2015 AUDI RS5 CABRIOLET transmission

86 Transmission
-Unintended vehicle movement can cause
serious injury .
- Never leave your vehicle with the engine
running while in gear. If you must leave
your vehicle when the engine is running,
activate the parking brake and move the
selector lever to P .
- Power is still transmitted to the wheels
when the engine is running at idle. To
prevent the vehicle from "creeping", you
must keep your foot on the brake when
the engine is running and the selector
lever is in D/S or R or "tiptronic" mode is
selected.
- Do not press the accelerator pedal when
changing the selector lever position
while the vehicle is stationary and the
engine is running.
- Never shift into
R or P while driving.
- Before driving down a steep slope, re-
duce your speed and shift into a lower
gear with "tiptronic".
- Do not ride the brakes or press the brake
pedal too often or too long when driving
down a hill. Constant braking causes the
brakes to overheat and substantially re­
duces braking performance, increases
braking distance or causes complete fail­
ure of the brake system.
- To prevent the vehicle from rolling back
when stopping on inclines, always hold it
in place with the brake pedal or parking
brake .
- Never hold the vehicle on an incline with
a slipping clutch . The clutch opens auto­
matically when it becomes too hot from
the overload . An indicator lamp
l'§J illu­
minates and a driver message appears
Q page 88 when the clutch is overload­
ed.
- If the engine must remain running, never
have any driving position engaged when
checking under the hood. Make sure the
selector lever has securely engaged and
is locked in P with the parking brake set
Q page 195. Otherwise, any increase in
engine speed may set the vehicle in mo- tion
, even with the parking brake ap­
plied.
@ Note
- When stopping on an incline, do not try
to hold the vehicle in place by pressing
the accelerator pedal while a driving gear is selected. This can cause the transmis­
sion to overheat and can damage it. Acti­
vate the parking brake or press the brake
pedal to prevent the vehicle from rolling .
- Allowing the vehicle to roll when the en­
gine is stopped and the selector lever is
in N will damage the transmission be­
cause it is not lubricated under those cir­
cumstances.
(D Tips
For safety reasons, the parking brake is re­
leased automatically only when the driv­
er's safety belt is engaged in the buckle.
Hill descent control
The hill descent control system assists the
driver when driving down declines.
Hill descent control is activated when these ­
lector lever is in D/S and you press the brake
pedal. The transmission automatically selects
a gear that is suitable for the incline. Hill de ­
scent control tries to maintain the speed ach­
ieved at the time of braking, within physical
and technical limitations. It may st ill be nec­
essary to adjust the speed with the brakes.
Hill descent control switches off once the de­
cline levels out or you press the accelerator
pedal.
On vehicles with the cruise control system*
Q page 81 , hill descent control is also activat­
ed when the speed is set.
A WARNING -
Hill descent control cannot overcome
physical limitations, so it may not be able
to maintain a constant speed under all

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conditions. Always be ready to apply the
brakes.
Manual shift program
Using the manual shift program you can
manually select gears.
Fig. 99 Ce nter console: shift ing t he gea rs manually
Fig. 100 Stee ring wheel: shift paddles
Gear selection with selector lever
The tiptronic mode can be selected either with
the vehicle stationary or on the move.
.. Push the selector lever to the right from 0/
5. An M appears in the instrument cluster
display as soon as the transmission has
shifted.
.. To upshift, push the selector lever forward
to the plus position
0 c:> fig. 99 .
.. To downshift, push the lever to the minus
pos ition
0 -
Gear selection with shift paddles*
The shift paddles are activated when these­
lector lever is in 0/5 or the t iptron ic manual
shift program.
.. To upshift, touch the shift paddle on the
right
0 c:> fig. 100. Transmission 87
.. To downshift, touch the shift paddle on the
left
0 .
.. If you do not press a sh ift paddle within a
short time while in the 0/5 position, the
transmission will return to automatic mode.
To keep shifting using the shift paddles,
move the selector lever to the r ight out of
the 0/5 position .
When accelerating, the transmission does
not
automatically shift to the next gear shortly
before the max imum pe rm itted engine RPM is
reached.
If you have selected a lower gear than the cur­
rent one, the automatic transmission will shift
down only when the engine w ill not be over­
revved.
With kick-down , the transm ission shifts into a
lower gear depend ing on speed and engine
RPM .
(D Tips
Tiptronic is inoperat ive when the transmis­
sion is in the fail-safe mode .
, Kick-down
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration.
When you depress the accelerator peda l be­
yond the resistance point, the automatic
transmission downshifts into a lower gear, de­
pending on vehicle speed and eng ine speed .
The upshift into the next higher gear takes
place once the max imum specified engine
speed is reached .
.&_ WARNING
Please note that the whee ls can spin if
kick-down is used on a smooth slippery
road -there is a risk of skidding.
