key AUDI Q5 2019 Owner's Manual

Seats

Installingtheheadrestraints
>Slidethepostsontheheadrestraintdowninto
theguidesuntilthepostsclickintoplace.
>Pressthebutton(arrow)©fig.60andslidethe
headrestraintallthewaydown.Youshould not
be
abletoremovetheheadrestraintfromthe
backrestwithoutpressingthebutton.

ZXWARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>page255,Properadjustmentof
headrestraints.
—Onlyremovetheheadrestraintsfromthe
rearseatswhenitisnecessaryforinstalling
achildsafetyseat>page288,Childsafety.
Installtheheadrestraintagainimmediately
oncethechildsafetyseatisremoved.Driv-
ingwiththeheadrestraintsremovedornot
intheuprightpositionincreasestheriskof
seriousinjury.

Memoryfunction
Appliesto:vehicleswithmemoryfunction
Withthememoryfunction,youcansaveandre-
call
seatprofilesusingthememorybuttonsin
thedoortrimpanelandwiththevehiclekey.
Thedriver'sseatprofileisstoredagainandas-
signedtothevehiclekeyeachtimethevehicleis
locked.Whenyouopenthedoor,theseatprofile
isautomaticallyrecalled.Iftwopeopleuseone
vehicle,itisrecommendedthateachpersonal-
waysuses“hisorherown”vehiclekey.
Dependingontheequipment,itmaybepossible
tostorethefollowingsettings:
—Driver'sseat:seat,exteriormirror*
Aaa]
Appliesto:vehicleswithmemoryfunction
Thedriver'sseatprofilecanbeassignedtothe
vehiclekeywhenthevehicleislocked.

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

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settings>Seats>Driver'sseat>Storeset-
tingsonremotecontrolkey.
@)Tips
Ifyoudonotwishtohavetheseatprofilefor
anotherdriverassignedtothevehiclekey,
switchthememoryfunctionoffintheInfo-
tainmentsystem.
iTaatelaaeliacelry
Appliesto:vehicleswithmemoryfunction
1D Ss
£ > ao
Fig.62Driver'sdoor:memoryfunctionbuttons
Storingaseatprofile

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



Asignaltonewillsoundwhenitissuccessfully
stored.
Recallingaseatprofile
>Ifthedriver's doorisopenandtheignitionis
switchedoff,pressthememorybutton.
>Ifthedriver'sdoorisclosedortheignitionis
switchedon, pressandholdthememorybut-
tonuntiltheseat adjustmentiscomplete.

Z\WARNING
—Forsafetyreasons,theseatsettingcanonly
berecalledwhenthevehicleisstationaryto
reducetheriskofanaccident.
—Inanemergency,seatadjustmentoperation
canbestoppedbypressingthe[SET]button
orthebuttons@)or®)>page55,fig.54.

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Stowingandusing

Stowingandusing
Powersources
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,youmaybe
abletouse theelectricpowersourcesforexter-
naldevices,dependingonthevehicleequipment.
12voltsockets
Youcanconnectelectricalaccessoriestothe12
voltsockets.Thepowerusagemustnotexceed
120watts.
The12voltsocketsarelabeledwiththe12V
symbol.Theyarelocatedinthefrontcentercon-
sole*,intherear*andonthesidetrimpanelin
theluggagecompartment”.
USBports
Appliesto:VehicleswithUSBport
Youcan chargemobiledevicesusingtheUSB
ports.TheUSBportsarelabeledwiththe*or
[4symbolorCHARGEONLY.

Z\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskoffatalinjury,storeall
connecteddevicessecurelywhendrivingso
that
theydonotmovearoundinsidetheve-
hiclewhenbrakingorinthe eventofanacci-
dent.
—Incorrectusagecanleadtoseriousinjuries
orburns.Toreducetheriskofinjuries,never
leavechildrenunattendedinthevehicle
withthevehiclekey.

