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Automatic Transmission
tiptronic
Introduction
The automatic transmission is controlled elec
tronically. The transmiss ion upsh ifts or down
shifts automatically depending on which drive
program is selected.
When a
moderate driving style is used, the
transmission selects the most econom ical
driving mode. It will then change up early and
delay the downshifts to give better fuel econ
omy.
The transmission switches to a sporty mode
after a kick-down or when the driver uses a
sporty driving style characterized by quick ac
celerator pedal movements, heavy accelera
tion, frequent changes in speed and traveling
at the maximum speed .
If desired, the driver can also select the gears
manually (tiptronic mode) ¢ page 107.
In the tiptronic transmission, power is trans
ferred by a torque converter .
Selector lever positions
Fig. 117 Disp lay in the instrument cluster: selector
lever posit ion
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
Automatic Transmission 103
when the vehicle is completely stopped ¢ &
in Driving the automatic transmission on
page 105.
To shift in or out of position P, you must first
press and hold the brake pedal and then press
the re lease button in the selector lever handle
whi le moving the selector lever to or from P.
You can shift out of this position only with the
ignition on.
R- Reverse
Select R on ly when the vehicle is at a full stop
and the engine is running at idle speed¢.&. in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 105.
Before you move the selector lever to R, press
both the button in the hand le 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 w ith the
brakes applied ¢
& in Driving the automatic
transmission on page 105 .
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds
below 1 mph (2 km/h), you must always apply
the footbrake before and whi le mov ing 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 norma l 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 norma l mode
D. The instrument cluster display 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 driv ing.
The vehicle makes full use of the engine's
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power. Shifting may become noticeable when
accelerating .
When the veh icle is stationary or at speeds
be low 1 mph (2 km/h), you must always apply
the foot brake before and while moving the lever to D/S out of N .
.&_ WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS <=:> & in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 105.
([) Note
Coasting downhi ll with the transmission in
N and the engine not running wi ll result in
damage to the automatic transmission
and possibly the catalytic converter.
(D Tips
- Audi drive select: you can adjust the
sporty shift characteristics in the
D y
namic driving mode.Swill appear in the
i nstrument cluster display instead of D .
- If you accidentally select N while driving,
take your foot off the acce lerator pedal
i mmediately 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
this happens
<=:> page 108.
Automatic Shift Lock {ASL)
The Automatic Shift Lock safeguards you
against accidentally shifting into a forward or the reverse gear and causing the vehicle to
move unintentionally.
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Fig . 118 Shift gate: selecto r lever lock pos it ions and
r elease button highl ig h ted
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
gear selector knob <=:>
fig. 118 w ith your
thumb until you have moved the selector
lever to the desired position .
Automatic selector le ve r lock
The selector lever is locked in the P and N po
sitions when the ign ition is turned on . You
must press the brake pedal and the release
button to select another position . As a re
minder to the driver, the following wa rning
appea rs in the instrumen t clus ter display
when the selector is in P and N:
Wh en stationar y appl y brak e peda l w hile se
le ct in g gear
The Automatic Shift Lock only funct ions when
the veh icle is stationary or at speeds below
1 mph (2 km/h) .
At speeds above about 1 mph (2 km/h) the
Automat ic 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 pos it ion (going from R to D/S) . The lock
ing element w ill lock the selector lever if the
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lever is left in N (Neutral) for more than ap
proximately 2 second, without the brake ped
al being pressed .
Release button
The release button on the selector lever pre
vents the leve r from being accidentally shifted
into certa in positions. Depending on the direc
tion of the shift, the se lector lever locks at d if
ferent positions. The positions are highlighted in the illustration
c!> fig . 118.
Driving the automatic transmission
Fig. 119 Shift gate on the c ente r conso le: se lector le v
er with release button
Starting the engine
.,. The selector lever must be in P or N.
Starting off
.,. Press and hold the brake pedal.
.,. Press and hold the release button in these
l ector lever handle, se lect the desired se lec
tor lever position such as 0/5 and release
the button .
.,. Wait briefly until the transmission has shift
ed (you will feel a slight movement).
.,. Remove your foot from the brake pedal and
acce lerate.
