instrument cluster AUDI A5 COUPE 2018 User Guide

Opening and closing
Child safety lock
Applies to: ve hicles w ith c hild safety locks
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside and the rear
power windows from be operated.
Fig. 40 Section of driver's door: controls
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Fig. 41 Rear door: chil d safety lock
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• To deactivate/activate the power window
switch in the rear doors, press
the@ button in
the driver's
door ~ fig. 40. The indicator light in
the button turns on/blinks.
• To also deactivate/activate the inner door han­
dle, open the respective rear door and turn the
key switch w ith the mechanical key in the direc­
tion of the arrow or opposite the direction of
the
arrow~ fig . 41.
Message in the instrument cluster display
(tll Childproof catch: malfunction! Please con­
tact Service
There is a malfunction in the child safety lock .
Press
the@ button again.
If the message stays on , drive immediately to an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
Facility to have the malfunction repaired.
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A WARNING
-Always take the vehicle key with you when
leav ing the vehicle, even for a short period
of time . This applies particularly when chil­
dren remain in the vehicle . Otherwise chil­
dren could start the engine or operate elec­
trical equipment (such as power windows),
which increases the risk of an accident.
- A malfunction in the child safety lock could
allow the rear doors to be opened from the
inside, which increases the risk of an acci­
dent.
Power windows
Controls '
The driver can control all power windows .
Fig. 42 Driver's door: power win dow controls
All powe r window switches are equipped with a
two-stage function:
Opening and closing the windows
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• To open or close the window completely, press
the switch down or pull the switch up briefly to
the second level. The operat ion will stop if the
sw itch is p ressed/pulled again.
• To select a position in between opened and
closed, press/pu ll the switch to the first level
until the desired window position is reached.
Power window switches
CD Left front door
@ Right front door
® Left rear door*
© Right rear door*

Valet parking function
Applies to: vehicles wit h valet parking funct ion
The valet parking function protects the luggage
comportment from unauthorized access.
Fig. 44 Glove compartment: valet parking function butto n
You can switch the valet parking function on, for
example when someone else is parking your vehi­
cle
l)_ When the function is switched on, the ve­
hicle can be driven, locked and unlocked using
the master key, but access to the luggage com­
partment is not permitted .
.,. Remove the mechan ical key from the remote
contro l
key~ page 39 .
.,. Open the glove compartment ~ page 76 .
.,. Press the IVALET I button to switch the valet
parking function on . The LED in the button
turns on.
.,. Lock the glove compartment with the mechani­
cal key .
.,. Applies to: vehicles with lockable pass-through
and lockable rear seat backrests: To secure the
luggage compartment from the vehicle interior
as well, lock the pass-through and the rear seat
backrests using the mechanical key
~ page 79 or ~ page 78 .
.,. Give your master key to the personnel who are
parking your vehicle and keep the mechanical
key.
The following buttons are deactivated when the
va let parking function is switched on:
-,c:;5 button in the driver's door
-,c:;5 button on the remote control key
~ -Handle in the rear lid ..... N
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'° ~ ll Th is function is not available in all countr ies . co
Open ing and closing
When the valet parking function is switched on,
the message
Valet parking activated appears in
the instrument cluster disp lay when you sw itch
the ignition on.
@ Tips
Please note that the luggage compartment
can still be accessed from the vehicle interior
in vehicles with fixed rear seat backrests or
ones that cannot be locked, even when the
valet park ing funct ion is switched on.
Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
Applies to: vehicles with garage door opener (Home Link)
Fig. 45 Garage door opener: examples of usage for differ­
ent system s
With the garage door opener ( Homelink), you
can activate systems such as the garage doors,
sec urity systems or house lights from inside your
vehicle. Three buttons are integrated in the head­
liner that can be programmed to up to three re­
mote controls.
T o be able to operate systems using the garage
door opener, the buttons in the headliner must
first be programmed .
_& WARNING ~
When operating or programming the garage
door opener, make sure that no people or ob­
jects are in the area immediately s urrounding
the equipment. People can be injured or prop-
erty can be damaged if struck when closing.
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Lights and Vi sion
Turn signal and high beam lever
The lever operates the turn signals, the high
beams and the headlight flasher.
