instrument cluster AUDI A5 COUPE 2016 User Guide

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Selector lever positions
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic/t iptron ic
F ig. 85 Display in the instrument cluste r: selector leve r in
pos it ion P
The selector Lever position engaged appears next
to the selector Lever as well as in the instrument
cluster display.
P -Pa rk
In th is selector lever pos ition the t ransm iss ion is
mechanically locked . Engage P only when the ve­
hi cle is
completely stopped¢&. in Driving the
automatic transmission on page 85.
To shift in o r out of position P, you must first
press and ho ld the brake pedal and then p ress
the re lease button in the selector lever handle
while moving the se lector lever to or from P. You
can shift out of this position only with the igni­
tion on .
R - Rever se
Select R only when the vehicle is at a full stop
and the engine is r unning at idle speed ¢&. in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 85.
Before you move the selector Lever to R, press
both the release button in the hand le of these­
lector lever
and the brake pedal at the same
time .
When the ignit ion is on, the backup l ights illumi­
nate when the se lecto r lever is moved into R .
N · N eutral
The transmission is in neutral in this posit ion .
Shift to this position for standing w ith the brakes
appl ied ¢&.
in Driving the automatic transmis­
sion on page 85.
Aut oma tic tr ansm iss ion
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds be low
1 mph (2 km/h), you must a lways apply the foot­
brake before and wh ile moving the Lever out of N .
D/S · Normal position fo r driving fo rward
In the D/S pos ition, the transmission can be op­
erated eithe r in the normal mode Dor in the
sport mode S. To select the sport mode S, pull
the se lector lever back briefly. Pulling the lever
back again will select the normal mode D. The in­
strument cluster display shows the selected driv­
ing mode.
In the
norm al mode D, the transmission auto­
matically selects the suitable gear ratio . It de ­
pends on engine Load, vehicle speed and driving
style.
Se lect the
sport mode S for sporty driving . The
vehicle makes full use of the engine's power .
Shift ing may become noticeable when accelerat­
ing .
When the vehicle is stat ionary or at speeds be low
1 mph (2 km/h), you must a lways apply the foot
brake before and while moving the Lever to D/S
out of N.
_& WARNING
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Read and follow all WARNINGS¢&. in Driv­
ing the automatic transmission on
page 85 .
(D Note
Coasting downhill with the transmission in N
and the engine not running w ill result in dam­
age to the automatic transm iss ion and possi­
bly the cata lytic conve rter.
¢j) Tips
- On vehicles with dr ive select*, you can ad­
just the sporty shift cha racteristics in the
Dynamic driving mode. Swill appear in the
ins trument clus ter display instead of D.
- If you acc identally select N wh ile driving,
take your foot off the accelerator pedal im­
media tely and wai t for the eng ine to s low
dow n to id le befo re sele cting D/S.
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using the shift paddles, move the selector lever
to the right out of the 0/5 position.
The transmission automatically shifts up or down before critical engine speed is reached .
The transm ission only a llows manual sh ift ing
when the engine speed is within the permitted range.
@ Tips
- When you sh ift into the next lower gear, the
transm ission w ill downsh ift only when there
i s no poss ibility of over -rew ing the engine.
- When the kick-down comes on, the t rans­
mission will sh ift down to a lowe r gear, de ­
pending on vehicle and engine speeds .
- Tiptron ic is inoperative when the transmis­
s ion is in the fa il-safe mode .
Kick-down
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic/tiptronic
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration.
When you depress the accelerator pedal beyond
the resistance point, the automatic transm ission
downshifts into a lower gea r, depend ing on veh i­
cle speed and engine speed. The upshift in to the
nex t higher gear ta kes place once the maximum
specified engine speed is reached.
A WARNING
Please note that the drive whee ls can spin if
kick-down is used on a smooth s lippery road -
there is a risk of skidding.
Launch Control Program
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic
The Launch Control Program provides the best
acceleration possible when starting from a stop .
Requirement: The engine must be at operating
temperature and the steering whee l must not be
turned .
.,. Press the
I~ OFF ! button¢ page 171 wh ile the
engine is running. The
II indicator light illumi­
nates in the instrument cluster and
Stabiliza-
Autom atic tran sm iss ion
tion control (ESC ): Sport . Warning! R estricted
s tabilit y
appears in the driver information sys­
tem disp lay .
