🚨 2025 Audi allroad: Emergency Neutral
The 2025 Allroad uses a traditional P-R-N-D console-mounted lever shifter with electronic shift lock.
🧰 Drafted with AI under the editorial review of Chris Hackleman & Jeff Moore — cross-check against your owner’s manual when possible.
⚠️ Chock the wheels first — neutral means the car can roll. Set the parking brake while you work, never stand downhill of the vehicle, and try a 12-volt jump before any override: power fixes most stuck-in-park problems instantly.
The procedure
- Ensure the vehicle is on a flat surface and set the parking brake if functional.
- Turn the ignition to ON/ACC position if battery has any charge remaining.
- Locate the small rectangular shift lock override cap on the right side of the shifter base.
- Use a flat-blade screwdriver or similar tool to carefully pry off the override cap.
- Insert the screwdriver into the override slot and press down firmly.
- While holding the override down, press the brake pedal (if power available) and move the shifter to N.
- If successful, release the override and verify the transmission is in neutral before attempting to move the vehicle.
Shift-lock override location
Small rectangular cap on the right side of the shifter base, near the console trim
With zero electrical power
With zero electrical power, the shift lock override still functions mechanically. You do not need battery power to use the override slot. However, the transmission may be harder to shift without accessory power. If the shifter will not move even with the override depressed, you may need to jump-start the 12V battery to at least ACC position to energize the transmission control module.