@)Note
—Readtheoperatingmanualsforthecon-
necteddevices.
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothevehicle
electricalsystem,neverattempttocharge
thevehiclebatterybyconnectingaccesso-
riesthatprovidepowertothepowersour-
ces.
—Donotconnectanydevicewhosenetwork
class(voltage)doesnotmatchthenetwork
classdesignedforthesocket.
—Disconnect theconnectorsfromthepower
sourcescarefullytoreducetheriskofdam-
agingthem.
Storage
Cupholders

Fig.63Rearcenterarmrest:Cupholders*(example)
Yourvehiclehascupholdersinthefrontcenter
consoleandinthecenterrearseat”.
Cupholdersintherearcenterarmrest*
>Folddownthecenterarmrestbypressingon
thereleaselever(@)>page63,fig.70.
>Pressthebuttontoopenthecupholder
>fig.63.
>Setyourbeverageintheholder.
>Toclosethecupholder,foldthecoverbackun-
tilitclicksintoplace.

ZAWARNING
—Donot putanyhotbeveragesinthecup
holderwhilethevehicleismoving.Hotbev-
eragescouldspill,whichincreasestherisk
ofinjury.
—Donotuseanybreakablebeveragecontain-
ers(forexample,madeoutofglassorpor-
celain).Youcouldbeinjuredbytheminthe
event
ofanaccident.
@)Note
Beveragecontainersinthecupholdersshould
always
havealid.Otherwise,theliquidinside
couldspillandcausedamagetovehicle
equipment.

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Stowingandusing

Climatizedcupholder
Appliesto:vehicleswithclimatizedcupholders
2Ss3xaoo

Fig.64Centerconsole:climatizedcupholder
Pressthebuttontokeepyourbeveragecold.The
LEDturnsblue@).
Pressthe buttonagaintokeepyourbeverage
warm.TheLEDturnsred(@).
Toturnoffthecooling/heatingfunction,press
thebuttonrepeatedlyuntiltheLED@and@
turnsoff.
Whencooling,thetemperaturewillreachap-
proximately38°F(3°C).Whenheating,thetem-
peraturewillreachapproximately128°F(53°C).
Whenthetemperaturereaches104°F(40°C),
theheatindicator(@)alsoturnsontoremind you
nottotouchtheplatewhenitistoohot.Thedis-
playturnsoffifthetemperaturefallsbelowthis
value.

ZXWARNING
—Toreducetheriskofburns,nevertouchthe
beverageholderplatewhentheheatindica-
torison.
—Donotuseanybreakablebeveragecontain-
ers(forexample,madeoutofglassorpor-
celain).Youcouldbeinjuredbytheminthe
eventofanaccident.


®Note
Onlyplacesealedbeveragecontainersinthe
cupholderstoreducetheriskofdamageto
vehicleequipment.
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G)Tips
Donotcoverthesideventgrille>fig.64;or
thefunctionofthecupholdermaybeim-
Paired.
Cooledglovecompartment
Appliesto:vehicleswithcooledglovecompartment
Ot

RAZ-0052|

Fig.65Glovecompartment:Coolingmodeknob
>Toswitchtherefrigerationfunctionon,turnthe
knobcounterclockwiseuntilthesymbolsindi-
catethatrefrigerationisswitchedon@).
>Toswitchtherefrigerationfunctionoff,turn
theknobclockwiseuntilthesymbolsindicate
thatrefrigerationisswitchedoff(2).
@)Tips
Theglovecompartmentcoolingmodeonly
functionswhenthevehicleA/Csystemis
switchedon.
Additi

nalstoragecompartts

Youwillfindavarietyofstoragecompartments
andholdersatvariouslocationsinthevehicle.
—Glovecompartment:Theglovecompartment
can belocked*usingthemechanicalkey
>page29.
—Inthedoortrimpanels
—Storagecompartmentunderthefrontcenter
armrest
— Garmenthooks abovethereardoors*
—Nets*ontheleft/rightluggagecompartment
trimpanel
—Tie-downs*ontheleftluggagecompartment
trimpanel
—Baghooks*intheluggagecompartment

