ignition AUDI A4 2019 Owner's Guide

LightsandVision

> Toturnthe compassonoroff,pressthebutton
@untilthe compassinthemirrorappearsor

Forsafetyreasons,thewindshieldwiperdisappears.
bladesshouldbereplacedonceortwiceeach
year.Thedigitalcompassonlyworkswhentheignition

isturnedon.Thedirectionsareindicatedwithab-
breviations:N(north),NE(northeast),E(east),
SE(southeast),S(south),SW(southwest),W
(west),NW(northwest).
Topreventinaccuratecompassreadings,do
notbringanyremotecontrols,electricaldevi-
cesor metallicobjectsnear themirror.
Digitalcompass

Fig.54Rearviewmirror:digitalcompassisswitchedon

Appliesto:vehicleswithdigitalcompass
Themagnetic zonemustbeadjustedcorrectlyforthecompasstoreadaccurately.

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Seats

Seats
Generalinformation

ZAWARNING
See>page247,Drivingsafetyforimportant
information,tips,suggestionsandwarnings
thatyoushouldreadandfollowforyourown

safetyandthesafetyofyourpassengers.

Frontseats
Powerseatadjustment
&
Ee

,
BFY-0014
Fig.57Frontseat:adjustingtheseat(versionB)
@-Movingtheseatforward/back:pressthebut-
ton forward/back.
@-Movingtheseatup/down:pressthe button
up/down.Toadjustthefrontseatcushion,press
thefrontbuttonup/down.Toadjusttherearseat
cushion,presstherearbuttonup/down.
-Adjustingthebackrestangle:pressthebut-
tonforward/back.
©-Lengthening/shorteningtheupperthigh
support*>fig.56.Liftthegriphandle.Aspring
movesthesupportforward.
58

©-Switchingthemassagefunction*on/off
>fig.57.Selectthetypeofmassagewiththe
multifunctionbutton*>page58.
@-Lumbarsupport*ormultifunctionbutton*
=page58.Toadjustthelumbarsupport,press
thebuttonintheapplicablelocation.

ZAWARNING
— Thepowerfrontseatscanalsobeadjusted
whentheignitionisswitchedoff.To reduce
theriskofinjury,childrenshouldneverbe
leftunattendedinthevehicleforthisrea-
son.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,onlyadjust
thedriver'sseatwhenthevehicleisstation-
ary.
—Exercisecautionwhenadjustingtheseat
height.Unsupervisedorcarelessseatadjust-
mentcouldcausepartsofthebodytoget
pinched,whichincreasestheriskofinjury.
—Thefrontseatbackrestsmustnotbere-
clinedtoofarbackwhendriving,because
thisimpairstheeffectivenessofthesafety
beltsandairbagsystem,whichincreasesthe
riskofinjury.

tttlameleiacela)
Appliesto:vehicleswithmultifunctionbutton

You canadjustvariousseatsettingswiththe
multifunctionsteeringwheel.
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Fig.58Infotainmentsystem:seatsettings
Operating
>Ifyouturnthemultifunctionbutton@
=>page58,fig.57totheleftortotheright,
thepossibleseatsettings(A)areshowninthe
Infotainmentsystem>fig.58.

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Seats

settings>Seats>Driver'sseat>Storeset-
tingsonremotecontrolkey.
@Tips
Ifyoudonotwishtohavetheseatprofilefor
anotherdriverassignedtothevehiclekey,
switchthememoryfunctionoffintheInfo-
tainmentsystem.
Memorybuttons
Appliesto:vehicleswithmemoryfunction

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Fig.63Driver'sdoor:memoryfunctionbuttons
Storingaseatprofile

>Pressthe|SET]button.TheLEDinthebutton
willturnon.
>Pressmemorybutton[1]or[2].



Asignaltonewillsoundwhenitissuccessfully
stored.
Recallingaseatprofile
>Ifthedriver'sdoorisopenandtheignitionis
switchedoff,pressthememorybutton.
>Ifthedriver's doorisclosedortheignitionis
switchedon,pressandholdthememorybut-
tonuntiltheseatadjustmentiscomplete.

