center console AUDI TT 2012 Owners Manual

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-Iftherearlidisopenornotpraperly
lockedwhentheignitionisturnedon,
thedoorandrearlidwarningappearsin
theinstrumentclusterdisplay.
-
Iftherearlidona locked vehicleisun­
locked
withthemiddlebutton~onthe
remotekey,therearlidisautomatically
lockedagainimmediatelyafterclosing.
This
isindicatedbytheturnsignals
blinking.
jurieswhentherearlidisclosedorina
crash.
- The
minimumclearancebetweenthe
passengers'headsandtherearwindow
mustnever -underanycircumstances­
belessthan1inchC2.5cm)whenthe
passengerssitfullyupright.
-Alwaysmakesurethatrearseatpas­
sengerscannotbestruckwhentherear
lidisclosed.
-After closingtherearlid,alwayspullup
onittomakesurethatitisproperly
closed.Otherwiseitcouldopensuddenly
whenthevehicleismoving.
-
Tohelppreventpoisonousexhaustgas
frambeingdrawnintothevehicle, al­
ways keep
therearlidclosed whiledriv­
ing. Never
transportobjectslargerthan
thosewhichfitcompletelyintothelug­
gagearea,becausethentherearlidcan­
notbefullyclosed.
-Never leaveyourvehicleunattendedes­
pecially
withtherearlidleftopen.A
child could crawl into
thecarthroughthe
luggagecompartmentandpullthelid
shut,becomingtrappedandunableto
getout.Toreducetheriskofpersonalin­
jury,
neverletchildrenplayinoraraund
yourvehicle. Alwayskeeptherearlidas
wellasthevehicledoorsclosedwhennot
inuse.
Openingandc10singrearlid
&.WARNING
-Therearseatareaistoosmalltosafely
transportpassengerstallerthan4'11"
Cl.5ml.
-Personstallerthan4'11"C1.5m)as
weLLaschildreninboosterseatswho
aretooclosetotherearwindowand
roofcansuffersevereheadandneckin-
Fig.36Driver's door:remoterearlidrelease
Fig.37Opened rearlid
Openingtherear!id
~Pressthecenterbutton~onthemaster
keyorpullthereleasebutton~inthedriv­
er's
door0:>fig.36.Therearlid isunlocked.
~Lifttherearlido
Closingtherear lid
~Pulltherearliddownandallowittodrop
gently0:>8.
RearLid/trunkLid
Youcanopenitfromtheinside, however, by
pulling
onthedoorlatchtwice.
Youcon opentherear lidfrom insidethevehi­
cle using aswitch in
thedriver's door.
-
Emergencylocking1
Forthispurpose,amechanicallockingdevice
isprovided ontheendpanelofthepassenger
doorConlyvisiblewhenthedoorisopen).
~Openthedoor.
~Removethecap0:>fig.34.
~Insertthekeyintotheinnerslot0:>fig.35
andturnitabout90degreestotherightas
farasitcan go.
~Replacethecap.
Fig.35Emergency lockingofthefrontpassenger'sdoor
Fig.34Emergencylocklocation onthefrontpasseng­er'sdoor
Ifthepowerlockingsystemfails(power fail­
ure),
youwillneedto lockthepassenger door
separotely.
- Lockingdoorsfromtheinside canhelp
preventinadvertentdooropeningduring
anaccidentandcanalsopreventunwant­
edentryfromtheoutside.Lockeddoors
can, however,delayassistancetovehicle
occupantsandhold uprescueefforts
framtheoutsideinanaccidentorother
emergency.
After youclosethedooryouwillnotnolonger
beabletoopenitfromtheoutside.~
Fig.33Sectionfromcenterconsole: Centrallacking
switch
~Presstheupperpartofthepower locki ng
switch
63tolockthevehicleo:>8.
~PresslowerpartoftheswitchŒ3tounlock
thevehicle.
Lockingandunlockingthevehiclefrominside
&.WARNING
-Ifyouusethepowerlockingswitchwith
thedoorsclosed,rememberthatallthe
vehicledoorswilllock.
Thevehicle conbelocked orunlocked from
theinsideusingthepower locking switch.
Howtounlockeachdoorseparatelyusingthe
doorhandle:
~Pullthedoorhandleoncetoreleasethe
lock.
~Pullthehandletoopenthedoor.
Ifyoulockthevehicle usingthepowerlocking
switch,
pleasenotethefollowing:
-
Youcannotopenthedoorsortherearlid
fromtheoutsideCincreased security,forex­
amplewhenyouarestoppedatared light).
-
Youcan unlockandopenthedoorsframthe
inside bypulling onthedoorhandle.
-Ifthedriver'sdoorisopenedCafteryouhave
locked
thevehiclefromtheinside usingthe
powerlocking switch),thedoorwillremain
unlockedtopreventyoufromlockingyour­
selfoutofyourvehicle. Afteryouclosethe
door, youhavetolockthedriver'sdoor
again.
-
Ifyou have acrashandtheairbagisactivat­
ed,thedoorsautomaticallyunlock.

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gearshiftleveriscontrolledbyalight
sensorlocatedintheinstrumentpanel.
Theinstrumentpanelilluminationwill
automaticallybecomedimmerasthe
daylightfadesawayandeventuallywill
gooutcompletelywhenoutsidelightis
very low.This is
toremindyou,thedriv­
er,
toswitchontheheadlightsbeforeit
getstoodark.
-Canadamodels:instrumentpanelillu­
minationwillstaybrightregardlessof
theintensityofambientlight.Always
beawareofchangesinoutsideIight
conditionswhiteyouaredriving.Re­
spondintimetofadingdaylightby
turningthelightswitchtoposition~D
(or"AUTO"ifyour carisequipped with
thisfeature)toturnonyourheadlights.
Sunvisors
Fig.52Sunvisor
The lightislocated ontherightsideofthe
luggagecompartment.
These lightscomeonautomaticallywhenthe
rearlidisopened.Thelightsturnoffautomat­
ically ifthelidisleftopenformorethen10
minutes.
Vision
Usingthesun visorsmakesdriving sofer.
Thedriver's andpassenger'ssunvisorscanbe
pulled
framthebracketsabovethecenterof
thewindshieldandswung towardthedoors
(i)qfig.52.
Vouregulatethebrightnessoftheinstru­
mentswiththeleftthumbwheelC'1qfig.51.
IgnitionON,lightswitchat@.
Withtheignition switchedON,theglowofin­
strument needlescanbeadjustedtoappear
brighter ordimmer.
Theilluminationofthe instruments, disploys
and thecenter console con
beadjusted.
Instrumentpanelillumination
kdOr
whentheignitionisturnedon,theloce
interior lightsareturnedoff.