.,. Move the selector lever to the 0/5 posit ion to
select sport mode (5) or select the
dynamic
driving mode in drive select*¢ page 103 .
.,. Press the brake pedal strongly w ith your left
foot and hold it down fo r at least 1 second.
.,. At the same time, p ress the accelerator pedal
down comp lete ly with yo ur right foo t unti l th e
eng ine reaches and ma intains a h igh RPM .
.,. Remove your foot from the brake peda l w ithin
5 seconds
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A WARNING
-Always adapt your driving to the traff ic flow.
- On ly use t he Launch Control Program when
road and traffic condit ions allow it and oth­
er d rivers will not be endangered or an­
noyed by your dr iving and the vehicle's ac­
celerat io n.
- Please note that the d riving wheels can spin
and the vehicle can break away when sport
mode is switched on, especially when the
road is slippery.
- O nce you have acce lerated, you should
sw itch sport mode off by pressing the
I~ OFF ! button.
(D Tips
-The transmission temperature may increase
signif icant ly after using the Launch Contro l
Prog ram . If that happens, the program may
not be ava ilable for a few minutes. It will be
availab le aga in afte r a cool-down period.
- Whe n accelerating using the Launch Cont rol
prog ram, all vehicle parts a re subject to
heavy loads. This can res ult in increased
wear.
Transmission malfunction
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic/tip tron ic
[i] Transmi ss ion: Pre ss brake pedal and select
gear again . .,.
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Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
When the adaptive cruise control is turned on,
you must press the clutch to shift gears (as usu­
al). When shifting normally or when press ing the
clutch , the adaptive cruise control remains
turned on.
After you have engaged the gear, you do
not
need to press the gas pedal. The adaptive cruise
control accelerates automatically if necessary .
If you press down on the clutch for too long or
shift/couple improperly, the adaptive cruise con­
trol may t urn
off automatically .
@ Tips
You cannot turn on the adaptive cruise con­
trol during a shifting operat ion.
Audi adaptive cruise
control
Description
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 95 Detection range
What can Audi adaptive cruise control do?
The adaptive cruise control works in conjunction
with a radar sensor installed in the front of the
veh icle ¢
page 89, fig. 92, which is subject to
des ignated system limits¢
page 91. Stationa ry
objects are disregarded.
On open roads with no traffic, adaptive cruise
control works like a regular cruise control sys­
tem. The stored speed is maintained . When ap­
proaching a moving vehicle detected up ahead,
the adaptive cruise control system automatically
slows down to match that vehicle's speed and
then maintains the distance that the driver previ­
ously stored. As soon as the system does not de- tect a vehicle up ahead,
adaptive cruise control
acce lerates back up to the stored speed.
Which functions can be controlled?
When you switch adaptive cruise control on, you
can set the current speed as the "contro l speed "
¢ page 91, Switching on and off.
When driving, you can stop cru ise control
¢ page 93 or change the speed ¢page 92 at
any time.
You can also set the distance to the object ahead
and set the adaptive cruise control driving pro­
gram
¢ page 93.
Switching on and off
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 96 Selecto r lever : sw itc hi ng on/off
Fig. 97 Instrument cluster: Audi adaptive cruise cont rol
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Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
You can set any speed between 20 mph and 95
mph (30 and 150 km/h).
I ndicator lamps and messages in the instrument
cluster display inform you about the current sys­
tem status and settings.
Switching Audi adaptive cruise control on
• Pull the lever toward you into position @
¢
fig. 96. ACC standby appears in the instru­
ment cluster d isplay.
Setting the speed and activating regulation
• To set the current speed, press the !SETI button
¢ page 11, fig. 4. The set speed is shown in the
tachometer @ and is also shown briefly in the
display @¢
fig. 97.
Switching Audi adaptive cruise control off
• Push the lever away from you into position @
until it clicks into place . The message
ACC off
appears.
@ Indicator lights
II-Adaptive cruise control is switched on. No
vehicles are detected up ahead. The stored speed
is mainta ined .
• -A moving vehicle is detected up ahead . The
adapt ive cruise control system regulates the
speed and distance to the moving vehicle ahead
and accelerates/brakes automatically .
• -When automatic braking is not able to keep
enough d istance to a previously detected moving
vehicle up ahead, you must take control and
brake
c> page 94 , Request for driver interven­
tion .
