trailer AUDI A5 2015 Owner´s Manual

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Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Front ai rb ags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Mon ito ring the Adv anced A irb ag Sys tem . 139
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Side curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 48
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Important informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Secur ing c hild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
L A TC H system (Lower anchorages and
tethers for chi ldren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Addit ional info rmation
168
Driver me ssages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Smart Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
N otice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and vehicle cont rol
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Electronic Stabili za tion Control (ESC) . . . . 170
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Electro -mechanical power assist, dynamic
steer ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Dr iving w ith your quattro . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
E ne rgy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Driving and the environment . . . . 177
Brea king in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
D riving through water on roads . . . . . . . . 17 7
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Shutting down vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
E conomical and environmentally-friend ly
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Driving w ith a tra iler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Trailer mode notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Gene ral i nformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
P lacing your veh icle out of se rv ice . . . . . . 185
Tab le of conten ts
Fuel and Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Fuel. ... .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. 186
Ref ueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
B rake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Windsh ield/headlight* washer conta iner. 204
Wheels .. ... ... .. .............. ... 205
Whee ls and T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
T ire p ressu re monitoring system 222
Troubleshoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 25
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 22 S
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 S
Space -saving spa re tire (com pact spare
tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 25
Replacing whee ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Fuses ... .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. 232
B ul bs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Starting by pushing or towing . . . . . . . . . . 236
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Use of jumpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
T owing with a tow truc k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 1
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
V ehicle identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Di mens ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
C apacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 42
Gasoline engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Consumer information .. .. .. .. .. 2 4 4
Warranty cove rages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 44
Operating your ve hicle outside the U.S.A.
or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
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Drive r in formation syste m
information w ill not be shown in the display. The
information will continue to be ca lculated by the
tr ip computer and can be turned back
On at any
time.
(D Tips
- This function is not availab le on a ll vehicles.
- The driving information in the efficiency
program is also reset to zero with the sin­
gle-tr ip memory.
Gearshift Indicator
Applies to vehicles: with manual transmission and gearsh ift
indicator
This indicator con help conserve fuel.
Fig. 12 Display: Gearshift indic ator
In order to become familiar with the gearshift in­
d ictor, at first just drive the way you are used to .
If the current gear -and the dr iving situation -is
not the best one for conserving fuel , then the in­
dicator wi ll display the recommended gear . The
d isp lay shows the cu rrent gear and the gear that
is recommended
¢ fig . 12 .
-Up shifting The display will light up to the r ight
of the gear currently se lected if it is recom­
mend ing a h igher gear .
-Dow nshifting : The display will light up to the
left of the gear currently se lected if it is recom­
mend ing a lower gear.
Sometimes the indicator w ill recommend sk ip­
p ing a gear (3
> 5) .
If there is no gearshift recommendation, then
just drive in the appropriate gear for conserving fuel.
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(D Note
This indicator can help you conserve fue l. This
i ndicator is not meant to show you which gear
you should always be in in all driving situa­
tions. Sometimes, in situations such as pass­
i ng, driving through mounta ins or when tow­
ing a trailer, there won't be any gearshift rec­
ommendation .
(0 Tips
The display does not light up when the clutch
pedal is be ing depressed.
Efficiency program
Description
Applies to vehicles: with trip compute r with efficiency pro·
gram
Fig. 13 Disp lay: eff icie ncy prog ram
"'"Press the I RESET ! button ®¢ page 25, fig . 11
repeatedly until the efficiency program appears
in the display.
T he efficiency program can help you to use less
fuel. It eval uates driving information in reference
to fuel consumpt ion and shows other equ ipment
i nfluencing consumption as well as shift recom­
mendat ions . Fuel economy messages
¢ page 28 provide tips for efficient dr iv ing .
The efficiency program uses distance and con­ sumption data from trip computer
1. If the data
are deleted in the efficiency program, those val­
u es are also reset in trip computer
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Enhanced shift indicator
Applies to vehicles: with manual transmission and trip com­
p uter with eff iciency program
Fig . 14 Display: enhanced shift indicator
"'In the efficiency program, press the function
selection switch¢
page 25, fig. 11@ repeat ­
edly until the enhanced shift indicator appears
in the disp lay.
The eff ic iency program also has an enhanced
shift indicator. This enhanced shift indicator fol­
lows the same concept as the "standard" shift in­
dicator¢
page 26. The se lected and the recom­
mended gears are highlighted in colors like a
traffic light.
The color of the circle indicates if the most suita­ b le gear is engaged or if you should shift up or
down.
