Rev limiter at 4000rpm in neutral?

[psynnott]

I was trying to rev the engine in neutral to listen to a possible hole in the exhaust.

I noticed that even will full throttle it maxed out at 4200 or so rpm. Is there a limiter in neutral or have I got a more serious problem?

Thanks

[Alan02]

No, itll be limited until you depress the Clutch pedal and release. It will then rev to max. It does this at every first start until clutch operated.

[psynnott]

Thanks Alan, learning more and more about this new A3 every day!
The other day, I just noticed it downgraded the speed of the wipers when coming to a stop. All these wee bits are a nice improvement over the older A3.

[black edition]

its the little things that make a diffrence