The automatic transmission models Audi found fraudulent.
Car electronics determines whether the vehicle on a stand or goes on the road, the angle of rotation of the steering wheel. If “bagel” after the start, remained without movement, then activated a special mode of operation of the gearbox, through which the emissions were less than when driving on public roads. If the wheel is deviated by an angle of more than 15 degrees, a special mode was switched off.
It is also noted that the fake treatment used in gear boxes, which stood on the cars with petrol and diesel engines.
The publication added that Audi has stopped using it in may. In addition, the automaker has applied sanctions to some of the engineers involved in the creation of a special regime.
Last fall, environmentalists in the United States found that the Volkswagen group uses on its vehicles with diesel engines deceptive, which lowers the level of harmful emissions during bench tests. The automaker admitted it. It was later revealed that special arrangements were used on the cars, the company Audi, owned by VW. Now the concern threatened multimillion-dollar fines because around the world is found on 11 million cars.