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F ig . 60 Turn s ignal and high beam lever
Tu rn signals ¢ 9
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The turn s ignals activate when you move the lev­
er into a turn signal position when the ignition is
switched on.
@ -Right tu rn signa l
@-Left turn signal
The turn signal blinks three times if you just tap
the lever.
High b eams and h eadlight fl ash er ~D
Move the lever to the corresponding pos ition:
@ -High beams on (vehicles with h igh beam as­
sistant*)
Q page 62
© -High beams off or headlight flasher
The
II indicator light in the instrument cluster
turns on.
A WARNING
High beams can cause glare for other drivers,
wh ich increases the risk of an accident. For
this reason, only use the h igh beams or the
head light f lasher when they will not create
glare for other d rivers.
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· High beam assistant
Applies to: vehicles with high beam assistant
The high beam assistant automatically turns the
high beams on or off depending on the surround­
ing conditions.
A camera on the rearview mirror mount can de­
tect light sources from other road users. The high
beams switch on or off automatically depending
on the posit ion of vehicles d riving ahead and on­
com ing vehicles, the veh icle speed and other en­
vironmental and traffic cond itions.
Activ ating high b eam assistant
Requirement: the light sw itch must be set to the
AUTO posit ion and the high beam ass istant must
be switched o n in the Infota inment system
¢page 63.
~ To activate the high beam ass istant, tap the
lever forward @
c:> page 62, fig. 60 . The I!) in­
dicator light appears in the inst rument cluste r
disp lay and the high beams a re swit ched on/off
automatically. If the h igh beams we re com­
pletely or partially switched on, the II indica­
tor light turns on.
Switching the high beams on /off manually
If the high beams d id not switch on/off automat­
i ca lly as expected, yo u may switch them on or off
manua lly ins tead:
~ T o switch the h igh beams on manually, tap the
lever forward @
Q page 62, fig. 60. The Ill in­
dicator light turns on.
~ T o switch the h igh beams off man ua lly, pull the
lever back ©
c:> page 62, fig. 60 . The high beam
assistant is deactivated.
Ope rating the headlight flasher
~ To operate the head lig ht flashe r when the high
beam ass istant is activated and hig h beams are
switched off, pull the lever back ©
c:> page 62,
fig. 60 .
The high beam assistant remains ac­
tive.
Message s in the instrument cluster display
rlJ Audi adaptiv e light : malfun ction! See own­
e r's manual
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-The heat output from the neck heating* is l ower when the power top* is closed than
when it is open.
Setup
The climate control system basic settings ore ac­
cessed in the Infotainment system .
.,. Select in the Info tainment sys tem: !MENUI b ut­
ton
> V ehi cle > left contro l button > A ir condi­
tioni ng
Auto reci rculation
When switched on, automatic recircu lation con­
trols the rec irculation mode a utomat ically . If the
windows fog up , press
the@ M AX button.
Automatic au xiliary heater*
The auxiliary heater helps to warm the vehicle in­
ter ior more quickly .
Steering wheel heating
Applies to: veh icles with steering whee l heating
The steering wheel rim con be heated .
.. Press the @I Q page 15 , fig . 1 1 button on the
mult ifunction steering wheel to switch the
stee ring wheel heating on and off. The mes­
sage
Steerin g wh eel heating : on/St eerin g
wh eel h eat ing : off
appears in the instrument
cluster disp lay.
The temperat ure is maintained at a constant lev­
e l when steering wheel heating is switched on .
The steering wheel heat ing settings are stored
automatically and ass igned to the remote control
key that is in use.
Warm and c old
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Driving
-The driver's door must be closed, the driver's
safety belt must be fastened, and the brake peda l (automat ic transmission) or the clutch
pedal (manua l transmission) must be pressed.
Or:
-The driver's door must be closed, the brake
pedal (automat ic transmission) or the clutch
pedal (manua l transmission) must be pressed,
and a gear must be engaged.
(D Note
Always sw itch the Start/Stop system off when
driving through water
q page 91.
