brake light AUDI Q5 2013 Owner's Manual

(!) Fuel efficient driv ing within the
comb ustion engine's partia l
l oad range
@ System limits fo r electric d riving
i n the EV mode
® Elect ric driving or d riving w it h
the combustion engine (EFFI -
CI ENCY)
© Vehicle d rive ready (READY)
® H igh vo ltage bat tery c ha rge sta -
tus
® Recuperation (CHARGE)
0 Dr iving w it hi n the combus tion
engine's fu ll loa d range
® 100% combust io n engine
® Boost ing -the elect ric e ngine
assists the combus tion engine
( B OOST)
@ Engaging the conventiona l
brakes w ith recuperat ion
@ Vehicle not drive ready ( OFF)
@ EV mode active
The needle rema ins at
OFF when the igni tion
is tur ned on. W hen the veh icle en ters drive
ready mode, t he stat us message
hybrid ready
ap pears briefly in the instrument cluster dis ­
p lay and the needle in the power meter po ints
to
READY .
Indicator lights and messages
Applies to vehicles: with hybrid drive
The indicator lights in the instrument cluste r
b link or t urn on . Th ey i ndicate fu nctions o r
malfunct ions .
W ith some ind icator lights, messages may ap­
pear and a warning tone may sound. Also note
the indicator lights in c::,;,
pag e 27.
Press brake pedal to start vehicle
This message appea rs if you do not press the
brake peda l when starting the vehicle.
Hybrid 99
Shift to N or P to start vehicle
T his mess age appears if the se lector lever for
the automatic t ransmission is not in t he N or
P positions when starting the vehicle.
- Hybrid drive: System fault! Power
brakes, steering malfunction possible
I f the indica tor ligh t turns on and this mes ­
sage a ppears, t here is a ma lf u nction in the hy­
bri d system. The brake booster and the power
steering may stop working. Stop the vehicle i n
a safe l ocat io n as soo n as poss ible.
You may cont in ue dr iving if the indicator light
turns
off afte r start ing the ve hicle severa l
times. Dr ive to an a uthorized repa ir facility
immediately to have the malfunct ion correct­
ed .
EHithjj,j Hybrid drive : Sy stem fault!
Contact dealer
If the indicator light turns on and this mes­
sage appears , there is a malfunct ion in the hy­
br id system . Drive to a n author ized repair fa ­
c ili ty immediat ely to hav e th e m alfunc tion
corrected.
Ill Hybrid system: Performance
restricted. Please contact dealer
If th e i ndica to r light turns on and this mes­
sag e appea rs, there is an engine contro l ma l­
f unct io n .
The @B indi cator light in t he instr u­
m ent cluster also tur ns on. The engine ou tput
i s re duced. Drive to yo ur autho rize d Au di dea l­
er or qualifie d repair facility immediately to
have the malfunct io n corrected .
Hybrid drive deactivated. Please restart
engine manually.
Th is message ap pears if the high vo ltage bat­
te ry charge leve l has fallen below a certa in
range or if the ignition key is no longer inside
the ve hicle for ve hicles with the convenience
key *.
Start the eng ine with e it h er the ignitio n key
¢page 83 or with the !STAR T EN GINE STOPI
button* c::> page 86.

-ESC offroad mode and hill descent assist
must not be turned on¢
page 198 .
The combust ion eng ine tu rns on and inter­
rupts
the enhanced electric d rive mode when
the vehicle is accelerated. The gray indicator
light
l!I also turns on in the disp lay. The en­
hanced electric drive mode resumes automati ­
cally once acceleration stops.
The enhanced e lectric drive mode is
deactivat­
ed if at least one of the following conditions is
met :
- The ign ition is turned
off.
- Th e 1.:1"1 button is pressed again.
- The high voltage battery charge level is low .
- The vehicle speed is higher than approxi -
mately 62 mph (100 km/h).
- The S selector lever position or tiptronic
mode is selected .
- ESC offroad mode or hill descent assist is
switched on .