Green circle withou t or No gear or the most
with a gear suitable gear is engag-
ed
Yellow circle¢
fig. 14 Shift up or down one
gear
Red circle Shift up two gears
(D Note
This enhanced shift indicator can help you
conserve fuel. It is not des igned to recom­
mend the correct gear in all driving situations.
Only the drive r can decide which gear is cor­
rect in certain dr iving situations such as when
passing another vehicle, driving on hills or
towing a trailer.
Dri ver information system
(D Tips
- The enhanced shift indicator display is dif­
ferent in vehicles with a monochrome dis­
play.
- Th e "standard" shift indicator* disappears
when the enhanced shift indicator is dis­
played.
Other equipment
Applies to vehicles: with trip computer with efficiency pro­
gram
Fig. 15 Display: othe r equ ipm ent
"'In the efficiency program, press the function
select ion switch ¢
page 25, fig. 11 @ repeat­
ed ly until the other equipment appears in the
disp lay.
Other equ ipment that is currently affecting fuel
consumption is listed in the efficiency program .
The display shows up to three other items of
equipment @. The equipment using the most
fuel i s listed first. If more than three items using
fuel are switched on, the equipment that is cur­ rently using the most fuel is displayed.
A scale @also shows the current total consump­
tion of all other equipment.
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Driving
-Oc ca siona l noises when the parking brake is
applied and released are normal and are not
a cause for conce rn.
- When the vehicle is parked, the parking
brake goes thro ugh a se lf-test cycle at regu­
l ar inte rvals . Any associated noises are nor­
mal.
Parking
.,. Press the brake pedal to stop the vehicle .
.,. Pull the switch@¢
page 77, fig. 81 to set the
parking b rake.
.,. Automat ic transm iss ion: Move the se lector lev-
er to P.
.. Turn the eng ine off ¢,&. .
.. Manua l transmission: Shift in to 1st gea r.
.. When on inclines or declines, tu rn the steering
whee l so that the vehicle w ill roll into the curb
if it beg ins to move.
A WARNING
- When you leave your veh icle -even if only
br iefly -always remove the ignition key . This
applies part icu larly when children remain in
t h e ve hicl e. Otherwise the childre n could
s tar t the engine, release the p arking br ake
or opera te e lectr ica l equi pment (e.g . power
win dows) . There is the ris k of an acci den t.
- When the vehicle is lo cked, no one -particu­
larly not children should rema in in the vehi ­
cl e. Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency wor kers to get into the vehicle -
putt ing lives at risk.
Starting from rest
The starting assist function ensures that the
parking brake is released automatically upon
starting .
Stopping and applying parking brake
.. Pu ll t he swi tch @ ¢ page 77, fig. 81 to app ly
t h e parking brake.
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Starting and automatically releasing the
park ing brake
.. When you sta rt to drive as usual, the parking
bra ke is automatically released and yo ur vehicle
beg ins to move.
When stop ping at a traffic signal or stopping in
c ity t raffic on vehicles with an a utomat ic t rans ­
mission, the parking brake can be app lied. The
vehicle does not have to be he ld with the foot­
brake. The pa rking brake eliminates the tendency
to c reep with a d rive ra nge engaged. As soon as
yo u drive off as usua l, the park ing b rake is re­
l eased a utomat ica lly and the vehi cle starts to
m ove .
Starting on slopes
When sta rting on inclines, the starting assist pre ­
ven ts the vehicle from unintentionally ro lling
bac k. The braking force of the parking b rake is
n ot released until suff icient dr iving force has
been built up at the wheels.
(D Tips
For safety reasons, the pa rking bra ke is re­
l eased a utoma tically on ly w hen t he d river's
s a fety be lt is en gaged in t he b uckle.
Starting off with a trailer
To prevent rolling back unin tentionally on an in­
cline, do the f ollowing:
.. Keep the sw itch @¢ page 77, fig . 81 pulled
and dep ress the accelera to r. T he pa rking brake
s t ays app lied and p revents the veh icle from
roll ing ba ckw ard .
.. Yo u can re lease the swi tch @ once you are s ure
that you are deve loping enough d riving force at
the whee ls by depressing the accelerato r.
Depend ing on the weight of the rig (vehi cle an d
t ra ile r) and the seve rity of the incline, yo u may
r o ll backwards as yo u start. You can p revent roll­
i ng backwards by holding the parking brake
switch @pulled o ut and acce lerating -just as
you would when starting on a hill wi th a conven­
tiona l hand b rake .

