change wheel AUDI TT 2012 Owners Manual

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Ifthefiindicatorlampilluminates,theESP
wasswitchedoffwiththe[illbutton.
StabilisationprogramandABSfault!See
owner'smanual
IftheDlindicatorlampandthe[1]ABSindi­
catorlampilluminateandthedrivermessage
appears,theABSorelectronicdifferentiallock
ismalfunctioning.Thisalsointerruptsthe
ESP.Thebrakesstillfunctionwiththeirnor­
malpower,butABSisnotactive.
Drive
tayourauthorizedAudidealerimmedi­
atelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
FormoreinformationabouttheESP
Qpage153.
AB5/(8)Anti-lockbrakesystem
Thiswarning/indicator lightmonitorstheABS
andtheelectronicdifferentiallack(EDL).
Thewarning/indicatorlight~(USAmod­
els)/[1](Canadamodels)willcomeonfora
fewsecondswhentheignitionisswitchedon.
The
lightwillgooutafteranautomaticcheck
sequenceiscompleted.
ThereisamalfunctionintheAB5when:
- Thewarning/indicatorlightdoesnotillumi­
natewhenyou switchtheignitionon.
-Thewarning/indicatorlightdoesnotgoout
afterafewseconds.
-Thewarning/indicatorlightilluminates
while driving.
The
ESPindicatorlightalsoilluminatesif
thereisamalfunctionintheABS.Themes­
sageStabilisationprogramandABS:fault!
Seeowner'smanualalsoappearsinthein­
strumentclusterdisplayandawarningtone
sounds.
Thebrakesystemwillstillrespondeven
withouttheassistanceoftheABSsystem.
SeeyourauthorizedAudidealerassoonas
possibletorestorefullbrakingperformance.
FormoreinformationregardingtheABS
Qpage153.
Malfunctioninthebrakesystem
IfthebrakewarninglightQpage14andthe
ABSwarningilluminatetogethertheremay be
a
malfunctionintheABS,andtheremay also
be a
malfunctioninthebrakesystemitself
QLè,..The ABS willnotworkandyouwill no­
ticeachangeinbrakingresponseandper­
formance.
Intheeventofamalfunctioninthebrake
systemthewarning/indicatorlight_
(USAmodels)/II(Canadamodels)inthein­
strumentclusterflashesQpage 14.
MaLfunctionintheeLectronicdifferentiaLLock(EDL)
The
EDLworkstogetherwiththeABS.The
ABSwarninglightwillcomeonifthereisa
malfunctionintheEDLsystemQpage153.
SeeyourauthorizedAudidealerassoonas
possible.
AWARNING
-Ifthe~(USAmodels)/[I](Canada
models)warninglightdoesnotgoout,
orifitcomeson while driving,theABS
systemisnotworking properly. Thevehi­
clecanthenbestoppedonlywiththe
standardbrakes(withoutABS).Youwill
nothavetheprotectionABSprovides.
ContactyourAudi deaLerassaonaspos­
sibLe.
-USA~odels:Ifthe.warninglight,
theDlwarninglightandthe~warn­
ing
lightcomeontogether,therear
wheelscould lockupfirstunderhard
braking. RearwheelLock-upcancause
lossofvehiclecontrolandanaccident.
Haveyourvehiclerepairedimmediately
byyourauthorizedAudidealeroraquali­
fied
workshop.Drive slowlyandavoid
sudden,hardbrakeapplications.
-Canada models:Ifthebrakewarning
lightIl,theDlwarninglightandthe
ABSwarninglight[1]comeontogether,
therearwheelscouldlockupfirstunder
hardbraking. Rearwheellock-upcan~
p
causelossofvehiclecontrolandanacci­
dent.Haveyourvehiclerepairedimmedi­
atelybyyourauthorizedAudidealerora
qualified workshop. Driveslowly
and
avoidsudden,hardbrakeapplications.
(Q)Wornbrakepads
IIICheckbrakepads!
Ifthewarninglightilluminates,immediately
contactyourauthorizedAudidealerorquali­
fied
workshoptahave allbrakepadsinspect­
ed.
OnUSAmodelsthewarninglightri]
comesontogetherwiththewarninglight
•.Bathsetsofbrakepadsonanaxle
mustalways bereplacedatthesametime.
AWARNING
Driving withbadbrakescancauseacolli­
sion
andseriouspersonalin jury.
-
Ifthewarninglightri]andthewarninglight_1)withthemessageBrake
pads!camesonintheinstrumentcluster
display,immediatelycontactyourau­
thorizedAudidealerorqualified work­
shoptohaveallbrakepadscheckedor
replaced ifnecessary.
CDTirepressuremonitoringsystem­
teLLtaLeindicatorlamp
Thewarning/indicator lightappearsinthe
eventofasignificant1055ofair pressure.
TherD]warning/indicatorlightilluminatesfor
afewsecondsaftertheignitionisturnedon
asfunction checkandthengoesout.
IftherD]symbolappears,pressureistaolowinatleastonetire.
