2019 AUDI TT COUPE engine

Driving

followingmessageappearsinthedisplaywhen
theselectorleverisinthe"P"or "N"positionto
remindthedriver:
Toselectagear,pleasepressbrake pedaland
presslockbuttononselectorlever
Theautomaticshiftlockonlyfunctionswhenthe
vehicleisstationaryoratspeedsbelow1mph
(2km/h). Athigherspeeds,thelockisautomati-
callydeactivatedinthe"N"position.
Theselectorleverisnotlockedwhenshifting
quicklythrough"N",forexamplefrom"R"to"D".
Thismakesitpossibletofreethevehiclewhenit
isstuckby“rocking”it.Theselectorleverlocken-
gagesiftheleverstaysinthe"N"positionlonger
thanapproximatelytwosecondswhenthebrake
pedalisnotpressed.
Interlockbutton
Theinterlockbuttonintheselectorleverhandle
preventsyoufrommovingtheselectorleverin-
advertentlywhileinsomeselectorleverposi-
tions.Thepositionsthatrequiretheinterlock
buttontobepressedaremarkedincolorintheil-
lustration>fig.61.

ZAWARNING
ReadandfollowallWARNINGS.>A\inSelec-
torleverpositionsonpage59.

@Tips
—Iftheselectorleverdoesnotengage,there
isamalfunction.Theengineisdisabledto
preventthevehiclefromdrivingoffuninten-
tionally.Toallowtheselectorleverto en-
gageagain,proceedasfollows:
—Brieflypressthebrakepedal.
—Ifthevehicledoesnotmoveforwardorin
reverseeventhoughadrivepositionisse-
lected,proceedasfollows:
—Ifthevehicledoesnotmoveinthedesired
direction,thesystemmaynothaveengaged
thedrivepositioncorrectly.Pressthebrake
pedalandselectthedrivepositionagain.
—Ifthevehiclestilldoesnotmoveinthede-
sireddirection,thereisasystemmalfunc-
tion.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
60
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance
tohavethesystemchecked.
Thetransmissionshiftsupanddownautomati-
callywheninthedrivinggears.

Fig.62Section ofthecenterconsole:selectorleverwith
interlockbutton
Startingtheengine
>TheselectorlevermustbeintheP ortheNpo-
sition.Atlow temperatures(below14°F
(-10°C)),theenginecanonlybestartedwhen
theselectorleverisinthePposition.
Startingfromastop
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal.
>Pressandholdtheinterlockbuttonintheselec-
torleverhandle,selectthedesiredselectorlev-
erpositionsuchas"D">page58andrelease
thelockbutton.
>Waitamomentuntilthetransmissionshifts.
Youwillnoticeaslightmovementwhenthe
gearengages.
>Releasethebrake pedalandpresstheaccelera-
torpedal>A\.
Variousconveniencefunctionsareavailablefor
startingonhills>page57.
Stoppingtemporarily
>Keepthevehiclestationary usingthebraking
pedal,forexampleattrafficlights.
>Donotpresstheacceleratorpedalwhendoing
this.
>Topreventthevehiclefromrollingwhenyou
startdriving,settheparkingbrakewhenstop-
pingonsteephills>A\and>@).

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Driving

>Theparkingbrakewillreleaseautomatically
andthevehiclewillstartmovingonceyoupress
theacceleratorpedal.
Stopping/parking
Iftheselectorleverisnotinthe"P"position
whenyouopenthedriver’sdoor,thevehicle
couldroll.Invehicleswithaconveniencekey*,
themessageShifttoP,otherwisevehiclecan
rollaway.Doorsdonotlockifgearshiftisnotin
Pappears.Awarningtonewillalsosound.
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal>/\.
>Set theparkingbrake.
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
Undercertaincircumstances,suchasdrivingin
themountains,itmaybeusefultoswitchtempo-
rarilytothemanualshiftprograminorderto
manuallyadjustthegearstothedrivingcondi-
tions>page62.
Whenparkingonalevelsurface,simplyplacethe
selectorleverinthe"P"position.Oninclines,ac-
tivatetheparkingbrakefirstandthenmovethe
selectorlevertothe"P"position>page55.This
preventsthelockingmechanismfrombeingload-
ed tooheavilyandwillmakeiteasiertomovethe
selectorleveroutofthe"P"position.