ZA\WARNING
—Forsafetyreasons,theseatsettingcanonly
berecalledwhenthevehicleisstationaryto
reducetheriskofanaccident.
—Inanemergency,seatadjustmentoperation
canbestoppedbypressingthe[SET]button
orthebuttons@)or@)>page58,fig.57.




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Stowingandusing

Stowingandusing
Ashtray
Appliesto:vehicleswithashtray
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Ss
e
=@a

Fig.64Front centerconsole:ashtray
Openingandclosing
>To open/closetheashtray,foldthecoverup/
down.
Emptying
>Toemptytheashtray,pullitupwardandout.

ANWARNING
Thecigarettelighteronlyworkswhentheig-
nitionisswitchedon.Incorrectusagecanlead
to
seriousinjuriesor burns.To reducetherisk
ofinjuries,neverleavechildrenunattendedin
thevehiclewiththevehiclekey.



ZA\WARNING
Neverusetheashtraytoholdpaper,because
thisincreasestheriskofafire.

Cigarettelighter
Appliesto:vehicleswithacigarettelighter
© & s 2
=gEa

Fig.65Front centerconsole:cigarettelighter
>
Pressthecigarettelighterin.
>Removethecigarettelighterwhenitpopsout.
Thecigarettelightermaybeusedasapower
sourceforthetiremobilitykit/compactspare
tire*compressoronlywhenabsolutelynecessary.
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Powersources
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,youmaybe
abletouse theelectricpowersourcesforexter-
naldevices,dependingonthevehicleequipment.
12voltsockets
Youcanconnectelectricalaccessoriestothe12
voltsockets.Thepowerusagemustnotexceed
120watts.
The12voltsocketsarelabeledwiththe&or
12Vsymbol.Theyarelocatedinthefrontcenter
console*,intherear*andonthesidetrimpanel
intheluggagecompartment”.
USBports
Appliesto:vehicleswithUSBinput
Youcan chargemobiledevicesusingtheUSB
ports.TheUSBportsarelabeledwiththe«<>or
(4symbolorCHARGEONLY.


ZAWARNING
—Toreducetheriskoffatalinjury,storeall
connecteddevicessecurelywhendrivingso
that
theydonotmovearoundinsidetheve-
hiclewhenbrakingorintheeventofanacci-
dent.
—Incorrectusagecanleadtoseriousinjuries
orburns.Toreducetheriskofinjuries,never
leavechildrenunattendedinthevehicle
withthevehiclekey.

@)Note
—Readtheoperatingmanualsforthecon-
necteddevices.
—Disconnecttheconnectorsfromthepower
sourcescarefullytoreducetheriskofdam-
agingthem.

Warmandcold

#5Seatventilation*
Pressingthe#J buttonswitchestheseatventila-
tion
onatthehighestlevel(3).TheLEDsindicate
thetemperaturelevel.Toreducetheventilation
level,pressthebuttonagain.Toswitchtheseat
ventilationoff,pressthebuttonrepeatedlyuntil
theLEDturnsoff.
&Defrosting
Thewindshieldandsidewindowsaredefrosted
orclearedofcondensationasquicklyaspossible.
Themaximumamountofairflowsmainlyfrom
theventsbelowthewindshield.Recirculation
modeswitchesoff. Thetemperatureshouldbe
setat+72°F(+22°C)orhigher.Thetemperature
iscontrolledautomatically.
Youcanswitchthedefrosteronoroffusingthe
&button.Youcanswitchthefunctionoffby
pressingaknob(@).
Appliesto:vehicleswithwindshielddefogger:
Thewindshielddefoggerswitchesonautomati-
callywhenoutsidetemperaturesarelow.Ifyou
wouldliketoswitchthewindshielddefoggeron
manually,pressthe§&button.TheLEDinthe
buttonblinks.
GP)REARRearwindowdefogger
Youcanswitchtherearwindowdefoggeronby
pressingthe&button.Itonlyoperateswhenthe
engineisrunning.Itswitchesoffautomatically
after10to20minutes,dependingontheoutside
temperature.
Topreventtherearwindowdefoggerfrom
switchingoffautomatically,pressandholdthe
GP)REARbuttonformorethanthreeseconds.
Thisisstoreduntiltheignitionisswitchedoff.
Vents
Youcanopenorclosethecenterandrearventsin
thecockpitandtheventsintherearcenter con-
soleusingtheridgedthumbwheels.Thelevers
adjustthedirectionoftheairflowfromthevents.
Thewideventisopenedandclosedusingthe
rockerswitchG).
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Residualheat
Youcanactivatetheresidualheatfunctionwhen
theignitionisswitchedoffbypressingtheknob
©.Theresidualheatfromthecoolantisusedto
heatthevehicleinterior.Theresidualheatfunc-
tionswitchesoffautomaticallyafterabout15
minutes.