© Display
If adaptive cruise contro l is not shown in the dis­
p lay, you can call it up with the
IRESETI button
c>page23.
Based on the symbo ls in the display, you can de­
termine if the system is maintaining a distance to
the vehicle ahead and what that distance is .
No vehicle -No vehicle ahead was detected .
White vehicle -A vehicle ahead was detected.
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Red vehicle -Prompt for the driver to take action
c>page 94.
Both arrows on the scale© indicate the distance
to the vehicle ahead. No arrow appears when the
vehicle is on an open road and there is no object
ahead. If an object is detected ahead, the arrow
moves on the scale .
The green zone on the scale shows the stored dis­
tance . For information on changing the stored
distance, refer tor:!;>
page 93 . If the distance se­
lected is too close or may soon become too close,
the arrows move into the red zone on the scale.
A WARNING
Improper use of the adaptive cruise control
can cause collisions, other accidents and seri­
ous personal injuries.
- Press ing the
!SETI button when dr iving at
speeds below 20 mph (30 km/h), will auto­
mat ica lly acce le rate the veh icle to 20 mph
(30 km/h), which is the minimum speed
that can be set.
(}) Tips
-If you switch the ign it ion or the adaptive
cruise control off, the set speed is erased
from the system memory.
- The electronic stabilization control (ESC)
and the anti-slip-regulation (ASR) are auto­
matically turned on when the adaptive
cruise control is turned on . Both systems
cannot be turned off if the adaptive cruise
control is turned on.
Changing the speed
Applies to veh icles: wit h Aud i adapt ive c ru ise control
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Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
.. To increase or reduce the speed in increments,
tap the lever up or down .
.. To increase or reduce the speed quickly,
hold
the lever up or down until the red LED ® reach­
es the desired speed
<=:> page 91, fig. 97.
F ollowing any changes, the new stored speed will
be disp layed briefly in the display@r:::>
page 91,
fig. 97.
Interrupting cruise control
Appl ies to vehicles: w ith Audi a daptive cruise contro l
Fig. 99 Selec tor lever
Requirement: adaptive cruise contro l must be
switched on ¢
fig. 99 (D.
Overriding cruise control
.. To accelerate manually, press the accelerator
pedal. The message
ACC override appea rs.
.. To resume adaptive cruise control, remove your
foot from the gas pedal. The system returns again to the speed that was saved before.
.. You can save a new speed at any time by press­
ing the
I SET I button ¢ page 11, fig . 4.
Canceling cruise control while driving
.. Move the lever into position @. The message
ACC standby appears. Or
.. press the brake pedal.
.. To resume the stored speed, move the lever in­
to posit ion
@ .
A WARNING
Never resume the stored speed if the speed is
too high for prevailing road, traffic or weather
conditions.
Setting the distance
A pp lies to vehic les : with Aud i ada ptive cr uise con trol
Fig. 100 Selector lever: setting the distance
.. Tap the switch to display the current set dis­
tance
r::::> fig. 100 .
.. To increase or reduce the d istance by incre­
ments, tap the switch aga in to the left or right.
The distance between the two veh icles will
change in the instrument cluster display.
When approaching a moving vehicle up ahead,
the adaptive cruise control system brakes to
match that object's speed and then mainta ins
the stored distance.
If the vehicle ahead acceler­
ates, adaptive cruise control will also accelerate
up to the stored speed .
T he higher the speed, the greater the distance in
yards (meters) ¢.& .T he
Distance 3 setting is
recommended .
T he distances provided are spec ified values. De­
pending on the driving situation and the how the
vehicle ahead is driving, the actual distance may
be more or less than these target distances .
T he various symbols for the time increments ap­
pear briefly in the info rmati on line @¢
page 91,
fig. 97 when you change the settings.
c:::::,_c:::::, ___ Distance 1: This setting corresponds
to a distance of 92 feet/28 meters when travel­
ing at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a time interva l of 1
second.
c:::::, __ c:::::, __ Distance 2: This setting corresponds
to a distance of 118 feet/36 meters when travel­
ing at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a time in terva l of
1.3 seconds.
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sporty shifting characteristics. The S gear
position engages automatically.
- In vehicles that have dynamic steering*, op ­
erating noise is heard when starting or stop­ ping the engine. This does not indicate a
problem.
