever
into position @ .
A WARNING -
Never resume the stored speed if the
speed is too high for prevailing road, tra f­
fic or weather condit ions .

104 Audi adapti ve cruise control and br aking guard
Setting the distance
App lies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 118 Selector lever: setting the distance
~ Tap the switch to display the current set dis­
tance ¢fig.
118.
~ To increase or reduce the distance by incre­
ments, tap the switch again to the left or
right. The distance between the two veh icles
will change in the instrument cluster d is­
play.
When approaching a moving vehicle up ahead,
the adaptive cru ise cont rol system brakes to
matc h that object's speed and then maintains
the stored d istance. If the vehicle ahead ac ­
celerates, adaptive cruise control will also ac ­
celerate up to the stored speed.
The highe r the speed, the greater the distance
in yards (meters)¢ ,&.. T he
Di st a nc e 3 setting
is recommended .
The distances p rov ided are specified values.
Depending on the driving situation and the
how the vehicle ahead is dr iving, the actual
distance may be more or less than these tar­
get distances .
The various symbols fo r the time increments
appear briefly in the information line @
c;, page 102, fig. 115 when you change the
settings.
c::::::,_c::::::, ___ Dist ance 1: This setting corre-
sponds to a distance of 92 feet/28 meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a
time interva l of 1 second.
c::::::, __ c::::::, __ Dista nce 2 : This setting corre­
sponds to a distance of 118 feet/36 meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a
time interva l of 1.3 seconds .
c::::::, ___ c::::::, _ Dista nce 3 : This setting corre-
sponds to a distance of 164 feet/SO meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a
time interval of 1.8 seconds.
c::::::, ____ c::::::, Dista nce 4 : This setting corre-
sponds to a distance of 210 feet/64 meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a
t ime interval of 2.3 seconds.
A WARNING
Following other vehicles too closely in­
creases the risk of collis ions and ser ious
personal injury .
- Sett ing short distances to the traffic
ahead reduces the time and distance
availab le to bring your vehicle to a safe
stop and makes it even more necessary
to pay close attention to traffic.
-
- Always obey applicable t raffic laws, use
good judgment, and select a safe follow­
ing d istance for the t raff ic, road and
weather conditions .
0) Tips
-Distan ce 3 is set automatically each time
you switch the ignition on.
- Your standard settings are automatically
stored and ass igned to the remote con­
tro l key be ing used.
Setting the driving program
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Depending on the selected driving program
and distance, driving behavior when accelerat­
ing will vary from dynamic to comfortable .
Setting the dri ving program for vehicles
without Aud i d riv e se le ct*
~ In the radio/MM!*, select: ICARlfunction
button
> Ad apti ve crui se cont rol > Drivi ng
p ro g.
> comfort, sta nd ard or dyn amic . Or
~ Select: !CAR ! function button> Ca r sys­
tem s*
control button > Driver a ssist > Adap ­
ti ve c ruis e c ontr ol
> D rivi ng program * >
Co mfort, Standard or Dynam ic .