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88 Transmi ssion
Launch Control Program
Th e Launch Cont rol Program provides the
best accel eration possible when starting from
a st op .
R equirement : The engine must be at operat­
i n g t emp eratur e and the steering wheel must
not be turned .
.,. Press the
I~ O FFI button c:> page 173 while
the engine is running. The
II ind icator light
i lluminates in the instrument cluster and
Stabilization control (ESC ): Sport . Warn­
ing! Re stricted sta bility
appea rs in the dr iv­
er information system d isplay.
.,. Move the selec tor lever to the D/S pos ition
to select sport mode (S) or select the
dy­
nami c
driving mode in drive select*
c:> page 103.
... Press the brake peda l strongly with your left
foot and hold it down for at least 1 second.
.,. At the same t ime, press the accelerator ped­
al down complete ly w ith your r ight foot un ­
t il t he engine reaches and maintains a h igh
RPM .
.,. Remove you r foot from the brake pedal
withi n S seconds
c:> &, .
&_ WARNING
-Always adapt you r driving to the traffic
flow .
- O nly use the Launch Control Program
when road and traffic con dit ions allow it
and other dr ivers will not be endangered
o r annoyed by yo ur dr iv ing and t he vehi­
cle's acce lerat ion.
- Please note that the driving wheels can spin and the vehicle can break away
w hen sport mode is sw itched on, espe­
c ially when the road is slippery .
- Once yo u have accelerated, yo u should
switch sport mode off by pressing the
I~ O FF I but ton .
(D Tips
- The transm ission temperat ure may in­
crease significantly after using the Launch Control Program . If that hap- pens, the p
rog ram may not be availab le
for a few minutes . It will be available
again after a cool-down period .
- When accelerating using the La unch
Cont ro l program, a ll vehicle parts are
subject to heavy loads. Th is can result in
increased wear.
Transmission malfunction
['1 Transmission: Pre ss brake pedal and se­
lect gear again .
Press the bra ke peda l and select the desired
selector lever position again. You ca n then
co ntinue driving .
['1 Transmission overheating: Please drive
conservatively.
T he transmiss ion temperat ure has inc reased
s ignificantly due to the sporty d riving manner .
Drive in a less sporty manner until the tem­
perature returns to the normal range and the
indicator light switches of.
ID T ransmission malfunction: You can con­
tinue driving
T he re is a sys tem malfunc tion in the transm is ­
sion . You may continue driving .
Drive to yo ur
autho rized Audi deale r or qualified repair fa ­
c ility soon to have the ma lfunction corrected.
['1 Transmis sion malfun ction : Limited driv­
ing functionality
T he re is a system malfunction in the t ransm is­
s io n. The transm ission is swi tching to emer ­
gency mode. This mo de on ly shifts in to cer ­
ta in gears o r will no longer shift at al l. The en ­
gine may sta ll. Drive to your authorized Audi
dealer or qualified repair facility immediately
to have t he malfunction corrected.
('1 ffl Transmi ssion malfunction: No reverse
You can continue driving
T he re is a sys tem mal func tion in the t ransm is ­
s io n. The transm iss ion is swi tch ing to eme r­
gency mode. This mode on ly shifts into cer -
tain gears o r will no longer shift at all . The en ­
gine may sta ll. You cannot engage the
reverse liJJ,

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gear. Drive to your autho rized A ud i dealer o r
q ua lified repair fac ility immediate ly to have
the ma lfunction corrected .
m] Transmission malfunction: Stop vehicle
and shift to park .
Do not cont inue driving. Select the P se lector
l eve r position and see yo ur autho rized Aud i
dealer or qualified repa ir facili ty for assis ­
tance.
(D Note
If the transmiss io n sw itches to emerge ncy
mo de, you sh ould take the vehicle to an
au thor ized Audi dealersh ip as soon as pos ­
sible to have the cond ition co rrected.
Selector lever emergency release
If th e vehicle's power supply fails, the s elec­
tor lever can be released in an emergency.
Fi g. 10 1 Fro nt ce nter co nsole : Re movi ng t he ash tray
i nser t
Fig. 10 2 Select o r lever e mergency re lea se
.. To access the emerge ncy release mecha ­
nism, remove the ash tray insert @ using the
release swi tch @ r:!>
fig. 101.
.. Loosen and remove the cap in the ashtray
mount.
Transm ission 89
.. You now have access to a pin. Using a screw ­
driver or simi lar object, press the pin down
and hold it in that position
<=> fig. 102.
.. Now press the re lease button and move the
selec tor lever to the N posit ion.
The selector lever can only be moved from the P position i f the key is in the lock and the ign i­
tion is switc hed on. If the power supply fails
(for example , the battery is discharged) and
the ve hicle must be pushed or towed , move
the selec to r lever to the
N posit ion first using
t h e emerge ncy release.