T he
ld" I button must be pressed to reactivate
it .
Start-Stop function
The combustion engine is operated on ly as
needed. Generally, the combustion engine
turns
off when the vehicle is stationary and
the high voltage battery powers the electrical
vehicle systems.
The purpose of automatica lly shutting the
combustion engine
off in hybrid drive mode is
to save fuel. All of the important veh icle sys­
tems, such as steering, brakes and the A/C
system, cont inue to remain active. In some
cases , systems may require the combustion
engine to cont inue running when the vehicle
is stationary. When dr iv ing in congested traf­
fic for long per iods of time, the comb ustion
engine w ill cycle on when the vehicle is sta­
tionary to keep the high voltage battery
charged.
Gliding
I f the gas pedal is not pressed and the D posi­
tion is selec ted, the combustion engine re-
Hybrid 101
mains turned off up to speeds of approxi ­
mately 99 mph (160 km/h). Driving conserva­
tive ly like this can reduce fuel consumption.
Energy recovery (recuperation)
When braking, the electric motor will act as a
generator creating e lectric energy that is then
stored in the high voltage battery. This also
occurs when the ve hicle is coasting or driving
downhi ll. The combustion engine is automati­
cally turned
off i n this case.
The vehicle is braked with the electric motor
by applying ear ly and even pressure to the
brakes and using short pedal movements
¢
page 98, fig. 108 @. By doing this, a large
amount of the kinetic energy is recovered and
may be stored as electric energy in the high
voltage battery . During heavy braking, the
convent ional brakes are also act ivated
¢ page 98, fig. 108 @.
The energy recovery is shown in the MMI dis­
play ¢
page 104.
Automatic start of the combustion engine
Various operating conditions cause the com­
bust ion engine to start automat ically :
- The high voltage battery charge leve l is low.
- The temperature of the combustion engine
is low.
- The temperature of the catalytic converter is
low .
- The power output needed for the A/C sys-
t em is high.
- The vehicle speed is high.
- The vehicle acceleration is high.
- The inclin e is steep.
- High charge level for the high voltage bat-
tery when coasting. In th is case, the h igh
voltage battery cannot absorb any more en ­
ergy and so the electric motor cannot slow
down the veh icle. The combustion engine
tu rns on (engine brake). In this situation the
h igh voltage battery will show a Max charge.

110 Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
@ Indicator lights
r• 1 -A dap tive crui se control is switched on . No
ve hicl es are detected up ahead. The stored
speed is ma intained.
I -A mov ing vehicle is detec ted up ahe ad.
T he ad aptive cruise co ntro l sys tem regulates
the spee d and d istance to the moving vehicle
a head and acce le rates/brakes automat ica lly.
I -W hen a utoma tic br aking is no t ab le to
keep enough distance to a previously detec ted
moving vehicle up ahead, you m ust ta ke co n­
trol and brake <=:>
page 112, Request for driver
intervention .
© Display
If ad aptive cruise co ntr ol is n ot shown in the
d ispl ay, you c an call it up with the
I RESET !
button ¢ page 20.
Based on the symbo ls in the display, you can
dete rm ine if the system is main taini ng a dis­
tance to the vehicle ahead and w hat tha t di s­
tance is .
No vehicle -No vehicle a head wa s de te cted.
White vehicle -A vehicle ahead was detected.
Red vehicle -Prompt for the driver to take ac­
tion
<=:> page 112.
Both arrow s on the sc ale © indicate the dis­
tance to the vehicle ahead. No ar row appears
when t he vehicle is on an open road and there
is no object ahead. If an object is detected
a head, the arrow moves on the scale.
The green zone on the scale s hows the sto red
distance . For information on changing the
stored distance, refer to <=:>
page 111. If the
d istance selected is too close or may soon be­
come too close, the arrows move into the red
zo ne on the scale .
A WARNING
Improper use of the adaptiv e cruis e con­
trol can ca use c oll is io ns, ot he r acc iden ts
a n d s eriou s pers onal i njuries.