ZA\WARNING
—Thevehiclecanrollevenwhentheengineis
switchedoff.
—Unintendedvehiclemovementcanlead to
seriousinjuries.
—Neverleaveyourvehiclewiththeengine
runningwhileingear.Ifyoumustleaveyour
vehiclewhentheengineisrunning,setthe
parkingbrakeandmovetheselectorleverto
thePposition.
—Powerisstilltransferredtothewheelswhen
theengineisrunningatidle.Topreventthe
vehiclefrom“creeping”,youmustkeep your
footonthebrakewhentheengineisrun-
ningandtheselectorleverisinthe"D","S"
or"R"positionor“tiptronic”modeisselect-
ed.
—Donotinadvertentlypresstheaccelerator
pedalwhenthevehicleisstationary.Other-


wise thevehiclewillstarttomoveimmedi-
ately,eveniftheparkingbrakeisset.This
couldresultinacrash.
—Donotpresstheacceleratorpedalwhen
changingtheselectorleverpositionwhile
thevehicleisstationaryandtheengineis
running.
—Neverengagethe RorPselectorlevelposi-
tionswhiledriving.Itcouldcauseacrash.
—Beforedrivingdownasteepslope,reduce
yourspeedandshiftintoalowergearwith
“tiptronic”.
—Donotridethebrakesorpressthebrake
pedaltoooftenortoolongwhendriving
downhill.Constantbrakingcausesthe
brakes
tooverheatandcansubstantiallyre-
ducebrakingperformance,increasebraking
distance,orcausecompletefailureofthe
brakesystem.
—Ifyoumuststoponanincline,alwayshold
thevehicleinplacewiththefootbrakeor
parkingbraketopreventitfromrolling
back.
—Neverholdthevehicleonaninclinewitha
slippingclutch.Theclutchopensautomati-
callywhenitbecomestoohotfromtheover-
load.Thefs}indicatorlightturnsonanda
messageappears>page64whenthe
clutchisoverloaded.
—Iftheenginemustrunwhileyouarework-
ingintheenginecompartmentwiththe
hoodopen,makesureagearisnotengaged.
Theselectorlevermustbefirmlyinthe
Ppositionandlockedinplaceandthepark-
ingbrakemustbeset>page235.Other-
wise,thevehiclecouldbeginmovingwhen
increasingtheenginespeed,evenwiththe
parkingbrakeset.


CG)Note
—Whenstoppingonanincline,donottryto
holdthevehicleinplacebypressingtheac-
celeratorpedalwhileadrivinggearisse-
lected.Thiscan cause theautomatictrans-
missiontooverheatandcandamageit.Set
theparkingbrakeorpressthebrakepedal
topreventthevehiclefromrolling.
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Driving

—Allowingthevehicletorollwhentheengine
isstoppedandtheselectorleverisintheN
positionwilldamagetheautomatictrans-
missionbecauseitisnotlubricatedunder
thosecircumstances.
— Thetransmissioncan overheatandbedam-
agedundercertaindrivingandtrafficcondi-
tionssuchasfrequentstarts,creepingfora
longtime,orstop-and-gotraffic.Whenthe
fa}
oriindicatorlightturnson,stopthe
vehicleatthenextopportunityandletthe
transmissioncool>page64.
—Allowingthevehicletorollwhentheengine
isstoppedwilldamagetheStronictrans-
missionbecauseitisnotlubricated
=>page282,Towing.
G@)Tips
Forsafetyreasons,theparkingbrakeisre-
leasedautomaticallyonlywhenthedriver's
safetybeltisfastened.
Hilldescentcontrol
Thehilldescentcontrolsystemassiststhedriver
whendrivingdownhills.
Hilldescentcontrolisactivatedwhentheselec-
torleverisinthe"D" or"S"positionandyou
pressthebrakepedal.Thetransmissionautomat-
icallyselectsagearthatissuitableforthehill.
Hilldescentcontroltriestomaintainthespeed
thatwasselectedatthetimeofbraking,within
physicalandtechnicallimitations.Ifmaystillbe
necessarytoadjustthespeedwiththebrakes.
Becausehilldescentcontrolcannotshiftdown
fartherthan3rdgear,itmaybenecessarytoshift
intotiptronicmodeinverysteepareas.Inthis
case,shiftmanuallyinto1stor2ndgearintip-
tronicmodetouse theengine'sbrakingforce to
relievethebrakes.
Hilldescentcontrolswitchesoffoncethehilllev-
elsoutorifyoupresstheacceleratorpedal.
Onvehicleswithacruisecontrolsystem*
=>page66,hilldescentcontrolisalsoactivated
when
thespeedisset.
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ZAWARNING
Hilldescentcontrolmaynotbeabletomain-
tainaconstantspeedunderallconditions.Al-
waysbereadytoapply thebrakes.
Shiftingmanually(tiptronicmode)
Thetiptronicmodeallowsthedrivertoshiftthe
gearsmanually.