When a
doorisopen,theinterior lightsare
turned
offafterabout10minutestoprevent
batterydraining.
The
brightnessofthelightsiscontrolled au­
tomatically
byadimmerwhentheyare
switched onand off.
Fig.51Instrumentpanel illumination
IgnitionON,Iightswitchat0000or~D.
Withthelights switched on,thebrightnessof
instrumentcluster(i.e.needles,gaugesand
displays) and
centerconsoleillumination can
be adjusted.
CDNote
Theinstrumentclusterandcenterconsole
illumination (gaugesandneedles)
comes
onwhen youswitch ontheignitionandthe
vehicleheadlightsareoff.Beawareofthe
following differencebetweenmodelsbuilt
toUSorCanadianspecifications:
-USAmodels:illuminationoftheinstru­
mentcluster(gaugesandneedles),
dashandcenterconsolearoundthe
iTips
Youshouldswitchontheemergencyflash­
erwhen:
- you are
thelastvehiclestandinginatraf­
ficjam50thatanyothervehicles coming
can
seeyou, orwhen
-your vehicle hasbroken downoryouare
inanemergencysituation,orwhen
- your vehicle
isbeingtowedbyatow
truckorifyou aretowinganothervehicle
behind you.
Activatingdoorcontactcircuit
~Pressthebutton@.TheLEDinthebutton
illuminates.'---
Interiorlights
Fig.50Sectiontromheadliner: Interiorlights
Theinteriorlightsinclude thereading lights
for the driver ondthefront passenger.
Deactivatingdoorcontactcircuit
~Pressthebutton@.TheLEDinthebutton
goesout.
Interiorlights1
FrontreadingIights~
~Press oneoftheswitches®toturnthe
rightorleft reading lightonoroff.
With
thedoorcontactcircuit,theinterior
lightsturnon assoon asyou unlockthevehi-
cle
oropenthedoors. Theinterior lightsare
also
turnedon whentheignitionkeyisre­
moved.The lightsturnoffabout30seconds
afterthedoors areclosed. Whenthevehicleis~
Fig.49Center console: emergency flasherswitch
Emergencyflasher
Theemergency flashermakesothermotorists
aware
thatyou oryour vehicle areinanemer­
gency situation.
Notesonthesefeatures
-Theturn signaisonly work withtheignition
switched on.The indicator lights
Iloriiiin
theinstrumentclusterqpage13alsoblink.
- After youhave
turnedacorner,theturnsig-
nal switches offautomatically.
- The
highbeamworks onlywhenthehead­
lights are
on.Theindicator light&1inthe
instrumentclusterilluminateswhenthe
highbeamsareon.
- The
headlight flasherworksonlyaslongas
youholdthelever -evenifthereareno
lights switched on.The indicator light
&1in
theinstrumentclusterilluminateswhenyou
use
theheadlightflasher.
CDNote
Donotusethehighbeamorheadlight
flasherifyou knowthatthesecould be
blinding oncoming traffie.
~Presstheswitchd1.qfig.49,toswitchthe
emergencyflasheronoroff.
When
theemergencyflasherison, allfour
turnsignalblinkatthesametime.Theturn
signalindicator lights<;JQintheinstrument
cluster,aswellasthelightintheemergency
flasherswitchd1.blink likewise.
The
emergencyflasherwillautomatically
switch onifyou areinanaccidentwherethe
airbag hasdeployed.
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~Alwaysattachitemstotheroofracksecure­
lybeforeyoudrive off.
The
maximumpermissibleroofweightis
165lb(75kg). Theroofweightismadeupof
theweightoftheroof racksystemandthe
weightoftheobjectbeingtransported.
Whenusing aroof racksystemwhich hasa
lower loadcarrying capacity, you
mustnotuse
up
thetotalmaximumpermissibleload carry­
ing capacity specified above.
Instead,you
shouldloadtheroofracksystemonlytothe
maximumcapacityspecifiedbythemanufac­
tureroftheroofracksystem.
AWARNING
Weak,damagedorimproperstrapsused
tosecureitemstotheroofrackcanfail
during hardbraking
orinacollisionand
causeseriouspersonalinjury.
- Make
suretheroof rackisinstalled exact­
lyasspecified above9page65.
-Always usesuitablemountingstrapsfor
securingitemstotheroofracktahelp
preventitemsfromshifting orflying for­
ward.
-
Itemsontheroof rackmustalways be
securely
mounted.
- Theuseofaroof rackcannegatively af­
fectthewayavehiclehandles.Cargo
thatislarge, heavy, bulky,longorflat
willhaveagreaternegativeinfluence on
thevehicle'saerodynamics,centerof
gravityandoveratlhandling. Always
drive slowly, avoid
suddenbrakingand
maneuverswhentransportingcargoon
theroofofyourvehicle.
- Never exceed
themaximumpermissible
loadcarrying capacityoftheroofofyour
vehicle,thepermissibleaxleweightsand
thepermissibletotalweightofyourvehi­
cle
9page240, Weights.
-Always driveslowly, avoidsuddenbrak­
ing
andmaneuverswhentransporting
cargo ontheroofofyourvehicle.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Sometimesitmaybeeasiertoleave aroof
rack
instatledeventhoughyouarenotus­
ing it.Due
tatheincreased airresistance
yourvehiclewillunnecessarilyusemore
fuel. Removetheroofrackifyouarenot
goingtouseit.
CuphoLder
Fig.72(upholder
Twobeveragescan becarriedinthecuphold­
er.
AWARNING
Spilled
hotliquid cancauseanaccident
andpersonalinjury.
- Never carryany
be-veragecontainerswith
hotliquids,suchashotcoffeeorhottea,
inthevehicle whileitismoving. Incase
ofanaccident,suddenbrakingorother
vehiclemovement,-botliquidcouldspill,
causing scalding
burn~Spilledhotliquid
can
alsocauseanaccidentandpersonal
injury.
- Use only
softcupsinthecupholder. Hard
cups
andglassescancauseinjuryinan
accident.
- Neverusethecupholderoradapterasan
ashtray-riskoffire.
(CDNote
Only drinkcontainerswithlidsshouldbe
carried
inthecupholder.Liquid couldspill
outanddamageyourvehiclés electronic
equipmentorstaintheupholstery, etc.
b
Ashtray
Fig.73Center console: ashtray
Dpeningtheashtray
~Slidethecoyeropen.
Removingashtrayinsert
~Pressthereleasebutton9fig.73.
~Pulltheashtrayinsertupandout.
Toreinstallashtray
~Presstheashtrayinsertbackintoitsholder.
.&.WARNING
Never
putwastepaperintheashtray. Hot
ashesorotherhotabjectsintheashtray
couldsetwastepaperonfire.
CigaretteLighter/
socket
Cigarettelighter
Thecigattl'.reeIghter orsocketonlywork withtheIgnition on.
