Audi allroad 2001, Owner'S Manual

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CONTROLS AND
5-spaad automatic transmission (Tiptronic®)*
Your vehicle is equipped with an electroni­
cally controlled five-speed automatic trans­
missi�n, upshifting and downshifting is au­
tomatiC. You can also manually select a shift
program mptronic®).
Ignition key safety interlock
After switching off the ignition, you can re­
move the ignition key only when the selec­
tor lever is in the
P (Park)
position. When
the ignition key is removed, the selector le­
ver will be locked in the
P (Park)
position.
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Shift programs
The transmission is "self adapting" and will
automatically
select the most appropri­
ate sh1ft program suited to the driving condi­
tions and driving style.
The transmission will select one of the
eco­
nomy
programs when you drive at a steady
speed or at gradually changing speeds with­
out heavy acceleration. This gives best fuel
efficiency, with early upshifting and delayed
downshifting.
The transmission will automatically select
the_sporty shift programs when you drive
at h1 gh er speeds, or with heavy acceleration
and frequently changing speeds. Upshifts
are then delayed to make full use of engine
P?Wer, an
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downshifting takes place at
higher eng1ne speeds than in the economy
programs.
The s�lection o
�
the most suitable shift pro­
gram JS a contmuous automatic process.
Regardless of this, the driver can also make
the transmission switch to a sporty pro­
gram by pressing down the gas pedal
quickly.
This causes the transmission to shift down
into a lower gear and makes quick accelera­
tion possible (for example to pass another
vehicle). You do not need to depress the gas
pedal into the kick-down range. After the
transmission _has upshifted again, the origi­
n�! program IS selected according to your
dnv1ng style.
An additional shift program allows the auto­
matic t�ansmission to select the proper gear
for uphill and downhill driving.
This prevents the transmission from shift­
ing up �n
�
dow� unnecessarily on hills. The
transmiSSion w1ll also shift down to a lower
gear when the driver presses the brake
pedal while driving downhill. This makes
use of the braking effect of the engine with­
out the need to shift down manually.
With this function the transmission will
however, only shift down as far as 2nd gear
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