Stopping temporarily
.,. Keep the vehicle stationary using the brak
ing pedal, for example at traffic lights .
.,. Do not press the accelerator pedal when do
ing this .
.,. To prevent the vehicle from rolling when you
start driving, set the parking brake when
stopping on steep inclines
c!> .&,.
Automatic Transmission 105
.,. The parking brake will release automatica lly
and the vehicle will start moving once you
press the acce lerator pedal.
Stopping/parking
If the selector lever is not in the P position
when you open the driver's door, the vehicle
could roll . The message
Transmission: Car
may roll! Shift to park!
appears .
.,. Press and hold the brake pedal un til the ve-
hicle has come to a complete stop .
.,. App ly the parking b rake
c::> page 77, Parking.
.,. Select the P selector lever position c::> .&,.
Stopping on an incline
.,. Always
press the brake pedal to hold the ve
hicle in place and prevent it from "rol ling
back"
c::> .&, . Do not try to prevent the vehi
cle from "rolling back" when a gear is en
gaged by increasing the engine speed
c::>(D.
Starting on an incline
.,. Activate the parking brake.
.,. With the driving gear selected, press the ac
celerator pedal carefully. The parking brake
wi ll release automatically if your seat belt is
fast ened .
Under certain circumstances, such as driving
in the mountains, it may be useful to switch
temporarily to the manual shift program in or
der to adjust the gears to the driving condi
tions by hand
c::>page 107.
On slopes, activate the parking brake first and
then move the selector lever to the P position.
This prevents too much stress from being placed on the locking mechanism.
A WARNING
-
- The vehicle can also roll when the engine
is stopped .
- Unintended vehicle movement can cause
serious injury.
- Never leave your vehicle with the engine
running while in gear . If you must leave
your veh icle when the engine is running,
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activate the parking brake and move the
selector lever to P.
- Power is sti ll transmitted to the whee ls
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 runn ing 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 pos ition
wh ile the vehicle is stat ionary and the
eng ine is running.
- Never shift into
R or P wh ile driving.
- Before driv ing down a steep slope, re-
duce your speed and shift into a lower
gear with "tip tronic".
- Do not ride the brakes or press the brake
peda l too often or too long when dr iving
down a hill. Constant braking causes the
brakes to ove rheat and s ubstant ially re
duces braking per formance, increases
braking distance or causes comp lete fail
ure of the brake system.
- To prevent the veh icle from rolling back
when stopping on inclines, a lways hold it
in place with the brake peda l o r parking
brake.
- Never hold the ve hicle on an incl ine with
a slipping clutch . The clutch opens auto
matically when it becomes too hot from
the overload. An indicator lamp
ml illu
minates and a dr iver message appears
¢ page 1O7when the clutch is overload
ed.
- If the engine must remain running, never
hav e any driv ing pos ition engaged when
c heck ing under the hood . M ake sure the
selector lever has securely engaged and
is locke d in P with the parking brake se t
¢page 211. Otherwise, any increase in
engine speed may set the vehicle in mo
t ion, eve n with the park ing brake ap
plied.
Qd) Note
- When stopping on an incline, do not try to hol d the vehicle in place by pressing the acce
lerator pedal while a d riving gear
is se lected. This can cause the transmis
sion to ove rheat and can damage it. Acti
vate the parking brake or press the brake peda l to prevent the vehicle from rolling.
- Allowing the vehicle to ro ll 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 t he 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 fo r the incline . H ill de
scent cont ro l tries to ma inta in the speed ach
ieved a t the time o f braking, with in phys ica l
and tec hni cal lim it a tions. If may st ill be nec
essary to ad just the speed with the brakes.
Hill descent contro l sw itches off once the de
cl in e leve ls o ut o r yo u press the a cce le rato r
peda l.
On vehicles with the cru ise cont ro l system*
~ page 79, hill descent control is also activat
ed whe n the speed is set.
A WARNING
-
Hill desce nt cont ro l cannot overcome
physical lim itations, so it may not be a ble
to maintain a constant speed unde r a ll
conditions. A lways be ready to apply the
brakes .