@ Tips
The engine stops shortly before the vehicle
comes to a stop
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Stopping/starting the engine
Appl ies to: ve hicl es w ith Sta rt/Stop system
F ig . 99 Instrument cluste r: e ng ine sw itched off (stop
phase)
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith manu al transmiss ion
• When the vehicle is stat ionary, shift to neut ral
and release the clutch pedal. The eng ine will
switch off . The
II indicator light appears in the
information line at the bottom of the instru­
ment cluster d isp lay. The needle in the tachom­
eter also moves into the
R EADY position .
• The engine will resta rt if you press the clutch
pedal. The ind icator light turns off.
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith a uto mat ic t ra nsmi ssio ns
• B rake the vehicle to a stop . The engine stops
shortly before the vehicle comes to a stop or if
the ve hicle is stationary
l). Keep yo ur foot on
l) Ma rket -spe cifi c
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the brake peda l. The II indica tor light appears
in the status line at the bottom of the instru ­
ment cluste r display. The need le in the tachom ­
eter also moves into the
READY position 1>.
• The engine starts again when you take your
foot off the brake pedal. The i ndicator light
turns off .
Additional information for automatic
transmissions
The eng ine stops in the P, N and D selector lever
pos itions.
If you se lect the R posit ion d uring a Stop phase,
the engine will start aga in.
Se lect t he P position qu ickly to prevent the en ­
gine from starting u nintent ionally when shifting
through R .
You can determine for yourse lf if the engine wi ll
stop or not by red ucing or inc reasing the amount
of force you use to press t he brake peda l. For ex­
ample, if yo u only lightly press on the brake ped­
al in stop-and-go traffic or when turning, the en­
gine w ill not switch off when the vehicle is sta ­
tiona ry . A s soon as you press the b rake down
harder, the engine wi ll switch off .
(0 Tips
-Press the brake peda l during a Stop phase
to keep the vehicle from rolling.
-The ignit io n wi ll turn off if yo u press the
!START ENGINE STOPI butto n du ring a stop
phase. The needle in the tachomet er moves
into the
OFF position.
General information
App lies to: vehicles wi th Start/S top sys te m
The standard Start/Stop mode can be canceled
for various system-related reasons.
Engine does not switch off
Before and dur ing each stop phase, the system
checks if certain conditions have been met. If the
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@j indicator light appears in the instrument clus­
ter disp lay, the engine will not be stopped, for
examp le in the following situations:
- T he eng ine has not reached the minimum re­
quired temperature for Start/Stop mode.
- T he interior temperature selected by the cli-
mate contro l system has not been reached .
- T he outs ide temperature is ext remely h igh/low.
- The windshield is being defrosted.
- The neck heating* is turned on .
- The vehicle battery charge level is too low.
- The steering wheel is turned at a sharp angle or is moving .
- After engaging the reverse gear.
- On sharp inclines.
- At high altitudes .
Engine automatically restarts
The standard Start/Stop mode will be canceled
during a stop phase in the follow ing s ituations .
The engine resta rts without any action by the
driver.
- The vehicle rolls , for example while on a slope.
- The interior temperature differs from the tem-
perature selected in the A/C system .
- The windshield is being defrosted.
- The brake pedal is pressed several times in a
row.
- The vehicle battery charge level is too low .
- Power consumption is high.
The engine can turn off again when the condi­
tions for Start/Stop mode are met.
Ignition is switched off automatically
To prevent the vehicle battery from draining, the
ignition will switch off automat ically under the
following conditions :
- The Start/Stop system has stopped the engine .
- The vehicle is stationary.
- You left the ve hicle and the engine was not re-
started within approximate ly 30 seconds .
If th is happens, you w ill see the message
Igni­
<( ~ tion turns off automatically in the instrument
~ cluster and the activated low beams are replaced N
8 by the parking light. The parking lights will \0
3 Driving
switch off after approximately 30 minutes or
when you lock the vehicle .
T he ign ition also switches off when you lock the
vehicle from the outside during a stop phase.
If the Start/Stop system has not turned off the
engine or if you have switched the Start/Stop sys­
tem off manually, the ignition w ill no t be auto­
matically sw itched off and the eng ine will contin­
ue to
run ¢& .
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of poisoning, never allow
the engine to run in confined spaces.
