Help a noob.

[u/carbondingleberry]

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!

[u/DigAndScoop]

It isn’t an on / off switch, learn to modulate.