2021 AUDI Q2 gearbox

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Releasing the selector lever manually (left-
hand drive vehicles)
Applies to: vehicles with automatic gearbox

The
selector lever can be released manually if
the electrical power supply should
fail.

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Fig.
80 Selector lever: Removing the boot

Fig.
81 Manually releasing the selector lever from position
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This section describes how to manually release
the selector Lever on Left-hand drive vehicles.
The selector lever must be manually released
from position
P
in order to move or tow the
vehi­

cle.

The manual release mechanism is Located on the
right underneath the selector gate. Releasing the
selector lever requires a certain degree of practi­
cal
skill.
We therefore advise you to obtain pro­
fessional assistance.
To release the selector lever, you
wilL
need the
screwdriver from the vehicle's tool kit, which is
located in the luggage compartment

^>page
319. Use the flat-blade side of the rever­
sible screwdriver insert.
Removing the selector lever boot
• Apply the parking brake
& ^/^
to prevent
your vehicle from moving. If this is not possi­

ble,
use other means to prevent your vehicle
from moving.

•
Switch off the ignition.
• To loosen the selector lever boot, carefully in­
sert the flat-blade side of the screwdriver into
the opening
at
the side of the boot
^>Fig.
80.

•
Carefully lever off the boot with the screwdriver

and,
at the same time, pull the boot upwards
-arrow- at the crease with your hand until it is
released at all four corners.

•
Fold the boot over the selector lever knob

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Fig.
81.
Releasing the selector lever manually

•
Insert the screwdriver in the opening for the
yellow release lever
^>Fig.
81.

•
Using the screwdriver, carefully pull the release
lever towards the rear as far as it will go and
hold it in this position.

•
Now press the interlock button on the selector
lever
®
and move the selector lever to position
N.

•
After manually releasing the selector lever
make sure you clip the gear lever boot back into
the gearshift gate.
A WARNING
- Only use the manual release mechanism
when the vehicle is on level ground or a
slight gradient.
- The selector lever must not be moved out of
position
P
if the parking brake is not ap­

plied.
If this does not work, use the brake
pedal to hold the vehicle or use wheel
chocks or similar to block one of the front
and rear wheels. If
you
do not apply the

brake,
the vehicle may roll away and cause
an accident.
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Driving
Releasing the selector lever manually
(right-hand drive vehicles)
Applies to: vehicles with automatic gearbox

The
selector lever can be released manually if
the electrical power supply should
fail.

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Fig.
82 Selector lever: Removing the boot

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Fig.
83 Manually releasing the selector lever from position
P
This section describes how to manually release
the selector lever on right-hand drive vehicles.
The selector lever must be manually released
from position
P
in order to move or tow the
vehi­

cle.

The manual release mechanism is located on the
right underneath the selector gate. Releasing the
selector lever requires a certain degree of practi­
cal
skill.
We therefore advise you to obtain pro­
fessional assistance.
To release the selector lever, you will need the
screwdriver from the vehicle's tool kit, which is
located in the luggage compartment

^>page
319. Use the flat-blade side of the rever­
sible screwdriver insert.
Removing the selector lever boot

•
Apply the parking brake fâ)
o^
to prevent
your vehicLe from moving. If this is not possi­

ble,
use other means to prevent your vehicle
from moving.

•
Switch off the ignition.
• To Loosen the selector lever boot, carefully in­
sert the flat-blade side of the screwdriver into
the opening
at
the side of the boot
^>Fig.
82.

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Carefully lever off the
boot
with the screwdriver

and,
at the same time, pull the boot upwards
-arrow- at the crease with your hand until it is
released at
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four corners.

•
Fold the boot over the selector lever knob

^Fig.
83.

•
Take out the panel for the selector Lever
posi­

tion indicator and Let it hang down to one side,
suspended by the cable
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Fig.
83.
Releasing the selector lever manually

•
Insert the screwdriver in the opening for the
yellow release lever (section
@
of
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Fig.
83).

•
Using the screwdriver, carefully pull the release
lever towards the rear as far as it will go and
hold it in this position.

•
Now press the interlock button on the selector
lever
@
and move the selector Lever to position
N.

•
After manually releasing the selector lever,
make sure you fit the panel for the selector lev­
er position indicator back in the selector gate
and clip the selector lever boot back into place.
A WARNING
- Only use the manual release mechanism
when the vehicle is on level ground or a
slight gradient.
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sections, please temporarily switch off the
cruise control system.
- Make sure you do not unintentionally rest
your foot on the accelerator - this will over­
ride the cruise control system which, as a re­
sult, will not brake the vehicLe.
-The automatic braking function may be de­
activated if
a
system fault occurs in the
brake system (e.g. if the brakes overheat)
while the cruise control system is activated.
All the other cruise control functions remain
activated as long as the indicator lamp
^
is
lit.
Before driving down a
long,
steep gradient, it
is advisable to reduce speed and select a low­
er gear. In this way you will make use of the
engine braking effect and relieve the Load on
the brakes.
© Note
- Applies to vehicles with manual gearbox:
The set speed cannot be reached if the cur­
rently selected gear is too high or too low or
if the engine would
overrevorfailto
run
smoothly at the target speed. Make sure to
change up or down a gear in good time.
- The brake lights come on when the system
brakes the vehicle.
Setting a new speed
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
• Briefly push the Lever towards
©/®

^>page
104, Fig. 94 to increase or reduce the
cruising speed in small steps.

