alarm AUDI R8 SPYDER 2015 Owners Manual

Table of contents
Vehicle liter ature ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
4
About this Owner's Manual . . . . . . 5
Controls and equipment . . . . . . . . . 6
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Gene ral illus trat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Instruments and warning/
indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Warning/ indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
Driver information system . . . . . . 20
I ntroduct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0
Trip computer ... .. . ..... ... .. .. .. ...
2 1
Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Service interval disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Lap t imer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
On -Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . . . . . 26
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Powe r locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Fr ont lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Anti- theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
P ower windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . 3 5
Convertible top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Conver tible top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Convertible top emergency operation . . . .
41
Clear vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
W iper and washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Dig ital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Gene ral recommendat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
P owe r seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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Cigaret te lighter/soc ket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
On the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Ignition loc k/Ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Starting and stopp ing the engine . . . . . . . 67
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
71
Audi magnet ic r ide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Sporty d rivi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Transm1ss1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Manua l transm ission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
S tronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Pa rking system advanced
Safety first .. .. ................. . .
Driving Safely ... .............. .. .
General no tes .. .. .. ............. ... .
P roper o cc u pan t seating positions .. .. . .
Driver and passenger side foo twell . ... . .
Pedal area ... .... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... . .
Stowing luggage ... ... .. ..... ... .. . .
Reporting Sa fety Defects .......... .. . .
Active rollover protection system 80
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93
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Safety belt pre tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100
Airbag system ...... ........... ... 10 2
Important t hings to know . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Front ai rbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Moni to rin g the Advanced Ai rbag System . 112

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Power locking system
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors simultaneously.
The power lock ing system i n your veh icle incorpo­
rates the follow ing funct ions:
- Central lock ing function
- Remote contro l feature ¢ page 28.
- Ant i-Theft Alarm Sys tem ¢ page 33.
All the doors and the front lid are loc ked by the
centra l locking system when you lock the vehicle.
The unlocking and lock ing mode* can be changed
i n the dr iver information system
¢ page 22.
Unlocking the vehicle
You can un lock the vehicle from outside either by
usi ng the remote co ntrol
or by insert ing and
turning the key in the driver's door lock. When
you
unlock your vehicle:
- The anti -theft alarm system is deactivated
briefly.
- The veh icle inter ior lights ill uminate for app rox ­
imately 30 seconds .
- All t urn signa l lights will flas h twice when the
ca r is un locked .
- After unloc king the veh icle, you have 30 sec­
onds to open a door or the front lid. After 30 seco nds, the vehicle automatically locks and
the anti-theft a larm system activates again.
The fron t lid can be locked or un locked e ither by
usi ng the remote contro l
or by inserting and
turning t he key in the driver's door lock . Unlock­
ing the vehicle with the remote control~ will
only unlock the front lid, to open it, the lid han­
d le needs to be pressed.
Loc king the vehicle
You ca n lock the vehicle from o utside eithe r by
using the remote co ntro l
or by insert ing and
turning the key in the drivers's door lock. When
you
lock the vehicle:
- All doors and the front lid are locked.
- All turn sign al ligh ts will flash once whe n the
car is locked .
Opening and closing
-The ant i-theft a larm system is ac tivated. The
horn of the anti-theft a la rm system will soun d
and the anti-theft alarm system read iness
light, located in the center of the instrument
pane l be low the windshield on the right side of
the air vent, will start to bli nk.
- The vehicle in terior lights turn
off.
Automatic locking*
The automatic locking feature loc ks a ll the vehi­
cle doors and the front lid when you dr ive faste r
t h an 9 mph (15 km/h).
You can unlock t he veh icle from the i nsi de by:
- remov ing the key from the ignition switc h (the
ve hicle w ill automat ica lly unloc k itself) or
- pressing the unlock pa rt of th e power lock
sw itch
ccri o r
pull ing the door handle (to open the door).
