door lock AUDI A4 2019 Owner's Manual

Seats

TaeMery
Appliesto:vehicleswithadjustableheadrestraints


B8W-0187

B8W-0157


Fig.62Rearseat:removingtheheadrestraint
Ifpassengersaresittingintheouterrearseats,
adjusttheheadrestraintsso thattheupperedge
oftheheadrestraintisaslevelaspossiblewith
theupperpartoftheirhead.Ifthatisnotpossi-
ble,trytoadjustasclosetothispositionaspos-
sible.Ifyourvehiclehasamiddleseat,adjust
thatheadrestraintallthewayup>A\.
Movingtheheadrestraints
>Tomovetheheadrestraintupward,holditat
thesideswithbothhandsandslideitupward
untilitclicksintoplace>fig.61.
>
Tomovetheheadrestraintdown,pressthe
button-arrow->fig.61andslidetheheadre-
straintdownward.
Removingtheheadrestraints
>Movetheheadrestraintupwardasfarasitcan
go.
>Pressthereleasepoint>fig.62usingtheme-
chanicalkey>page29,Keysetandpressthe
button-arrow->fig.61.Pulltheheadrestraint
outofthebackrestatthesametime>A\.
60
Installingtheheadrestraints
>
Slidethepostsontheheadrestraintdowninto
theguidesuntilthepostsclickintoplace.
>Pressthebutton-arrow->fig.61 andslidethe
headrestraintallthewaydown.Youshould not
be
abletoremovetheheadrestraintfromthe
backrestwithoutpressingthebutton.

ZXWARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>page250,Properadjustmentof
headrestraints.
—Onlyremovetheheadrestraintsfromthe
rearseatswhenitisnecessaryforinstalling
a child
safetyseat>page285,Childsafety.
Installtheheadrestraintagainimmediately
oncethechildsafetyseatisremoved.Driv-
ingwiththeheadrestraintsremovedornot
intheuprightpositionincreasestheriskof
seriousinjury.

Memoryfunction
Appliesto:vehicleswithmemoryfunction
Withthememoryfunction,youcansaveandre-
callseatprofilesusingthememorybuttonsin
thedoortrimpanelandwiththevehiclekey.
Thedriver'sseatprofileisstoredagainandas-
signedtothevehiclekeyeachtimethevehicleis
locked.Whenyouopenthedoor,theseatprofile
isautomaticallyrecalled.Iftwopeopleuseone
vehicle,itisrecommendedthateachpersonal-
waysuses“hisorherown”vehiclekey.
Depending ontheequipment,itmaybepossible
to
storethefollowingsettings:
—Driver'sseat:seat,exteriormirror*
NaC<a]
Appliesto:vehicleswithmemoryfunction
Thedriver&#39;sseatprofilecanbeassignedtothe
vehiclekeywhenthevehicleislocked.

MENU >SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle

>

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—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothevehicle
electricalsystem,neverattempttocharge
thevehiclebatterybyconnectingaccesso-
riesthatprovidepowertothepowersour-
ces.
—Donotconnectanydevicewhosenetwork
class(voltage)doesnotmatchthenetwork
classdesignedforthesocket.
Storage
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Fig.66Rearcenterarmrest:cupholders*
Yourvehiclehascupholdersinthefrontcenter
consoleandinthecenterrearseat”.
Cupholdersintherearcenterarmrest*
> Foldthecenterarmrestdownward.
>Toopenthecupholders,pullthetopcoveron
thecupholdersforward>fig.66.
>»Setyourbeverageintheholder.
>Toclosethecupholder,foldthecoverbackun-
tilitclicksintoplace.

/\WARNING
—Donot putanyhotbeveragesinthecup
holderwhilethevehicleismoving.Hotbev-
eragescouldspill,whichincreasestherisk
ofinjury.
—Donotuseanybreakablebeveragecontain-
ers(forexample,madeoutofglassorpor-
celain).Youcouldbeinjuredbytheminthe
eventofanaccident.
@)Note
Beveragecontainersinthecupholdersshould
alwayshavealid.Otherwise,theliquidinside

couldspillandcausedamagetovehicle
equipment.
Cooledglovecompartment
Appliesto:vehicleswithcooledglovecompartment