- P re ss ing th e
ISETI button when driving at
sp eeds below 20 mp h (30 km/h), will a u- tomatically accelerate the vehicle to
20 mph (30 km/h), w hich is the mini­
m um speed that can be set.
(D Tips
- If you switch t he ig nitio n or the adaptive
cruise contro l off, t he set speed is e rased
from the system memory.
- Th e Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
is a utomat ica lly turned on when the
adaptive cru ise contro l is turned on. You
cannot switc h the ESC into ESC Offroad
mode w hile the adapt ive cr uise c ontrol is
t ur ne d on
<=:> pag e 198 .
Changing the speed
Applies to veh icles: w ith Audi adaptive cruise co ntro l
0
f
• 0
Fig. 120 Selec tor lever: c han gin g the speed
.,. To increase or reduce the speed in incre­
ments,
tap the lever up or down .
.,. To increase or reduce the speed qu ickly,
hold the Lever up o r down un til the red L ED
@ reaches t he des ired speed <=:> page 1 09,
fig . 119.
Follow ing any changes, the new sto red speed
will be d isplayed briefly in the display @
<=:>page 109, fig . 119.

Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard 113
Audi braking guard
Description
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 124 Instrument cluste r: approac h warn ing
Braking guard uses a radar sensor. It also
functions within the limits of the system
when adaptive cruise control is switched off.
What can braking guard do?
When detected in time, the system can assess
situations when a vehicle ahead brakes sud­
denly or if your own vehicle is traveling at a
high speed and approaching a vehicle up
ahead that is moving more slowly . Braking
gua rd does not react if it cannot detect the
situation .
The system advises you of various situations:
- The
distance warning is given if you are too
close to the vehicle ahead for a long time. If
the vehicle ahead brakes sharply, you wi ll
not be able to avoid a collision. The indicator
light
I in the display comes on .
- The
approach warning is given when a de­
tected vehicle up ahead in your lane is mov­
ing much more slowly than you are or if it
brakes sharply . When this warning is given,
it may only be possible to avoid a collision
by swerving or braking sharply. The indicator
light
I and indicator in the display will warn
you about the danger
c:> fig. 124. You will al­
so hear an acoustic signal.
If you do not react fast enough or do not react
at all to the situation, braking guard will inter-
ll Th is is not ava ilable in som e coun tri es.
vene by braking and the message Braking
guard: Activated
will appear.
- If a coll ision is imminent , the sys tem wi ll
first provide an
acute warning by briefly and
sharply applying the brakes.
- If you do not react to the acute warning,
braking guard can brake within the limits of
the system. This reduces the vehicle speed
in the event of a collision.
- At speeds under 20 mph (30 km/h), the sys­
tem can initiate a complete deceleration shortly before a collision
ll.
- If the braking guard senses that you are not
braking hard enough when a collision is im­
minent, it can increase the braking force .
Which functions can be controlled?
You can switch braking guard and the dis­
tance/approach warning on or off in the radio/
MMI* i::!> page 114, Settings in the radio/
MMI *.
A WARNING
--==
Lack of attention can cause collisions, oth-
er accidents and serious personal injuries.
The braking guard is an assist system and
cannot prevent a collision by itself. The
driver must always intervene. The driver is
always respons ible for braking at the cor­
r ect time .
- Always pay close attention to traffic,
even when the braking guard is switched
on . Be ready to intervene and be ready to
take comp lete control whenever necessa­
ry. Always keep the safe and legal dis­
tance between your vehicle and vehicles
up ahead.
- Braking guard works within limits and
will not respond outside the system lim­
its, for examp le when approaching a
stopped vehicle or stationary obstacle (end of a traffic jam or vehicle that has
broken down in traff ic).

Automatic
transmission
tiptronic
Introduction
The automatic transmission is controlled elec­
tronically. The transmission upshifts or down­
shifts automatically depending on which drive
program is selected. The power is transferred
by a torque converter .