102 Audi drive select
Audi drive select
Driving settings
Introduction
App lies to vehicles: with Audi drive select
Drive select provides the possib ility to exper i­
e nce diffe ren t types of vehi cle sett ings in o ne
ve hicl e. For ins tance, us ing t he three
Com­
fort , Auto and Dynamic modes, the driver can
switch from a sporty to a comfortab le drivi ng
mode with the press of a b utton.
A ddit ionally, in veh icles wi th MM I*, the vehi ­
cle setup for
Individual* mode can be c us­
tom ized by you . This makes it possib le to
comb ine settings such as a sporty engine tun ­
ing with comfortable steering.
A WARNING
Improper use of the A udi d rive select can
cause collisions , ot her acc idents and se ri­
ous pe rsonal injury .
Description
Applies to vehicles: with Audi drive select
The vehicle setup in each mode depends on
the veh icle's features . However, the engin e,
automa tic t ransmissio n and s teeri ng a re a l­
ways involved.
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Engine and automatic transmission
Depending on the mode , the e ng ine and the
automatic t ransm ission respond quicke r or i n
a more ba la nced manne r to a cce le rator pedal
move ments. In t he sporty dynam ic mode, the
a ut om at ic t ra nsmissio n shifts at h igher R PMs.
The engine sound is ad justed by open ing or
clos ing t he exhaust doors for the respective
mode .
Steering
The stee ring ada pts in te rms of stee ring effort
an d steer ing ra tios. In direc t steer ing t hat
moves easi ly, like the stee ring in comfort
mode , is best su ite d to long dr ives on a high ­
way. In contrast, dynam ic mode p rov ides
sporty, d irect steering. T
he following app lies to veh icles with dynamic
stee ring *: the steering rat io chan ges base d on
vehicle speed in order to ma inta in optim um
steering effort for the driver at all times. This
sets the steering to be less sens itive at higher
speeds in o rder to provide improved vehicle
co ntrol. At r educed speeds, howeve r, s teer ing
is mo re d irect in o rder to k eep th e stee ring ef­
fo rt as minima l as poss ible whe n the drive r is
mane uveri ng the veh icle. At low and ave rage
s p eeds, dynamic steering ad dit iona lly pro ­
vides more responsive stee ring pe rformance .
Sport differential*
As a compone nt of the all whee l dr ive system
(qua ttro)
~ page 1 76 , the sp ort differential*
distributes the d riving power to the rear axle
depen ding on the si tuatio n. The dis trib ution
of power var ies depending on the mode se­
l ected . The goal is a high level of agility and
ability to accelerate on curves . The vehicle is
very respons ive to steering.
Audi adaptive cruise control*
T he be hav io r when accelera ting can be adjus t­
ed from comfortab le to sporty, de pendi ng on
t h e d rive select mode . Adaptive cru ise contro l
also responds to the driv ing behavior o f the
vehicle ahead in a more conservative or sporty man ner .
Engine sound*
The so und of the eng ine is adapte d to these ­
l ected mode and ranges from s ubt le to sporty .
(!) Tips
-In some mo dels, the maximum vehicle
spee d can only be reac hed in the
Auto
and Dynamic mo des .
- Selecting the
Dynamic mo de res ults in
sporty shifti ng cha racte ristics . T he 5
gear position engages aut omatically.
- In ve hicl es that have dynamic stee rin g* ,
operating noise is heard when start ing or
stopping the engine. This does not indi­
cate a problem.

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Selecting the driving mode
Applies to vehicles: with Audi drive select
You can choose between Comfort , Auto , Dy ­
namic
and Indi vidua l* modes .
Fig. 1 19 Ce nter co nsole: Con tro l for Aud i d ri ve se lect
F ig . 120 MM I* : A udi drive se lect
,.. To set the mode, press the ~:i.l'c1 button
9 fig. 119 multiple t imes until the desired
mode is displayed in the instrument cluster.
Or
Adjusting the Individual mode
Appl ies to vehicles: wit h MMI and Audi drive select
Audi dri ve sele ct 103
,.. In the MMI*, select : ICARI function button >
Comfort , Au to , D ynamic or Indi vidual *.
In vehicles without the MMI*, the r:i.rc'i button
is found underneat h the selector lever .
You can change the driving mode whe n the ve­
hicle is stationary or wh ile driving. If traffic
permits, after changing modes, briefly take
you r foot off the acce le rator pedal so that the
recently selected mode is a lso activated for
the engine and transmission .
Comf ort -prov ides a comfort-orie nted ve hicle
setup and is suited for long drives on high­
ways .
Auto -provides an overall comfor table ye t dy­
nam ic dr iving feel and is suited for every day
u se.
D ynamic -gives the driver a sporty d riving
feel and is suited to a spo rty dr iv ing style.
Ind ividual * -¢ page 103 .
