Audi 100 Quattro, Owner'S Manual

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CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
tion. The warning buzzer will go off as
soon as the selector lever is moved to
the P-Park position.
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) and
Warning buzzer
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Automatic Shift Lock
Your Audi is equipped with an Automatic
Shift Lock (ASL). The ASL is an
electromechanical device that locks the
selector lever in the P-Park and
N-Neutral positions when the ignition is
on. The ASL prevents you from moving
the selector lever out of the Park and
Neutral positions unless you step on the
foot brake at the same time.
The shift lock in the N-Neutral position
has a time delay of one second which
prevents the selector lever from locking
when it is moved briefly through the N
position (for instance from R to D). The
shift lock only locks the selector lever if it
is left in the N position for more than
about one second without the brake
pedal being depressed.
In N-Neutral position the shift lock is
automatically deactivated when driving
faster than approximately 3 mph/5 km/h.
The ASL will not affect normal operation
of your car.
Warning buzzer
A warning buzzer will sound when you
open the driver's door with the selector
lever left in any other but P-Park posi-
Selector lever positions
P-Park
Engage Park only when the vehicle is
stationary. Therefore, when parking your
vehicle, apply the parking brake first, and
then move the selector lever completely
to position P.
To do this depress the
selector lever and push it through R to
P
. When the R-Reverse position is
selected, you can shift to position P
without depressing the selector lever.
The transmission is then mechanically
locked.
Before you move the selector lever
from the P-Park position to R-Reverse
or any other position, you must
always
apply the foot brake before and while
depressing the selector lever
.
Shift out of the Park position, before
releasing the parking brake.
When the vehicle is parked on a steep
hill, shifting out of Park may be a little
harder. This is due to the vehicle's weight
exerted on the transmission.
R – Reverse
Reverse should be selected only when
the vehicle has come to a full stop and
the engine is running at idle speed.
Before you move the selector lever to
the reverse position you have to
depress the selector lever.
N-Neutral
Shift to this position for standing with
brakes applied.
When the vehicle is stationary or at
speeds below 3 mph/5 km/h, you must
always apply the footbrake before and
while moving the lever out of N-
Neutral.
Do not use Neutral for coasting down-
hill. Coasting downhill with the trans-
mission in Neutral and the engine not
operating will result in damage to the
Automatic transmission.