If you wish, yo u can have an a utho rized Aud i
dealer convert your powe r doo r lock system to
automat ic locking.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
T he vehicle does not lock with t he centra l locking
swi tch ¢page 31 if the dr ive r's door is open.
D o no t lock your ve hicle w ith the
remote master
key u ntil all doors an d the front lid a re closed. In
t hi s way you avo id loc king yo ursel f out ac ciden­
ta lly.
A WARNING
-
- W hen you loc k yo ur vehicle from o utside,
nobody- espec ia lly children -shou ld remain
inside the vehicle. Remember, when you
lock the vehicle from the outside the win­
dows cannot be ope ned from the inside.
- W hen you leave the veh icle, always remove
the ignition key and take it with you. This
will prevent passengers (children, for exam­
p le) from accidenta lly bei ng locke d in th e
veh icle should they accide ntally press the
power l ocking sw itc h in one of the doo rs .
- Do not leave ch il dr en inside t he vehicle un­
s upe rvise d. In a n em erge ncy it would be im­
p o ssible to open the door s fro m the outs id e
wit ho ut t he key.
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Opening and closing
@ Tips
- The dr iver's door can be locked and un­
l ocked with the key if the power locking sys­
tem fails. The passenger 's door can be
l ocked manually
c:> page 32.
- In the event of a crash with airbag deploy­
ment all loc ked doors will be automatically
unlocked to give access to the vehicle occu­
pants from the outs ide .
- The anti-t heft alarm system cannot be acti­
vated if the power locking system is not ac­
tivated .
- You are well advised not to keep valuables
i nside an unattended vehicle, v is ible or not.
Eve n a prope rly locked veh icle cannot p ro­
v id e the secur ity of a safe!
Unlocking and locking the vehicle with the
remote control
How the remo te control works.
F ig. 2 3 Remote co ntrol: fun ctio n butto ns
Whether only the d river's doo r or the entire veh i­
cle is unlocked when the opening button @ is
pressed once, depends on the settings in the
Driver information system
Central locking menu
~ page 22 .
To unlock the vehicle III
• Press button @.
• Press but ton @ two
times w ith in two seconds
to unlock all doors and the front lid .
To lock the vehicle
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• Press button @~.&. in General description on
page 29 .
• Watch that all turn signal lights flash once.
30
To unlock front lid only~
• Press bu tton © for approxima tely one se con d.
PANIC Button
• Push the red button @to activate t he panic
fu nction . The horn sou nds an d the turn signa ls
fla sh.
• Push the button @aga in t o de acti va te the pan-
ic fu nct io n.
The remote cont ro ls allows you to:
- lock or unlock the vehicle
- select ively un lock the front lid.
The turn signa ls will flash brief ly whenever you
l ock or u nlock the veh icle. Also, the interior light
will come on o r go off whenever yo u open or
close the driver's door.
The transm itter and battery are located in the
head of the remote contro l. The receiver is locat­
ed inside the vehicle . The maximum effective
range depends on severa l things . Remembe r, if
the battery is weak, the effect ive range decreas­
es .
The remote -cont ro l key contains a fo ld-out key
that you can use to man ually lock or unlock t he
vehicle and to start the eng ine .
I f you need to replace the remote control , or if
you need to have it repaired, you must see your
authorized Aud i dea ler. Only then can yo u use the
key agai n.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNI NGS c:> & in Gener­
al description on page 29 .
(D Tips
- The remote control key is automatically de­
act ivated when the ignition is sw itched on.
- The operation of the remote contro l key can
be temporarily d isrupted by interference
from transmitters in the vicinity of the vehi ­
cle wo rking in the same freque ncy ra nge
(e.g . a cell phone, radio eq uipment).
- In orde r to make su re the locking function is
wor king, you should a lways keep yo ur eye
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lid as well as the vehicle doors closed when
not in use.
(D Note
Make sure no objects are p rotruding above
the edge of the luggage compartment. Other­
w ise, the front lid could be damaged .
@ Tips
If the front lid is open or not properly locked
when the ignit ion is t urned on, the door and
front lid warning appears in the instrument duster display.