Usingthecigarettelighter
~Slidethecoyeropentoreachthecigarette
lighter.
~Pushtheknob9fig.74in.
~Waituntilthecigarettelighterknobpops
out.
~Removethecigarettelighterimmediately
anduseit.
~Reinsertcigarettelighterintothesocketaf­
teruse.
Connectinganappliance
~Slidethecoyeropentoreachthecigarette
lighter.
~Removecigarettelighter.
~Pluginappliancetabeused.
Thèsocketofthecigarettelightermaybe
used for12-voltapplianceswithmaximum
consumptionofupta100watts,suchasa
flash light,
smallvacuumcleaner, etc.
Before you
purchaseanyaccessories, always
read
andfollowtheinformationin
9page247,Additional accessories andparts
replacement.
&WARNING
Improperuseofthecigarettelightercan
causeseriousinjuryorstarta fire.
-
Becarefulwhenusingthecigarettelight­
er.
Ifyoudonotpayattentiontowhat
youaredoingwhenyouareusingthecig­
arettelighteryou canburn yourself.
CDNote
-Toavoiddamagingthesocket, onlyuse
plugsthatfitproperly.
- Only use
thecigarettelightersocketasa
powersourceforelectricalaccessories
forshortdurations.Usethesocketsin
thevehiclewhenapowersourceisneed­
edforlongerdurations.
(Ij)Tips
-Whentheengineisoffandaccessories
arestillpluggedinandareon,thevehi-
cle
batterycan still bedrained.~

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-The vehiclebatterymustnotbecharged
with astandardsmallchargerthatplugs
intothecigarettelighteroroutlet.
Outlet
Theoutletinthefront center consolemoybe
used for
i2-voltopplionces.
Fig.7SCenter console, front:12-voltoutlet
~Foldthecoyerfortheoutletup.
~Pluginappliancetobeused.
Theoutletmaybeusedfor12-voltappliances
withmaximumconsumptionofupto100
watts,suchasaflashlight,smallvacuum
cleaner,etc.
Before youpurchaseanyaccessories,always
read
andfollowtheinformationin
qpage247,Additional accessories andparts
replacement.
AWARNING
Theoutletplusanyappliancespluggedin­
toitremainfunctionaleven iftheignition
isswitchedoffortheignition keyisre­
moved. Neverleavechildren inside
theve­
hicle
withoutsupervision.
CDNote
Toavoiddamagingthesocket,onlyuse
plugsthatfitproperly.
iTips
Whentheengineisoffandaccessoriesare
stillpluggedinandareon,thevehiclebat­
terycanstillbedrained.
Storage
General'.
AWARNING
- Alwaysremoveobjectsfromtheinstru­
mentpanel.Anyitemsnotputaway
could
slidearoundinsidethevehicle
while driving
orwhenacceleratingor
whenapplyingthebrakesorwhendriv­
ing
arounda corner.
-
Whenyouaredrivingmakesurethat
anythingyou may have placedinthecen­
terconsoleorotherstoragelocations
cannotfalloutintothefootwells.Incase
ofsuddenbraking youwouldnotbeable
tobrakeoraccelerate.
-Anyarticlesofclothingthatyou have
hungupmustnotinterferewiththedriv­
er'sview.Thecoathooksaredesigned
onlyforlightweightclothing.Neverhang
anyclothingwithhard,pointedorheavy
objectsinthepocketsonthecoathooks.
During
suddenbrakingorinanaccident­
especially iftheairbagisdeployed­
theseobjectscouldinjure anypassen­
gersinsidethevehicle.
Glovecompartment•
Theglovecompartmentisilluminated and
con belocked.
_...
Fig.76Glovecompartment
Toopenglovecompartment
~Pullthehandleqfig.76inthedirectionof
thearrowpushdownlidtothefullyopen
position.
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Taclose glovecompartment
~Pushtheglovecompartmentlidupwardun­
tilthelockengages.
cochanger*
TheCDchangerfortheSoundSystemislocat­
ed
intheglovecompartment.
AWARNING
Toreducetheriskofpersonalinjuryinan
accidentorsuddenstop,always keepthe
glovecompartmentclosedwhiledriving.
5toragecompartmentinthefrontseats
Appliestavehicles: withstoragecompartmentinthefrontseats
Thereisafold-out storagecompartmentin
thefrontofthe seats.
Opening
~Liftthehandleandpullthedrawerout.
Clasing
~Pushthedrawerincompletelyuntilitlatch­
es.
iTips
Themaximumcarryingcapacity2.2lbs
(lkg).
Coathooks
AWARNING
-Hangclothesinsu ch awaythattheydo
notimpairthedriver's vision.
- The
coathooksmustonlybeusedfor
lightweightclothing.Donotleave any
heavy
orsharpedgedobjectsinthepock­
etswhich mayinterferewiththesideair­
bag
deploymentandcancausepersonal
injuryina crash.
-Donothang heavyabjectsonthecoat
hooks,astheycouldcausepersonalin­
_ Jury
inasuddenstop.

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Voushouldalwayslockthesteeringwhenever
youleaveyourvehicle. Thismakesavehicle
theftevenmoredifficultq&'
Ignitionkeysafetylock
After switching offtheignition,theignition
keycanonlyberemoved fromtheignition
lock when
theselectorleverisinthe"P"
(Park) position. Afteryouhave removedthe
key,theselectorleverislockedandcannotbe
moved.
Ignitionon@
Ifitisdifficulttoturnthekeyafteryou have
inserteditintotheignition lock,turnthe
steeringwheelbackandforth.Thiswilltake
theloadoffthesteeringlockmechanismand
you will be
abletoturnthekeyfreelyand
starttheengine.
Startingtheengine®
Inthispositiontheenginestarts.Whilethe
engineisstarting,thepowersupplytothe
headlightsandotherelectricalconsumersis
temporarilyinterruptedtoconservebattery
power. Aftertheenginehasstarted,reLease
thekeyanditwillreturntopositionCD,
Beforethestartercanbeoperatedagainthe
keymustDeturnedbacktoposition@.The
non-repeatlockpreventsyou fromdamaging
thestarterwhentheengineisrunning.
AWARNING
- Never
removethekeyfromtheignition
lock
whiLethevehicleismoving. The
steeringwheeLwilllockcausinglossof
control.
-Ifyouhavetoleaveyourvehicle-even
forjustaminute-always removetheig­
nition
keyandtakeit with you.Thisises­
pecially
importantifyou aregoingto
leave children behindinthevehicle.The
children could
starttheengineoruse
othervehiclecontrols. Unsuperviseduse
ofvehiclecontrals(forexample,power
windows) cancauseseriouspersonalin­
juries.