Whenthesystemdetectsamalfunctionthe
warning/indicatorlightwillflashforap~roxi­
matelyoneminuteandthenremaincontinu­
ouslyilluminated.Thissequencewillcontinue
uponsubsequentvehiclestartsupaslongas
themalfunctionexists.Contactyourauthor-
1l.:USAmodelsonly
izedAudidealerandhavethemalfunction
corrected.
FormoreinformationQpage216.
EPCElectronicpowercontrol
Thiswarning/indicator lightmonitorsthe
electronic powercontrol.
ThelHBwarning/indicatorlight(Electronic
Power Control)
illuminateswhenyouswitch
ontheignitionasafunctioncheck.
mTips
Ifthiswarning/indicatorlightilluminates
whileyouaredriving,thenthereisamal­
functionintheengineelectronics. Have
"
themalfunctioncorrectedassaonaspos­
sible by
yourauthorizedAudidealeror
qualifiedworkshop.
~MalfunctionIndicatorLamp(MIL)
The Malfunction
IndicatorLamp(MIL)ispart
oftheOn-Board Diagnostic(OBDII)system.
Thesymbollillightsupwhentheignitionis
turnedonandwillturnoffaftertheengine
hasstartedandhassettledatconstantidle
speed.ThisindicatesthattheMILisworking
properly.
The
warninglightilluminateswhenthereisa
malfunctionintheengineelectronicsystem.
ContactyourauthorizedAudidealerandhave
themalfunctioncOlrected.
An
improperlyclosedfuelfillercapmayalso
causetheMILlighttoiLluminate
Qpage180.
FormoreinformationQpage33.
!?)EnginespeedLimitation
Appliestovehicles:withengine speedlimitation
IIIDonotexceedmax,enginespeedofXXX)(
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CLearvision
lightsensorcheckedassoonaspossibleata
dealership.
Cominghome/leavinghomefunction*
The functionisswitched onwhentheswitchis
intheAUTO·positionandthefunctionis
shownasactiveinthedriverinformationsys­
tem.
Thecominghomefunctionilluminatesthe
areaaroundthevehiclewhentheignitionis
switchedoffandthedriver'sdoorisopened.
Thelengthoftimethelightsremainoncan be
setinthemenudisplay(Illumination>Exte­
rior
lights>cominghome).
The leavinghomefunctionilluminatesthe
areaaroundthevehiclewhenunlocking it.
.&WARNING
- Never use
daytimerunninglightstosee
whereyouaregoing. Theyarenotbright
enoughandwillnotletyouseefar
enoughaheadforsafety, especiallyat
duskorwhenitisdark.Always switchon
thelowbeamsatduskorwhenitisdark.
-
Automaticheadlightsareonlyintended
toassistthedriver. Theydonotrelieve
thedriverofhisresponsibilitytocheck
theheadlightsandtoturnthemonman­
ually accordingtothecurrentlightand
visibility conditions. Forexample,fog
andraincannotbedetectedbythelight
sensors.Soalways switchonthehead­
lightsundertheseweatherconditions
andwhendrivinginthedarkgD.
-Crashes canhappenwhenyoucannotsee
theroadaheadandwhenyoucannotbe
seenbyothermotorists.
-Alwaysturnontheheadlights50that
you canseeaheadand50thatothers
canseeyourcarfromtheback.
IIDTips1
-WiththeswitchinAUTOfrontfog lights
cannotbeturnedoninaddition.
-The lightsensorforheadlightcontrolis
locatedintherearview mirrormount.
Donotapply anystickerstothewind- shield
inthisareatopreventmalfunc­
tionsor
failures.
-
Someexteriorlightingfunctionscan be
adjustedinthedriverinformationsys­
tem~page25.
-Ifyouremovetheignitionfromtheigni­
tionlock whiletheheadlightsarestill
on,abuzzerwillsoundaslongasthe
driver'sdoorisopentoremind youto
turnoffthelights.
- Always
observethespecifie localregula­
tionsforyourareaastowhentouseyour
lights.
-
Withautomaticheadlights,thehigh­
beamfunctionisalso available,butwith
onerestriction:Ifyouhavenotswitched
thehighbeamsbacktolowbeamsdur­
ing
automaticheadlightoperation(for
example,afterdrivingthroughatunnel),
onlythelowbeamscomeonthenext
timeautomaticheadlightsareswitched
on.Tousethehighbeams,youfirsthave
topullthehighbeamlever backand
thenpushtheleverforwardagain.
-
Incoolordampweather,theinsideof
theheadlights,turnsignalsandtail
lightscan fog overduetothetempera­
turedifferencebetweentheinsideand
outside.They willclearshortlyafter
switchingthemon.Thisdoesnotaffect
theservice lifeofthelighting.
Adaptivelight1
Appliestavehicles:withAdaptive Light
Whendriving around bends,therelevant area
aftheraadisbetterilluminated.
Fig.46Adaptivelightwhendriving
»
Thebenefitofadaptivelightisthatthecurve
and
theedgeoftheroad arebetterilluminat­
ed
~fig.46.Theadaptivelightis controlled
automatically,
dependingon vehiclespeed
andsteeringwheelangle.