When a
mode rate d riv in g s ty le is used, the
transmission selects the most econom ica l
driving mode. It w ill then change up early and
delay the downshifts to g ive better fuel econ­
omy.
T he transmission switches to a sporty mode
after a k ick-down or when the driver uses a
spo rty driving sty le characterized by quick ac­
celerator pedal movements, heavy accelera­
tion, frequent changes in speed and traveling
at the maximum speed.
If desired, the driver can a lso select the gears
manually ( tiptronic mode ) c:> page 12 7.
Selector lever positions
Fig . 132 D isp lay in t he i nst ru m en t cluster: selecto r
l ever in pos it ion P
The selector lever position engaged appears
next to the selecto r lever as well as in the in­
strument clus ter disp lay.
P- P ark
In th is selector lever pos ition the transmis­
sion is mechan ically locked . Engage P only
when the vehicle is
completely stopped c:> 11::..
Automa tic tran sm iss ion 123
in Driving the automatic transmission on
page 126.
T o shift in or out of posit io n P , yo u m ust first
press and ho ld the brake pedal and then press
the re lease button in the selector leve r handle
whi le moving the selector lever to or from P.
You can shift out of th is position only with the
ignition on.
R -Reverse
Se lect R on ly when the vehicle is at a full stop
and the engine is running at idle speed c:> 11::.. in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 126.
Before you move the se lector lever to R, press
both the button in the hand le o f the selector
lever
and the brake pedal at the same t ime.
When the ignition is on, the backup lights illu­
minate when the selecto r lever is moved into
R .
N -Neutral
The t ransm iss ion is in neut ral in this pos ition.
S hi ft to t his position fo r standing with the
brakes appl ied
c:> 11::.. in Driving the automatic
transmission on page 126 .
The vehicle can
also roll when the engine is stopped .
When the vehicle is stat iona ry or at speeds
below 1 mph (2 km/h), yo u m ust always apply
the footbrake before and whi le mov ing the
lever o ut of
N .
D/S - Normal position for driving forward
In the D/S pos ition, the transmission can be
operated either in the no rma l mode D or in
the sport mode S. To select the sport mode S,
pull the selector lever back briefly. Pulling the
lever back again will se lect the normal mode
D. The instrument cluster disp lay shows the
selected driving mode.
In the
normal mode D, the transmission auto­
matically selects the s uitable gear ratio. It de­
pends on engine load, vehicle speed and driv ­
ing style.
Se lect the
sport mode S for sporty dr iving .
The vehicle makes fu ll use of the engine's

lever is left in N (Neutral) for more than ap ­
proximately 1 second, witho ut the brake ped­
a l being pressed.
R elea se button
The release b utton on the selector lever pre­
vents the lever from being accidentally shifted
into certain positions. Pressing this button de ­
activates the selector lever lock. Depending
on the direction of the shift, the selector lever
locks at different positions. The positions are
h ighlighted in the illustration¢ fig.
133.
Ign ition k ey safety int erlock
The key cannot be removed from the ignition
unless the se lector lever is in the P park posi­
tion . When the ign ition key is removed, the
selector lever will be locked in the P pos ition.
Driving the automatic transmission
F ig . 134 Sh ift gate on th e center conso le: se lector lev ­
er with release button
Startin g the engine
... The selector lever must be in P or N.
Starting off
... Press and ho ld the brake pedal.
... Press and ho ld the release button in these­
lector lever handle, se lect the desired se lec­
tor lever pos ition such as D/S and release
the button.
... Wait briefly until the transmission has shift­
ed (you will feel a slight movement) .
... Remove your foot from the brake pedal and
acce le rate.
Automa tic tran sm iss ion 125
Stopping temporarily
... Keep the veh icle stationa ry using the brak­
ing pedal, for example at t raffic lights .
... Do not press the accelerator peda l when do­
ing this .
... To prevent the vehicle from rolling when
you start driving, set the parking brake
when stopp ing on steep inclines¢_& .