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Fig.63Centerconsole:shiftingmanuallywiththeselector
lever



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Fig.64Steeringwheel:shiftingmanuallywiththeshift
paddles*

Shiftingwiththeselectorlever
Youcanshiftintotiptronicmodewhilethevehi-
cleisstationaryorwhiledriving.
>Toshiftintotiptronicmode,pushtheselector
leverfromthe“D/S”settingtotherightinthe
tiptronicshiftgate.Oncethetransmissionhas
switched modes,theselectorleverpositionM
isshownintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay
=>page58,fig.60. ForexampleM4meansthe
fourthgearisengaged.
>Toshiftupagear,tap theselectorleverfor-
ward@)>fig.63.
>Toshiftdownagear,tap theselectorbackward
©.

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Shiftingwiththeshiftpaddles*
Youcan operatetheshiftpaddlesintheD/SorM
(tiptronicshiftgate)selectorleverpositions.
>Toshiftup onegear,taptheshiftpaddle@)
>fig.64.
>
Toshiftdownonegear,tap theshiftpaddleC).
>Appliesto:TTRS:Toselectthelowest/highest
possiblegear,pressandholddowntheshift
paddleG)/@).
IftheshiftpaddlesaretappedwhileintheD/S
selectorleverposition,automaticmodeswitches
offbriefly.Toswitchfrommanuallyshiftingback
toautomaticshiftingimmediately,tap theshift
paddle@)>fig.64for1second.
Tokeepshiftingusingtheshiftpaddles,movethe
selectorlevertotherightoutoftheD/Sposition
intothetiptronicshiftgate.
Thetransmissionautomaticallyshiftsupordown
beforecriticalenginespeedisreached.
Appliesto:RSmodels:Whenaccelerating,the
transmissionwillnotautomaticallyshifttothe
nextgearshortlybeforethemaximumpermitted
engineRPMisreached.Shifttothenexthighest
gearattherighttime.
Thetransmissiononly allowsmanualshifting
whentheenginespeediswithinthepermitted
range.
@Tips
tiptronicdoesnotworkifthetransmissionis
runninginemergencymode.
Kick-downenablesmaximumacceleration.
Whenyoupresstheacceleratorpedaldownbe-
yondtheresistancepoint,theautomatictrans-
missiondownshiftsintoalower gearandtheen-
gineutilizesitsfullpower,ifthevehiclespeed
andengineRPMpermit.Itshiftsupintothenext

DTheESClightturnson andstayson,andthemessageSta-
bilizationcontrol(ESC):sport.Warning!Limitedstabili-
tyappearstemporarilyintheInfotainmentsystemtoindi-
catethatthesystemwasdeactivated.
highergearoncethemaximumpermittedengine
RPMisreached.

Z\WARNING
Pleasenotethatthewheelscouldspinon
slickorslipperyroadswhenkick-downisac-
tive.
LaunchControl
TheLaunchControlProgramenablesmaximum
acceleration.

Requirement:theenginemustbeatoperating
temperatureandthesteeringwheelmustnotbe
turned.

>Withtheenginerunning,pressthe|BOFF]but-
tonbrieflyonetime)).
> Pulltheselectorleverbackoutofthe"D/S"po-
sitionbrieflytoselectthe"S"position,orpress
ittowardtherightintothetiptronicpositionor
selecttheDynamicdrivingmodeindrivese-
lect*>page75.
>Pressthebrakepedalfirmlywithyourleftfoot
andholditallthewaydownforatleast1sec-
ond.
>Atthesametime,pressthegaspedalallthe
waydownwithyourrightfootuntiltheengine
reachesandstaysatahighRPMlevel.
>Removeyourleftfootfromthebrake.


ZAWARNING
—Alwaysadaptyourdrivingtothetrafficflow.
—OnlyuseLaunchControlwhenroadandtraf-
ficconditionsallowitandotherdriverswill
notbeendangeredorimpactedbyyourdriv-
ingandthevehicle'sacceleration.
—Pleasenotethatthedrivewheelscanspin
andthevehiclecanbreakawaywhensport
modeisswitchedon,especiallywhenthe
roadisslippery.>

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Driving


—Oncethevehiclehasstartedmoving,press
the|&OFF]buttonbrieflytoturnthesport
modeoff.