Fig.67Glovecompartment:switchingcoolingmode
on/off
>Turn theknob(@)counter-clockwisetoswitch
thecoolingon.
>Turn theknob(@)clockwisetoswitchthecool-
ingoff.Thesymbolsontheknobmustappear
astheydoin>fig.67.
Theglovecompartmentcoolingmodeonlyfunc-
tionswhenthevehicleA/Csystemisswitchedon.
Iftheheatingisswitchedon,switchingtheglove
compartmentcoolingmodeoffisrecommended.
Additionalstoragecompartments
Youwillfindavarietyofstoragecompartments
andholdersatvariouslocationsinthevehicle.
—Glovecompartment:theglovecompartment
can belocked*usingthemechanicalkey
=page29,Keyset
—Inthedoortrimpanels
—Storagecompartmentunderthefrontcenter
armrest
—Storagecompartment*intherearcenterarm-
rest
—Storagecompartment*underthelightswitch
—Garmenthooks abovethereardoors*
—Nets*onthebackrestsofthefrontseats
—Nets*ontheleft/rightluggagecompartment
trimpanel
—Tie-downs*ontheleft/rightluggagecompart-
menttrimpanel
—Baghooks*intheluggagecompartment
63

Stowingandusing


ZA\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,makesurethe
coversforallstoragecompartmentsareal-
waysclosedwhiledriving.
—Only use thestoragecompartmentsinthe
doortrimpanelstostoresmallobjectsthat
willnotstickoutofthecompartmentand
impair thefunction ofthesideairbags.
—Duetostrengthreasons,onlysecureobjects
upto11lbs(5kg)withthetie-downs*.
Heavierobjectsarenotadequatelysecured.
Thereisriskofpersonalinjury.
—Makesureyour viewtowardtherearisnot
blocked,forexamplebyhangingclothing or
objects
inthevehicle.
—Onlylightweightclothingshould behung
fromthegarmenthooksinthevehicle.The
pocketsoftheclothingmustnotcontainany
heavy,breakable,orsharp-edgedobjects.
Suchobjectsendangervehicleoccupants
andincreasetheriskofinjuryduringsudden
drivingorbrakingmaneuversorinanacci-
dent,especiallyiftheairbagsdeploy.
—Donotusecoathangerstohanggarments
becausethiscouldreducetheeffectiveness
ofthesidecurtainairbags*.

>Makesurethattherearseatbackissecurely
latchedinplace.

Z\WARNING
Improperlystoredluggageorotheritemscan
flythroughthevehiclecausingseriousper-
sonalinjuryinthe eventofhardbrakingoran
accident.Tohelpreducetheriskofserious
personalinjury:
—Alwaysputobjects,forexample,luggageor
otherheavyitemsintheluggagecompart-
ment.
—Alwayssecureobjectsintheluggagecom-
partmentusingthetie-downeyeletsand
suitablestraps.


Luggagecompartment
ereeerie)
Allluggageandotherobjectsmustbeproperly
stowedandsecuredintheluggagecompart-
ment.
Looseitemsintheluggagecompartmentcan
shiftsuddenly,changingvehiclehandlingcharac-
teristics.Looseitemscanalsoincreasetheriskof
seriouspersonalinjuryinasuddenvehiclema-
neuverorinacollision.
>Distributetheloadevenlyintheluggagecom-
partment.
>Alwaysplaceandproperlysecureheavyitemsin
theluggagecompartmentaslowandasfarfor-
ward
aspossible.
>Secureluggageusingthetie-downsprovided
>page68.
64
Z\WARNING
Heavyloadswillinfluencethewayyourvehi-
clehandles.TohelpreducetheriskofaLossof
controlleadingto seriouspersonalinjury:
—Alwayskeepinmindwhentransporting
heavyobjects,thatachangeinthecenter of
gravitycanalsocausechangesinvehicle
handling:
—Alwaysdistributetheload asevenlyas
possible.
—Placeheavyobjects asfarforwardinthe
luggagecompartmentaspossible.
—Neverexceedthe GrossAxleWeightRating
ortheGrossVehicleWeightRatingspecified
onthesafetycompliancestickeronthedriv-
er&#39;ssideB-pillarrespectivelyonthefront
endofthedriver&#39;sdoor.Exceedingpermissi-
bleweightstandards cancausethevehicle
toslideandhandledifferently.
—Pleaseobserveinformationonsafedriving
=>page247.


AWARNING
Tohelppreventpoisonousexhaustgasfrom
beingdrawnintothevehicle,alwayskeepthe
rearlidclosedwhiledriving.
—Nevertransportobjectslargerthanthose
fittingcompletelyintotheluggageareabe-
causetherearlidcannotbefullyclosed.