The parking brake will re lease automatically
and the vehicle w ill start moving once you
press the accelerator pedal.
Stopping /parking
If the selector lever is not in the P position
when you open the driver's door, the vehicle
cou ld rol l. The message
Transmi ssion: C ar
ma y roll ! Shift to pa rk !
appears .
... Press and hold the brake peda l until the ve­
hicle has come to a complete stop .
... App ly the parking brake
¢ page 89, Park-
ing .
... Select the P selector lever posit ion ¢ _& .
Stopping on an inclin e
... Always press the brake pedal to ho ld the ve ­
hicle in place and prevent it from "rolling
back" ¢_& . Do
not try to prevent the vehi­
cle from "rolling back" when a gear is en­
gaged by increasing the engine speed ¢(D .
Sta rting on an inclin e
... Activate the parking brake .
... With the driving gear selected, press the ac ­
celerator peda l carefully . The parking brake
w ill release automatically if your seat belt is
fastened .
Under certa in circ umstances, such as driving
in the mounta ins, it may be usefu l to sw itch
temporarily to the manual sh ift program in or­
der to adjust the gears to the driv ing cond i­
tions by hand
¢ page 12 7 .
On s lopes, activate the parking brake first and
then move the selector lever to the P position.
This prevents too much stress from being placed on the locking mechanism .
I),

128 Automatic transmission
Transmission malfunction
[O] Transmission: Press brake pedal and se·
lect g ear again.
Press the brake pedal and se lect t he des ired
selecto r lever posit io n again . Yo u can then
continue dr iving .
[O] Transmission overheating: Please drive
conservatively.
The transmission temperature has increased
significantly d ue to the sporty driving ma nner.
Drive in a less sporty manne r unt il the tem ­
pe rat ure retu rns to the norma l range a nd the
i ndicator light switch es of.
[O] Transmission malfunct ion: You can con ­
tinue driving
There is a system ma lf u nct ion in the transmis ­
sion. You may continue driving. Drive to your
authorized Audi dealer or qualified repair fa­
cility soon to have the malfunction corrected .
[O] Transmission malfunction: Limited driv­
ing funct ionality
There is a sys tem ma lf u nction in t he transmis ­
sion. The transmission is sw itchi ng to emer­
gency mode. Th is mode only sh ifts into cer­
tain gea rs or will no lo nger shift at a ll. The en ­
g ine may stall . Drive to your auth orized A udi
deale r or qualified repair facility immed iately
to have the malf unction co rrec ted.
[O] T ransmission malfunction: Stop vehicle
and shift to park .
Do not continue d rivi ng . Select the P se lect or
l ever position and see yo ur authorized Aud i
dea ler or qualified repair facility for assis­
tance .
(D Note
If the transmiss ion sw itches to emergency
mode, you sho uld take the vehicle to an
author ized Audi dealers hip as soon as p os­
sibl e to have the cond ition co rrected.
Selector lever emergency release
If the vehicle 's power supply fails , th e selec­
tor lever can be released in an emergency.
Fi g. 137 Fro nt center co nsole: Removing t he as htray
i nsert
Fig. 138 Selec tor lever e merg ency release
.. To access the emergency re lease mecha­
nism, remove t he ashtray insert ® using the
release sw itch
® c> fig . 13 7 .
.. Loose n and remove the cap in the as htray
mou nt ¢
fig . 138 .
.. Yo u n ow have access to a p in. Using a s crew­
d river or sim ilar obj ect , pre ss th e p in do wn
and hold i t in t hat p osition .
.. No w press t he re lease but to n and move the
selecto r lever to t he N posit io n.
T he sele ctor leve r ca n on ly be moved from the
P position i f the key is in the lock and the igni­
t ion is switc hed on . If the power supply fails
(for example, the battery is discharged) and
the vehicle m ust be pushed or towed, move
t h e selecto r lever to the N posit ion first usi ng
t h e emerge ncy re lease.