@Tips
Ifthevehiclebatteryhasbeendisconnect­
edandthenreconnected,thenyoumust
leavethekeyinpositionCDforabout5
secondsbeforeyoucanstarttheengine.
Startingandstopping
theengine
Startingtheengine1
Theengine canonly bestartedwith anorigi­
nal Audi key.
~Settheparking brake.
~Movetheselectorlevertotheneutralposi­
tion(automatictransmission):selectorlever
inPorN).
~Onvehicles withmanualtransmission,fully
depresstheclutchpedal.
~Turntheignitionkeytoposition0
qpage75,fig.80-donotdepressthegas
pedalwhenstartingtheengine!
~Letgoofthekeyassoonastheengine
starts.
Acoldenginemayatfirstbe loudafterithas
beenstarted.Thisisduetothehydraulic
valves building up
theoilpressure. Thisnor­
malandnoneedforconcern.
Iftheenginedoesnotstartimmediately,stop
tryingafterlasecon~ndthentrytorestart
theengineabout30seco~slater.
AWARNING
Never
startorlettheenginerunina con­
fined
orenclosedarea.Exhaustfumes
framtheenginecontaincarbonmonoxide,
a colorless
andodorlessgas. Carbonmon­
oxide canbefatalifinhaled.
- Never leave
theengineidlingunattend­
ed.Anunattendedvehicle witharunning
engineposesadangerofpersonalinjury
ortheft.~
..
-
CDNote
_Avoidhighenginespeeds,fastaccelera­
tion
orheavyengineloadswhiletheen­
gine isstill cold. Thiscould
damagethe
engine.
_Theenginecannotbestartedbypushing
or towing
thevehicle.
@lForthesakeoftheenvironment
Toavoidunnecessaryenginewearandto
reduceexhaustemissions,donotletyour
vehicle
standandwarmup.Bereadyto
driveoffimmediatelyafterstartingyour
vehicle. Maintain
moderatespeeduntilthe
engineiscompletelywarm.Remember,
theengineperformsbestatoperating
temperature.
Stoppingtheengine
~Turntheignition keytoposition@
qpage75,fig.80.
AWARNING
- Never
turnofftheengineuntilthevehi­
cle
hascometoacompletestop.
- The brakeboosterandservotroniconly
work when
theengineisrunning. With
theignitionturnedoff,you havetoapply
more force
whensteeringorbraking.
5ince you
cannotsteerandstopnormal­
ly,thiscanleadtoaccidentsandserious
injuries.
- The
radiatorfan cancontinuetorunfor
uptolaminutesevenafteryou have
turnedofftheengineandremovedthe
ignitionkey.Theradiatorfancanalso
turnonagain iftheenginecoolantheats
upbecauseofintensesunlightorheat
build-upintheenginecompartment.
CDNote
Donotstoptheengineimmediatelyafter
hardorextendeddriving. Keeptheengine
runningforappraximatelytwominutesto
preventexcessiveheatbuild-up .
Ontheroad
Parkingbrake
Parkingbrake
Whentheparking brakeisset,itpreventsthe
vehiclefromralling awayunintentianally.
Fig.81Center console: Parkingbrakeset
Settingtheparkingbrake
~Pulltheparking brakeleverallthewayup.
Releasingtheparkingbrake
~Pulltheparking brakeleverupslightlyand
pressthereleasebuttonatthesametime
qfig.81-arraw-.
~Keepthereleasebuttonpressedandlower
theparking brakeqA·
Ifyoushoulddriveoffwiththeparkingbrake
still
set,awarningtonewillsoundandthe
following willappearintheinstrumentc1us­
tertoremindyoutoreleasetheparking
brake:
Pa rki ng b
rakeset
The parking brakewarningcomesononly af­
teryouhave drivenforlongerthan3seconds
andfasterthan5mph(5km/hl.
Theparking brakewarninglight_
(USA)/.(CON)illuminateswhenthepark­
ing brake
issetandyou switch ontheignition.
AWARNING
Alwaysreleasetheparking brakecom-
pletely. A
partiallyengagedbrakewill
overheattherearbrakes, reducetheiref­
fectiveness
andcauseexcessive wear.This
could lead
tobrakefailureandanaccident.~

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Potentialmalfunctions
Therangeatwhichthesensorsstarttomeas­
ureisabout:
2feet(0.60m)
S
feet(1.60m)
Tatheside
Centerrear
Fortheparkingassisttooperate,thesensors
mustbekeptcleanandfreeofice.
&.WARNING
-Sensarshave blindspotsinwhichabjects
cannotbedetected.Payspecialattention
Whenthedistanceislessthanlfoot(0.30
ml.thetonebecomescontinuous.Atthis
pointyoushouldstopbacking up.
Please
notethatlowobjectsalreadysignalled
byawarning candisappearfromthesystem's
detectionrangeandwillnotcontinuetobe
signalled.
Ifa warningbuzzersoundsfor afewseconds
whentheignitionisswitchedon,thereis a
systemmalfunctianwiththeacoustic parkas­
sist.
Ifthemalfunctionpersistsuntiltheigni­
tion
isswitchedoff,therewillbenoacoustic
warningatthenextattempttoactivatethe
system.Havetheproblemcorrected.
Activation
Thereisnoconfirmationtonewhenreverse
gearisengagedifthereisasystemmalfunc­
tian.
The parkingassistisactivatedwhenreverse
gearisengaged.Abrieftoneconfirmsthat
thesystemisactivated.
chimescanbeadjustedthroughthemenudis­
play
qpoge 25.
Backingup
Distance warningwhenbackingupstarts
whenanobstacleisdetectedintherangeof
!heparkassistsystem.Asthedistancede­
creases,
thetimeintervalbetweentheaudible
tonesbecomesshorter.
Aeoustie parkassist givesawarning obout
obstocles behindthevehicle.
Description
The rear acoustic parkassist(4-channel
acousticparkassist)determinesthedistance
ofthevehiclefromanobstacleusing ultra­
sonic
sensors.Thesensorsareintherear
bumper. The
volumeandthepitchofthe
Appliestavehicles:with4-channel acousticparkassist
Acousticparking
system
Rearacousticparkassist
~Toswitchsportmodeon,pressthebutton
inthecenterconsole. Theindicatorlight
turnson.
~Toswitchsportmodeoff,pressthebutton
inthecenterconsoleagain.Theindicator
light
turnson.
Fig.85Buttoninthecenter console
CDTips
Ifthereisamalfunctionintheretractable
rear spoiler*ortheAudimagneticride*, it
may
notbe possibletoactivatesport
mode.
A
more agile
andsportydrivingstyleispossi­
ble when driving
thevehicle in"sportmode".