G@)Note
WhenacceleratingusingLaunchControl,all
vehiclecomponentsaresubjecttoheavy
loads.Thiscanresultinincreasedwear.
G)Tips
AfteracceleratingusingtheLaunchControl,
thetemperatureofsomevehiclecomponents
mayincreasegreatly.Ifthathappens,the
functionwillnot beavailable forafewmi-
nutestoreducetheriskofdamage.Aftera
cool-downperiod,LaunchControlwillbe
availableagain.
Menesesdela)
i]Transmission:malfunction!Safelystopvehi-
cle
Donotcontinuedriving.Stopthevehicleassoon
aspossibleinasafelocationandsecureitsoit
doesnotroll.SeeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
5]Transmission:toohot.Pleasestopvehicle
Thetransmissionistoo hotandcanbecomedam-
aged.Stopandletthetransmissioncoolwiththe
enginerunning(atidle)inthe"P"selectorlever
position.Thentheindicatorlightandthemes-
sageturnoff,drivetoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethe malfunctioncorrected.Iftheindicator
lightandthedrivermessagedonotturnoff,do
notcontinuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
fs}Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedriving.Seeowner'smanual
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
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[GjTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Noreverse
gear
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Thismodeonlyshiftsintocertaingearsor
maynolongershiftatall.Theenginemaystall.
You cannotengagethereversegear.Drivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohave the malfunctioncor-
rected.
iTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivinginDuntilengineisoff
Drivethevehicleawayfrommovingtrafficand
park.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
i]Transmission:toohot.Pleaseadaptdriving
style
Thetransmissiontemperaturehasincreasedsig-
nificantly.Driveverycautiouslyortakeabreak
fromdrivinguntilthetemperaturereturnstothe
normalrangeandtheindicatorlightturnsoff.
Transmission:pleasepressbrake pedaland
selectgearagain
Ifthetransmissionmalfunctionsbecausethe
temperatureistoohigh,amessageappears
whenthetransmissioniscooled.

Assistsystems

Assistsystems
Speedwarningsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithspeedwarningsystem
Thespeedwarningsystemhelpsyoutostaybe-
low aspecifiedmaximumspeedthatcanbeset,
changedordeletedintheInfotainmentsystem.
Thespeedwarningsystemwarnsyouifyouare
exceeding themaximumspeedthatyouhaveset.
Awarningtonewillsoundassoonasyourspeed
exceedsthestoredvalueslightly.Theoe)in-
dicatorlightandamessagewillappearinthein-
strumentclusterdisplayatthesametime.The
oweindicatorlightandthemessageturnoffif
thespeedfallsbackbelowthestoredmaximum
speed.
Settingathresholdisrecommendedifyouwould
liketoberemindedwhenyoureachacertain
maximumspeed.Situationswhereyoumaywant
todosoincludedrivinginacountrywithagener-
alspeedlimitorifthereisaspecifiedmaximum
speedforwintertires.
Settingthewarningthreshold
> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:MENUbut-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Speedwarning>Manual.
G)Tips
Regardlessofthespeedwarningsystem,you
shouldalwaysmonitoryourspeedusingthe
speedometerandmakesureyouarefollowing
thelegalspeedlimit.
Cruisecontrolsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithcruisecontrolsystem
Thecruisecontrolsystemassiststhedriverin
maintainingaconstantspeedaboveapproxi-
mately15mph(20km/h).Thesystemmaintains
thedesiredspeedbybrakingandaccelerating.
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ZAWARNING
—Alwayspayattentiontothetrafficaround
yourvehiclewhenthecruisecontrolsystem
isinoperation.Asthedriver,youarealways
responsibleforcontrollingyourvehicle
speedandthedistancebetweenyourvehicle
andothervehicles.
—Forsafetyreasons,cruisecontrolshould not
beusedinthecity,instop-and-gotraffic,on
windingroads,andwhenroadconditionsare
poor(suchasice,fog,gravel,heavyrain,
andconditionsthatcouldlead tohydroplan-
ing),becausethisincreasestheriskofanac-
cident.
—Switchthecruisecontrolofftemporarily
whendrivinginturninglanes,highwayexits,
orinconstructionzones.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,youshould
onlyresumethestoredspeedifitissuitable
forthecurrenttrafficconditions.
()Note
Beforedrivingdownhillalong distanceona
steephill,decreaseyourspeedandselecta
lowergear.Thismakesuseoftheenginebrak-
ingeffectandreducestheloadplacedonthe
brakes.
G)Tips
Thebrakelightsturnonwhenthebrakesare
appliedautomatically.
Switchingthesystemon
Appliesto:vehicleswithcruisecontrolsystem


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Fig.67Lever:switchingonthecruisecontrolsystem

Requirement:switchtheignitionon.