Audi side assist
Audi side assist
Side assist
Description
Applies to vehicles: with Aud i side ass ist
Fig. 104 Sensor detec tion range
F ig . 105 Displa y on the exte rior mirro r
Side assis t helps you monitor your blind spot and
traffic behind your vehicle . Within the limits of
the system , it warns you about vehicles that are
coming closer or that are traveling with you with­
in sensor range(!)
c:> fig. 104: if a lane change is
classified as critical, the display @ in the exterior
mirror
c:> fig. 105 turns on.
The display in the left exterior mirror provides as­
sistance when mak ing a lane change to the left,
while the disp lay in the right exter ior mirror pro­
vides assistance when mak ing a lane change to
the right .
Information stage
As long as you do not activate the turn signal,
side assist
informs you about veh icles that are
detected and classified as critica l. The display in
the respective mirror turns on, but is dim.
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The display rema ins dim intentionally in the in­
formation stage so that your view toward the
front is not distu rbed .
Warning stage
If you activate the turn signal, s ide assist warns
you about vehicles that are detected and classi­
fied as critical. The display in the respective mir­ ror blinks brightly . If this happens , check traffic
by g lancing in the rearview mi rror and over your
shoulder
c:> .&. in General informa tion on
page 99.
{!) Tips
- You can adjust the brightness of the display
@ i=>pagel00.
-Please refer to the instructions for towing a
trailer located in
i=>page 99.

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General information
Applies to vehicles: with Audi side assist
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Fig. 106 Driving situat ions
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Fig. 107 Rear of the vehicle: positio n of the sensors
Side assist functions at speeds above approxi­
mately 19 mph (30 km/h).
@ Vehicles that are approaching
In certain cases, a vehicle will be classified as
critical for a lane change even if it is still some­
what far away. The faster a vehicle approaches, the sooner the display in the exterior mirror will
turn on.
@ Vehicles traveling with you
Vehicles traveling with you are indicated in the
exterior mirror if they are classified as critical for
a lane change. All vehicles detected by side assist
Audi side assist
are indicated by the time they enter your "blind
spot", at the latest.
© Vehicles left behind
If you slowly pass a vehicle that side assist has
detected (the difference in speed between the ve­
hicle and your vehicle is less than 9 mph (15 km/
h)), the display in the exterior mirror turns on as
soon as the vehicle enters your blind spot.
The display will not turn on if you quickly pass a
vehicle that side assist has detected (the differ­
ence in speed between the vehicle and your vehi­
cle is greater than 9 mph (15 km/h)).
Functional limitations
The radar sensors are designed to detect the left
and right adjacent lanes when the road lanes are
the normal width. In certain situations, the dis­
play in the exterior mirror may turn on even
though there is no vehicle located in the area that is critical for a lane change. For example:
- if the lanes are narrow or if your are driving on
the edge of your lane. If this is the case, the
system may have detected the vehicle in anoth­
er lane that is
not adjacent to your current lane.
- if you are driving through a curve. Side assist
may react to a vehicle that is one lane over from
the adjacent lane.
- if side assist reacts to other objects (such as
high or displaced guard rails).
- In poor weather conditions. The side assist
functions are limited.
Do not cover the rada r senso rs¢
fig. 107 with
stickers, deposits, bicycle wheels or other ob­
jects, because this will affect the function. Do not
u se side assist when towing a trailer. For infor­
mation on cleaning, refer to¢
page 184.
A WARNING
-Always pay attention to traffic and to the
area around your vehicle . Side assist cannot
replace a driver's attention. The driver alone
is always responsible for lane changes and
similar driving maneuvers.
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-Side assist is not active wh ile you are mak­
i ng the ad justment .
- Your settings are automatically stored and
ass igned to the remote control key being
u sed.
Driver messages
App lies to vehicles: with Audi side assist
If s ide ass ist switches off by itse lf, the LED in the
button turns off and a message wi ll appea r in the
in str ument cluster d is pl ay:
Audi side assist unavailable: Sensors blocked
The radar sensors' vision is a ffected. Do not cover
the area in front of the senso rs with bike wheels ,
stickers, dirt or other objects . Clean t he a rea in
front o f the sensors, i f necessa ry ¢
page 99,
fig. 107.
Audi side assist: Currently unavailable
Side assis t can not be swi tched on t emporarily be ­
c a use there is a m alfuncti on (for examp le, the
b attery c harge level may be too low).
Audi side assist: System fault!
The system ca nnot guara ntee that it wi ll detect
ve hicles co rrec tly a nd it is sw itched off . Th e sen ­
sors have bee n disp lace d or are fau lty. H ave t he
sys te m checked by an author ized A udi dealer or
a uthor ized Audi Se rv ic e Facili ty so on .