Thismodeaffectsthrottleresponseandthe
soundoftheengine,thesteeringcharacteris­
tics
foramoredirectpowersteeringresponse
andthedampingcharacteristicsoftheAudi
magnetic ride
fordynamicsuspensiontuning.
sportmode
APpliestavehicles:withSportbutton
Fig.84Center console: SwitchforAudimagnetic ride
Audimagneticride
Appliestavehicles:withmagnetic ride
IDTips
Thewarning/indicatorlightEintheinstru­
mentclustercomesonintheeventofa
malfunction.Drivetotheclosestauthor­
izedAudidealerassoonaspossibleand
havethemalfunctionrepaired.
Damping conbeadjusted tothe driver's pref­
erence ond
itadapts automaticolly totheeur­
rentdriving situation.
~Presstheswitchqfig.84toturnsportset­
tingonoroff.
Audi
magneticrideisanelectronically con­
trolleddampingsystem.Thischassissystem
assiststhedriverbyadaptingtotheparticular
situationthroughimperceptiblecontrolproc­
esses.Thedampingprovides individual modu­
lationofdampingforces.Forexample,with
dampingcharacteristicssettoprovidegreater
comfort,dampingissetsomewhatharderfor
abriefperiodonlyas--required,whenrounding
a curve
andwhen braking.
Standardsetting
Selectthestandards~ingifyoupreferasus­
pensionsettingemphasiz~gcomfort.
Sportsetting
Selectthesportsettingif youpreferasporty
suspensionsetting.TheLEDintheswitchE
cornes ontoindicatesportsetting.
&.WARNING
Youshouldonlyreturntothesavedspeed
ifitisnottoofastforthecurrenttraffic
conditions -risk
ofanaccident!
~Turn ontheignition.
~Pullleverintoposition@qpoge 79,
fig.82.
~PresstheleverintheCVor0directionto
increaseordecrea~eyourspeed.
~Releasethelevertosavethatspeed.
Temporarydeactivation
~Pressthebrakepedal,or
~Pressthelever intoposition@(notclicked
into place)
qpage79,fig.82,or
~DriveforlongerthanSminutesatmore
thanSmph(10km/hlabovethestored
speed.
Switchingthesystemoff
Presettingyourspeed
Youconpresetyour desiredspeedwhile the
vehicle
isnotmoving.
Thisfunctionmakesit possible,forexample,
tosavethespeedyouwantbeforedriving on
thehighway. Onceonthehighway, activate
thecruisecontrolbypullingthelevertoward
@.
Switchingoffcompletely
~Pressle.verintoposition@(clicked into
place), or
~Switchtheignition off.
The
systemretainsthesavedspeedif you de­
activatethecruisecontroltemporarily.Tore­
sumethesavedspeed,releasethebrake ped­
alandpullthelevertoposition@.
Switchingtheignitionofferasesthesaved
speed.
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and
releasethebrake pedalo
Fig.89Section framcenter console: Selectorlever
with release button
Startingonahill
~Applythehandbrakefirmly.
Stoppingonanincline
~A/waysholdthevehicle withthefootbrake
orparking brakeinordertoprevent"roll­
back"
q&.Donottrytopreventthevehi­
cle
fromrolling backbyrevvingtheengine
whileitisingear.
Parking
~Steponandholdthebrakepedalq&'
~Applytheparking brakefirmly.
~Holdthereleasebuttondown, movethese­
lectorlevertoPandreleasethebutton.
DrivingNotes
Stoppingtemporarily
~BringthevehicletoafuLLstopwiththe
brake,e.g.attrafficsignals.
~Donotaccelerate.
Startingfromstop
~Steponandholdthebrakepedalo
~Holdthereleasebutton(buttoninselector
lever) down,movetheselectorlevertothe
desired position,forexampleDqpage83,
andreleasethebutton.
~Releasethebrakepedalandaccelerate
q&.
Theforward georsareshifted upordown ou­
tomaticol/y.
Appliestovehicles: withStranic
Tips
Iftheselectorleverdoesnotengage,
thereis amalfunction.Theengineisdisa­
bled
topreventthevehiclefromdrivingoff
unintentionaLLy.Taallowtheselectorlever
Releasebutton
Thereleasebuttonintheselectorlever han­
dle
preventsaccidentalshiftsintocertainse­
lector leverpositions.Whenyoupressthere­
lease
button,theselectorlever lockiscancel­
led. In
theillustration,thepositionsinwhich
thereleasebuttonhastobepressedarehigh­
lighted
incolorqfig.88.
Ignitionkeyremovallock
The ignition keycan onlyberemoveafterthe
ignitionisswitchedoffiftheselectorleveris
inP.Aslong astheignition keyisremoved,
theselectorleverislockedinP.
Transmission-----------------------_:...:.-=.:..:..:::...:..:.::::..=::::...:
Theselectorlever
lockisreleasedasfollows:
~Switchtheignition on.
~Steponthebrakepedalondsimultaneously
holddownthereleasebutton.
Automaticselectorleverlock
TheselectorleverislockedinthePandNpo­
sitions
whentheignition ison.Tomovethe
lever fromthesepositionsthedrivermustde­
press
thebrake pedaloAsaremindertothe
driver,thefollowing warningappearsinthe
instrumentclusterdisplaywhentheselector
isinPandN:
Tastartengineorselectgearapplyfoot
brakewhenstationary
Theselectorleverlockiseffective onlywhen
thevehicleisstationaryandatspeedsbelow
5 km/ho At
higherspeeds,thelockintheN
position
isautomaticallyswitchedoff.
The
selectorleverisnotlockedwhenrapid
shifts are
madethroughtheNposition (e.g.
from R
toD).Thisallows youto"rock"theve­
hicle
ifitbecomesstuck.Iftheleverisinthe
N position formorethan1secondwiththe
brakepedalnotdepressed,theselectorlock
engagesautomatically.
AWARNING
- Never place
theselectorleverintheRor
Pposition whilethevehicleismoving­
risk
ofanaccident!
- With
theenginerunning, itisnecessary
toholdthevehiclewiththefootbrakein
allselectorlever positions (exceptPand
N),becauseevenatidlespeedthetrans­
ferofpowerisnevercompletelyinter­
rupted-thevehicle "creeps".Ifthevehi­
cle
isstationaryandthetransmissionis
engaged,theengineshouldnever be
speededupunintentionally(e.g.manual­
lyfromunderthehood).Otherwisethe
vehicle willimmediatelystarttomove­
sometimeseveniftheparking brakeis
firmlyapplied -riskofan accident!
- Before youor
otherpersonsopenthe
hoodandwork onarunningengine,the
selectorlevermustbemovedtoPand
theparking brakeappliedfirmly-riskof
anaccident!FoLLowthewarning stickers
qpage176,Enginecompartment.
