Emergency Release From P: Procedure

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2014 Audi A5, 2013 Audi A5, 2012 Audi A5, and 2011 Audi A5. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

-- Remove the front ashtray insert.

-- Pry out the cap inside the ashtray housing with a screwdriver -arrow-.

Fig 1: Prying Off Cover Cap In Ashtray Housing Using Screwdriver

Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC

NOTE:

The shape of the cover caps may differ from those in the illustration.

-- Press the cylinder in direction of -arrow- on the Shift Lock Solenoid -N110- with a screwdriver through the center opening in the ashtray housing and at the same time, with the button on the selector lever pressed, shift the selector lever out of "P".

Fig 2: Pressing In Cylinder On Shift Lock Solenoid N110 Through Center Opening In Ashtray Housing

Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC

NOTE:

This unlocks the locking lever -1- when the selector lever is in "P".

If the cylinder -arrow- on the Shift Lock Solenoid -N110- is covered by insulation or a wire, then move the insulation or the wire to the side.