Homelink®
Universal remote
control
Description
Applies to vehicles: with Home link
The HomeLink universal remote control con
be programmed with the remo te control for
devices that ore already present.
With Home Link, you can control devices such
as the garage door, secu rity systems, ho use
lights , etc. comfortably from the inside of you
veh icle .
H omelink makes it poss ible for you to rep lace
t hree different remote controls from dev ices
in your home with one un ive rsal remo te. Th is
featu re works for most garage door and exte­
rior door motor signals. Programming the in­
d ividual remote control for your remote con ­
trol takes p lace near the center of the radiator
grille. There is a control module attached at
this location .
A one-t ime programm ing of the sensor must
be performed before you are able to use sys­
tems with Homelink. If the system does not activate after performing the one-t ime pro­
gramming, check whether the system uses a rolling code ¢
page 138 for vehicles without
the MMI*.
& WARNING
-
- Never use the Homelink ® transmi tter
with any garage door opener that does have not the sa fety stop and reverse fea ­
ture as requ ired by federa l safety stand­
ards. Th is includes any garage door open­
er mode l manufactured before April 1,
1982.
- A garage door opener which cannot de­
tect an object, signaling the door to stop
and reverse does not meet current feder­
al safety standards . Us ing
a garage door
opener without these features increases
r isk of serious inj ury or death.
Homelink ® 135
-For safety reasons never re lease the
parking brake or start the eng ine while
anyone is standing in front of the vehicle .
- A garage door or an estate gate may
sometimes be set in motion when the
Homelink ® remote control is being pro­
grammed. If the device is repeatedly ac­
tivated, th is can overstrain motor and
damage its e lectrical compon ents -an
overheated mo to r i s
a fire hazard!
- To avo id possib le injuries or property
damage, please always make abso lutely
certa in that no person s or objects are lo­
cated in the range of motion of any
equ ipment being operated .
(0 Tips
-If you would like more information on
Homelink ®, where to purchase the
Home link ® compatib le products, or
would like to purchase the Homelink ®
Home Lighting Package, please ca ll toll­
free: l-800-355-3515.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada reg ula­
tions
¢ page 298.
- For security reasons, we recommend that
you clear the programmed b uttons be­
fore selling the veh icle.
Operation
App lies to vehicles : with Homeli nk
Fig . 14 9 Head li ner: controls
Req uirement : The buttons must be program-
med
<:!)page 136 or ¢page 137. ..,_

Intelligent technology Notice about data
recorded by vehicle
control modules
Your vehicle is not equipped with an Event Da­
ta Recorder (EDR), installed by some manu­
facturers for the express purpose of capturing
data for retrieval after an accident or crash
event. EDR's are sometimes called "crash re­
corders".
Some state laws restrict the retr ieval or down­
loading of data stored by EDR's that were in­
stalled in a vehicle for the express purpose of
retrieving data after an accident or crash
event without the owner's consent.
Although your vehicle is not equipped with an
EDR, it is equipped with a number of electron­
ic control modules for various vehicle systems
such as, for examp le, engine function, emis­
sion control, as well as for the airbags and
safety belts.
These electronic control modules also record
vehicle-related data during norma l vehicle op­
eration for diagnostic and repair purposes.
The recording capacity of the electronic con­
trol modules is limited to data (no sound is re­
corded) and only a small amount of data is ac­
tually recorded over a very limited period of
time and stored when a system fault or other
condition is sensed by a control unit. Some of
the data then stored may relate to vehicle
speed, direction, braking as we ll as restraint
system use and performance in the event of a
crash or other condition. Stored data can only be read and downloaded with special equip­
ment.
Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC)
Description
The Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) rein­
forces driver safety. It reduces the risk of slip ­
ping and improves driving stability. ESC de­
tects critical s ituations such as the vehicle
Intelligent technology 197
oversteering and understeering or the whee ls
spinning . The vehicle is stabilized by applying
the brakes or reducing eng ine torque . Once
the ESC is active, the indicator light
G1 blinks
in the instrument cluster.