Emergency release for front lid
If the front lid cannot be opened , on emergency
release is provided.
Fi g. 29 Section: Emergency release
.. Reach under the closed glove compartment.
T he re is a red plast ic co rd u nder the glove com­
partment .
.. Pull the red plast ic co rd towa rds you.
Open ing and clo sing
Anti-theft alarm system
The anti-theft alarm triggers an alarm if anyone
attempts to break into the vehicle.
Fig. 30 Diode position in the i nst ru m ent pa nel
T he anti-theft alarm system tr iggers an audib le
alarm a nd turns on the emergency flasher if an
u nau thori zed interfe ren ce wi th t he veh icle is
sensed by the system.
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How i s the anti -theft alarm system switched
on?
T he anti-theft alarm system is switched on when
yo u lock the driver's door manually using the
fold-out key, or when you use the remote cont ro l.
The system is activated approximately 30 sec ­
onds after the vehicle is locked. The indicator
li ght¢
fig. 30 starts flashing rap idly for 2 sec­
onds and then blinks slowly.
How i s the anti-theft alarm sy stem swit ched
off?
The anti-theft alarm system is switched off only
whe n you unlock your vehicle. If you do not open
a door within 30 seconds after you have un locked
with the remo te control, the veh icle wi ll lock it­
self again automat ica lly.
When will the anti theft alarm system be
triggered?
When the vehicle is locked, the a la rm system
monito rs and prote cts the fo llowing pa rts of the
vehicle:
- eng ine compartment
- luggage compartment
- doors
- ign ition
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Opening and closing
W hen the system is activated, the ala rm w ill be
triggered if one of the doors, the engine com­
partment lid or the front lid are opened.
The ant i-theft a larm system will a lso go off when
the battery is disconnected.
You ca n also tr igger the alarm by p ressing the
PAN IC b utton o n your remote-c on trol key . Thi s
will alert o ther people in case of emergency.
Press the
PANIC button again to t urn off the
alarm.
How is the anti-theft alarm switched off
when trigg ered?
The ala rm sys tem is switc hed off when you un ­
lock the vehicle using the remote-contro l key or
when the ignit ion is switched on. The a larm w ill
a lso switch itself off when it comes to the end of
its cycle .
Emergency flasher
The emergency f las her will blink briefly w hen the
doors, engine compartment lid and front lid are
properly closed.
If the emergency flashers do no t blink , check the
doors, engine compartment lid and front lid to
make sure they are properly closed . If you close a
door, the engine compartment lid or the front lid
with the an ti-theft alarm switc hed on, the emer­
gency flashers will bli nk only after you have
closed the door or lid .
(D Tips
For the anti-theft alarm system to function
properly, make sure all vehicle do ors and w in­
dows are closed befo re leavi ng the veh icle .
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Power windows
Controls
The driver can operate all windows .
Fig. 3 1 Driver 's doo r: powe r w in dow swi tches
The power window swi tc h es h ave a two-positi on
fun ction :
Opening the windows
.,. Press the switch and hold it down unt il the
w indow has reached the desired posi tion.
.,. Press the switch
briefly to open the window a u­
t om atic ally .
.,. By brief ly pressing/p ulling the sw itch again, the
downward travel of the window can be stopped
in any positio n
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Closing the windows
.,. Pull the sw itch and hold it until t he w indow h as
re ached the desire d position .
.,. Pull the sw itch
briefly to close the window au ­
tomatically .
.,. By briefly pressing/p ulli ng the switch again, the
upward travel of the window can be stopped in
any position
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A WARNING
-Do not leave ch ild ren unattended in the ve­
hicle, especially with access to vehicle keys .
Unsupervised use of the keys can re sult in
s tarti ng of the engine and use of vehi cle sy s­
t ems su ch as power wi ndow s, e tc. whic h
co uld res ult in se rious i njury.
- Remembe r -you ca n still ope n or close the
power windows fo r abo ut ten minutes after

Checking and filling
(D Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for several
weeks at extremely low temperatures, the
ve­
hicle battery should be removed and stored
where it will not freeze. This will prevent it
from being damaged and having to be re­ placed .
