- Fig. 1 Instrument cluster: 4-cylinder mode
Applies to vehicles: with 4.0 TFSI engine
The engine shuts down four cylinders to save fuel under light-load conditions and automatically re-activates them when they are needed, the whole process being imperceptible to the occupants.
Displaying the cylinder mode
Important: The on-board computer must be displayed Link.
Scroll the thumbwheel until the current fuel consumption is shown in the instrument cluster display. You are driving in 4-cylinder mode when the bar is green and 4-cylinder mode is displayed.
Basic conditions for 4-cylinder mode
The engine automatically runs on four cylinders when certain basic conditions are met. These include:
- Power demand is low.
- Car is in third gear or higher.
- Engine speed is between 960 and 3,500 rpm.
- Engine is warm.