When drivingaroundbends,theheadlights
arecontrolledaccordingtosteeringwheelan­
gle. 50
thatthereisno blackareaaheadofthe
vehicle,thetwomainbeamspivotatdifferent
angles.
iTips
Thesystemworks aboveaspeedofabout
6mph(10km/hl.
Frontfoglights
Usethelight switch taturn onthe front fog
lights.
Fig.47Foglightactivation:lightswitch position onve­
hicles WlTHOUT sensorlight
Switchingonthefrontfoglights~D
~Donotturnthelightswitch:q.-~fig.47to·
wardthefoglightsymbol~O.
~Turnthelightswitchto:"=ortogD.
~PullthelightswitchtothefirststopCD,
Whenthefrontfoglightsareon,thesymbol
~Dnexttathelightswitchwillilluminate.
CLearvision
TurnsignaIsandhighbeamlever
Thelever ontheleftsideofthesteeringcol­
umnisused taoperote theturn signais and
thehighbeamaswell asthe headlight flash­
er.
Fig.48Turnsignal andhigh beam lever
Theturnsignalandhighbeamleverhasthe
followingfunctions:
TurnsignalsQQ
~Lifttheleverupalltheway~fig.48CDto
usetherightturnsignals,orpushthelever
down all
theway(3)tousetheleftturnsig-.
nals.
Auto-blink
~Movethelever (upordown)justtothe
pointofresistancetousetheturnsignals
foraslongasyou needthem,forexample
whenchangingLanes.
~Briefly movetheleverupordownjustto
thepointofresistanceandthenreleaseitta
flashtheturnsignalsthreetimesinsucces­
sion.
Thisfeatureallowstoindjcatelane
changesclearlyandwithminimumeffort
whendriving onhighways.
Highbeamm
~Pushthelever forward®toswitchonthe
highbeam.
~Pullthelever backtowardsyoutoswitchoff
thehighbeam.
Headlightflasherj[D
~Pullthelevertowardthesteeringwheel@
tousetheheadlightflasher.

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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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~Movetheleverbacktoposition@.
Thewindshieldwipersandwasheronly work
whentheignition isturnedon.Ifyouswitch
off
theignitionwiththewindshieldwiperlev­
erstillintheintervalwipe positionandthen
Fig.S5Wiper lever:windshield wiperleverpositions
.@
.@
.......(1)
.@
.@
Clearvision
Lowwiper speed
~Movetheleveruptoposition@.
One-touch wiping
~Movethelevertoposition@,whenyou
wanttowipethewindshieldbriefly.
Automatic wiper/washer
~Pullthelevertoposition®(towardthe
steeringwheel)andhold.
~Releasethelever.Thewasherstopsandthe
wiperskeepgoing foraboutfourseconds.
Windshield wiper
High wiper speed
~Movetheleveruptoposition@.
Thewindshieldwiperleverc:>fig.55hasthe
following positions:
Intermittentwiping'Vi(activating rain
sensor)*
~Movetheleveruptoposition@.
~Movetheintervalsetswitch@,tochange
theintervals.
Thewindshield wiperlevercontraisbaththe
windshield wipers
andthewashersystem.
Wiperandwasher
system
iTlps
-Switchingoffthedimmingfunctionof
theinside rearviewmirroralsodeacti­
vatestheautomaticdimmingfunctionof
theexteriormirrors.
- The
automaticdimmingmirrorsdonot
dimwhentheinterior lighting isturned
onorthereversegearisselected.
-Automaticdimmingforthemirroronly
operatesproperlyifthelightstrikingthe
insidemirrorisnothinderedinanyway.
CDNote .
Liquid
electrolyteleakingfrombroken mir­
ror
glasswilldamageany plasticsurfaces
itcomesincontactwith. Clean upspilled
electrolyte
immediatelywithcleanwater
and asponge.
---_Ifelectrolytegetsintotheeyes, flush
thoroughly withlargeamountsof~em.terforatleastISminutes;clean wa
d · lattentionisrecommended.meIca_Ifelectrolytecontactsskin,
flush affect-
ed
areawith cleanwaterforatleastIS
minutesandthenwashaffectedarea
withsoapandwater;medicalattention
isrecommended.Thoroughlywashaf­
fected clothing
andshoesbeforereuse.
_Ifswallowedandpersonisconscious,
rinse
mouthwithwaterforatleastIS
minutes.Donotinduce vomitingunless
instructedtodosobymedicalprofessio­
nal.
Getmedicalattentionimmediately.
hicles
whenchanginglanes,
youcould
estimateincorrectlyandcauseanacci­
dent.
Dimming themirrors •
(DlTips
Ifthereshouldbeamalfunctioninthe
electricalsystem,youcanstilladjustthe
exteriormirrorsbypressingtheedgeof
themirror.
Fig.54Automatic dimmingrearviewmirror*
AWARNING
Electrolyte fluidcanleak
fromautomatic
dimmingmirrors iftheglassisbroken.
