86 Transmis sion
qualified repair facility for assistance. Other
wise serious transmission damage could re
sult . Once the indicator light has turned off,
drive to your authori zed Audi dealer or quali
fied repair facility immediately to have the malfunction corrected .
Selector lever emergency release
Applies to vehicles: with S tro nic
If the vehicle's power supply fails, the selec
tor lever can be released in an emergency.
-----Fig. 86 Se lector lever : Remov ing th e selector lever
boot
Fig. 87 Se lector lever: Using the eme rgency re lease to
move out of the Park pos ition
The emergency release mechanism is located
in the right front area under the selector lever
shift gate. Using the emergency release can
be comp licated. We recommend contacting
your authorized Audi dealer for assistance, if
necessary.
Removing the selector lever boot
.,. Activate the parking brake .
.,. Carefully pry the selector lever boot out of
the trim @using a small screwdriver .
.,. Pull both sides of the selector lever boot
upward in the direction of the arrow @ .
.,. Fold the selector lever boot upward.
Selector lever emergency release
.,. Press the release lever down and hold it in
p lace
¢ fig. 87.
.,. Press the release button in the selector lev
er © and move the lever into the N position.
.,. Clip the selector lever boot back into the
shift gate after using the emergency re
lease .
If the vehicle must be pushed or towed due to
a power failure (for example, the battery is
discharged), the selector lever must first be
moved to the N position using the emergency
release mechanism .
A WARNING
-Only move the selector lever out of the P
position when the park ing brake is activat
ed. Otherwise, the veh icle could start to
move unintentionally when the selector
lever is moved out of the P position.