Audi side assist : Unavailable when towing
Side assist sw itches off aut omatically when a fac­
tory- insta lled trailer hitch is c onnected to the
e lectrical co nnector on the tra ile r. The re is no
g ua ran tee the sys tem w ill switch off when usi ng
a retrofitted tra ile r hi tch . D o not use s ide assist
when towing a t ra ile r.
Aud i side assist
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Parking Sy stem
_& WARNING
- Sensors have dead spaces in which objects
cannot be detected. Be especia lly alert for
small chi ldren and animals, s ince they are
not always detected by the sensors .
- The acoustic parking system is not a substi­
tute for the dr iver's own caution and alert­
ness. Ultimate respons ibility always remains
with the driver during parking and sim ila r
maneuvers. A lways watc h where yo u are
dr iv ing .
- You should always adjust the vo lume and
frequency of the warning tones so that yo u
can eas ily hea r the acoust ic distance wa rn­
ing even if the radio is playing, the air-co ndi­
ti oner blower is on High or there is a high
level of o utsid e noise.
- Chec k the settings w henever anyone e lse
has driven t he veh icle befo re you.
(D Note
- Remember t hat low o bstacles for wh ich a
warning has already been issued may "dive"
below the system 's sens ing zone if the vehi­
cle is being backed up close r. In this case,
the warn ing sound shutting off does
not in­
dicate that you have cleared the obstacle .
Instead, impact is imm inent.
- Objects such as trailer h itches, chains , nar­
r ow posts o r fences covered by a thin laye r
of pa int may n ot a lways be detec ted by t he
system. They can still damage you r veh icle
wi tho ut warn ing.
@ Tips
Keep the sens ors in the rear bumper clean
a nd free of sn ow and ice so tha t the acou stic
parking a ssi st system can f uncti on prope rly.
Adjusting the warning tones
Applies to vehicles: with park in g system (rea r)
The warning tones can be adjus ted in the MMI*.
• Select : I CARI function button > Parking syst em.
Or
• Se lect :
I CARI funct ion button > Car system s*
control button> Driver assi st > Parking aid .
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-Rear volume -rear sensor vo lume
- Rear frequency -rear senso r frequency
- Music volume while parking -when the pa rk-
ing sys tem is switched on, the vo lume of the
ac tive a udio source is lowered .
The newly ad justed value is briefly hea rd from
the sig nal ge nerato r. T he settings are a utomat i­
ca lly store d and assigned to the master key w ith
remo te con trol.
Rear parking system
with rearview camera
Introduction
Applies to vehicles: with parking system (rear, with rear view
camera)
Fi g. 1 11 Parkin g mode 1: reve rse park in g
Fi g. 11 2 Park in g mode 2: para ll el park ing
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Vehicles with the parking system are equipped
with a
rear view camera in addit ion to the aco us­
tic parking system.
You can choose between two modes to assist you
with parking. For examp le, you can use "parking
mode
l" when parking in a parking space or ga­
r age
c> fig . 111. When you want to park parallel
to t he edge of the st reet, select "park ing mod e
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-You can change the volume and pitch of the
signals as well as the display ¢
page 111.
-What appears in the display is time-delayed.
Reverse Parking
Applies to vehicles: with parking system (rear, with rear view
camera)
Parking mode 1 can be used when parking in a
garage or parking space.
Fig. 11S MMI Disp lay: A imin g at a parking spot
Fig. 116 MMI Display: Aligning the vehicle
.,. Switch the MMI on and select the reverse gear .
.,. Turn the steering wheel until the orange orien­
tation lines
(D appear in the parking spot
¢fig. 115. Use the markings @to help you es­
timate the distance from an obstacle. Each
marking corresponds to 3
ft (1 m). The blue
area represents an extension of the vehicle's
outline by approximately
16 ft (5 m) to the
rear .
.,. While driving in reverse gear, adjust the steer­
ing wheel angle to fit the parking space with
the aid of the orange orientation lines ¢0 .@
marks the rear bumper. You should stop driving
in reverse as soon as and no later than when
the red orientation line@) abuts an object
¢ ,&. !
Parking System
A WARNING
--The rear view camera does not show the en-
tire area behind the vehicle¢
page 107,
fig . 113.
Watch out especially for small chil­
dren and animals. The rear view camera can­ not always detect them, posing risk of an
accident !
- Please note that objects not touching the
ground can appear to be further away than
they really are (for example, the bumper of a parked vehicle, a trailer hitch, or the rear
of a truck). In this case, you should not use
the help lines to help with parking, which
poses danger of an accident!