Selecting the driving mode
Applies to vehicles: with Audi drive select
You con choose between Comfort , Auto , Dynam­
ic
and Individual* modes.
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Fig. 108 Center console : Co ntro l fo r Audi d rive select
Fig. 109 MMI*: Aud i drive select
Adjusting the Individual mode
Applies to vehicles: with MMI and Audi drive select
Audi drive select
.,. To set the mode, press the r:/tc'i button
~ fig. 108 multiple times until the desired
mode is displayed in the instrument cluster. Or
.,. In the MMI* , select: ICARlfunction button>
Comfort, Auto, Dynamic or Individual *.
In vehicles without the MMI*, the r:l:c'i button is
found underneath the shift/selector lever.
You can change the driving mode when the vehi­
cle is stationary or while driving . If traffic per­
mits, after changing modes, briefly take your
foot off the accelerator pedal so that the recently
selected mode is also activated for the engine and transm ission.
Comfort -provides a comfort-or iented vehicle
setup and is suited for long drives on highways.
Auto -provides an overa ll comfortable yet dy­
namic driving feel and is suited for every day use.
Dynamic -gives the driver a sporty driving feel
and is suited to a sporty driving style .
Individual* -Qpoge 103 .
.&, WARNING
-Pay attention to traffic when operating drive
select to prevent potential risk of an accident.
You con personally specify the vehicle setup in the MMI* .
.,. Select the I CAR I function button > Set individu·
al
control button. Once you select the menu,
you w ill automatically drive in the
individual
mode.
Systems Comfort
Engine/Transmi ssion
ba lanc ed
Steering comfortable
Dynamic steering* comfortable/indi rect T
he equipment in your vehicle will determine
which settings you can adjust. The fo llowing ta­
ble provides an overview of the characteristics of
each driving mode.
Auto Dynamic
balanced sporty
balanced sporty
balanced/d irect
sporty/direct
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General information
Always wear safety belts!
Wearing safety belts correctly saves lives!
This chapter explains why safety belts are neces­
sary, how they work and how to adjust and wear
them correctly. "' Read all the information that follows and heed
all of the instructions and WARNINGS.
A WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im­
properly increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death.
- Safety belts are the single most effective
means available to reduce the risk of serious
injury and death in automobile accidents.
For your protection and that of your passen­
gers, always correctly wear safety belts
when the vehicle is moving.
- Pregnant women, injured, o r physically im­
paired persons must also use safety belts.
Like all vehicle occupants, they are more
likely to be seriously injured if they do not
wear safety belts. The best way to protect a
fetus is to protect the mother -throughout
the entire pregnancy.
Number of seats
Your Audi has a total of four seating positions:
two in the front and two in the rear. Each seating position has a safety belt.
A WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im­
properly increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death.
- Never strap more than one person, includ­
ing small children, into any belt.
It is espe­
cially dangerous to place a safety belt over a
child sitting on your lap.
- Never let more people ride in the vehicle
than there are safety belts available.
Safety belts
-Be sure everyone riding in the vehicle is
properly restrained with a separate safety
belt or child restraint.
Safety belt warning light
Your vehicle has a warning system for the driver
and (on USA models only) front seat passenger
to remind you about the importance of buckling­
up .
Fig. 121 Safety belt warning light in the instrument clus ­
te r -enlarged
Before driving off, always:
.. Fasten your safety belt and make sure you are
wearing it properly.
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"' Make sure that your passengers also buckle up
and properly wear their safety belts.
"' Protect your children with a ch ild restraint sys­
tem appropr iate for the size and age of the chil­
dren .
The. warning light in the instrument cluster
lights up when the ignit ion is switched on as a re­
minder to fasten the safety be lts. In addition,
you w ill hear a warn ing tone for a certain period
of time.
Fasten your safety belt now and make sure that
your passengers also properly put on their safe­
ty belts.
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Airbag syste m
greater detail below. Because the front passen ­
ger seat contains important parts of the Ad­
vanced Airbag System, you must take care to pre ­
vent it from being damaged. Damage to the seat m ay prevent the Advanced Airbag for the front
passenger seat from doing its job in a crash .
The front Advanced Airba g Sy stem con sists
of the follo wing :
-Crash sensors in the front of the vehicle that
measure vehicle acceleration/deceleration to
provide information to the Advanced Airbag
System about the seve rity of the crash .