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To increase or reduce the speed quickly, hold
the lever towards
©/®
until you reach the de­
sired cruising speed.
Overriding the set speed
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
You can use the accelerator pedal to increase
speed in the normal way, for example to overtake
another vehicle. Once you release the accelera­
tor, the system will revert to the speed you stor­
ed initially.
However, if the vehicLe exceeds the programmed
speed significantly for
a
long time, the cruise
control system will be deactivated temporarily.
The indicator lamp
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in the instrument cluster
will go out, but the programmed speed will re­
main stored.

Pre-selecting
a speed
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system

You
can preselect a desired speed while the ve­
hicle is stationary.

•
Switch on the ignition.

•
Pull the lever to position
® ^>page
104,
Fig. 94.
• Press the lever up towards © or down towards

0
in order to increase or reduce the cruising
speed setting.
This function allows you to enter the desired
cruise control setting speed ahead of
time,
for
example before joining a motorway.
Once
you are
on the motorway, you can activate the cruise
con­

trol system by pulling the lever to position ®.
Switching off
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
Switching off temporarily

•
Press the brake pedal, or

•
Push the lever to position @ (click stop not en­
gaged)
^>page
104, Fig. 94, or
Switching off completely

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Push the lever to position
©
(click stop engag­

ed),
or

•
Switch off the ignition.
The speed setting will remain stored after the
system is temporarily deactivated. To resume the
programmed cruising speed, release the brake
pedal and pull the lever to position ®.
The stored speed will be deleted once the
igni­

tion is switched off. •
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- In certain situations, the system may misin­
terpret driving manoeuvres and inappropri­
ately recommend a break.
- No acute warning is given if the driver falls
into a microsleep.
Instrument cluster display
Applies to: vehicles with rest recommendation

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Rest recommended
If the warning lamp lights up and the message
appears, the evaluation of the steering input has
resulted in a rest recommendation. This is also
indicated by a warning tone. Take a break as soon
as possible.
The message may be displayed again once if nec­
essary.
Switching on/off
Applies to: vehicles with rest recommendation
Select the following on the infotainment system:

|MENU|
button > Car > left control button > Driv­
er assist > Rest recommendation.
© Note
If you switch off the system,
it
will remain
switched off the next time you switch on the

ignition.

Audi adaptive cruise
control
Description
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control

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Fig.
100 Sensor range
The adaptive cruise control is a combined speed
and distance control system. It assists the driver
by controlling the road speed and the distance to
the vehicle in front within certain limits imposed
by the system. The adaptive cruise control sys­
tem can accelerate and brake when it detects a
vehicle in front. This provides maximum comfort
both on long motorway journeys and in conges­
ted traffic (automatic gearbox*).
What can the adaptive cruise control do?
The adaptive cruise control uses a radar. The ra­
dar is subject to certain system limitations

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112.
When there is no traffic in front, the adaptive
cruise control works just like a normal cruise
con­

trol system by maintaining a constant speed.
When you draw closer to a vehicLe in front which
is detected by the system, the adaptive cruise
control matches your speed to that vehicle by au­
tomatically applying the brakes, and then main­
tains a constant distance (which you can adjust in
the settings). As soon as it detects no more
vehicles in front, the adaptive cruise control ac­
celerates back up to the cruising speed.
Applies to: vehicles with automatic gearbox
In congested traffic, the adaptive cruise control
can brake down to a standstill and accelerate
again (subject to general system limitations) un­
der certain conditions
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115, Driving in
congested traffic. The traffic jam assist (active
lane assist)* can assist the driver in traffic jams
and heavy congestion
<=>page
117.
Which functions can the driver control?
When you switch on the adaptive cruise control,
you can set your current speed as the "cruising

speed"
^>page
113, Switching
on/off.

While you are driving, you can interrupt the
cruise control
opage
115 or change the speed
setting
Opage
114 at any time.
In addition, you can adjust the distance to
vehicles in front and the driving program for the
adaptive cruise control
^>page
116.