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Assistsystems

Thedisplaybrightnessadjustsautomaticallyto
thebrightnessofthesurroundings,bothinthe
informationandinthewarningstage.Invery
darkorverybrightsurroundings,theautomatic
adjustmentwillsetthedisplaytotheminimum
ormaximumlevel.Insuchcases,youmaynotice
nochangewhenadjustingthebrightness, orthe
changemayonlybenoticeableoncethesur-
roundingschange.
Adjustthebrightnesstoalevelwherethedisplay
intheinformationstagewillnotdisruptyour
view
ahead.Ifyouchangethebrightness,thedis-
playintheexteriormirrorwillbrieflyshowthe
brightnesslevelintheinformationstage.The
brightness ofthewarningstageislinkedtothe
brightnessintheinformationstageandisadjust-
edalongwiththeinformationstage.
@)Tips
—Sideassistisnotactivewhileyouaremak-
ingtheadjustment.
—Yoursettingsareautomaticallystoredand
assignedtotheremotecontrolkeybeing
used.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
Ifthesideassistswitchesoffautomatically,a
messageappearsintheInfotainmentsystemdis-
play.
Audisideassist:currentlyunavailable.
Sensorvisionrestrictedduetosurroundings.
Seeowner'smanual
Theradarsensorvisionisimpaired.Donotcover
theareainfront ofthesensorswithbikewheels,
stickers,dirtorotherobjects.Cleantheareacov-
eringthesensors,ifnecessary>page73,fig.77.
E]Audisideassist:currentlyunavailable.
Seeowner'smanual
Sideassistcannotbe switchedonatthistimebe-
causethereisamalfunction(forexample,the
batterychargelevelmaybetoolow).
Audisideassist:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thesystemcannotguaranteethatitwilldetect
vehiclescorrectlyandithasswitchedoff.The
sensorshavebeenmovedor arefaulty.Havethe
systemcheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilitysoon.
Audidriveselect(drive
settings)
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect
Driveselectmakesitpossibletoexperiencedif-
ferenttypesofvehiclecharacteristicsinonevehi-
cle.Thedrivercanselectfromthreemodes,
Comfort,Auto,andDynamic,usingthesistbut-
toninthecenterconsoleorbyusingtheInfotain-
mentsystem.Thisallowsyoutoswitchbetween
asportyandacomfortabledrivingmode,forex-
ample.IntheIndividualmode,thesettingscan
be
adjustedtoyourpersonalpreferences.This
makesitpossibletocombinesettingssuchasa
sportyenginesettingwithlightsteering.

ZA\WARNING
UsingAudidriveselectincorrectlycanlead to
collisions,otheraccidentsandseriousinju-
ries.
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect

Thevehiclesetupineachmodedependsonthe
vehicle'sfeatures.
Engineandautomatictransmission
Dependingonthemode,theengineandauto-
matictransmissionrespondmorequicklyorina
morebalancedmannertoacceleratorpedal
movements.
Suspensioncontrol(Audimagneticride)*
Thesuspensioncontrolusessensorstorecordin-
formationregardingsteeringmovements,brak-
ingandaccelerationoperationsbythedriver,as
wellasinformationabouttheroadsurface,driv-
ingspeed,andload.Withdriveselect,youcan>
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Assistsystems

adjustthesuspensioncontroltosporty(dynam-
ic),comfortable(comfort)orbalanced(auto).
Steering
Thepowersteeringadapts.Indirectsteeringthat
moveseasilyasincomfortmodeisespecially
suited tolongdrivesonahighway.Thedynamic
modeprovidessporty,directsteering.
Enginesound*
Theenginesoundadaptstothecurrentmode
andcan besubtletosporty.
Insomemodels,themaximumvehiclespeed
canonlybe reachedintheautoanddynamic
modes.
Selectingthedrivingmode
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audidriveselect
You can choosebetweencomfort,auto,dynamic
andindividual.
BFV-0307
,drive
\select
Fig.78Centerconsole:driveselectbutton

BFV-0308


Appliesto:TT RS
Fig.79Steeringwheel:driveselectbutton
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>Pressthesssbuttonrepeatedlyuntilthede-
sireddrivemodeisdisplayedintheinstrument
cluster/Infotainmentsystemdisplay.Or
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Audidrive
select.
»Selectandconfirmthedesiredsetting.


Youcanchangethedrivingmodewhenthevehi-
cleisstationaryorwhiledriving.Iftrafficper-
mits,afterchangingmodes,brieflyremoveyour
footfromtheacceleratorpedalsothatthere-
centlyselectedmodeisalsoactivatedfortheen-
gine.
Comfort-resultsinacomfort-orientedvehicle
calibration
Auto-providesanoverallcomfortableyetdy-
namicdrivingfeelandissuitedforeverydayuse.
Dynamic-givesthedriverasportydrivingfeel
andissuited toasportydrivingstyle.
Individual->page77.