(D Tips
Applies to: vehicles with automatic transmissions
- If you leave the vehicle with the 0/5 or R se­
lector lever position engaged, the parking
brake is automatically set.
- If you select the D or N selector lever posi­
tion after shifting into reverse, the vehicle
must be driven faster than 6 mph (10 km/h)
in order for the engine to switch off again .
Manually switching the Start/Stop system
off/on
Applies to: veh icles w ith Start/Stop system
If you do not wish to use the system, you can
switch it off manually.
Fig. 100 Center co nsole: Start/Stop system butto n
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.,. To switch the Start/Stop system off/on man­
ually, press the
l (A) ml button. The LED in the but­
ton turns on when the system is switched off.
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Driving
(D Tips
If you switch the system off during a stop
phase, the engine will start again automati­
cally .
Messages in the instrument cluster display
App lies to: ve hicles w ith S tart/Stop system
Automatic start /stop deact ivated: Please
restart engine manually
This message appea rs whe n specific conditions
are not met dur ing a s top phase . The Sta rt/Stop
system w ill not be ab le to restart the eng ine. The
e n gine mus t b e starte d wit h the
I START ENGI NE STOP I butt on .
Automatic start/stop system: malfunction!
Function unavailable. Please contact Service
T here is a malfunc tion in the Sta rt/S top system.
D rive t he ve hicle to an author ized A udi dealer or
author ized Se rvice Facility as soon as poss ible to
have the ma lf u nction co rrected .
Electromechanical
parking brake
Fig. 10 1 Center conso le : pa rk in g b rake
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Your veh icle is equippe d with an e lec tromechani­
cal parking
b rake @ q fig. 101. The par king
b rake is designed to prevent the vehicle from
ro lling un intent iona lly and replaces the hand
brake.
Setting /manually releasing the parking
brake
.. P ull the(®) switch to set the pa rking brake. The
LED in the sw itch turns on. The
-(USA mod-
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els)/ . (Canada mo dels) indicator light also
turns on in the instrument cluster disp lay.
.. To re lease the park ing bra ke man ually, press
the bra ke or accelerator peda l w hile the igni­
tion is sw itched on and press
the(®) switch at
the same t ime . The LED in the button and the
i n d icator light in t he d isp lay tur n
off.
Releasing the parking brake automatically
Requirement: the d river 's door must be closed .
.. To start driving and r elease the parking brake
automatically, p ress the accelerator peda l as
usual.
I n add ition to releas ing t he pa rking brake auto­
ma tic ally, o ther convenien ce an d safety func tion s
are avai lab le when you s tart
d riving ¢ page 95,
Starting to drive.
Preventing the automatic parking brake
release
The vehicle cou ld begin ro ll ing uninten tionally,
depending on the hill or if towi ng a tra ile r .
.. T o preven t the p arking br ake fr om rele asing au­
t oma tic ally, pull and ho ld the (®) swi tch and
press the a cce lerator peda l. The pa rking brake
remains set and p revents the ve hicle from roll­
ing backward.
.. You can release the<® > switch again once you
are sure that yo u are giving enoug h driving
force to the wheels by press ing the accelerator
pedal.
Emergency braking function
Yo u can use the emergency braking function in an
emergency situat ion, o r if the standa rd brake op­
eration ma lfu nctions or is disab led.
.. Pull and hold the(®) switc h.
.. As soon as you re lease the (®) switch or acceler-
ate, the braking stops.
P ulli ng and ho ld ing
the(® ) switch wh ile driving
t h e ve hicle activates the eme rgency brak ing func­
tion. The ve hicle is bra ked at a ll four wheels by
activating the hydraulic brake system. The brak­
i ng effect is sim ilar to heavy
brak ing ¢ A-
To reduce the risk of act ivat ing the emergency
bra king by m ista ke, a warning tone (b uzzer)

Driving
"'T o switch tiptronic mode off, push the se lector
lever back into the D/S position.
Shifting with th e shift paddle s
You can operate the shift padd les in the D/S or M
selector lever posit ions.
"' To sh ift up a gear, tap the sh ift paddle 0
~ fig . 104.
"'T o shift down a gea r, tap the 0 sh ift paddle.