A WARNING
Pay attention to traffic when operating
drive sele ct to prevent potential risk of an
accident.
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You can personally specify the vehicle setup in the MMI".
,.. Select the ICAR I function button > Set indi­
v idu al
control button . Once you select the
menu, you will automatically drive in the
i n ­
di vidual
mode .
System s Comfort
Engin e/Transmi ssion
ba lanced
S te ering comfortable
Dynamic st e ering * comfortable/ind ire ct
Spo rt d ifferent ial* balanced
Adaptiv e cruise c ontrol * comfortable
Engin e sound * subtle The equipment in your vehicle will determine
which sett
ings you can adjust. The following
table prov ides an overview of the characteris­
t ics of each driving mode.
Auto Dynamic
balanced sporty
balanced sporty
balanced/direct sporty/direct agile sporty
balanced sporty
subtle sporty

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co ,...., \!) 1.1'1 ,...., 1.1'1 ,....,
Driving and
environment
The first 1
1000
miles
(11500 km) and
afterwards
New engine
The engine needs to be run-in during the first
1,000 miles (1 ,500 km) .
For the first 600 mile s (1,000
kilometers ):
.,. Do not use full throttle.
.,. Do not drive at engine speeds that are more
than 2/3 of the max imum permitted RPM .
From 600 to 1,000 miles (1 ,000 to
1,500 kilometers ):
.. Speeds can gradually be increased to the
maximum perm iss ible road or eng ine speed .
During and after br eak-in period
.. Do not rev the eng ine up to h igh speeds
when it is cold. Th is applies whether the
transmission is in N (Neutral) or in gear.
After the break- in peri od
.. Do not exceed max imum eng ine speed un­
der any circumstances .
.. Upshift into the next higher gear before
reaching the red area at the end of the tach­
ometer scale c.>page 10.
During the first few hours of driving, the en­
g ine's internal friction is higher than later
when all the moving parts have been broken
in . How well this break -in process is done de ­
pends to a considerable extent on the way the
ve hicl e is driven du ring the first 1,000 miles
(1,500 k ilome ters).
(D Note
Extremely h igh engine speeds are auto­
mat ica lly reduc ed. However, t hese rpm
lim its are programmed for a n engine well
r u n- in, not a new engine.
Driving and environment 179
@) For the sake of the environment
Do not drive with unnecessarily high en­
g ine speeds -upshifting ear ly saves f uel,
reduces noise and protects the environ­
ment.
New tires
If your vehicle is running on new tires, drive
very carefully for the first 350 miles (500 ki lo­
meters) after fitting.
.&, WARNING
N ew tires tend to be sl ippery and mus t al­
so be "b roken -in" . Be sure to remember
this dur ing the f irst 350 m iles (500 kilo­
meters) . Brake gently . Avoid fo llowing
closely behind other vehicles or other sit­
uations that m ight require sudden, hard
b raking.
Avoid damaging the
vehicle
When you are d rivi ng on poo r roads, or over
cu rbs, steep ramps, etc., make certa in that
low- ly in g parts s uch as spo ile rs and ex ha ust
system parts do not bottom o ut and get dam ­
aged.
Th is is espec ially true for veh icles with low­
s lung chassis (spo rts chas sis)* and fully load ­
ed vehicles.
Driving through water
on roads
Note the following to avoid ve hicle damage
when driving through water, for e xamp le on
flooded roads:
- The wa ter must not be any higher than the
bottom of the vehicle body .
- Do not dr ive faster than walk ing speed .
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212 Tires and wheels
-If you notice unusual vibra­
tion or if the vehicle pulls to
one side when driving, al­
ways stop as soon as it is
safe to do so and check the
wheels and tires for dam­
age.
0 Note
-Please note that summer and winter tires are de­
signed for the conditions
that are typical in those sea­
sons. Audi recommends us­
ing winter tires during the
winter months. Low tem­ peratures significantly de­
crease the elasticity of
summer tires, which affects
traction and braking ability. If summer tires are used
in
very cold temperatures, cracks can form on the tread
bars, resulting in perma­
nent tire damage that can
cause loud driving noise and
unbalanced tires. Audi is not
responsible for this type of
damage.
-Burnished, polished or chromed rims must not be used in winter road condi­
tions. The surface of the
rims does not have suffi­
cient corrosion protection
for this and could be perma­
nently damaged by road salt
or similar substances.
Glossary of tire and loading terminology
Accessory weight
means the combined weight (in
excess of those standard items
which may be replaced) of auto­ matic transmission, power
steering, power brakes, power
windows, power seats , radio,
and heater, to the extent that
these items are available as fac­
tory-installed equipment (whether installed or not).
Aspect ratio
means the ratio of the height to
the width of the tire in percent.
Numbers of 55 or lower indi­
cate a low sidewall for im­
proved steering response and
better overall handling on dry
pavement.
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