Electrolyte fluidcan
irritateskin,eyesand
respiratorysystem.
-Repeatedorprolongedexposuretoelec­
trolytecancauseirritationtotherespira­
torysystem,especiallyamongpeople
withasthmaorotherrespiratorycondi­
tions.
Getfresh airimmediatelybyleav­
ing
thevehicle or,ifthatisnotpossible,
openwindowsanddoorsalltheway.~
Manual anti-glare adjustment
~Movethesmalllever(locatedonthebot­
tomedgeofthemirror)totherear.
Automatically dimmingmirrors*
~Todimtherearviewmirrorandbothexteri­
ormirrors,pressthe@button.Thediode
®turnson.The rearviewandexteriormir­
rors dim
automaticallywhenlightshineson
them,forexample.roheadlightson ave-
hicletotherear.'\.
Adjustingtheexterior mirrors
Fig.53Forward sectionofdriver'sarmrest: powermir­rorcontrols
Adjustingtheoutside mirrors
~Turntheadjustingknobtoc:>fig.53CD
(driver'ssideoutsidemirror)to®(front
passenger'soutsidemirror).
~Presstheknobintheappropriatedirection
tomovethemirrorsurface50thatyouhave
a good view
totherear.
Mirrors
-===----=~--------------------
Thevanitymirrorsinthesunvisorsareequip­
ped with lids.
Whenthelidisopened@,the
mirrorlightintheheadlinerturnsonauto­
matically.Itturnsoffwhenthelidisclosed
andthevisorisfoldedup again.
CDNote
- Curved
mirrorsurfaces(convexorspheri­
cal*)
increaseyourfieldofview. Remem­
berthatvehiclesorotherobjectswillap­
pearsmallerandfartherawaythanwhen
seeninaflatmirror.Ifyouusethismir­
ror
toestimatedistancesoffollowingve-
Heated
mirrors*
~Turntherotaryknobto@.
Oepending onoutsidetemperatureandvehi­
cle
speed,themirrorsurfacesareheateduntil
theignitionisswitchedoff- even iftherotary
knob
isnolongerinposition@.
Youarewell-advisedtofoldtheexteriormir­
rors
inwhenmaneuveringintightspacesor
whenleavingthecarparked closetootherve­
hicles.

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78Ontheroad
c:DNote
Onlyafterthevehiclehascometocom­
pletestop,shouldyoufirmlysetthepark­
ing brake
andeithermovethegearshift
leverintolst.gear(manualtransmission)
ormovetheselectorleverinto"P"(Auto­
matietransmission).
Parking
Topreventaparkedvehicle fromrolling
away,
thereare afewthingsyoushoulddo.
Whe'n youparkyourvehicle,dothefollowing:
~Stopthevehicle usingthebrakepedalo
~Settheparking brakefirmly.
~Switchofftheengine.
~MovetheselectorleverintothePposition
(automatictransmission)ormovethegear­
shiftleverintolst.gear(manualtransmis­
sion) .
~Removetheignition keyfromtheignition
lock.
Whatelse youshould dowhen parking
your vehicle onanincline ordecline
Turnthesteeringwheel50thatifthevehicle
shouldstarttoroll, itwill rollintothecurb.
Ifyouareparking onadecline(thefrontof
your vehicle facingdownhill),turnthefront
wheelstotheright50thattheypointtoward
thecurb.
Ifyouareparking onanincline(thefontof
yourvehiclefacinguphill),turnthefront
wheelstotheleft50thattheypointaway
fromthecurb.
.&.WARNING
Thisishowyoucanreducetheriskofin­
jury
whenleaving yourvehicle.
-Neverparkthevehiclewhereit cancome
incontactwithdrygrass,spilledfuelor
any
otherflammablematerials_
- Never
allowanyone-especiallysmall
children -taremaininthevehiclewhen
itis locked. Lockeddoorsmakeitmore
difficultforrescuerstoaccessthepas-
sengercompartmentintheEventofan
emergency. Dangertolife!
-Neverleave children unsupervisedinthe
vehicle.Children couldreleasethepark­
ing brake
ormovethegearshiftleverout
ofgear. Thevehicle couldstarttoroll
away
andcauseanaccident.
-Nomatterwhattheseasonis,thetem­
peratureina parked vehicle canreach
dangerouslevels.
StartingonhiLLs
Appliestovehicles: withhillhold assist
Hillholdassistmakesiteasiertostarton
hills.
The
systemisactivated whenthebrakepedal
isdepressedforafewseconds.
Afterreleasingthebrake pedal,thebrake
powerisheldforabriefmomenttoprevent
thevehiclefromrolling backwhenstarting.At
thistime,youcaneasily begintomoveyour
vehicle.
.&.WARNING
-Ifyoudidnotbeginmovingimmediately
afterreleasingth~brakepedal,under
certaincircumstances,thevehicle would
begin
toroll backward. Depressthe
brakepedalimmediatelyorengagethe
handbrake.'--.
