two2

forgive me for sounding stupid but been driving this car for a couple months now, and every now-and-then i stall at red lights probably like 1 once every couple weeks i do this.

anyway, sometimes 1st gear is tricky does anyone have tips? how can i smoothly 'launch' this animal..

i think sports mode makes it a little harder too, but i love having it on.

i drove stick plenty of times in the past but nothing with 400+ hp so i think having all this power makes it more tricky..

hotazlava32

Just give it steady but very little gas as u let go of the clutch

sparkhill

I think the RS4 runs better when driven a bit harder. A little more gas when starting and higher RPM's when shifting.

FCTrs4

my problem hasn't really been stalling, but it has been shifting gears smoothly especially from 1st to 2nd. the rs4 takes a bit to get use to. the higher rpm changes are smooth- its the lower end that is tricky for me.

try letting go of the clutch a bit slower (like sparkhill suggests). good luck...

Bob W.

1985

GotRS?

turn down the music if you can't hear the engine, I roll off in 2nd in slow traffic.

Spurian

Pay attention to the sound and RPMs. You might be able to launch fine on flat surface without gas but you need to give gas on hills. If you see the RPMs fall fast below 900, give more gas. Good luck!

sparkhill

Listening to Duran Duran, in your too tight acid-washed jeans, wearing Wayfarers...

Bob W.

1985 was the Scritti Politti phase.

cit1991

Same here. 2nd for anything other than a complete standstill.