- An electronic control un it, with integrated
crash sensors for front and side impacts . The
contro l unit "decides " whethe r to fire the front
airbags based on the information received from
the crash sensors. The control unit a lso "de­
cides" whether the safety be lt pretensioners
shou ld be activated.
- An Advanced Airbag with gas generator and
contro l valve for the driver ins ide the steering
whee l hub .
- An Advanced Airbag with gas generator and
contro l valve inside the instrument pane l for
the front passenger .
- A weight -sensing mat under the upho lstery
padding of the front passenger seat cushion
that measures th e total weight on the seat . T he
information registered is sent continuously to
the e lec tronic control unit to regu la te dep loy­
ment of the front Advanced A irbag on the pas ­
senger side .
- An airbag monitoring system and indica tor
l ight in the instrument cluster
r=> page 139.
-A sensor in each front sea t registers the dis­
tance between the respective seat and the
steering wheel or instrument panel. The infor­ mation reg istered is sent continuous ly to the
electronic control u nit to regulate deployment
of the front Advanced A irbags.
- T he
PASSEN GE R AIR B AG OFF light comes on
and stays on in the center of the inst rument
pane l
c> page 139, fig . 134 and tells you when
the front Advan ced Airbag on the passenger
side has been turned off .
- A sensor below the safety belt la tch fo r the
front seat passenger to meas ure the tension on
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the safety belt. The tension on the safety belt
and the weight reg istered by the weight-sens­
ing mat help the contro l unit "decide" whether
the front airbag for the front passenger seat
should be turned
off or not c> page 130, Child
restraints on the front seat -some important
things to know .
-A sensor in the safety belt latch for the driver
and for the front seat passenger that senses
whether that safety belt is latched or not and
transmits this information to the e lectronic
cont rol u nit.
_&. WARNING
Damage to the front passenge r seat can pre­
vent the front airbag from work ing properly .
- Improper repair or disassembly of the front
passenger and driver seat will prevent the
Advanced Airbag System from f unctioning
proper ly.
- Repairs to the front passenger seat mus t be
performed by qualified and proper ly trained
wo rkshop personne l.
- Never remove the front passenger or driver
seat from the vehicle.
- Never remove the upholstery from the front
passenger seat.
- Never d isassemble or remove pa rts from the
seat o r disconnect wi res from it.
- Never carry sharp objects in your pocke ts or
place them on the seat. If the weight-sens­
ing mat in the passenger seat is p unctured
it cannot work proper ly.
- Never carry things on your lap or carry ob­ jects on the passenger seat. Such items can increase the weight reg istered by the
weight-sensing mat and send the wrong in­
formation to the airbag control unit.
- Never store items under the front passenger
seat . Parts of the Advanced Airbag System
under the passenger seat could be dam­
aged, preventing them and the airbag sys­
tem from working properly .
- Never p lace seat covers or replacement up­
holstery that have not been specifically ap­
proved by Audi on the front seats.
- Seat covers can prevent the Advanced A ir­
bag System from recognizing child

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ly seated on the center of the seat cushion with
his or her back up against the backrest and the
backrest is not reclined
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passenger seating positions,
- the adult is not taking weight off the seat by
holding on to the passenger assis t handle
above the front passenger door or suppor ting
their weight on the armrest,
- the safety bel t is being properly worn and that
there is not a lot of slack in the safety belt web­
bing,
- accessory seat covers or cushions or other
things that may cause an incorrect reading or
impression on the weight-sensing mat under
the upholstery of the seat have been removed
from the front passenger seat,
- a safety belt extender has not been left in the
safety belt latch for the front passenger seat.
In addition to the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light in the center of the instrument panel, the
message
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF or PASSEN­
GER AIR BAG ON
will briefly appear in the instru­
ment cluster display . This is to inform the driver
of the current front passenger airbag status.
Important safety instructions on
monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
A WARNING
An airbag system that is not functioning prop­ erly cannot provide supplemental protection
in a frontal crash .
- If the airbag indicator light
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comes when the vehicle is being used, have
the system inspected immediately by your
authorized Audi dealer. It is possible that
the airbag will inflate when it is not sup­
posed to, or will not inflate when it should.
A WARNING
If the front airbag inflates, a child without a
child restraint, in a rearward-facing child safe­
ty seat or in a forward-facing child restraint
that has not been properly installed will be
seriously injured and can be killed.