(D Note
- Low obstacles already signaled by a warning
can disappear from the system's detection
range as they are approached and will not
continue to be signaled. Objects such as
barrier chains, trailer draw bars, thin paint­
ed vertical poles or fences may not be de­
tected by the system, posing risk of dam­ age.
- In the MMI display, the direction of travel of
the vehicle rear is represented depending on
the steering wheel angle. The vehicle front
swings out more than the vehicle rear. Main­
tain plenty of distance from an obstacle so
that your outside mirror or a corner of your
vehicle does not collide with any obstacles -
danger of accident!
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Smart Technolog y
shared, ple ase see your contract with the
wireless telecommunications provider and the "About Aud i connect" tab in your vehicle's
MMI*:
I MENU ! button > Audi connect > About
Audi conne ct .
Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC)
Description
ESC helps to improve road holding and vehicle
dynamics to help reduce the probability of sk id­
d ing and loss of veh icle control.
It works only
when the engine is runn ing . ESC detects certain
d ifficult driving situations, including when the ve­
h icle is beginn ing to sp in (yaw) out of control and
he lps you to ge t the vehicle back u nder cont rol by
selectively braking the wheels, and/or reducing
engine power and providing steering assistance
to help hold the vehicle on the driver's intended
course. The indicator light
liJ in the instrument
cluster blinks when ESC is taking action to help
you control the veh icle.
ESC has limitations. It is important to remember
that ESC cannot overcome the laws of physics. It
will not always be able to help out under all con­
d itions you may come up against. For example,
ESC may not always be able to help you master
situations where there is a sudden change in the
coefficient of friction of the road surface. Whe n
there is a section of d ry road that is s uddenly cov ­
ered wi th wa ter, s lush or snow, ESC cannot per­
form the same way it wou ld on the d ry surface . If
the vehicle hydroplanes (rides on a cushion of wa ­
ter instead of the road surface), ESC wi ll not be
ab le to he lp you steer the veh icle because contact
with the pavement has been i nterrupted and the
ve hicle cannot be braked or steered. Dur ing fast
cornering, particula rly on w inding roads, ESC
cannot a lways deal as effect ively with d iff icu lt
d riving situat ions than at lower speeds. When
towing a trailer, ESC is not able to he lp yo u regain
con trol as it wou ld if yo u were not towing a trail­
er .
A lways adjust you r speed and dr iving style to
road, traffic and weather conditions. ESC cannot
override the vehicle's physical limi ts, increase the
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available traction, or keep a vehicle on the road if
road departure is a result of driver inattention .
Instead, ESC improves the possibility of keeping
the ve hicle under control and on the road dur ing
extreme maneuvers by using the dr iver's steering
i nputs to help keep the vehicle going in the in­
tended direction. If you are traveling at a speed
that causes you to run off the road before ESC
can p rov ide any assistance, you may not expe ri­
ence the benefi ts of ESC.
ESC is switched o n all the time. In ce rtain s itua­
tions when you need less traction, you can switch
off ASR by p ress ing the button [!]¢
page 171,
fig. 153 or ¢page 171, fig. 154. Be s ure to
swi tch ASR on again when you no longe r need
l ess traction .
The following system s are integrated in the ESC:
Anti- lock braking s ystem (ABS )
ABS prevents the wheels from locki ng up when
braking. The vehicle ca n still be steered even dur­
i ng hard braki ng . Apply steady pressure to the
brake pedal. Do not pump t he pedal. A pu lsing in
t h e b ra ke peda l ind icates that the system is he lp­
i ng yo u to b ra ke the vehicle.
Brake assist system
The brake ass ist system can decrease brak ing dis ­
ta nce. It increases braking power when the d river
presses the bra ke peda l quickly in emergency sit­
u at ions. You must press and hold t he b ra ke peda l
u nt il t he s ituation is ove r. In vehicles with adap­
tive cru ise contro l*, the bra ke assist system is
more sensitive if the distance detected to the ve ­
hicle ahead is too sma ll.
Anti-slip regulation (ASR )
ASR reduces eng ine power when the d rive wheels
begin to spi n and adap ts the force to the ro ad
cond it ions . This makes it eas ie r to start, acce le r­
ate and drive up hills.
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
The EDL bra kes whee ls that a re spinn ing and
t ransfers the dr ive power to the othe r drive wheel
o r whee ls if the ve hicle is equippe d wi th a ll-wheel
drive*. T his function is not available at higher
speeds .