ESC includes the anti-lock brake system (ABS),
brake assist system, anti-slip regulation
(ASR), electronic differential lock (EDL), dy­
namic steering*, hill descent assist and selec­
tive wheel torque control.
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
ABS prevents the whee ls from locking up
when braking . The vehicle can still be steered
even during hard braking. App ly steady pres­
sure to the brake pedal. Do not pump the ped­
al. A pulsing in the brake pedal indicates that
the system is helping you to brake the vehicle .
Brake assist system
The brake assist system can decrease braking
distance. It increases braking power when the
driver presses the brake pedal quickly in emer­
gency situations . You must press and hold the
brake pedal until the situation is over . In
vehicles with adaptive cruise control*, the
brake assist system is more sensitive if the
distance detected to the vehicle ahead is too
small.
Anti-slip regulation (ASR)
ASR reduces engine power when the drive
wheels beg in to sp in and adapts the force to
the road conditions. This makes it easier to
start, accelerate and drive up hill s.
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
The EDL brakes wheels that are spinning and
transfers the drive power to the othe r whee ls .
T his function is available up to about 78 mph
(125 km/h) .
In extreme cases, EDL automatically switches
off to help keep the brake on the braked wheel
from overheat ing. EDL will switch on again au­
tomatically when conditions have returned to
normal.
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•

198 Intelligent technology
Dynamic ste ering *
On vehicles with dynamic stee ring* , ES C helps
stabilize the st eering in critical s ituations .
Selective wh eel torque c ontrol
The selective whee l torque control operates
when dr iv ing through curves . T he front wheel
on the inside of the curve or both wheels on
the inside of the curv e are braked selective ly
as needed. This m inimizes sliding in the front
wheels and allows for more pr ecise driving
through curves . T he system may not act ivate
when driving in wet or snowy cond itions .
A WARNING
-ESC, ABS, ASR, EDL dynamic steering"
and the se lective wheel torque control
cannot overcome the laws of physics .
Th is is especially important on slippery
or wet roads.
If the systems begin act ing
to stabilize yo ur vehicle , you sho uld im­
med iately change your speed to ma tch
the road and traffic condit ions. Do not
let the increased safety provided by
these systems tempt you to take risks. Do ing so wi ll increase the risk of a loss of
vehicle control, collision and serious per­
sonal injuries .
- Always adapt your speed to road, traff ic
and weather condit ions. The risk of Los-
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ing cont ro l of the veh icle increases when
dr iv ing too fast, especially th rough
c u rves and on slippery o r wet roads, and
when d riving too close to vehi cles up
ahead. ESC, A BS, the brake assis t sys­
tem, AS R, EDL, dynamic steering* and
the se lective wheel torque control can­
not prevent collis ions.
-Always acce lerate with specia l care on
even, smooth surfaces s uch as those that
are wet or covered with ice and snow.
The drive wheels can spin even with
these ass istance systems that cannot al­
ways help to reduce the risk of loss of ve ­
hicle control.
(D Tips
- ABS and ASR only wo rk correctly when
all four wheels are equipped with identi­
cal tires. Different tire si zes can lead to a
reduction in engine power .
- Yo u may hear noises when the systems
described are working.
- If the ind icator light
DJ or E (USA
mode ls)/ m] (Canada models) appears,
there may be a malfunction
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-When i nstalling a factory -supplied roof
rack system on the roof railing, the ESC
will adapt itse lf to a different center of
gravity .
Switching on/off
ESC turns on automatically when you start
the engine.
F ig. 1 86 Vers ion A: l owe r ce nte r con so le, butto n YJ
OFF
Fig. 1 87 Version B: upper cente r console, button YJ
OFF
ESC Offroad mode
The ESC Off road mode was developed espe­
c ia lly for offroad driving . In o rder to maintain
max imum trac tion and optimal b raking when
driv ing offroad, the cond it ions for the ESC to
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