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Warmandcold

Warmandcold
Climatecontrolsystem
Yourvehiclehasadeluxeautomaticclimatecon-
trolsystemwith3zoneswherethetemperature,
airdistribution,andairsupply can besetsepa-
ratelyontheleftfrontside,therightfrontside,
andintherear.
Theclimatecontrolsystemwarms,coolsandre-
moveshumidityfromtheairinthevehicleinteri-
or.Itisthemosteffectivewhenthewindowsand
panoramicglassroof*areclosed.Ifthereisa
build-upofheatinsidethevehicle,ventilation
canhelptospeedupthecoolingprocess.
Inallheatingmodefunctions,exceptfordefrost,
thebloweronlyswitchestoahigherspeedonce
theenginecoolanthasreachedasufficienttem-
perature.
Pollutantfilter
Thepollutantfilterremovespollutantssuchas
dustandpollenfromtheair.
Keyrecognition
Theclimatecontrolsettingsareautomatically
storedandassignedtothevehiclekeythatisin
use.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Ifyouwouldliketoreduceenergyusage,
switchtheairconditioningoff.
@Tips
—Topreventinterferencewiththeheating
andcoolingoutput andtopreventthewin-
dowsfromfoggingover,theairintakein
front ofthewindshieldmustbefreeofice,
snow,orleaves.
—Condensationfromthecoolingsystemcan
dripandformapuddleofwater underthe
vehicle.Thisisnormalanddoesnotmean
thereisaleak.
—Theenergymanagementsystemmaytem-
porarilyswitchoffcertainfunctions,suchas
theseatheating*orrearwindowdefogger.
Thesesystemsareavailableagainassoonas
theenergysupplyhasbeenrestored.
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Warmandcold

&Defrosting
Thewindshieldandsidewindowsaredefrosted
orcleared ofcondensationasquicklyaspossible.
Themaximumamountofairflowsmainlyfrom
theventsbelowthewindshield.Recirculation
modeswitchesoff. Thetemperatureshouldbe
setat+72°F(+22°C)orhigher.Thetemperature
iscontrolledautomatically.
Youcanswitchthedefrosteronoroffusingthe
®button.Youcanswitchthefunctionoffby
pressingaknob(4).
@Rearwindowdefogger
Youcanswitchtherearwindowdefoggeronby
pressingthe&button.Itonlyoperateswhenthe
engineisrunning.Itswitchesoffautomatically
after10to20minutes,dependingontheoutside
temperature.
Topreventtherearwindowdefoggerfrom
switchingoffautomatically,pressandholdthe
®buttonformorethanthreeseconds.Thisis
storeduntiltheignitionisswitchedoff.
Vents
Youcanopenorclosethecenterandrearventsin
thecockpitandtheventsintherearcenter con-
soleusingtheridgedthumbwheels.Thelevers
adjustthedirectionoftheairflowfromthevents.
Residualheat
Youcanactivatetheresidualheatfunctionwhen
theignitionisswitchedoffbypressingtheknob
©.Theresidualheatfromthecoolantisusedto
heatthevehicleinterior.Theresidualheatfunc-
tionswitchesoffautomaticallyafterabout15
minutes.

Z\WARNING
—Youshouldnotuse therecirculationmode
foranextendedperiodoftime,becauseno
freshairisdrawninandthewindowscan
fogwhencoolingmodeisswitchedoff.This
increasestheriskofanaccident.
—Individualswithreducedsensitivityto pain
ortemperaturecoulddevelopburnswhen
usingtheseatheating*function.To reduce

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theriskofinjury,theseindividualsshould
notuseseatheating*.
()Note
To reducetheriskofdamagetotheseatheat-
ing*elements,donotkneelontheseatsor
placeheavypressureononeareaoftheseat.
Basicsettings
Appliesto:Vehicleswith3-zonedeluxeautomaticclimate
control

>Toadjustbasicsettingsfortheclimatecontrol
system,selectintheInfotainmentsystem:
MENU]button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>
Airconditioning


Autorecirculation
Whenswitchedon,automaticrecirculationcon-
trolstherecirculationmodeautomatically.You
mustpressthe§&buttoniffogformsonthewin-
dows.
Steeringwheelheating
Appliesto:vehicleswithsteeringwheelheating
>Pressthe@>page17,fig.11buttononthe
multifunctionsteeringwheeltoswitchthe
steeringwheelheatingonandoff.Themessage
Steeringwheelheating:on/Steeringwheel
heating:offappearsintheinstrumentcluster
display.
Thesteeringwheelheatingsettings arestored
automaticallyandassignedtothevehiclekey
thatisinuse.