-Shouldtheenginestall..depressthe
brakepedalimmediatelyorengagethe
handbrake.
- In
ordertopreventthevehiclefromroll­
ing back
unintentionallywhenstartingin
stop-and-go traffic, keepthebrakepedal
depressedforafewsecondsbeforedriv­
ing off.
(DTips
Youcan findoutifyou rvehicleisequipped
with"Hill holdassist"atanauthorizedAu­
didealership.
tnz
-cruisecontroL
switchingthesystemon
Thecruise controlsystemmakesitpossibleto
driveataconstantspeedstartingat20mph
(30km/h).
Fig.82Contrallever withsetbutton!
Fig.83Display:Selected speed
~Pullthelevertoposition<Dcc:>fig.82ta
switchthesystemon.
~Driveatthespeedyouwishtoset.
~Pressbutton®tosetthatspeed.
Thedisplaycc:>fig.83willshowthesetspeed.
Thedisplay mayvarydependingonthetypeof
displayinyour vehicle. Theindicatorlight
(USmodel)/11.1(Canadian model)will
also
lightupintheinstrumentcluster.
AWARNING
- Always payattentiontotrafficEvenwhen
thecruisecontrolisswitchedon.Youare
alwaysresponsibleforyourspeedand
thedistancebetweenyourvehicleand
othervehicles.
-Forsafetyreasons,thecruisecontrol
shouldnotbeusedinthecity,instop­
and-gotraffic,ontwistingroadsand
whenroadconditionsarepoor(suchas
Ontheroad
ice,fog, gravel,heavyrainandhydro­
planing) -risk
ofaccident.
- Turn
offthecruisecontroltemporarily
whenenteringturnLanes, highway exit
Lanes
orinconstructionzones.
- Please
notethatinadvertently"resting"
yourfootontheacceleratorpedalcauses
thecruisecontrolnottobrake. Thisis
becausethecruisecontrolisoverridden
bythedriver'sacceleration.
r(DTips
-Vehicles withmanualtransmission:You
canattainthesetspeedonlyifthecur­
rently
engagedgearallows itandtheen­
gine
isnotstressed.Shiftingtoahigher
orlowergearpromptlywill allowtheen­
gine
torunsmoothly.
- The cruisecontrolcannotmaintaina
constantspeedwhendriving downhillo
The vehicle will
accelerateunderitsown
weight.Downshifttoalowergearoruse
thebrakestoslowdown.
Changing speed
~PressleverintheCVor0direction
cc:>page79,fig.82toincrease ordecrease
yourspeed.
~Releasethelevertosavethatspeed.
Changespeedinincrementsof1mph(1km/
h)bylightlypressingthelever.Ifyoukeepthe
leverpresseddow~,youwillalteryourspeed
inSmph(10km/hlincrements.
Youcanalsopresstheacceleratorpedaldown
toincrease yourspeed,e.g.ifyouwantto
pa55someone.Thespeedyousavedearlier
willresumeassoonasyoureleasetheacceler­
atorpedalo
If, however, youexceed your
savedspeedby
5mph(10km/hlforlongerthan5minutes,
thecruisecontrolwillturnofftemporarily.
The
symbolwillgooutbutthesavedspeed
willberetained.

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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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theseregulationsandwillbepleasedto
passontheinformationtoyou.
-
Besuretoobserveall safety, environ­
mentalandotherregulationsifthevehi­
cle
orindividualpartsofthesystem,par­
ticularly
thesafetybeltorairbag,areto
bedisposed.Werecommendyou have
your
authorizedAudidealerperformthis
serviceforyou.
Service anddisposaiofsafety belt
pretensioner
Thesafetybeltpretensionersarepartsofthe
safetybeltsonyourAudi.Installing,remov­
ing, servicing orrepairing
ofbeltpretension­
erscandamagethesafetybeltsystemand
preventitfromworking correctlyinacolli­
sion.
There are
someimportantthingsyouhaveto
knowtomakesurethattheeffectivenessof
thesystemwillnotbeimpairedandthatdis­
carded
componentsdonotcauseinjuryor pol­
lutetheenvironment.
.&.WARNING
Impropercare, servicingandrepair proce­
durescanincreasetheriskofpersonalin­
jury
anddeathbypreventingasafetybelt
pretensionerfromactivatingwhenneeded
or activating itunexpectedly:
- The
beltpretensionersystemcanbeacti­
vatedonlyonce.Ifbeltpretensioners
havebeenactivated,thesystemmustbe
replaced.
- Never repair,
adjust,orchangeanyparts
ofthesafetybeltsystem.
-Safetybeltsystemsincludingsafetybelt
pretensionerscannotberepaired. Spe­
cial
proceduresarerequiredforremoval,
installationanddispos.alofthissystem.
- For any workonthesafetybeltsystem,
westronglyrecommendthatyousee
yourauthorizedAudidealerorqualified
technician
whohasanAudiapprovedre­
pair
manual,trainingandspecialequip­
mentnecessary.