((DTips
IfyouhaveinadvertentlyshiftingintoN
while
thevehicleismoving, youshouldre­
moveyourfootframtheacceleratorand
waituntiltheenginespeedhasdroppedto
idlebeforeshiftingbacktoDorS.
SelectorleverlockIl
Appliestovehides: withStronic
These/ector lever/ockprevents agear from
being engaged accidentol/y andunintention­
al/y
settingthe vehicleinmotion.
Inthisposition, reverseisengaged.
Reversegearmustonlybeengagedwiththe
vehiclestationaryandtheenginerunningat
idlespeedq&.
ToengageR,youhavetodepresstherelease
buttonandsimultaneouslysteponthebrake
pedalo In
theRposition,theback-uplightsil­
luminatewiththeignition on.
Transmission
R -reverse
Thetransmissionisinneutralinthisposition.
D -Normalpositionfordrivingforward
Inthisposition,theforwardgearsareauto­
maticallyshiftedupanddown,dependingon
engineloadandvehiclespeed.
ToengageDfromN,thebrakepedalmustbe
depressedatspeedsbelow5km/horwhen
thevehicle isstationaryq}:;,.
Incertaincircumstances(drivinginthemoun­
tainsforexample)itcan bebeneficialto
switchtemporarilytothemanualshiftpro­
gramqpage87inordertoadjustthegear
ratiostodrivingconditionsmanual/y.
S -Sportsetting
The 5settingshouldbeselectedforsporting
driving. Thepowerreservesoftheenginecan
befullyexploitedthroughlaterupshifts.
Toengage5fromN,thebrakepedalmustbe
depressedatspeedsbelow5km/horwhen
thevehicleisstationaryq}:;,.
Thepark lockmustonlybeengagedwiththe
vehiclestotionaryq&.
ToengagePandtoremovetheleverfromthis
position, youmustdepressthereleasebutton
(buttonintheselectorleverhandle)andsi­
multaneouslyyoumuststeponthebrake
pedalo
N -
Neutral
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((DTips
Withthegearselectorleverineither"0"
or"5"thetransmissionwiLLswitchbackto
theautomaticmodeifyoudonotusethe
paddleswithinapprox.30seconds.
Shifting down
..Pulltheleftpaddle,marked0qfig.92
brieflytowardsyou.
The
selectorpaddlesonthesteeringwheel
areactivatedwhentheselectorlever onthe
centerconsoleisinD,S,orinthemanualpo­
sition (Tiptronicmode).
VoucanalsoshiftgearsintheTiptronicmode
usingtheselectorleveronthecenterconsole.
Steering wheelwithTiptronic® controls
Fig.92Sportsteeringwheelwithselectorpaddles
ShiftingUp
..PuLLtherightpaddle,marked8qfig.92
brieflytowardsyou.
Theselectar paddlesal/owthedrivertokeep
bath hands onthe steering wheelwhen
shift­
inggears.
Appliestovehicles: withStronic
Ifyouhaveselectedillowergearthanthecur­
rentone,thetransmissionwill onlyshiftdown
whentheenginecannotbeoverspeeded.
Ifkick-downisactuated,thetransmission
shiftsintoalowergearindependentlyof
speedandenginerpm.
5witchingtomanualcanbecarriedoutwith
thevehiclestationaryaswellasmoving.
When
accelerating,thetransmissionshiftsin­
tothenextgearingears1, 2,3,4and5
shortly
beforethemaximumpermissibleen­
ginespeedisreached.
Upshifting
..Taptheselectorleverforward(inthetip­
tronicsetting)qfig.908.
Downshifting
..Taptheselectorlever backward (inthetip­
tronicsetting)O.
Switchingtomanual
..Movetheselectorlevertotherightoutof
the0position. Thedisplaychangesoncethe
transmissionhasswitchedtomanualmode.
Forexample,M4indicatesthat4thgearis
engaged.
1· stovehicles:
withStronicAPP,e
Tiptranic allowsthedrivertoshiftgearsman-
ual/y.
Appliestovehicles: withStronicandHillDescent Assist
thevehicle"jerk"andtheselectorlever
displaywillstartblinking.
- Before driving
downasteepslope,re­
duceyourspeedandshiftintoalower
gearwith"tiptronic".
-Donotridethebrakesorapplythebrake
pedaltoooftenortoolong.Constant
brakingcausesthebrakestooverheat
andsubstantiaLLyreducesbrakingper­
formance,increasesbrakingdistanceor
causescompletefailureofthebrakesys­
tem.
HillDescent Assist •
HillOescentAssisthelpsthedriverwhendriv­
ingdawn inclines.
HillOescentAssistisactivatedbypressingthe
brakewhiledescendingwhentheselectorlev­
erisin0/5.The5tronictransmissionauto­
maticaLLyshiftsdowntoilgearsuitablefor
theincline.HiLLOescentAssistattemptsto
maintainthecurrentvehiclespeedwhenthe
braking occurs,asfarasphysicalandtechni­
callimitsaLLow.ltmaybenecessarytoadjust
thespeedusingthebrakes.
Hill
OescentAssistswitchesoffwhenthein­
cline levelsoutor whenthegaspedalispress­
ed.
Onvehicleswithcruise'-control*qpage79,
HillOescentAssistisalsoaètivatedwhenthe
speedisset.
.&.WARNING1-HiLLOescentAssistcannotovercomephysi-
callimitations,50itmaynotbepossibleto
maintainaconstantvehiclespeedunder
aLLcircumstances.Alwaysbereadytoap­
plythebrakes.
.&.WARNING
-Never leaveyourvehiclewiththeengine
running whileingear.Ifyoumustleave
yourvehiclewiththeenginerunning,set
theparking brakeandengagethepark
lock.
-
Whentheengineisrunningandthe
transmissionisingear(0,5orR)orin
"tiptronic"mode,itisessentialthatyou
stopthevehiclewiththefootbrake.
Whenidling,thetransmissionofpower
doesnotstopcompletely-thevehicle
"creeps".
-Donotacceleratewhenyouchangethe
selectorleverpositionwiththevehicle
stationaryandtheenginerunning-risk
ofanaccident!
- Never placetheselectorleverintheRor
Nposition whilethevehicleismoving­
riskofanaccident!
-Ifyouhavetobringyourvehicletoastop
whileonanincline, keepthefootbrake
depressedallthewaydown50thatthe
vehicledoesnotstarttorollbackward.
Voushouldneverholdthevehicle using
theclutchifyouaregoingtobestopped
onan incline.Ifyou do,theclutchwiLL
starttoslipwhenitoverheatscausedby
theconstantoverload.Thisisdangerous
becauseifthevehiclestartstoroLLback­
ward,you.couldcauseanaccident.Ifthe
clutchshouldstarttoslip, youwiLLfeel
..Withtheengineingear, graduaLLy acceler­
ateandreleasethehandbrake.