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—Ifyouabsolutelymustdrivewiththerearlid
open,observethefollowingnotestoreduce
theriskofpoisoning:
—Closeallwindows,
—Closethesunroof*,
—Openallairoutletsintheinstrumentpan-
el,
—Switchofftheairrecirculation,
—Set thefreshairfantothehighestspeed.


ZXWARNING
Alwaysmakesurethatthedoors,allwindows,
thesunroof*andtherearlidaresecurely
closedandlockedtoreducetheriskofinjury
whenthevehicleisnotbeingused.
—Afterclosingtherearlid,alwaysmakesure
thatitisproperlyclosedandlocked.
—Neverleaveyourvehicleunattendedespe-
ciallywiththerearlidleftopen.Achild
couldcrawlintothevehiclethroughthelug-
gage compartmentandclosetherearlidbe-
comingtrappedandunabletogetout.Be-
ingtrappedinavehiclecanlead to serious
personalinjury.
—Neverletchildrenplayinoraroundthevehi-
cle.
—Neverletpassengersrideintheluggage
compartment.Vehicleoccupantsmustal-
waysbeproperlyrestrainedinoneoftheve-
hicle’sseatingpositions.

QNote
Ifyouaretransportinglargeitemswiththe
backrestfoldeddown”,youshouldremove
the Rear SeatEntertainment(RSE)*andits
holder*toavoiddamage.
@Tips
—Aircirculationhelpstoreducewindowfog-
ging.Staleairescapestotheoutside
throughventsinthetrimpanel.Besureto
keeptheseslotsfreeandopen.
—Thetirepressuremustcorrespondtothe
load.Thetirepressurelabelliststherecom-
mendedcoldtireinflationpressuresforthe
vehicleatitsmaximumcapacityweightand
thetiresthatwere onyourvehicleatthe
timeitwasmanufactured.Forrecommend-
edtirepressuresfornormalloadconditions,
pleaseseechapter>page334.
Luggagecompartmentcover
Appliesto:vehicleswithluggagecompartmentcover

2 s
S = = ao



B4L-1256

Fig.69Luggagecompartment:removingandinstalling
theluggagecompartmentcover
Attaching
> Pullthecoveroutandattachitinthemounting
eyeletsinthesidetrimpanel>fig.68.
Removing
> Pulltheleverinthedirectionofthearrow
=>fig.69andremovethecoverupward.
Installing
>Placetheleftandrightsidesofthecoverinto
themountsonthesidetrimpanel.
>Pushthecoverdownwarduntilitclicksinto
place.

Z\WARNING
Theluggagecompartmentcoverisnota sur-
faceforstoringobjects.Objectsplacedonthe
coverincreasetheriskofinjurytoallvehicle>

65

Driving

Startingandstopping
theengine
Startingtheengine
The[STARTENGINESTOP]buttonswitchesthe


ignitiononandstartstheengine.
B8W-0140


Requirement:thekeymustbeinthevehicle.
Startingtheengine
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualtransmission
>Presstheclutchpedalallthewaydownand
movetheshiftlevertotheneutralposition.
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
»Pressthebrakepedal.

>Pressthe |STARTENGINESTOP]button
>fig.87.Theenginewillstart.

Switchingtheignitiononoroff
Ifyouwouldliketoswitchtheignitiononwith-
outstartingtheengine,followthesesteps:

>Pressthe [STARTENGINESTOP]buttonwithout
pressingtheclutchpedal(formanualtransmis-
sions)orthebrakepedal(forautomatictrans-
missions).VehicleswithouttheStart/Stopsys-
tem*:theneedleinthetachometermovesinto
theREADYposition.
>Toswitchtheignitionoff,pressthebutton
again.Theneedleinthetachometermovesinto
theOFFposition.

Equipmentthatusesalotofelectricityisswitch-
edofftemporarilywhenyoustarttheengine.

D_Thisfunctionisnotavailableinallcountries.
78
Iftheenginedoesnotstartimmediately,the
startingprocedurestopsautomaticallyaftera
shorttime.Ifthisisthecase,repeatthestarting
procedureafterapproximately30seconds.
Start/Stopsystem*
Seetheinformationin>page80,Start/Stop
system.