@JForthesakeoftheenvironment
Undeployedairbagmodulesandpreten­
sionersmightbe classifiedasPerchlorate
Material-specialhandling mayapply,see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/per­
chlorate.Whenthevehicleorpartsofthe
restraintsystemincluding airbagmodules
safetybeltswithpretensionersarescrap­
ped, all
applicablelawsandregulations
mustbeobserved.YourauthorizedAudi
dealerisfamiliar withtheserequirements
andwerecommendthatyouhave your
dealerperformthisserviceforyou.
--Airbagsystem
Importantthingsto
know
Importanceofwearing safetybeltsand
sitting properly
Airbags areonlysupplementalrestraints.For
airbagstodotheir job,occupantsmustal­
W~ysproperly weartheirsafetybeltsandbe
inaproper seating position.
Foryoursafetyandthesafetyofyourpassen­
gers,before driving off,always:
~Adjustthedriver'sseatandsteeringwheel
properly~page 94,
~Adjustthefrontpassenger'sseatproperly
o>page58,
~Wearsafetybeltsproperly~page106,
~Always properly usetheproperchildre­
strainttoprotectchildren~page133.
Inacollisionairbagsmustinflate withinthe
blinkofaneyeandwithconsiderableforce.
Thesupplementalairbagscancauseinjuries if
the driver
orthefrontseatpassengerarenot
seated properly. Thereforeinordertohelpthe
airbagtodoitsjob, itisimportant,bothasa
driver and
asapassengertositproperlyatall
times.
Bykeepingroombetweenyour bodyandthe
steeringwheelandthefrontofthepassenger
compartment,theairbagcaninflatefullyand
completelyandprovidesupplementalprotec­
tion
incertainfrontalcollisions~page94,
Properoccupant seatingpositions.Fordetails
ontheoperationoftheseatadjustmentcon­
trats
~page58and~page59.
It's especiallyimportantthatchildren are
properly
restrained~page133.
Thereisa lotthatthedriverandthepassen­
gers canandmustdotohelptheindividual
safety
featuresinstalledinyour Audi workto­getherasasystem.
Properseating.positionisimportantsothat
thefrontairbagonthedriver sidecandoits
Job.Ifyouhave aphysicalimpairmentor con-
AirbagsystemIl]
ditionthatpreventsyoufromsittingproperly
on
thedriverseatwiththesafetybeltproperly
fastenedandreachingthepedals,orifyou
have
concernswith regardtothefunctionor
operationoftheAdvanced AirbagSystem,
pleasecontactyourauthorizedAudidealeror
qualifiedworkshop, orcall AudiCustomer
CAREat1-800-822-2834forpossible modifi­
cationstoyourvehicle.
Whentheairbagsystemdeploys,agasgener­
atorwillfilltheairbags,breakopenthepad­
dedcovers,andinflatebetweenthesteering
wheelandthedriverandbetweentheinstru­
mentpanelandthefrontpassenger.The air­
bagswilldeftateimmediatelyafterdeploy­
ment50thatthefrontoccupantscansee
throuflhthewindshield againwithoutinter­
ruption.
Allofthistakesplaceintheblinkofaneye,50
fastthatmanypeopledon'teven realizethat
theairbagshavedeployed.Theairbagsalso
inflatewithagreatdealofforceandnothing
shouldbeintheirwaywhentheydeploy.
Front
airbagsincombinationwith properly
worn
safetybeltsslowdownandlimittheoc­
cupant'sforwardmovement.Togetherthey
helptopreventthedriverandfrontseatpas­
sengerfromhittingpartsoftheinsidetheve­
hicle while reducing
theforces actingonthe
occupantduringthecrash.Inthiswaythey
helptoreducetheriskofinjurytothehead
andupperbodyinthecrash.Airbagsdonot
protectthearmsorthelowerpartsofthe
body.
Both
frontairbagswillnotinflateinallfrontal
collisions. Thetriggeringoftheairbagsystem
dependsonthevehicledecelerationrate
causedbythecollisionandregisteredbythe
electroniccontrolunit.Ifthisrateisbelow
thereferencevalueprogrammedintothecon­
trolunit,theairbagswillnotbetriggered,
eventhoughthecarmay bebadlydamagedas
a
resultofthecollision. Vehicledamage,re­
pair
costsoreventhelackofvehicledamage
isnotnecessarilyanindicationofwhetheran
airbagshouldinflateornot.~

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-Never modifythefrontbumperorparts
ofthevehicle body.
- Always make
surethatthesideairbag
can
inflatewithoutinterference:
- Neverinstallseatcoversorreplace­
mentupholsteryoverthefrontseat­
backsthathavenotbeenspecifically
approvedbyAudi.
- Never use
additionalseatcushionsthat
coyertheareaswherethesideairbags
inflate.
-
Damagetotheoriginalseatcoversor
totheseamintheareaofthesideair­
bag
modulemustalways berepaired
immediatelybyanauthorizedAudi
dealer.
-
T.heairbagsystemcan beactivated only
once. After
anairbaghasinflated,it
mustbereplaced byanauthorizedAudi
dealerorqualified technician whohas
thetechnicalinformation,trainingand
specialequipmentnecessary.
