Technical data

Audi drive select46
Why do the Audi A7 Sportback
and the S7 Sportback
suit you so well?
Because they adapt themselves
to you so well.
Audi drive select.
comfort
dynamic
auto
efficiency
individual
reversible seat belt tensioners
cornering light
engine
adaptive air suspension
deluxe automatic air conditioning
transmission
steering
quattro with sport differential
Everybody defines driving dynamics differently.
We define it like this: drive exactly how you feel.
With the standard Audi drive select, you can
influence individual vehicle components at the
push of a button and so change the character
of your Audi.
You have up to five modes to choose from:
efficiency, comfort, dynamic, auto and the
additional mode ‘individual’ which allows you to
determine yourself how the associated vehicle
components should behave. The comfort mode is
especially suitable for providing the most relaxed
driving possible on long journeys. The auto mode
offers a generally comfortable yet sporty driving
experience. For particularly sporty driving, for
example on winding roads, there is the dynamic
mode. The efficiency mode for the TFSI and TDI
engines helps to optimise the car’s overall
consumption. As an integral part of Audi drive
select, it is characterised by a modified gear
change program and more energy-efficient
operation.
In every mode, the vehicle adjustments depend
on the equipment present. Audi drive select
affects the engine, transmission and steering as
standard. In addition, you can, when available,
influence the adaptive air suspension with damper
regulation, the quattro with sport differential,
the reversible seat belt tensioners (part of Audi
pre sense basic) and the cornering light. The
engine and gears react more spontaneously or
in a more balanced manner to movements of
the accelerator, depending on the mode chosen.
Moreover, the engine speeds at which gear
changes take place are varied – in dynamic mode,
they only happen at higher engine speeds, while
in comfort mode they take place at lower ones.
The steering can also be adapted to the driving
situation, from sporty and firm to comfortable.
The threshold at which the optional reversible
seat belt tensioners are triggered is adjusted in
the dynamic mode. The vehicle height and the
damping forces of the damper regulation can be
varied using the adaptive air suspension. The
optional sport differential distributes the drive
force variably to the rear axle to attain a high
level of agility and acceleration performance
while cornering. In addition, the cornering light
accompanies the selected mode with its adapted
swivelling response.