Driver Select
03-31-2015, 08:24 AM
#1
Driver Select
So I am confused on this and the owner's manual doesn't seem to help me explain the situation.
According to the dealer, when I am in "Dynamic" which will likely be what it stays in, the transmission will default to "S" on start up.
I swear it did this on day one of ownership but now it goes directly to 'D". If I change to "Dynamic" when the car is on or while driving it goes to "S".
At first I thought I was just "double-clicking" the shift lever and I was changing it from "S" to "D" as that's what I did the past two years to go from "D" to "S" on my 2013 2.0 but I am not doing that.
Man, I hope this makes sense to someone.
According to the dealer, when I am in "Dynamic" which will likely be what it stays in, the transmission will default to "S" on start up.
I swear it did this on day one of ownership but now it goes directly to 'D". If I change to "Dynamic" when the car is on or while driving it goes to "S".
At first I thought I was just "double-clicking" the shift lever and I was changing it from "S" to "D" as that's what I did the past two years to go from "D" to "S" on my 2013 2.0 but I am not doing that.
Man, I hope this makes sense to someone.
03-31-2015, 09:56 AM
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No, the transmission will not default to S. If you stay in Dynamic and turn off the car, the transmission will be in D when you start the car again. Simply pull it back to toggle to S. Audi is doing this for fuel economy reasons. The engine will also be in comfort/auto mode as long as the transmission is in D. Again, for better fuel economy. If you change to Dynamic from another mode, then the transmission will go immediately into S, but again it will go back to D once you turn off the engine. Your dealer was smoking something when he told you it would default to S.
03-31-2015, 10:20 AM
#3
No, the transmission will not default to S. If you stay in Dynamic and turn off the car, the transmission will be in D when you start the car again. Simply pull it back to toggle to S. Audi is doing this for fuel economy reasons. The engine will also be in comfort/auto mode as long as the transmission is in D. Again, for better fuel economy. If you change to Dynamic from another mode, then the transmission will go immediately into S, but again it will go back to D once you turn off the engine. Your dealer was smoking something when he told you it would default to S.
What do you think he was smoking and will he share it?
04-01-2015, 09:22 AM
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Just throwing in my two cents here for what it's worth, but from what I've read previously, if you throw it in Dynamic and turn off the car, when you restart it, the car will still be in Dynamic but reflect 'D' instead of 'S'. Not sure why it's designed that way. Regardless, you should be able to feel the difference and tell that you're still in Dynamic mode even though the drive indicator shows 'D'.
04-01-2015, 10:08 AM
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Just throwing in my two cents here for what it's worth, but from what I've read previously, if you throw it in Dynamic and turn off the car, when you restart it, the car will still be in Dynamic but reflect 'D' instead of 'S'. Not sure why it's designed that way. Regardless, you should be able to feel the difference and tell that you're still in Dynamic mode even though the drive indicator shows 'D'.
04-01-2015, 12:57 PM
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