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[22] Selector lever for automatic gearbox
Selector lever positions
P
Parking lock
R
Reverse gear
N
Neutral
D
Drive
S
Sport
Note: Use the foot brake to hold the vehicle when
stationary with the engine running (in all selector
lever positions other than
P
).
Manual gear selection (tiptronic)
The tiptronic program enables you to change
gear manually. From position
D
, push the
selector lever to the right as far as the stop.
The gear which is currently engaged is high-
lighted in the instrument cluster display.
Push the selector lever forwards briefly to
shift up a gear, or pull the lever back to shift
down a gear.
To move the selector lever out of
position
P
or
N
, or into position
P
or
R
, press the interlock button on
the selector lever handle and the
brake pedal simultaneously.
WARNING!
Do not move the selector lever to positions P or R
when the vehicle is moving.
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[2] Adjuster for exterior mirrors
Turn the adjuster to select:
e
Left exterior mirror
r
Exterior mirror heating
t
Right exterior mirror
u
Retract both exterior mirrors
Press the adjuster to move the mirror
glass in the desired direction.
Note: When adjuster knob is in posi-
tion
r
the mirrors are heated auto-
matically at low outside temperatures
(while ignition is switched on).
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3
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[26] ENGINE START button/ENGINE STOP button
With the Audi advanced key you can start the engine without
having to insert the key in the ignition lock. You only need
to have the remote control key on your person.
Switching on the ignition:
Press the START button
r
briefly
down to the first stop (diesel engines: preheating starts in this
position).
Starting the engine:
Press the brake pedal and press
START button
r
down to the second stop on a vehicle
with automatic gearbox.
Switching off the engine:
Stop the vehicle, move the
selec tor lever to position
P
or
N
and press the STOP
button
e
.
Note: If you press the STOP button again for
at least one second, this will lock the
steering and switch off the MMI.
[25] Electro-mechanical parking brake
The parking brake replaces the conventional
handbrake.
Applying the parking brake when stopping:
Pull the switch
t
to apply the parking brake.
Releasing the parking brake:
Press the brake
pedal and at the same time press in the switch
t
.
Releasing the parking brake when driving away:
Press the accelerator in the
normal way: the parking brake will be released automatically, the seat belt
must be buckled correctly and the vehicle will start moving.
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[4] Light switch
e
Off
r
AUTO
Sensor-controlled
activation/deactivation
t
Side lights
u
Dipped beam/
main beam head-
lights
In fog, turn switch to
dipped headlights position
and then pull out to 1
st
stop
(
i
front fog lights)
or to 2
nd
stop
(
o
front and rear fog lights)
.