Knocking the Gear Selector Whilst Moving?

[AshleyGTRS]

Hi Guys.

So completely irrational fear... looking at buying a B9... what happens if you were to accidently knock the gear selector into R or P whilst moving?

I assume Audi are smart enough to have put redundancies in place to stop this?

Thanks for any responses.

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[jds_sg]

Don't believe its possible to do that. The gear selector is just a glorified switch in any case, there is no mechanical connection to the gearbox, and I think it locks in such a way as to only allow movement that is permitted whilst driving, i.e. D S and sideways to manual.

 

[AshleyGTRS]

Don't believe its possible to do that. The gear selector is just a glorified switch in any case, there is no mechanical connection to the gearbox, and I think it locks in such a way as to only allow movement that is permitted whilst driving, i.e. D S and sideways to manual.

Awesome thank you.


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[NHN]

Never an issue, best decision made was switch to dsg, no more manual crap

 

[Vertigo1]

You need to put your foot on the brake and press the side button on the gear selector to move into R or P.

According to the manual, it is possibly to select N whilst driving (i.e. from D) but you can move back to D without pressing the brake pedal.

I think there's also a special case where you're allowed to move between R and D rapidly without pressing the brake at low speeds to allow the "rocking' manouver when stuck.