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Driving

Invehicleswithmemoryfunction*,thesteering
columnsettingsarestoredtogetherwiththe
seatposition.
VA
Appliesto:vehicleswithpowersteeringwheeladjustment
Easyseatentrymakesiteasiertoenterandexit
thevehiclebyadjustingthesteeringcolumnau-
tomatically.


> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings>Seats>Driver'sseat>Easyentry
function.

Wheneasyseatentryisswitchedon,thesteering
columngoesbackupintotheparkpositionwhen
theignitionisswitchedoff.Afterenteringtheve-
hicle,thesteeringcolumnreturnstothestored
positiononcetheignitionisswitchedon.
Startingandstopping
theengine
Startingtheengine

The[STARTENGINESTOP]buttonswitchesthe
ignitiononandstartstheengine.


= a 3S
poycoO

Fig.86Centerconsole:STARTENGINESTOPbutton
Requirement:Thekeymustbeinthevehicle.
Startingtheengine
>Pressthebrakepedal.
>Pressthe|STARTENGINESTOP]button
>fig.86.Theenginewillstart.


Switching theignitiononoroff
Ifyouwouldliketoswitchtheignitiononwith-
outstartingtheengine,followthesesteps:

>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]buttonwithout
pressingthebrakepedal.Vehicleswithoutthe
Start/Stopsystem*:theneedleinthetachome-
termovesintotheREADYposition.
>Toswitchtheignitionoff,pressthe button
again.Theneedleinthetachometermovesinto
theOFFposition.


Equipmentthatusesalotofelectricityisswitch-
edofftemporarilywhenyoustarttheengine.
Iftheenginedoesnotstartimmediately,the
startingprocedurestopsautomaticallyaftera
shorttime.Ifthisisthecase,repeatthestarting
procedureafterapproximately30seconds.
Start/Stopsystem*
Seetheinformationin>page77,Start/Stop
system.

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


@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Donotlettheenginerunwhileparkedto
warmup.Begindrivingimmediately.Thisre-
ducesunnecessaryemissions.
Gi)Tips
—Somenoiseafterstartingtheengineisnor-
malandisnocauseforconcern.
—Ifyouleavethevehiclewiththeignition
switchedon,theignitionwillswitchoffaf-
teracertainamountoftime.Makesurethat
electricalequipmentsuchastheexterior
lightsareswitchedoff.
Startingtheengine
>Bringthevehicletoafullstop.
>Pressthe|STARTENGINESTOP]button
=>page75,fig.86.



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Driving

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



Z\WARNING
—Neverturnofftheenginebeforethevehicle
hascometoacompletestop.Switchingit
offbefore thevehiclehasstoppedmayim-
pairthefunctionofthebrakeboosterand
powersteering.Youwouldthenneedtouse
moreforceto steerandbrakethevehicle.
Thefactthatyoucannotsteerandbrakeas
usualmayincreasetheriskofaccidentsand
seriousinjuries.
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.Ifyou
donotdothis,theenginecouldbestarted
andelectricalequipmentsuchasthepower
windowscouldbeactivated.Thiscanleadto
seriousinjuries.
—For safetyreasons,alwaysparkthevehicle
withtheselectorleverinthe"P"position.
Otherwise,thereistheriskthatthevehicle
couldrollunintentionally.
()Note
Iftheenginehasbeenunderheavyloadfor
anextendedperiodoftime,heatbuildsupin
theenginecompartmentaftertheengineis
switchedoffandthereisariskofdamaging
theengine.Forthisreason,lettheenginerun
atidleforapproximatelytwominutesbefore
shuttingitoff.
@)Tips
Forupto10minutesafterstoppingtheen-
gine,theradiatorfanmayturnonagainauto-
maticallyoritmaycontinuetorun,evenifthe
ignitionisswitchedoff.
BRemotecontrolkey:key notdetected.Isthe
keystillinthevehicle?