- The
airbagsystemcanbedeployed only
once. After
anairbaghasbeendeployed,
itmustbereplaced withnewreplace­
mentpartsdesignedandapprovedespe­
ciallyforyour Audimodelversion.Re­
placementofcompleteairbagsystems
orairbagcomponentsmustbeper­
formedbyqualifiedworkshopsonly.
Make
surethatanyairbagserviceaction
isenteredinyour AudiWarranty&Main­
tenancebookletunderAIRBAGREPLACE­
MENTRECORD.
-Forsafetyreasonsinsevereaccidents,
thealternatorandstarterareseparated
fromthevehiclebatterywith apyrotech­
nic circuit
interrupter.
-Work onthepyrotechnic circuitinter­
ruptermustonlybeperformedbya
qualified
dealer- riskofanaccident!
-
Ifthevehicle orthecircuitinterrupter
isscrapped,allapplicablesafetypre-
cautionsmustbefollowed.~
Repair,careanddisposaioftheairbags
&.WARNING
Impropercare, servicingandrepair proce­
dures canincrease
theriskofpersonalin­
jury and
deathbypreventinganairbag
from deployingwhenneededordeploying
an airbag unexpectedly:
-Nevercoyer,obstruct,orchangethe
steeringwheelhornpadorairbagcoyer
or
theinstrumentpanelor modifythem
inanyway.
-Neverattachanyobjectssuchascup
holders
ortelephonemountingstothe
surfacescoveringtheairbagunits.
- For cleaning
thehorn padorinstrument
panel,useonlyasoft,dryclothorone
moistenedwith plainwater.Solventsor
cleanerscoulddamagetheairbagcoyer
or
changethestiffnessorstrengthofthe
materialsothattheairbagcannotde­
ploy
andprotectproperly.
-Never repair,adjust,orchangeanyparts
oftheairbagsystem.
-Allworkonthesteeringwheel,instru­
mentpanel,frontseatsorelectricalsys­
tem(includingtheinstallationofaudio
equipment,cellulartelephonesandCS
radios,etc.)mustbeperformedbya
qualified technician whohasthetraining
and
specialequipmentnecessary.
-For anyworkontheairbagsystem,we
strongly
recommendthatyouseeyour
authorizedAudidealeror qualified work­
shop.
Parts
oftheairbagsystemareinstalledat
rnanydifferentplaces
onyour Audi.Installing,
rernoving, servicingorrepairing apartinan
areaofthevehiclecandamageapartofan
airbagsystemandpreventthatsystemfrom
working properlyinacollision.
There
aresomeimportantthingsyou haveto
knowtornakesurethattheeffectivenessof
thesystemwillnotbeimpairedandthatdis­
carded
componentsdonotcauseinjury orpol­
lute
theenvironment.
diatelyinstalltherear-facing childsafety
seatinarearseatingpositionandhave
theairbagsysteminspectedbyyourAUdi
dealer.
- Atighttetherorotherstrapon arear­
ward-facing child
restraintattachedto
thefrontpassengerseatcanputtoo
muchpressureontheweight-sensing
matintheseatandregistermoreweight
thanisactuallyontheseat.Theheavier
weightregisteredcanmakethesystem
workasthoughanadultwereontheseat
anddeploytheAdvanced Airbagwhenit
mustbesuppressedcausings~riousor
evenfatalinjurytothechild.
- If,
inexceptionalcircumstances,you
mustinstall aforward-facing childre­
straintonthefrontpassengerseat,al­
ways move
theseatintoitsrearmostpo­
sition
intheseat'sforeandaft~djust­
mentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbag
aspossible. Thebackrestmustbeadjust­
edtoanuprightposition. Makesurethat
thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
comesonandstaysonallthetimewhen­
evertheignitionisswitchedon.
.&.WARNING
-IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
doesnotgooutwhenanadultissitting
onthefrontpassengerseataftertaking
thestepsdescribed'<rbove,makesurethe
adultisproperlyseatedàndrestrainedat
oneoftherearseatingpositions.
- Have
theairbagsysteminspectedby
yourAudidealerbeforetransporting
anyoneonthefrontpassengerseat.
@Tips
Iftheweight-sensingmatinthefrontpas­
sengerseatdetectsanemptyseat,the
frontairbagonthepassengerside willbe
turnedoff,andPASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
willstayon.
Importantsafety instructions on
monitoringtheAdvanced AirbagSystem
Airbagsystem
- asafetybeltextenderhasnotbeenleftin
thesafetybeltlatchforthefrontpassenger
seat.
InadditiontothePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightinthecenteroftheinstrumentpanel,
themessagePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFor
PASSENGERAIRBAGONwill brieflyappear
intheinstrumentclusterdisplay. Thisistoin­
formthedriverofthecurrentfrontpassenger
airbagstatus.
.&.WARNING
Anairbagsystemthatisnotfunctioning
properlycannotprovidesupplementalpro-
tectioninafrontalcrash.