The
enginecanonly bestartedwiththeselec­
torleverinPorNqpage76.Atlowambient
temperatures(14oF/-10oC),itisonlypossi­
bletostarttheenginewiththeselectorlever
inP.
Whenparkingonlevelground,itissufficient
toplacetheselectorleverinP.Onasteeply
sloping road,youshouldfirstapplythepark­
ingbrake firmlyandthenplacetheselector
leverinP.Thisway, youdonotoverloadthe
pawlmechanismanditiseasiertomovethe
selectorleveroutofP.
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126Airbagsystem
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Undeployedairbagmodulesandpreten­
sionersmightbeclassifiedasPerchlorate
Material-specialhandlingmay apply,see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/per­
chlorate.Whenthevehicleorpartsofthe
restraintsystemincludingairbagmodules
safetybeltswithpretensionersarescrap­
ped, all
applicablelawsandregulations
mustbeobserved.YourauthorizedAudi
dealerisfami liarwiththeserequirements
andwerecommendthatyou have your
dealerperformthisserviceforyou.
Other thingsthatcanaffect Advanced
Airbag performance
Changingthevehicle'ssuspensionsystemcan
changethewaythattheAdvanced AirbagSys­
temperformsinacrash. ForexampLe, using
tire-rim
combinationsnotapprovedbyAudi,
lowering
thevehicle,changingthestiffnessof
thesuspension,includingthesprings,suspen­
sionstruts,shockabsorbersetc. canchange
theforcesthataremeasuredbytheairbag
sensorsandsenttotheelectroniccontrol
unit.Somesuspensionchangescan,forexam­
ple,increasetheforce levelsmeasuredbythe
sensorsandmaketheairbagsystemdeployin
crashesinwhich itwouldnotdeploy ifthe
changeshadnotbeenmade.Otherkindsof
changesmayreducetheforcelevelsmeas­
uredbythesensorsandpreventtheairbag
fromdeployingwhenitshould.
Thesensorsinthesafetybeltbuckleforthe
driverandfrontpassengerseattelltheelec­
tronic
controlmoduleifthesafetybeltis
latchedor not.Ifthesafetybeltisbeing used,
thefrontairbag willdeployataslightlyhigh­
errateofvehicledecelerationthanifthesafe­
tybeltisnotbeing used..Therefore,inapar­
ticular collision, it
ispossiblethatanairbag
will
notdeployataseatingpositionwherethe
safetybeltis bei ngusedbutwill inflateatthe
positionwherethesafetybeltisnotbeing
used.
Itisimportantthatnothinginterfere
withthesafetybeltbucklessothatthesen-
sorscansendthecorrectinformationabout
safetybeltusetotheeLectroniccontrolunit.
&.WARNING
Changingthevehicle'ssuspensioninclud-
ing
useofunapprovedtire-rimcombina-
tionscanchangeAdvanced Airbagper-
formanceandincreasetheriskofserious
personalinjuryinacrash.
- Never install
suspensioncomponents
thatdonothavethesameperformance
characteristicsasthecomponentsorigi-
nally instalLed on
yourvehicle.
- Never usetire-rim
combinationsthat
havenotbeenapprovedbyAudi.
.&WARNING
Itemsstoredbetweenthesafetybelt
buckleandthecenterconsolecancause
thesensorsinthebuckletosendthe
wronginformationtotheelectronic con-
trolmoduleandpreventtheAdvancedAir-
bagSystemfromworking properly.
- Always make
surethatnothingcaninter-
ferewiththesafetybeltbucklesandthat
theyarenotobstructed.
Kneeairbags
Descriptionofknee airbags •
Thekneeairbag syste conprovide supple­
mentalprotection toprope(fYrestrained
front
seatoccupants.
Fig.116Driver's airbag
Thedriver kneeairbagisintheinstrument
paneLunderneaththesteeringwheel
qfig.116,theairbagforthepassengerisat~
--aboutthesameheightintheinstrumentpan­
el
underneaththegLovecompartment.
Thekneeairbagoffersadditionalprotection
tathedriver'sandpassenger'skneesandup­
per and Lower
thighareasandsupplements
theprotectionbythesafetybelts.
IfthefrontairbagsdepLoy,thekneeairbags
also depLoyinfrontalcoLlisionswhenthede~
loymentthresholdstoredinthecontrolunit
ismetqpage 120,Moreimportant thingsto
know about frontairbags.
Inadditiontotheirnormalsafetyfunction,
safety beLtsheLpkeepthedriverorfrontpas­
senger
inpositioninafrontalcollisionsothat
the airbags canprovidesuppLementalprotec­
tion.
Theairbagsystemisnotasubstituteforyour
safety belt.Rather, it
ispartoftheoveralLoc­
cupant
restraintsysteminyour vehicle.Al­
waysrememberthattheairbagsystemcan
only help
toprotectyouifyouarewearing
your
safetybeltandwearing itproperly. This
iswhyyoushouldaLwayswearyoursafety
beLt,notjustbecausetheLawrequiresyouto
do50qpage 103,General notes.
ThesafetybeLtbuckLeforthedriverandfront
seatpassengerhaveswitchesthattelLtheair­
bag controL moduLe if
thesafetybeLtisbeing
used
ornot.IfthesafetybeLt isbeing used,
thekneeairbagwilldeployataslightlyhigher
rateofdecelerationthanifthebeLtisnotbe­
ingused. Therefore,inaparticuLar coLlision,it
ispossiblethatanairbagwillnotdeployata
seating position
wherethesafetybeltisbeing
used
butwill infLateatthepositionwherethe
safetybeltisnotbeing used.
Remembertoo,airbagswilldepLoy onlyonce
andonlyincertain kindsofaccidents-your
safety
beltsare alwaystheretoofferprotec­
tion
inthoseaccidentsinwhichairbagsare
not
supposedtodeploy orwhentheyhaveaL­
readydeployed,forexamplewhenyourvehi­
cle strikes
orisstruckbyanotherafterthe
first collision.
Airbagsystem
Thisisjustoneofthereasonswhyanairbagis
notasubstituteforthesafetybelt. Theairbag
systemworksmosteffectively whenusedwith
thesafetybelts. Therefore, aLwayswearyour
safetybeltscorrectly.
Itisimportanttorememberthatwhilethe
supplementaLkneeairbagsystemisdesigned
toreducethelikelihoodofseriousinjuries,
otherinjuries,forexample,swelling, bruising,
minorabrasionsandfrictionburnscanalso
occurwhenanairbaginfLates.