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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'sman-
ual
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thereisamalfunction>page76.
Hold backofkeyonthedesignatedarea,or
placeyoursmartphoneinthechargingcradle
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thereisamalfunction>page76.
Startingtheenginewhenthereisa
GELuinisdoa)

Fig.87Centerconsole/vehiclekey:Startingtheengine
whenthereisamalfunction
Itmaynot bepossibletostarttheengineunder
certaincircumstances,forexample,ifthebattery>

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Driving

inthevehiclekeyisdrained,ifinterferenceisaf-
fectingthekey,orifthereisasystemmalfunc-
tion.
>Holdthevehiclekeyverticallyinthelocationin-
dicated?)©fig.87.
>Pressthebrakepedal.
>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]button.The
enginewill start.
>DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunctionrepaired.



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'sdoorand hoodmustbeclosed.
—"P","N",or"D"mustbeengaged.
—Thesteeringwheelmustnotbeturnedfarinei-
therdirection.
—Thevehiclemusthavedriven fasterthan2mph
(3km/h)sincethelasttimeitstopped.
—Atrailermustnot behitchedtothevehicle.
@)Note
AlwaysswitchtheStart/Stopsystemoffwhen
drivingthroughwater>page78.
G)Tips
— Depending onthedrivingsituation,theen-
ginemayalreadystopwhencoastingbefore
thevehiclehascometoacompletestop)).

D_Incertaincountries.
—Ifyouselectthe"D"positionaftershifting
intoreverse,thevehiclemustbedrivenfast-
erthan6mph(10km/h)inorderforthe
Start/Stopsystemtobeactiveagain.This
makesitpossible tomaneuverwithout
stoppingtheengine.
Stopping/starting theengine
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
>Pressandholdthebrakepedaluntilthevehicle
hasstopped.The@)indicatorlightappearsin
theinstrumentclusteroncetheenginestops
automatically.
>Theenginestartsagainwhenyouremoveyour
footfromthebrakepedal.Theindicatorlight
turnsoff.
@Tips
—PressthebrakepedalduringaStopphase
tokeepthevehiclefromrolling.
—Theignitionwillturnoffifyoupressthe
STARTENGINESTOP]buttonduringaStop
phase.
—Youcancontroliftheenginewillstopornot
byreducingorincreasingtheamountof
forceyouusetopressthebrakepedal.For
example,ifyouonlylightlypressonthe
brakepedalinstop-and-gotrafficorwhen
turning,theenginewillnotswitchoffwhen
thevehicleisstationary.Ifyoupressthe
brakepedalharder,theenginewillswitch
off.



Startingandstoppingtheengineautomat-
re]
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem

Thesystemchecksifcertainconditionsaremet
beforeandduringtheStopphase,anddeter-
minesiftheenginestopsandhowlongitre-
mainsstopped.Forexample,ifpowerusageis
high,theenginewillnot bestopped.Alongwith
otherconditions,thefollowingfactorsinfluence
theautomaticenginestartorstop:
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>

Driving


orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassis-
tance.
—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.Locked doors
makeitmoredifficultforemergencywork-
erstoenterthevehicle,whichputslivesat
risk.