ZA\WARNING
To reducetheriskofasphyxiation,never allow
theenginetoruninconfinedspaces.
@)Note
Avoidhighenginespeed,fullthrottle,and
heavyengineloadiftheenginehasnot
reached
operatingtemperatureyet.Youcould
damagetheengine.

@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Donotlettheenginerunwhileparkedto
warmup.Begindrivingimmediately.Thisre-
ducesunnecessaryemissions.
G)Tips
—Somenoiseafterstartingtheengineisnor-
malandisnocauseforconcern.
—Ifyouleavethevehiclewiththeignition
switchedon,theignitionwillswitchoffaf-
teracertainamountoftime.Makesurethat
electricalequipmentsuchastheexterior
lightsareswitchedoff.
SladeMaesin
>Bringthevehicletoafullstop.
>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]button
=>page78,fig.87.


Steeringlock!)
Thesteeringlockswhenyouturntheengineoff
usingthe[STARTENGINESTOP]buttonandopen
thedriver&#39;sdoor.Thelockedsteeringhelpspre-
ventvehicletheft.

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—Theignitionwillturnoffifyoupressthe
STARTENGINESTOP]buttonduringaStop


phase.
—Appliesto:automatictransmission:Youcan
controliftheenginewillstopornot byre-
ducingorincreasingtheamountofforce
youusetopressthebrakepedal.Forexam-
ple,ifyouonlylightlypressonthebrake
pedalinstop-and-gotrafficorwhenturn-
ing,theenginewillnotswitchoffwhenthe
vehicleisstationary.Ifyoupressthebrake
pedal
harder,theenginewillswitchoff.
Startingandstoppingtheengineautomat-
rel,
Appliesto:vehicleswith Start/Stopsystem
Thesystemchecksifcertainconditionsaremet
beforeandduringtheStopphase,anddeter-
minesiftheenginestopsandhowlongitre-
mainsstopped.Forexample,ifpowerusageis
high,theenginewillnot bestopped.Alongwith
otherconditions,thefollowingfactors influence
theautomaticenginestartorstop:
—Environmentalconditions(slopes,inclines,ele-
vation,temperature)
—Battery(chargestatus,temperature,powerus-
age)
—Enginetemperature
—Assistsystems
—Drivingbehavior
Dependingontheengine,the@yindicatorlight
mayappeariftheengineisnotstopped.
SeteMimLeleiace100
Appliesto:vehicleswith Start/Stopsystem
IfyouleavethevehicleduringaStopphase,the
enginecanberestartedwithinapproximately30
secondsifthedoorsareclosed,thedriver&#39;ssafe-
tybeltisfastened,andthebrakepedalispress-
ed.
Ifyouleavethevehiclelongerthan30seconds,
theignitionwillswitchoffautomaticallytopre-
vent thevehiclebatteryfromdraining.Ifthisis
thecase,themessageStart/stopsystem:igni-
tionwillbeswitchedoffin30swillappearinthe
instrumentclusterand,ifthelowbeamhead-
lightsareswitchedon,theparkinglightswill
switchoninstead.Theparkinglightswillswitch
offafterapproximately30minutesorwhenyou
lockthevehicle.
Theignitionalsoswitchesoffwhenyoulockthe
vehiclefromtheoutsideduringaStopphase.
IftheStart/Stopsystemhasnot turnedoffthe
engineorifyouhave switchedtheStart/Stopsys-
temoffmanually, theenginewillcontinuetorun
andtheignitionwillnotswitchoffautomatically.

ZAWARNING
To reducetheriskofasphyxiation,never allow
theenginetoruninconfinedspaces.
G)Tips
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
Ifyouleavethevehiclewiththe&#34;D/S&#34;or&#34;R&#34;
selectorleverpositionengaged,theparking
brakeisautomaticallyset.
ManuallyswitchingtheStart/Stopsystem
offandon
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem

The(A)oFbuttonislocatedabovetheselectorlev-
erinthecenterconsole.
>Press(A)oFtoswitchonoroff.TheLEDinthe
buttonturnsonwhenthefunctionisswitched
off.
@Tips
IfyouswitchthesystemoffduringaStop
phase, theenginewillstartagainautomati-
cally.
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
Start/stopsystem:deactivated.Pleasestart
enginemanually
Thismessageappearswhenspecificconditions
arenotmetduringaStopphase.TheStart/Stop
systemwillnot beabletorestarttheengine.The
enginemustbestartedwiththe
STARTENGINESTOP]button.


