Audi 100 C3 owners manual page 43

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CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT Do not leave the selector lever in the Never shift into Reverse (R) or Stopping Park (P) when the vehicle is in motion. Neutral position or any driving position. The warning buzzer will sound when you When stopping briefly, at a traffic Do not remove the key from the light for example, it is not necessary to open the driver's door with the selector ignition/steering lock until you have move the selector lever to Park or lever not in the P-Park position. If you parked the vehicle, otherwise the Neutral. Simply step on the foot brake. steering wheel will lock, park on a hill, turn your front wheels toward the curb. To start again, remove your foot from the If the selector lever is uninten-Stuck in snow, mud or sand foot brake to the accelerator pedal and tionally moved into Neutral (N) while carefully accelerate. When alternating between forward (D) driving, take your foot off the acce- and reverse (R) in an effort to free the The driving positions must never be lerator pedal and wait until the engine vehicle, depress the accelerator pedal slightly while the transmission is in gear, used for holding the vehicle at rest uphill. speed has dropped to idle before se- Always use your foot brakes when lecting a driving position. and release the accelerator pedal while stopped on inclines. shifting. Do not race the engine and avoid spinning the wDo not heels. Maneuvering repeat "rocking" back and forth with WARNING wheels spinning at high engine speed Never get out of the driver's seat When alternating between forward (D} and heavy throttle, as serious damage when the engine is running and the and reverse (R) -for instance, while may be caused to the automatic maneuvering the vehicle into a tight selector is not securely locked in the transmission and other critical parts. "P" position. parking space – only shift when the Kickdown device If you must leave the vehicle vehicle has come to a full stop and the The kickdown device gives maximum engine is running at idle speed. move the selector fever securely into acceleration when the accelerator pedal the "P" position and apply parking is pressed down past the full throttle Parking position. Depending on road speed and brake firmly. engine speed, the upshift is either When parking your car, move the delayed (forced throttle) or the transmission changes down into the next Towing selector lever into the P-Park position. lower gear. if the vehicle has to be towed at any time, Apply the parking brake and switch off you must read the instructions in the the ignition. WARNING section "Emergency towing" on page Be careful when using the kickdown on slippery roads. Rapid acceleration 148. may cause skidding. 41

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