Theknee airbag systembasicaLLyconsists
of:
- The electroniccontrolmodule
-TwoinfLatabLeairbags(airbagandgasgen-
erator),oneforthedriverandoneforthe
frontpassenger
-The airbagindicatorlightintheinstrument
panel
The knee airbag systemwiLLnotdeploy:
-whentheignition isturnedoff
-
infrontalcollisionswhenthedeceleration
measuredbythecontrolunitistooLow
-inside collisions
-
inrear-end collisions
-
inrollovers
-
intheeventofasystemmalfunction(warn-
ing/indicatorlightis on)qpage16.
&.WARNING
-Safetybeltsandtheairbagsystemcan
only provide
protectionwhenoccupants
areintheproperseatingposition
qpage120.
-Iftheairbagindicatorlightcomeswhen
thevehicleisbeing used,havethesys­
teminspectedimmediatelybyyourau­
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Switchingon
Pressthe[!Jbuttonagain.ThemessageStabi­
Lisationprogramonappearsbrieflyinthedis­
play.
switchingESPoff(sportmode)
Incertainsituations,itmightmakesenseto
alLowsomeslip. Forexample:
_Rockingthevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
_Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
_Drivingwithsnowchains
Press
the[!Jbutton.TheESPindicatorlightfi
turnsonandStabilisationprogramoffap­
pearsinthedispLay.A5Rdeactivatescom­
pletely
andthestabilizationeffectsfromthe
ESPsystemarelimited.
SwitchingESPoff
Pressandholdthe[!Jbuttonforthreesec­
onds.TheESPindicatorlightmturnsonand
Stabi,Lisationprogramoffappearsinthedis­
play.
ASRisalsoswitchedoffwhenESPis
switchedoff.
.&.WARNING
YoushouldonlyswitchtheESPoffifyour
driving abilityandthetrafficsituationaL­
Low.ThiscouLdincreasetheriskofslip­
ping.
- The
stabilizingfunctionis limitedinESP
sportmode.The drivingwheelscould
spinandthevehiclecouLdswerve,espe­
cially onslickorslipperyroadsurfaces.
-Thereisno vehiclestabilizationwhen
ESPisswitchedoff.
Switchingon
Pressthe[!Jbuttonagain.ThemessageStabi­
Lisationprogramonappearsbrieflyinthedis­
play.
ESPsportmode
Incertainsituations,itmightmakesenseto
allowsomeslip. Forexample:
-Rockingthevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
- Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
-Drivingwithsnowchains
Pressthe[!JbuttonbriefLyqfig.134.TheIl
indicatorlightturnsonandSportcontroL
Warning!RestrictedstabiLityappearsinthe
driverinformationsystemdisplay. Drivingsta­
bilityislimitedinsportmode.
I~Tips
IfthereisamalfunctionintheretractabLe
rearspoiler*ortheAudimagneticride',it
maynotbepossibletoactivateESPsport
modeornormalmodemayactivateagain
automatically.
J
Fig.134Centerconsole:ESPOFFbutton
TTRS:Switchingon/off
iTips
Iftherearefaultsintherearspoilersys­
temorinAudimagneticride,itmaynotbe
possibLetoactivateESPsportmodeor
normaLmodemayactivateagainautomat­
ically.
AWARNING
OnlyswitchESPsportmodeonwhenyour
drivingabilitiesandthetrafficsituation
permit.Pleasenotethatthedriving
wheelscanspinandthevehicle canbreak
awayinESPsportmode,especiallywhen
theroadisslippery.
ESPturnsonoutomotically whenyoustort
theengine.
Appliestavehicles:TIR5Coupe
totakerisks. Doing50willincreasethe
riskofalossofvehiclecontrol,collision
andseriouspersonalinjuries.
-
ALwaysadaptyourspeedtoroad, traffic
andweatherconditions.TheriskofLos­
ingcontrolofthevehicleincreaseswhen
drivingtoofast,especiallythrough
curvesandonslipperyorwetroads,and
whendrivingtooclosetavehiclesup
ahead.ESP,ABS,thebrakeassistsystem,
EDLandASRcannatpreventcollisions.
- Always
acceleratewithspecialcare on
even,smoothsurfacessuchasthosethat
arewetorcoveredwithiceandsnow.
The drive
wheelscanspineven with
theseassistancesystemsthatcannotal­
ways
helptareducetheriskoflossofve­
hicle
control.
tWJTips
-ABSandASRonly work correctLywhen
allfourwheelsareequippedwithidenti­
cal
tires.Different tiresizescanLeadtoa
reductioninenginepower.
-
Youmayhearnoiseswhenthesystems
describedareworking.
-
IftheindicatorlightJjJor~(USA
modeLs);t§l(Canadamodels)appears,
theremaybeamalfunctionqpagelB,
qpoge17.
Fig.133Center console:ESPOFFbutton
TT/TTS:Switchingon/off•
ESPturnsonautomotically whenyoustart
theengine.
Appliestovehicles:TICoupe andTIS Coupe
Brakeassistsystem
The brakeassistsystemcandecreasebraking
distance.ltincreasesbrakingpowerwhenthe
driverpressesthebrake pedaLquicklyinemer­
gencysituations.Youmustpressandholdthe
brakepedaluntilthesituationisover.
ELectronic
differentiaLLock(EDL)
switchedon allthetime.Incertainsituations
whenyouneedlesstraction,you canswitch
offESPbypressingthebutton[!J.Besureto
switchESPonagainwhenyou nolongerneed
lesstraction.
.&.WARNING
-ESP,ABS,ASRandEDLcannotovercome
thelawsofphysics. Thisisespeciallyim­
portantonslipperyorwetroads.Ifthe
systemsbeginactingtostabilizeyourve­
hicle, youshouLd
immediatelychange
yourspeedtomatchtheroadandtraffic
conditions.Donotlettheincreasedsafe­
typrovided bythesesystemstemptyou
Anti-sLip
reguLation(ASR)
ASRreducesenginepowerwhenthedrive
wheelsbegintospinandadaptstheforceto
theroadconditions.Thismakesiteasierto
start,accelerateanddrive
uphills.
Anti-Lock
brakingsystem(ABS)
ABSpreventsthewheelsfromlockingup
whenbraking.
Thevehicle canstillbesteered
evenduringhardbraking. Applysteadypres­
suretothebrakepedaloDonotpumptheped­
aloApulsinginthebrakepedalindicatesthat
thesystemishelpingyoutobrakethevehicle.
The
EDLbrakeswheelsthatarespinningand
transfersthedrivepowertotheotherdrive
wheelorwheelsifthevehicleisequippedwith
all-wheeL drive".ThisfunctionisavailabLeup
toabout60mph(100km/hl.
Inextremecases,EDLautomaticallyswitches
offtohelpkeepthebrake onthebrakedwheel
fromoverheating.EDLwillswitch onagainau­
tomaticallywhenconditionshavereturnedto
normal.