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When driving into a bend
OF/'g.
102 and driving
out of
a
bend, the system may react to a vehicle
travelling in the next lane and therefore brake
the vehicle. You can prevent this from happening
by accelerating briefly.
Stationary vehicles
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control

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Fig.
103 Example: Vehicle changing lane and vehicle sta

tionary

Adaptive cruise control
The adaptive cruise control system only reacts to
vehicles which are moving or which have already
been detected as moving vehicles. For example,
if
a
vehicle ©, which has already been detected
by the adaptive cruise control, turns off or
changes lane and another stationary vehicle © is
located in front of that
vehicLe,
the system will
not react to the stationary vehicle. Press the
brake pedal to slow down.
Vehicles with manual gearbox
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control and
manual gearbox
The adaptive cruise control is available in second
gear or higher (when driven in the normal engine
speed range).
When the adaptive cruise control is switched on,
you must press the clutch pedal in the normal
way in order to change gear. The adaptive cruise
control will remain activated when you change
gear or press the clutch pedal.
You do not need to press the accelerator after se­
lecting a gear and releasing the clutch. The adap-

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The speed range may be different in some countries.
tive cruise control system accelerates the vehicle
automatically as appropriate.
The adaptive cruise control may be switched off
automatically if
you
keep the clutch pedal de­
pressed for too long or if
you
change gears incor­
rectly or use the clutch pedal improperly.
Switching on/off
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control

Fig.
104 Control lever: Switching on/off
Distance 3 -
dyr

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Fig.
105 Instrument cluster display: Adaptive cruise
con­

trol

ACC:
You can set any
speed1)
between 30 and
200 km/h.
Indicator Lamps and messages in the instrument
cluster display will provide you with information
about the current driving situation and settings.
Information is also provided in the head-up dis­
play*.
Switching on the adaptive cruise control

•
Pull the lever towards you to position ©

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104.
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Setting the speed and activating the cruise
control

•
To set the current speed as the cruising speed
and activate the cruise control, press the
|SET|

button
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104
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The speed setting is in­
dicated by the LEDs © in the speedometer and
is also shown briefly in the system status
indi­

cator©
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05.

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Vehicles with automatic gearbox: To activate
the cruise control when the vehicle is station­
ary, the hold assist* function must have been
activated
or
you must press the brake pedal.
Switching off the adaptive cruise control

•
Push the Lever away from you to position © un­
til it engages. The message
ACC:
off will ap­
pear.
The LEDs indicating the stored speed in the
speedometer dial will go out.
(3) Warning and indicator lamps

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- The adaptive cruise control is switched on.
No vehicle has been detected in front. A constant
cruising speed is being maintained.
] - A vehicle in front has been detected. The
adaptive cruise control is regulating the speed to
maintain a constant distance to the vehicle in
front, and will accelerate and brake the vehicle
automatically.

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- Automatic gearbox: The adaptive cruise
con­

trol is switched on. A vehicle in front has been de­

tected.
Your vehicLe is stationary and will not be
set in motion again automatically.

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- The adaptive cruise control alone is not able
to brake the vehicle sufficiently to maintain a
safe distance to the vehicLe in front. You must in­
tervene
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117,
Driver intervention prompt.

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Graphical display in instrument cluster
If the adaptive cruise control is not shown on the
instrument cluster display, you can call up the
display using the controls on the multi-function
steering wheel
^>page
15.
The graphical display shows you when a vehicLe in
front is detected and indicates how far away you
are from that vehicle:
No vehicle - No vehicLe has been detected in
front.
Vehicle in silver - A vehicle has been detected in
front.
Vehicle in red - Driver intervention prompt

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117.

The five distance bars on the scale © represent
the distance setting (for information on how to
change the distance setting, refer to

^>page
116). The distance bars are coloured in
red from the bottom up if the actual distance is
shorter than the distance selected.

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WARNING
Applies to: vehicles with automatic gearbox
If
you
press the
|SET|
button at
a
speed of less
than 30 km/h, the vehicLe will automatically
accelerate up to the minimum speed setting
of 30 km/h.
Note
- The speed setting is cleared for safety rea­
sons when you switch off the ignition or the
adaptive cruise control system.
- Applies to vehicles with front-wheel drive:
The electronic stabilisation control (ESC)
and traction control system (ASR) are auto­
matically activated when the adaptive cruise
control is switched on.
Setting a new speed
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control

Fig.
106 Control lever: Setting a new speed

•
Briefly push the lever towards ©/© to in­
crease or reduce the cruising speed in small

steps.
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To increase or reduce the speed quickly, hold
the lever towards
©/©
until the
LED ©
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113, Fig. 105 reaches the de­
sired cruising speed.
You can preselect the speed, even when the
adaptive cruise control is inactive, by moving the
lever in the appropriate direction ©/©. To
acti­

vate the preselected speed, pull the lever to
posi­

tion ©
^>page
113, Fig. 104.
Following any changes, the new stored speed will
be displayed briefly in the status line

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113, Fig. 105 ©. The indicator lamp
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is also lit when the adaptive cruise control is

active,
and the indicator Lamp
B3 iS Lit
when the
adaptive cruise control is inactive. The indicator

lamp El
will Light up instead in the Audi virtual
cockpit*.
Driving in congested traffic
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control and au­
tomatic gearbox
The adaptive cruise control assists you when driv­
ing in congested traffic. If
a
vehicLe which has
been detected in front stops, the adaptive cruise
control applies the brakes (within the limits im­
posed by the system) and holds the vehicle at a

standstill.