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C@)Note
Donotleaveyourvehicleunattendedwhile
ZA\WARNING
—Neveraccelerateorreleasetheclutchpedal
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carelesslywhenagearoraselectorleverpo-
sition(automatictransmission)isengaged
whilethevehicleisstationaryandtheen-
gineisrunning.Pressingtheaccelerator
pedalwillcausethevehicletomove,and
thiscouldresultinanaccident.
Emergencybrakingshouldonlybeusedin
anemergency,whenthewhenthestandard
brakepedalismalfunctioningorobstructed.
Duringemergencybraking,yourvehiclewill
brakesimilartoheavybraking.ESC andthe
associatedcomponents(ABS,ASR,EDL)can-
notovercomethelawsofphysics.Afull
brakeapplicationwhiledrivingthrough
curvesorinpoorroadorweatherconditions
cancausethevehicletoslideortherearof
thevehicletoswerve,whichincreasesthe
riskofanaccident.
Ifthepowersupplyfails,youcannotsetthe
parkingbrakeonceitisreleased.Ifthisis
thecase,stopthevehicleonlevelground
andsecureitbyengaging1stgear(manual
transmission)orselectingthe&#34;P&#34;selector
leverposition(automatictransmission).See
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAu-
diServiceFacilityforassistance.
Alwayssettheparkingbrakewhenleaving
yourvehicle,evenifforashortperiodof
time.Iftheparkingbrakeisnotset,theve-
hiclecouldrollaway,increasingtheriskof
anaccident.
Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This
appliesparticularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwise,childrencouldstart
theengine,releasetheparkingbrake,orop-
erateelectricalequipmentsuchaspower
windows,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
Noone,especiallychildren,shouldremainin
thevehiclewhenitislocked.Lockeddoors
makeitmoredifficultforemergencywork-
erstoenterthevehicle,whichputslivesat
risk.

theengineisrunning,becausethisincreases
theriskofanaccident.
@)Tips
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
Whenstoppingatatrafficsignalorstopping
incitytraffic,youcansettheparkingbrake
manually.Thevehicledoesnot havetobe
heldwiththebrakepedal.Theparkingbrake
eliminatesthetendencytocreepwhenase-
lectorleverpositionisengaged.Assoonas
youpresstheacceleratorpedal,theparking
brakereleasesautomaticallyandthevehicle
startstomove>page83.
(i)Tips
—Occasionalnoiseswhentheparkingbrakeis
setandreleasedarenormalandarenota
causeforconcern.
—Theparkingbrakegoesthroughaself-test
cycleatregularintervalswhenthevehicleis
stopped.Anynoisesassociatedwiththisare
normal.
—Ifthereisapowerfailure,theparkingbrake
willnotsetifitisreleased,anditwillnot
releaseifit isset>A\.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cilityforassistance.
Startingtodrive
Variousconvenienceandsafetyfunctionsmaybe
availablewhenthevehiclebeginsdriving,de-
pendingonvehicleequipment.
Startingonhillswiththeparking brakeset
Requirement:thedoorsmustbeclosedandthe
driver&#39;ssafetybeltmustbefastened.
>Tostartdrivingcomfortablywhenonahill,set
theparkingbrakeandbegindrivingasusual.
Thebrakingforce oftheparkingbrakedoesnot
releaseautomaticallyuntilthewheelsbuildup
enoughdrivingforce.
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Driving

Startingonhillswithhillholdassist
Hillholdassistmakesiteasiertostartonhills.
Requirement:
thedriver&#39;sdoormustbeclosed
andtheenginemustberunning.
>Toactivatehillholdassist,pressandholdthe
brakepedalforseveralseconds.Thevehicle
mustbefacinguphill.
Afterreleasingthebrakepedal,thebrakingpow-
erismaintainedbriefly>A\topreventthevehi-
clefromrollingbackwhenstarting.Thisallows
youtobegindrivingmoreeasily.

ZAWARNING
—Ifyoudonotbegindrivingimmediatelyor
theenginestallsafterreleasingthebrake
pedal,yourvehiclemaybegintorollback-
ward.Pressthebrakepedalorsetthepark-
ingbrakeimmediately.
—Theintelligenttechnologyofhillholdassist
cannotovercomethelimitationsimposedby
naturalphysicallaws.Theincreasedcomfort
offeredbyhillholdassistshould notcause
youtotakesafetyrisks.
—Hillholdassistcannotholdthevehiclein
placeonallhills(forexample,iftheground
isslipperyoricy).
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,always
makesurethevehicleissituatedsafely

whilestationary.