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Manual shift program
Using the manual shift program you can
manually select gears.
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Fig. 120 Ce nter console : sh ift ing the gears manually
Fig. 121 Stee rin g wheel : S hi ft paddles
Gear selection with selector lever
The t iptron ic mode can be selected eithe r with
the vehicle stationary or on the move.
• Push the selector lever to the right from
0/
S. 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 posi tion 0
~ fig. 120.
• To downshift, push the lever to the minus
position
0 -
Gear selection with shift paddles
The shift paddles are activated when these
lector lever is in D/S or the tiptron ic manual
shift program.
• To upsh ift, touch the shift paddle on the
right 0~fig.121 .
• To downshift, touch the shift paddle on the
left
0 .
• If you do not press a shift paddle within a
short time while in the
0/5 posit ion, the
transmission will return to automatic mode .
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To keep shifting using the shift paddles,
move the selector lever to the right out of
the D/S pos ition.
When accelerating, the transmission does
not
automatically shift to the next gear shortly
before the maximum permitted engine RPM is
reached.
If you have se lected a lower gear than the cur
rent one, the automatic transmission will shift
down only when the engine will not be over
revved.
With kick-down , the transmission shifts into a
lower gear depending on speed and engine
RPM.
(D Tips
Tiptronic is inoperat ive when the transmis
sion is in the fa il-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 engine speed .
The upshift into the next higher gear takes
place once th e maximum specified engine
speed is reached .
A WARNING
Please note that the drive wheels can spin
if kick-down is used on a smooth slippery
road - there is a risk of skidd ing.
Transmission malfunction
[!l Transmission : Press brake pedal and se
lect gear again
Press the brake pedal and select the desired
selector lever position again . You can then
continue driving.
[!l Transmission overheating: Please drive
conservatively
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The transmission temperature has increased
significantly due to the sporty driving manner. Drive in a less sporty manner until the tem
perature returns to the normal range and the
indicator light switches of.
l'§J Transmission malfunction: You can con
tinue driving
There is a sys tem ma lf u nction in the transmis
sion. You may continue driving. Drive to your
authorized Audi dealer or qualified repair fa
cility soon to have the malfunction corrected .
l'§J Transmission malfunction: You can con
tinue driving with limited functionality
There is a system ma lf u nction in the transmis
sion. The transmission is switching to emer
gency mode. This mode only shifts into cer
tain gears or will no longer shift at a ll. The en
gine may stall. Drive to your authorized A udi
dealer or qualified repair facility immediately
to have the ma lfunction corrected.
l'§J Transmission malfunction: Stop vehicle
and shift to P
Do not continue driving. Select the P selector
lever position and see your auth orized Aud i
dealer or qualified repair facility for assis
tance.
(D Note
If the transmission switches to emergency
mode, you shou ld take the vehicle to an
authorized Audi dealers hip as soon as pos
sible to have the cond ition corrected.
Selector lever emergency release
If the vehicle's power supply fails, the selec
tor lever can be released in an emergency.
Fig. 122 Fro nt center co nsole: se lector lever emerge n
cy release
.,. To reach the emergency release mechanism,
remove the ashtray insert*.
.,. Loosen and remove the small cap in the ash
tray mount
c:!;> fig. 122.
.,. You now have access to a bolt. Using a
screwdriver or similar, press the bolt down
and hold it down.
.,. Now press the interlock and move the selec-
tor lever to the N position.
T he selector leve r can only be moved from the
P position if the ignit ion is turned on. If the
power supply fai ls (for example, the battery is
discharged) and the vehicle must be pushed
or towed, move the selector lever to the N po
s ition first using the emergency release.
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Parking systems
General information
Applies to vehicles: with parking system plus/rear view
camera/peripheral cameras
Depending on your vehicle's equipment, vari
ous parking aids w ill help you when parking
and maneuvering.
The
pa rking syste m plus assists you when
parking by audibly and visually indicating ob
jects detected
in front of and behind the vehi
cle
¢ page 110.
The rea r view c amera shows the area behind
the vehicle in the Infotainment disp lay . This
display assists you when you are cross or par
allel parking
¢ page 111 . In addit ion, you are
assisted by the functions from the parking
system plus¢
page 110.
