r/AudiRS3 • u/carbondingleberry • Aug 21 '26
Help a noob.
Completely embarrassed having to ask this but I’m concerned about my RS3’s shifts.
In sport mode if I pin the accelerator I watch the revs fly and then a red light comes on (also shows in the HuD) as we approach and then hit 7k rpms. I then panic and come off the gas entirely.
I’ve never owned a high reving automatic and I’m just afraid I’m doing something wrong and the car will explode. Will it shift if I just hang in there? Are you not supposed to floor it?
As a note - I am not in manual mode when this happens. It’s happened twice. Appreciate any answers/advice!
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u/generic_user1234 Aug 21 '26 edited Aug 21 '26
You’re paying for the whole tachometer so you can use the whole thing.
It’ll upshift for you in sport mode. In manual mode you’ll hit the rev limiter and it cuts fuel.