@)Note
Donotleaveyourvehicleunattendedwhile
theengineisrunning,becausethisincreases
theriskofanaccident.
G)Tips
Whenstoppingatatrafficsignalorstopping
incitytraffic,youcansettheparkingbrake
manually.Thevehicledoesnot havetobe
heldwiththebrakepedal.Theparkingbrake
eliminatesthetendencytocreepwhena se-
lectorleverpositionisengaged.Assoonas
youpresstheacceleratorpedal,theparking
brakereleasesautomaticallyandthevehicle
startstomove>page80.
@Tips
—Occasionalnoiseswhentheparkingbrakeis
setandreleasedarenormalandarenota
causeforconcern.
—Theparkingbrakegoesthroughaself-test
cycleatregularintervalswhenthevehicleis
stopped.Anynoisesassociatedwiththisare
normal.
—Ifthereisapowerfailure,theparkingbrake
willnotsetifitisreleased,anditwillnot
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releaseifit isset>A\.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cilityforassistance.
Startingtodrive
Variousconvenienceandsafetyfunctionsmaybe
availablewhenthevehiclebeginsdriving,de-
pendingonvehicleequipment.
Startingonhillswiththeparkingbrakeset
Requirement:thedoorsmustbeclosedandthe
driver'ssafetybeltmustbefastened.
>Tostartdrivingcomfortablywhenonahill,set
theparkingbrakeandbegindrivingasusual.
Thebrakingforce oftheparkingbrakedoesnot
releaseautomaticallyuntilthewheelsbuildup
enoughdrivingforce.
Startingonhillswithhillholdassist
Hillholdassistmakesiteasiertostartonhills.
Requirement:
thedriver'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
offeredbyhillholdassistshouldnotcause
youtotakesafetyrisks.
—Hillholdassistcannotholdthevehiclein
placeonallhills(forexample,iftheground
isslipperyoricy).>

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ZA\WARNING
ReadandfollowallWARNINGS.
—Beforestartingtodrive,checkifthedesired
selectorleverpositionisdisplayednextto
theselectorlever.
—Thevehiclecanrolleveniftheignitionis
switchedoff.
—Powerisstilltransmittedtothewheels
whentheengineisrunningatidle.Topre-
vent thevehiclefrom“creeping”,youmust
keepyourfootonthebrakeinallselector
leverpositions(except"P"and"N")when
theengineisrunning.
—Beforeopeningthehood,selectthe"P"se-
lector
leverpositionandsettheparking
brake.Thisreducestheriskofanaccident.
Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>page311,Generalinformation.
@Tips
Ifyouaccidentallyselect"N"whiledriving,
takeyourfootofftheacceleratorpedaland
waitfortheenginetoslowdowntoidlebe-
fore
selecting"D"or"S".
Drivingtips
Startingtheengine

>The""P"or"N"positionmustbeselected.
Startingfromastop
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal.
>»Starttheengine>page75.
»Pressthelockingbutton@ontheselectorlev-
erandselectthe"D","E","S"or"R"position
=>page83.
>Waitamomentuntilthetransmissionshifts.
Youwillnoticeaslightmovementwhenthe
gearengages.
>Releasethebrake pedalandpresstheaccelera-
torpedal>A\.
Variousconveniencefunctionsareavailablefor
startingonhills>page80.
Stoppingtemporarily
>Pressthebrakepedaltostopthevehicle,for
exampleatatrafficlight.Donotpresstheac-
celeratorpedalwhendoingthis.
>Topreventthevehiclefromrollingwhenyou
startdriving,settheparkingbrakewhenstop-
pingonsteephills>/\.
>Theparkingbrakewillreleaseautomatically
andyourvehiclewillbegintomove whenthe
doorsareclosed,thedriver'ssafetybeltisfas-
tened,and youaccelerateasusual.
Stoppingorparking
Iftheselectorleverisnotinthe"P"position
whenyouopenthedriver’sdoor,thevehicle
couldroll.
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal>/\.
>Set theparkingbrake.
>Toselectthe"P"selectorleverposition,press
the"P"button@)ontheselectorlever
=>page83,fig.90.
Undercertainconditions,suchasdrivinginthe
mountains,itmaybehelpful toswitchtomanual
modetemporarilytoadapttothedrivingcondi-
tionsmanually>page86.
Onhills,settheparkingbrakefirstandthenshift
intothe"P"position>page78.Thispreventstoo
muchstressfrombeingplacedonthelocking
mechanism.

ZAWARNING
—Thevehiclecanrollevenwhentheengineis
switchedoff.
—Unintendedvehiclemovementcanleadto
seriousinjuries.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalwhenchanging
theselectorleverpositionwhilethevehicle
isstationaryandtheengineisrunning.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,neverse-
lectthe"R"or"P"positionswhiledriving.
—Donotinadvertentlypresstheaccelerator
pedalwhenthevehicleisstationary.Press-
ingthepedalincreasesriskof accidentbe-
causethevehiclewillmove,evenifparking

brakeisset.

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