Drivingoffroad
Generalinformation
Appliesto:allroad
TheElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)func-
tionsareenhancedfordrivingoffroad.Offroad
modecanbeactivated whendrivinginsituations
where
slippageoradifferentiallockfunctionis
necessary>page139.Thehilldescentassistis
alsoavailable,whichautomaticallybrakestheve-
hicletomaintainaconstantspeed>page140.
Inaddition,yourAudiprovidescontinuousall
wheeldrive.
However,yourAudiisnotanoffroadvehicle.
Onlydriveinterrainthatissuitableforthevehi-
84
cleandyourdrivingability.Nevertakeanyun-
necessaryrisks!
Afterdrivingoffroad
—Afterdrivingoffroad,removebranchesandoth-
erdebrisfromtheradiatorgrille,underbody,
andwheels.Lookespeciallyforforeignobjects
(such asstones)thatmaybestuckinthetire
tread.
—Cleanthevehiclebody andunderbodyandin-
spectthevehicleforpossibledamage.
—Cleanthewindows,headlights,taillightsand
thelicenseplateiftheyaredirty.
—Performabraketest(especiallyafterdriving
throughwater).

Z\WARNING
—Beespeciallyaware andattentivewhendriv-
ingunderdifficultconditions.Vehicledam-
ageandinjuriesmayoccurwhendrivingat
excessivelyhighspeedsorwithincorrect
drivingmaneuvers.
—Alwaysadjustyourspeedanddrivingstyle
totheroads,terrain,trafficand weather
conditions.Driveespeciallyslowlyifthereis
lowvisibilitywhenoffroad.
—Pleasenotethatthewheelscanspinmore
andthevehiclecanswervewheninoffroad
mode,especiallywhentheroadisslippery
orhasloosesurfacematerial.
—Drivingstabilityisreducedwheninoffroad
mode.

@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Avoidharmingtheenvironmentandshow
considerationfornature.
G)Tips
Onlydrivewhereitispermittedandalways
stayontheprovidedroadsandpaths.

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backtoengagethe&#34;S&#34;sportmode.Youcanonly
selectthe&#34;S&#34;selectorleverpositionwhenthe&#34;D&#34;
or&#34;E&#34;positionisselected.Toselectthe&#34;D&#34;or&#34;E&#34;
positionagainwhen&#34;S&#34;isengaged,movethese-
lectorleverback>A\.Toshiftfrom&#34;N&#34;to&#34;D&#34;
when
travelingatspeedsbelow1mph(2km/h),
pressthebrakepedalandshiftintothe&#34;D&#34;posi-
tion>A.
Inthenormalmode&#34;D&#34;,thetransmissionauto-
maticallyselectsthecorrectgear.Itdependson
engineload,vehiclespeedanddrivingstyle.
Selectthesportmode&#34;S&#34;forsportydriving.The
vehiclemakesfulluseoftheengine&#39;spower.
Shiftingmaybecomenoticeablewhenaccelerat-
ing.
The&#34;S&#34;selectorleverpositionengagesautomati-
callywhenyouselectthedynamicmodeindrive
select*.

ZAWARNING
ReadandfollowallWARNINGS.
—Beforestartingtodrive,checkifthedesired
selectorleverpositionisdisplayednextto
theselectorlever.
—Thevehiclecanrolleveniftheignitionis
switchedoff.
—Powerisstilltransmittedtothewheels
whentheengineisrunningatidle.Topre-
vent thevehiclefrom“creeping”,youmust
keep yourfootonthebrakeinallselector
leverpositions(except&#34;P&#34;and&#34;N&#34;)when
theengineisrunning.
—Beforeopeningthehood,selectthe&#34;P&#34;se-
lector
leverpositionandsettheparking
brake.Thisreducestheriskofanaccident.
Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>page309,Workingintheengine

compartment.