-
Iftheairbag indicatorlightcomeson,it
meansthattheremay besomething
wrong withtheAdvanced AirbagSystem.
Itispossiblethattheairbagwillinflate
whenitisnotsupposedto,orwillnotin-
flatewhenitshould.
-Havetheairbagsysteminspectedimme-
diatelybyyourAudi dealer.
.&.WARNING
Ifthefrontairbaginflates, achildwithout
achildrestraint,ina rearward-facing child
safetyseatorinaforward-facing childre-
straintthathasnotbeenproperlyinstalled
willbeseriously injuredandcanbekilled.
- Even
thoughyourvehicleisequipped
withanAdvanced AirbagSystem,make
certainthatallchildren, especially12
yearsandyounger, alwaysrideonthe
backseatproperlyrestrainedfortheir
ageandsize.
- Always
installforwardorrear-facing
child
safetyseatsontherearseat- even
with
anAdvanced AirbagSystem.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearward-facing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan-
cesandthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotappearandstayon,imme-

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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
thorizedAudidealer.

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Intelligenttechnology
Noticeaboutdata
recordedbyvehicle
controlmodules
yourvehicleisnotequippedwithanEventDa­
taRecorder(EOR),installedbysornemanu­
facturersfortheexpresspurposeofcapturing
dataforretrievalafteranaccidentorcrash
event.
EOR'saresometimescalled"crashre­
corders" .
Some
statelawsrestricttheretrieval ordown­
loading
ofdatastoredbyEDR'sthatwerein­
stalled
ina vehicle fortheexpresspurposeof
retrievingdataafteranaccidentorcrash
event
withouttheowner'sconsent.
Althoughyourvehicleisnotequippedwithan
EOR,itisequippedwith anumberofelectron­
iccontrolmodulesforvarious vehiclesystems
suchas,forexample,enginefunction,emis­
sioncontrol,aswell asfortheairbagsand
safety belts.
These electronic
controlmodulesalsorecord
vehicle-related
dataduringnormalvehicle op­
eration
fordiagnosticandrepairpurposes.
The recording capacityoftheelectroniccon­
trol
modulesis limitedtodata(nosoundisre­
corded)
andonly asmallamountofdataisac­
tually recorded overavery limited period
of
timeandstoredwhenasystemfaultorother
condition issensedbyacontrolunit.Someof
thedatathenstoredmayrelatetovehicle
speed, direction, braking
aswellasrestraint
systemuseandperformanceintheeventofa
crash or
othercondition.Storeddatacanonly
bereadanddownloadedwithspecialequip­
ment.
ElectronicstabiLization
program(E5P)
Description
ESPhelpstoimprove roadholdingandvehicle
dynamics
tohelpreducetheprobabilityof
skiddingandlossofvehiclecontrol.Itworks
only
whentheengineis running.ESPdetects
certaindifficult drivingsituations,including
whenthevehicleisbeginningtospin(yaw)
outofcontrolandhelpsyoutogetthevehicle
back
undercontrolbyselectively brakingthe
wheels,and/orreducingenginepowerand
providingsteeringassistancetohelpholdthe
vehicle onthedriver'sintendedcourse. Thein­
dicatorlightDlintheinstrumentcluster
blinkswhenESPistakingactiontohelp you
controlthevehicle.
ESPhaslimitations.Itisimportanttoremem­
berthatESPcannotovercomethelawsof
physics.Itwillnotalways beabletohelpout
underallconditionsyoumaycomeupagainst.
Forexample,ESPmaynotalways beableto
helpyoumastersituationswherethereisa
sudde!lchangeinthecoefficientoffrictionof
theroadsurface.Whenthereisasectionof
dryroadthatissuddenlycovered withwater,
slushorsnow,ESPcannotperformthesame
wayitwould onthedrysurface.Ifthevehicle
hydroplanes(ridesonacushionofwaterin­
steadoftheroadsurface),ESPwillnotbe
abletohelp yousteerthevehiclebecausecon­
tactwiththepavementhasbeeninterrupted
andthevehiclecannotbebraked orsteered.
Ouringfastcornering, particularly onwinding
roads,
ESPcannotalwaysdealaseffectively
with difficult driving
situationsasatlower
speeds.
Alwaysadjustyourspeedanddrivingstyleto
road,traffiçandweatherconditions.ESPcan­
notoverridethevehicle'sphysicallimits,in­
creasetheavailabletraction,orkeep avehicle
on
theroad ifroaddepartureisaresultof
driverinattention.Instead,ESPimprovesthe
possibilityofkeepingthevehicleundercon­
trolandontheroadduringextrememaneu­
versbyusingthedriver'ssteeringinputsto
helpkeepthevehicle goingintheintendeddi­
rection.
Ifyou aretravelingataspeedthat
causesyoutorunofftheroadbeforeESPcan
provide anyassistance,youmaynotexperi­
encethebenefitsofESP.
ESPincludesand/orworkstogetherwiththe
anti-lock brakesystem(ABS),brakeassistsys-
temandanti-slipregulation(ASR).ESPis~