ZAWARNING
—Youshouldnotusetherecirculationmode
foranextendedperiodoftime,becauseno
freshairisdrawninandthewindowscan
fogwhencoolingmodeisswitchedoff.This
increasestheriskofanaccident.
—Individualswithreducedsensitivityto pain
ortemperaturecoulddevelopburnswhen
usingtheseatheating*function.To reduce
the
riskofinjury,theseindividualsshould
notuseseatheating*.
@)Note
To reducetheriskofdamagetotheseatheat-
ing*elements,donotkneelontheseatsor
placeheavypressureononeareaoftheseat.
Theclimatecontrolsystembasicsettingsareac-
cessedintheInfotainmentsystem.


>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Aircondi-
tioning

Autorecirculation
Whenswitchedon,automaticrecirculationcon-
trolstherecirculationmodeautomatically.Ifthe
windowsfogup,presstheMAXbutton.
Automaticauxiliaryheater*
Theauxiliaryheaterhelpstowarmthevehiclein-
teriormorequickly.
Steeringwheelheating
Appliesto:vehicleswithsteeringwheelheating
>Pressthe@©page17,fig.11buttononthe
multifunctionsteeringwheeltoswitchthe
steeringwheelheatingonandoff.Themessage>

Driving

Startingandstopping
theengine
Startingtheengine
The[STARTENGINESTOP]buttonswitchesthe


ignitiononandstartstheengine.
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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.
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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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Driving

Emergencyofffunction*
Ifitisabsolutelynecessary,theenginecanalso
beturnedoffwhiledrivingatspeedsstartingat
4mph(7km/h).Tostoptheengine,pressthe
STARTENGINESTOP]buttontwiceinarowor
pressandholditonetime.



ZA\WARNING
—Neverturnofftheenginebeforethevehicle
hascometoacompletestop.Switchingit
offbefore thevehiclehasstoppedmayim-
pairthefunctionofthebrakeboosterand
powersteering.Youwouldthenneedtouse
moreforceto steerandbrakethevehicle.
Thefactthatyoucannotsteerandbrakeas
usualmayincreasetheriskofaccidentsand
seriousinjuries.
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.Ifyou
donotdothis,theenginecouldbestarted
andelectricalequipmentsuchasthepower
windowscouldbeactivated.Thiscanleadto
seriousinjuries.
—Forsafetyreasons,alwaysparkthevehicle
withtheselectorleverinthe&#34;P&#34;position
(automatictransmission)orwith1stgear
engaged(manualtransmission).Otherwise
thevehiclecouldrollawayunintentionally.

