2016 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET manual transmission

Automatic transmissio n
Automatic transmission
S tronic
Introduction
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith au tomat ic tra nsmi ssio ns
Your veh icle is equipped with an electronically­
controlled DSG t ransm iss ion called S t ronic. Two
independent cl utches transfer the power be ­
tween the engine and t ransmission . It allows the
vehicle to accelerate without a noticeab le inter ­
ruption in traction.
The transm ission upshifts o r downshifts auto ­
mat ica lly. The driving sty le continuously influen ­
ces the selection of the driving program.
When a
mod erat e dri ving styl e is used, the
transmission se lects the most eco nomical d riving
mode . The t ransmission upshifts at a lower RPM
and downshifts at a higher RPM to improve fuel
efficiency.
The transm ission switches to a spo rty mode afte r
a kick-down or when the driver uses a
s port y
dri ving style
characterized by quick accelerator
pedal movements, heavy acce leration, frequent
changes in speed and traveling at the maximum
speed.
I f desired, the driver can also select the gears
manually (tiptronic mode) ¢ page 81, Shifting
manually (tiptronic mode).
Selector lever positions
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith a uto mat ic t ra n smi ssio ns
F ig. 79 Instrument cluster: selec tor lever posit ions
The instrument cluste r display shows the current
selector lever position and current gear .
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P - Park
The w heels a re mechan ically locked in t his posi ­
tion . Yo u can only sh ift into Park when the vehi­
cle is
stationary ¢.&. .
To sh ift in and ou t of the P selecto r leve r posi­
tion, press the interlock button in the selector
l ever
while pressing the brake peda l.
R- Reverse
Only shift into reverse gear when the veh icle is
stationary and the engine is run ning at id le
speed¢ ,&..
To select the R selector lever position, press the i nterlock button
while pressing the brake pedal.
The back- up lights switch on i n the R pos ition if
the ign it io n is switched on.
N - Neutral
The transmission is in idle in th is position.
D /S - No rmal po sition fo r dri ving fo rw ard
In the D/S se lector lever position, the transmis­
sion can be operated either in the normal D mode
or in the S sport mode. To select the S sport
mode, pull the selector lever back br iefly. Pulling
the lever back aga in will select the normal D
mode . The instrument cluster display shows the
selected driving mode.
In the
normal m ode D, the transmission auto­
matically selects the suitable gear ratio . It de­
pends on engine load, veh icle speed and driving
style .
Se lect the
sport mo de S for sporty driving. The
vehicle makes full use of the engine's power .
Sh ift ing may become noticeable when accelerat­
i ng .
To move from selector lever pos ition N to D, you
must press the brake pedal and the veh icle must
be traveling less than 1 mph (2 km/h) or be sta­
tionary ¢,&. .
&, WARNING
Read and fo llow all WARNINGS.
- The vehicle can roll even if the ig nit ion is
sw itched off.

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Shifting manually (tiptronic mode)
Applies to: vehicles with automatic transmissions
The tiptronic allows the driver to shift the gears
manually.
Fig . 82 Center conso le: manua l shifting with the selector
lever
Fig. 83 Steering wheel: manual sh ifting with the shift pad·
dles*
Shifting with th e select or lever
You can sh ift into tiptron ic mode while stationary
and while driv ing.
• To sh ift into tiptronic mode, push the selector
lever from the D/S sett ing to the right in the
tiptronic shift gate. Once the transmission has
switched modes, the se lector lever posi tion
M
is shown in the instrument cluster display
r:::>page 76, fig. 79. For example M4, means the
fourth gear is engaged.
• To shift up a gear, tap the selector lever for­
ward
0 r:::> fig. 82.
• To shift down a gear, tap the selector lever to
back
a .
Shifting with the sh ift padd le s*
You can operate the shift padd les in the D/S or M
(tiptronic shift gate) selector lever positions.
Aut oma tic tr ansm iss ion
• To shift up one gear, tap the shift paddle 0
r:::> fig. 83.
• To shift down one gear, tap the shift paddle Q.
If the shift paddles are tapped while in the D/S
selector lever position, automatic mode switches
off briefly. To switch from manually shifting back
to automatic shifting immed iately, tap the sh ift
paddle
0 ¢ fig. 83 for 1 second.
T o keep shifting using the shift padd les, move
the selector lever to the rig ht out of the D/S posi­
t ion into the tiptronic shift gate .
T he transmission automatically shifts up or down
before critica l engine speed is reached.
T he transmission only allows manua l shifting
whe n the eng ine speed is w it hi n the pe rmitted
ra nge.
(0 Tips
- If you shift to the next lowest gear, the
transmission will only shift if the eng ine will
not be over -revved .
- With k ick-down, the t ransmiss ion shifts to a
lower gear, depending on vehi cle speed and
engine speed.
- tiptronic does not work if the transmission
is running in emergency mode.
Kick-down
Applies to: vehicles with automatic transmissions
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration.
When you press the accelerator pedal down be­
yond the res istance point, the automatic trans­
mission downsh ifts into a lower gear, depending
o n veh icle speed and engine RPM.
It shifts up in ­
to the next higher gear once the maxim um speci­
fied eng ine RPM is reached.
A WARNING ~
P lease note that the wheels cou ld spin on
slick or slippery roads when kick-down is ac­
tive.
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A/C
refer to Climate control system (automatic) .62
A/C (automat ic climate control system) . . . . 62
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 255
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Activating vibration warning . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Adjusting steering time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
C leaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Active rollover protection system . . . . . . . . 133
Retracting rollover protection . . . . . . . . . . 134
Adapt ive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
C leaning sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . . 96
Stop-and-go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 , 106
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Adjusting air distribution (Climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . 45
Adjusting the air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting the center console lighting . . . . . . 47
Advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Advanced Airbag -System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 150
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Ch ildr en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Ch ild restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Danger of fitting a child seat on the front
passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147, 148
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 153
H ow many airbags does my vehicle have? 150
Index
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Important informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 155
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
When must the system be inspected? . . . 155
Alarm system
refer to Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . 27
Alignment pin (tire change) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
All-weather lights ( LED headlights) . . . . . . . 43
All season ti res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Alternator
refer to Alternator (indicator light) . . . . . . 17
Alternator (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Anti-lock braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Anti-slip regulat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Anti-theft protection Electronic immobilizer.............. .. . 31
Audi active lane assist
refer to Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Audi adaptive cruise control
refer to Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . 90
Audi adaptive light
refer to Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Audi dr ive select
refer to Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 253
Audi side ass ist
refer to Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
AUTO Automat ic climate control system . . . . . . . 62
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Auto Lock (central locking system) . . . . . . . . 28
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
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