•
To set the vehicle in motion again with the
adaptive cruise control, tap the accelerator

with
your foot, or

•
Pull the lever towards you to position ©

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page 115, Fig. 107.
Using the adaptive cruise control to set the
vehicle in
motion1'

If the message ACC: ready to drive off is on the
display and the vehicle in front drives off, your
vehicle will automatically start moving
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A. You
can reactivate the ACC: ready to drive off mes­
sage briefly by pulling the lever to position ©.
For safety reasons, your vehicle will start moving
only if
- the driver's seat belt is
buckled.

x)
Not available on vehicles for some markets.
- all the doors and the bonnet are closed,
- your vehicle has been stationary for Less than
3 minutes.

A
WARNING
If the ACC: ready to drive
offx)
message ap­

pears,
your vehicle will start moving even if
there is an obstacle between your car and the
vehicle in front - risk of accident!
© Note
If your vehicle does not start moving as ex­
pected with the adaptive cruise control, even
though the ACC: ready to drive
off1)
message
is displayed, you can set the vehicle in motion
by tapping the accelerator with your foot.
Interrupting the cruise control
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control

Fig.
107 Control lever
Important: The adaptive cruise control must be

on.

Overriding the cruise control

•
To accelerate manually, pull the lever towards
you to position © and hold it in this position or
press the accelerator. The message ACC: over­
ride will appear.
• To reactivate the cruise control, release the Lev­
er or take your foot off the accelerator.
Interrupting the cruise control while driving

•
Move the lever to position ©. The message

ACC:
standby will appear. Or:
• Apply the brakes.
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• To reactivate the cruise control and accelerate
back up to the target speed, move the lever to
position©.
Interrupting the cruise control while
stationary
Applies to: vehicles with automatic gearbox

•
Push the Lever away from you to position ©.
The message ACC: standby will appear.

•
To reactivate the cruise control, press the brake
pedal and pull the Lever towards you to position
©•
A WARNING
It is dangerous to activate the cruise control
and accelerate back up to a target speed
which is too high for the current
road,
traffic
or weather conditions - risk of accident!
Setting the distance
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control

DISTAN»

Fig.
108 Control lever: Setting the distance

*•
To display the current distance setting, briefly
press the rocker switch
OFig.
108.

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To increase or reduce the distance by one level,
briefly press the rocker switch up or down

again.
The distance between the two vehicles
will be shown on the instrument cluster dis­
play.
When you draw closer to a vehicle in front, the
adaptive cruise control matches your speed to
that vehicle by applying the brakes, and then
maintains a constant distance (which you can ad­
just in the settings). If the vehicle in front accel­
erates, the adaptive cruise control will also accel­
erate up to the target speed you have specified.
The higher the speed, the higher the distance

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We recommend using the distance 3 set­

ting.
You will then be following the general rec­
ommendations of automobile clubs, traffic au­
thorities, etc.
The actual distance maintained by the adaptive
cruise control may be longer or shorter, depend­
ing on the traffic situation and the driving style
of the driver in front.
If you change the gap, the new setting will be
shown briefly on the instrument cluster display,

e.g.
fcjfor distance 3. This only happens when
the adaptive cruise control display is not visible in
the instrument cluster
^>page
113, Fig. 105.
Distance 1: This setting is equivalent to a dis­
tance of approximately 28 metres at a speed of
100 km/h (time-based distance of approximately
1 second).
Distance 2: This setting is equivalent to a dis­
tance of approximately 36 metres at a speed of
100 km/h (time-based distance of approximately
1.3 seconds).
Distance 3: This setting is equivalent to a dis­
tance of approximately
50
metres at a speed of
100 km/h (time-based distance of approximately
1.8 seconds).
Distance 4: This setting is equivalent to a dis­
tance of approximately 67 metres at a speed of
100 km/h (time-based distance of approximately
2.4 seconds).
Distance 5: This setting is equivalent to a dis­
tance of approximately 100 metres at a speed of
100 km/h (time-based distance of approximately
3.6 seconds).
A WARNING
When setting the distance, the driver is re­
sponsible for adhering to the locally applica­
ble laws and regulations.
©
Your personal settings are stored automati­
cally and assigned to the remote control key
which is being used.
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