@®Tips
Ifyouaccidentallyselect&#34;N&#34;whiledriving,
takeyourfootofftheacceleratorpedaland
waitfortheenginetoslowdowntoidlebe-
fore
selecting&#34;D&#34;or&#34;S&#34;.
Drivingtips
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
Startingtheengine
>The&#34;P&#34;or&#34;N&#34;positionmustbeselected.
Startingfromastop
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal.
>»Starttheengine>page78.
>Pressthelockingbutton@ontheselectorlev-
erandselectthe&#34;D&#34;,&#34;E&#34;,&#34;S&#34;or&#34;R&#34;position
=>page85.
>Waitamomentuntilthetransmissionshifts.
Youwillnoticeaslightmovementwhenthe
gear
engages.
>Releasethebrake pedalandpresstheaccelera-
torpedal>A\.
Variousconveniencefunctionsareavailablefor
startingonhills>page83.
Stoppingtemporarily
>Pressthebrakepedaltostopthevehicle,for
exampleatatrafficlight.Donotpresstheac-
celeratorpedalwhendoingthis.
>Topreventthevehiclefromrollingwhenyou
startdriving,settheparkingbrakewhenstop-
pingonsteephills>/\.
>»Theparkingbrakewillreleaseautomatically
andyourvehiclewillbegintomove whenthe
doorsareclosed,thedriver&#39;ssafetybeltisfas-
tened,and youaccelerateasusual.
Stoppingorparking
Iftheselectorleverisnotinthe&#34;P&#34;position
whenyouopenthedriver’sdoor,thevehicle
couldroll.
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal>A\.
>Set theparkingbrake.
>Toselectthe&#34;P&#34;selectorleverposition,press
the&#34;P&#34;button(2)ontheselectorlever
=>page85,fig.90.
Undercertainconditions,suchasdrivinginthe
mountains,itmaybehelpful toswitchtomanual
modetemporarilytoadapttothedrivingcondi-
tionsmanually>page88.
Onhills,settheparkingbrakefirstandthenshift
intothe&#34;P&#34;position>page82.Thispreventstoo>
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Assistsystems


fExitwarning— Theexitwarningsystemcanbeavailablefor
Appliesto:vehicleswithexitwarningsystemuptoapproximatelythreeminutesafterun-
lockingthevehicleandopeningthedooras
wellasafterswitchingofftheignition.Then
thedisplaysflashbrieflyandthesystem
switchesoff.

—Theexitwarningsystemdoesnotrespond
topeopleandcannotwarnyouaboutevery
typeofapproachingobjects,suchascyclists.
Alwaysmonitorthetrafficaswellastheve-
hicle&#39;ssurroundingswithdirecteyecontact.

ZAWARNING
Theexitwarningsystemissubjecttolimita-
tionsandcannotwarnyoubeforeeveryim-
pendingcollision:
—Ifthevehicleistoowidefortheparking
spaceandcoveredbytheneighboringvehi-
cles.

B8W-0102
—Approachingobjectsorpeoplesuchascy-
clistsorskateboardersmaynot be detected
undercertaincircumstances.

Fig.124Door:ingstri:
osScieveee—The systemdoesnotreacttostationaryob-
jects.
—Theviewoftheradarsensorsmaybeim-
pairedbyleaves,snow,heavysprayordirt.
Clean
theareainfrontofthesensors
=page122,fig.122.
Whenthevehicleisstationary,theexitwarning
systemwarnsthepassengersofapossiblecolli-
sionwhenopeningthedoor.Withinthelimitsof
thesystem,thesystemmonitorstheareasbe-
hindandnexttothevehicleusingtheradarsen-
sors>page122,fig.122.MovingobjectsthatCG)N
areapproachingfrombehind,suchascars,areeto
detected©fig.123.Alsoreadtheinformationin>@inGeneral
informationonpage123.
Whenyouopenthedoor,thewarningstriponfpag
theaffecteddoorblinks>fig.124ifanotherG@)Tips
roaduserisdetectedandthesituationisclassi-=
fiedascritical.Thedisplayintheexteriormirror
ontheaffectedsideflashesatthesametime.If
thedoorisalreadyopen andanotherroaduseris
detectedandthesituationisclassifiedascritical,
thenthecorrespondingdisplaysturnon.
— Theexitwarningsystemisswitchedonand
offthroughthesideassist>page123.The
exitwarningindicatorsturnonduringthe
adjustmentprocess.
— Thedisplaybrightnessfortheexitwarning
systemcannotbeadjusted.
WARNING
—Alwayspayattentiontotrafficandtothe
areaaroundyourvehicle.Theexitwarning
systemdoesnotreplacetheattentionofthe
vehicleoccupants.Thevehicleoccupantsare
alwaysresponsibleforopeningthedoors
andexitingthevehicle.



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