Airbag system
-Even though your vehicle is equipped with
an Advanced Airbag System, make certain
that all children, especially 12 years and
younger, always ride on the back seat prop­ erly restrained for their age and size .
- Always install forward or rear-facing child
safety seats on the rear seat -even with an
Advanced Airbag System .
- If you must install a rearward-facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
appear and stay on, immediately install the
rear-facing child safety seat in a rear seating
position and have the airbag system in­
spected by your authorized Audi dealer.
-A tight tether or other strap on a rearward­
facing child restraint attached to the front passenger seat can put too much pressure
on the weight-sensing mat in the seat and
register more weight than is actually on the
seat . The heavier weight registered can
make the system work as though an adult
were on the seat and deploy the Advanced
Airbag when it must be suppressed causing
serious or even fatal injury to the child.
- If, in exceptional circumstances, you must
install a forward-facing child restraint on
the front passenger seat, always move the
seat into its rearmost position in the seat's
fore and aft adjustment range, as far away
from the airbag as possible. The backrest must be adjusted to an upright position .
Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on.
A WARNING
-- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not go out when an adult is sitting on the
front passenger seat after taking the steps
described above, make sure the adult is
properly seated and restrained at one of the rear seating positions.
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
authorized Audi dealer before transporting
anyone on the front passenger seat .
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Trailer mode
Tire pressure
When towing a trailer, inflate the tires of you r
veh icle to the cold tire pressure listed under "Fu ll
load" on the label located on the driver's side B ­
pillar (visib le when the door is open) . Inflate
trai ler tires to trailer and tire manufacturers'
specifications.
Lights
The headlight settings should be checked with
the trailer attached before driving off. Check to
make sure both vehicle and trailer lights are
working properly .
Safety chains
Be sur e trailer safety chains are properly connect­
ed from the trai ler to the hitch on the vehicle .
Leave enough slack in the chains to permit turn­
ing corners . When you install safety chains, make
sure they w ill not drag on the road when you are
driving.
The chains shou ld cross under the trailer tongue
to prevent it from dropping in case of separation
from the hitch.
Driving instructions
Driving with a trailer always requires extra care
and consideration.
To obtain the best possible handling of vehicle
and trailer, please note the fo llowing :
.. Do not tow a loaded trailer when your car itself
is not load ed .
.. Be especia lly carefu l when passing other
vehicles .
.. Observe speed limits.
.. Do not drive at the maximum permissible
speed .
.. Always apply brakes early.
.. Monitor the temperature gauge .
Weight distribution
Towing a loaded trailer with an empty car resu lts
in a high ly unstable distribution of weight. If this
cannot be avo ided, drive at very low speeds only
to avoid the risk of losing steering control.
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A "balanced" rig is easier to operate and control.
This means that the tow vehicle shou ld be loaded
to the extent possible and permissib le, wh ile
keeping the trailer as light as poss ible under the
c ir cumstances . Whenever possible, transfer
some cargo to the luggage compartment of the
tow veh icle while observing tongue load require­
ments and vehicle load ing considerations .
Speed
The higher the speed, the more difficult it be­
comes for the driver to control the r ig. Do not
drive at the maximum permissible speed. Reduce
your speed even more if load, weather or wind
cond it ion s are unfavorab le -particularly when
go ing downh ill.
Reduce vehicle speed
immediately if the trailer
shows the slightest sign of sway ing .
Do not try
to stop the swaying by accelerating.
Observe speed limits. In some areas, speeds for
vehicles towing tra ilers are lower than for regular
vehicles.
Always apply brakes early. When driving down­
hill, shift into a lower gear to use the engine
braking effect to slow the vehicle . Use of the
brakes alone can cause them to overheat and fail.
Coolant tempe rature
The coolant temperature gauge c::> page 10 must
be observed carefully.
If the needle moves close
to the upper end of the scale, reduce speed im­
med iately and/or turn off the a ir cond itioner .
If the coolant temperature warning light . in
the instrument cluster starts flashing, pull off
the road, stop and let the engine
idle for about
two m inutes to prevent heat build-up .
A WARNING
Anyone not properly restrained in a moving
vehicle is at a much greater risk in an acci­
dent. Never let anyone ride in your car who is
not properly wearing the restraints provided
by Audi.
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