The periph era l ca mera s assist you with park
i ng and maneuvering. You are aided by var ious
cameras depending on the vehicle equipment l eve l¢
page 114. In addition, you are assist
e d by the func tion s from th e parking sy stem
plus ¢page 110.
A WARNING
- Always look for traff ic and check the area
around your vehicle by looking at it di
rectly as well. The parking system cannot
replace the driver's attent ion. The dr iver
is always responsible for safety during
park ing and for all other maneuvers .
- Please note that some surfaces, such as
clothing, are not detected by the system.
- Sensors and cameras have blind spots in
wh ich peop le and objects cannot be de
tected. Be especially cautious of children and animals.
- T he sensors can be displaced by impacts
or damage to the radiator grille, bumper ,
wheel housing and the underbody. The parking systems may become impaired
as a result. Have your authorized Audi
dealer or qualified workshop check their
function.
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-Make sure the sensors are not covered by
stickers, deposits or any other obstruc
tions as it may impair the sensor func
tion . For information on cleaning, refer
to ¢
page 201 .
(D Note
- Some objects are not detected by the
system under certain c ircumstances :
- Objects such as ba rrie r chains, trailer
draw bars, vertical po les or fences
- Objects above the sensors such as wall
extensions
- Objects w ith specific surfaces or st ruc
tures such as chain link fences or pow
der snow.
- If you continue driving closer to a low-ly
ing object, it may disappea r from the
sensor range. Note that you w ill no lon
ger be warned about this obstacle.
@ Tips
- T he system may provide a warning even
tho ugh there are no obstacles in the cov
erage area in some situations, such as:
- certain road surfaces or for long grass.
- externa l ultrasonic sources e.g. from
clean ing vehicles.
- heavy rain, snow or thick vehicle ex
ha ust.
- We recommend that you practice park
ing in a traff ic-free location or park ing
lot to become familiar w ith the system.
When doing this, there should be good light and weather cond itions .
- You can change the vo lume and pitch of
the s ignals as well as the display
¢ page 119 .
-What appears in the infotainment dis
play is somewhat time-delayed .
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Parking system plus
Description
Applies to vehicles: wit h park ing system p lus
Audi parking system plus provides audio and
visual signals when parking.
Fig. 123 Display field
Sensors are located in the front and rear
bumpers.
If these detect an obstacle, visual
and in some situations audible signals warn
you.
Make sure the sensors are not covered by
stickers, deposits or any other obstructions as
it may impair the sensor function. For infor
mation on cleaning, refer to
~ page 201.
The display field begins approximately at :
@ 4 ft (1.20 m)
® 3 ft (0.90 m)
© 5.2 ft (1.60 m)
@ 3 ft (0 .90 m)
The closer you get to the obstacle, the shorter
the interval between the audible signals. A
continuous tone sounds when the obstacle is
less than approximately 1 ft (0.30 m) away.
Do not continue driving farther~&.
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al information on page 109,
~CD in General
information on page 109!
If the distance to an obstacle remains con
stant, the volume of the distance warning
gradually drops after about four seconds (this
does not apply in the continuous tone range).
Switching on/off
Applies to vehicles : w it h park ing system pl us
Fig. 124 Center console :
P.! button
Fig. 125 Infotainment: visual distance d isplay
Switching on
.,. Shift into reverse or
.,. Press the
P"1A button in the center console
~ fig. 124. A short confirmation tone
sounds and the
LED in the button turns on.
Switching off
.. Dr ive forward faster than 6 mph (10 km/h),
or
.,. press the
Pif.lA button, or
.,. switch the ignition off.
Visual display
Using the segments, you can estimate the dis
tance to an object in front of or behind the ve
hicle~
fig . 125 . The red lines mark the ex
pected direction of travel according to the
steering ang le . A wh ite segment indicates an
identified obstacle that is outside of the vehi
cle's path. Red segments show identified ob
stacles that are in your vehicle's path. As your
vehicle comes closer to the obstacle, the seg ments move closer to the vehicle. At the lat-
est the collision area has been reached when ..,.