@)Note
Iftheenginehasbeenunderheavyloadfor
anextendedperiodoftime,heatbuildsupin
theenginecompartmentaftertheengineis
switchedoffandthereisariskofdamaging
theengine.Forthis reason,lettheenginerun
atidleforapproximatelytwominutesbefore
shuttingitoff.
G)Tips
Forupto10minutesafterstoppingtheen-
gine,theradiatorfanmayturnonagainauto-
maticallyoritmaycontinuetorun,evenifthe
ignitionisswitchedoff.
BRemotecontrolkey:key notdetected.Isthe
keystillinthevehicle?
Thisindicatorlightturnsonandthismessageap-
pearsifthevehiclekeyisremovedfromthevehi-
clewhentheengineisrunning.Ifthevehiclekey
isnolongerinthevehicle,youcannotswitchthe
ignitiononorstarttheengineonceyoustopit.
Youalsocannotlockthevehiclefromtheoutside.
BRemotecontrolkeyandsmartphonenotde-
tected.Areyourkeyandsmartphonestillinthe
vehicle?
Thisindicatorlightturnsonandthismessageap-
pearsifthevehiclekeyandsmartphonearere-
movedfromthevehiclewhiletheengineisrun-
ning.Ifthevehiclekeyandsmartphoneareno
longerinthevehicle,youcannotswitchtheigni-
tiononorrestarttheengineonceyoustopthe
engine.Youalsocannotlockthevehiclefromthe
outside.
Remotecontrolkey:holdbackofkey
against
thedesignatedarea.Seeowner&#39;sman-
ual
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thereisamalfunction>page79.
Hold backofkeyonthedesignatedarea,or
placeyoursmartphoneinthechargingcradle
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thereisamalfunction>page79.
Startingtheenginewhenthereisa
TEUiisio)

Fig.88Centerconsole/vehiclekey:startingtheengineif
thereisamalfunction
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Driving

Itmaynotbepossibletostarttheengineunder
certaincircumstances,forexample,ifthebattery
inthevehiclekeyisdrained,ifinterferenceisaf-
fectingthekey,orifthereisasystemmalfunc-
tion.
>Holdthevehiclekeyverticallyinthelocationin-
dicated?)©fig.88.
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualtransmission
>Presstheclutchpedal.
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
>Pressthebrakepedal.

>Pressthe [STARTENGINESTOP]button.The
enginewill start.
>DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
themalfunctioncorrected.

Start/Stopsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswith Start/Stopsystem
TheStart/Stopsystemcanhelpincreasefuel
economyandreduceCO2emissions.
InStart/Stopmode,theengineshutsoffauto-
maticallywhenstopped,forexampleatatraffic
light.Theignitionandimportantassistsystems
suchaspowersteering andthebrakeboosterwill
remainavailableduringtheStopphase.Theen-
ginewillrestartautomaticallywhenneeded.
TheStart/Stopsystemisautomaticallyactivated
oncetheignitionisswitchedon.
Basicrequirements
—Thedriver&#39;sdoorand hoodmustbeclosed.
—Appliesto:automatictransmission:Theselec-
torlevermustbeengagedinthe“P”,“N”,or
“D”position.
—Appliesto:manualtransmission:Thegearshift
levermustbeintheneutralposition.
—Thesteeringwheelmustnot be turnedfarinei-
therdirection.

D_Incertaincountries.
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—Thevehiclemusthavedrivenfasterthan2mph
(3km/h)sincethelasttimeitstopped.
—Atrailermustnot behitchedtothevehicle.
(!)Note
AlwaysswitchtheStart/Stopsystemoffwhen
drivingthroughwater>page81.
G)Tips
— Depending onthedrivingsituation,theen-
ginemayalreadystopwhencoastingbefore
the
vehiclehascometoacompletestop)).
—Appliesto:automatictransmission:Ifyou
selectthe “D”selectorleverpositionafter
shiftingintoreverse,thevehiclemustbe
drivenfasterthan6mph(10km/h)inorder
fortheStart/Stopsystemtobecomeactive
again.Thismakesitpossibletomaneuver
withoutstopping theengine.
Stopping/startingtheengine
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualtransmission
>Whenthevehicleisstationary,shifttoneutral
andreleasetheclutch pedal.Theenginewill
switchoff.The@indicatorlightappearsinthe
informationlineatthebottomoftheinstru-
mentclusterdisplay.Theneedleinthetachom-
eteralsomovesintotheREADYposition.
>Theenginewillrestartifyoupresstheclutch
pedal.Theindicatorlightturnsoff.
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
>Pressandholdthebrakepedaluntilthevehicle
hasstopped.Theoindicatorlightappearsin
theinstrumentclusteroncetheenginestops
automatically.
>Theenginestartsagainwhenyouremoveyour
footfromthebrakepedal.Theindicatorlight
turnsoff.
Gi)Tips
—PressthebrakepedalduringaStopphase
tokeepthevehiclefromrolling.

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Driving

—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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Driving


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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