Working on the battery
Be especially careful when working on or near
the battery!
The battery is located in the luggage compart­
ment behind a
cover. Before you work on or near
the battery ,
read and heed all WARNINGS c> &_.
Always heed the safety warnings, when working
on the vehicle battery or the vehicle electrical
system to prevent injury.
The following WARNINGS are very important
when working on the battery:
Always heed the following WARNING SYM-
BOLS and safety precautions when working on
the battery.
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Always wear eye protection.
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Battery acid contains sulfuric acid. Al·
ways wear gloves and eye protection.
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No
- sparks
- flames
- smoking.
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When a battery is charged, it produces
hydrogen gas which is explosive and
could cause personal injury.
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Always keep the battery well out of reach
of children.
.&_ WARNING
Whenever working on the battery or on the
electrical system, there is the risk of injury,
accident and even fire. Read and heed the fol­
lowing WARNINGS:
- Always wear eye protection. Do not let bat­
tery acid or any lead particles get on your
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skin or clothing. Shield your eyes. Explosive
gases can cause blindness or other injury.
- Battery acid contains sulfuric acid. Sulfuric
acid can cause blindness and severe burns.
-Always wear gloves and eye protection . Do
not tilt the battery because acid could leak
out of the ventilation openings.
- If you get battery acid in your eyes or on
your skin, immediately rinse with cold wa­
ter for several minutes and get medical at­
tention.
- If you should ingest any battery acid, seek
medical attention immediately.
- Do not expose the battery to an open flame,
electric sparks or an open light.
- Do not smoke.
- Do not interchange the positive and nega- tive cables.
- When working on the battery, be sure not to
short-circuit the terminals with tools or oth­
er metal objects. This would cause the bat­
tery to heat up very quickly, which could
lead to damage or explosion and personal
injury.
- When a battery is charged, it produces hy­
drogen gas which is explosive and could
cause personal injury.
- Always keep the battery well out of the
reach of children.
- Before work is done on the electrical sys­
tem, disconnect the negative ground cable.
- Before performing any work on the electri­
cal system, switch off the engine and igni­
tion as well as any electrical equipment. The
negative cable on the battery must be dis­
connected. If you are just going to replace a
light bulb, then it is enough to switch off
the lights.
- Before disconnecting the battery, switch off
the anti-theft alarm system! Otherwise you
will set off the alarm.
- When disconnecting the battery, first dis­
connect the negative cable and then the
positive cable.
- Before reconnecting the battery, make sure all electrical consumers are switched off. Re­
connect the positive cable first and then the
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A
A/C operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Active rollover protection system . . . . . . . . . 93
Retracting rollover protection . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Adding Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 161
Addit ional accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 161
Adjustab le steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Adjusting front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Advanced Airbag System Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
How the components work together . . . . 110
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Weight-sens ing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Airbag Warn ing/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Airbag system ................ ... . 102, 119
Care.. ..... .. ................ ..... . 114
Child restraints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
H ow do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 110
H ow many airbags does my vehicle have? 108
Important safety instruc tions on the knee
airbag system............... ... .... . 118
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Knee airbags ........................ 116
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 112
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
When must the system be inspected? . . . 112
Air cond itionin g
A/C operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
A ir recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Index
Defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Economical use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Air recirculation mode
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Alcantara Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
All-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Anti-freeze
refer to Engine coolant system . . . . . . . . . 161
Anti- lock brake system
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Anti-lock braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Anti-slip regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Anti-theft wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Asterisk What does it mean when something is
marked with an asterisk? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Audi magnet ic r ide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 72
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Audi Serv ice Repair Manuals and Literature 215
Automatic be lt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Automatic headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
also refer to S tronic (Automatic transmis-
s ion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Automatic transmission (S tronic) Parking lock emergency release . . . . . . . . . 79
Automatic transmission (tiptron ic)
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Average fuel mileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
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