"'T o engage the lowest gear, ho ld the 0 shift
padd le.
"' If you do not press a shift button within a short
time whi le in the D/S position, the transmission
will return to automatic mode. To keep shifting
us ing the shift paddles, move the selector lever
to the right out of the D/S position.
"' When you want to shift out of tiptronic mode,
press and hold the
0 shift paddle for a longer
per iod of t i me or move the se lector lever back
and release it.
The transm ission automatically shifts up or down
before critical engine speed is reached .
The transm ission only allows manual shifting
when the engine speed is within the permitted
range.
@ Tips
- If you shift to the next lowest gear, the
transmission will only shift if the engine w ill
not be over-rewed .
- With kick-down, the transmission shifts to a
lower gear, depending on vehicle speed and
engine speed.
- tiptronic does not work if the transmiss ion
i s running in emergency mode.
Kick-down
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith a utomat ic tra nsmi ssio ns
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration.
When you press the accele rator peda l down be­
yond the resistance point, the automatic trans­
miss ion downshifts into a lower gear and the en­
g ine utilizes its full power, depending on vehicle
speed and engine RPM. It shifts up into the next
100
higher gear once the maximum specified engine
RPM is reached.
A WARNING
P lease note that the whee ls cou ld spin on
slick or slippery roads when kick-down is ac­
tive.
Launch control program
App lies to : vehicles wi th S tron ic transmiss ion
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The launch control program provides the best
possible acceleration when starting from a stop .
Requirement: the engine must be at operating
temperature and the steering wheel must not be
turned.
"' Deactivate the Star t/Stop system* ~ page 93.
T he LED in the l(A) "'I button turns on .
"'With the engine running, press the ,...
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ton
brief ly ~ page 152. The . indicator light
turns on and the message
Stabil ization cont rol
( E SC) : sport. Warning ! Re st ri ct ed stab ility
ap­
pears in the instrument cluster display .
"' Pull the selector lever back out of the D/S pos i­
tion briefly to select the S position or se lect the
D ynamic driving mode i n drive se lect*
~ page 139 .
"'Press the brake pedal firm ly with yo ur left foot
and hold it all the way down for at least one
second.
"' At the same time, press the gas peda l all the
way down with your right foot until the eng ine
reaches and stays at a high RPM level.
"' Remove your foot from the brake pedal w ith in
five
seconds ~,& .
A WARNING
-Always adapt your driving to the t raff ic flow.
- Only use the Launch cont rol program when
road and traffic condit ions allow it and oth­
er d rivers will not be endange red or both­
ered by your driving and the veh icle's accel­
erat ion .
- Please note that the d rive wheels can spin
and the vehicle can b reak away when spo rt
mode is switched on, especially when the
road is slippery .

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~ Keep the brake pedal pressed and engage the
fo llowing se lector lever positions one after the
othe r:
N, D and back to N.
~ Turn the eng ine off again .
~ Grasp the socket wrench w it h both hands and
pull it up and out carefu lly to remove
<=> (D .
~ Reinsert the cove r and rubbe r mat .
When t he parking lock emergency re lease is
used , the
mJ ind icator light and t he N selector
l eve r pos ition tu rn on in the instrument cluster .
The message
Danger of rolling away! P not pos­
s ible . Please apply parking brake
a lso appea rs .
.&, WARNING
- O nly a ctiva te the e mergency re le as e w hile
o n a level s urfa ce o r a s lig ht slo pe.
- T he pa rking lock may only be released using
the e mergency rele ase i f th e parking br ake
is set. If i t i s no t fu nctioning, secure the ve ­
hicle from rolling using the brake peda l or
ot he r su ita ble means, such as blocking a
front and a rear wheel. An unsec ured veh icle
may roll away, w hich increases the r isk of an
acc ident.
- To red uce the risk of an accident, you must
not drive when the eme rgency release is ac­
t ivated.
- Read and follow the impo rtant instructions
abo ut towing
<=> page 3 83.
- The risk of dama ge i ncreases if you do not
r emove the socket wrench carefully when
r esett ing t he pa rking loc k.
D riving
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Assistance systems Electronic speed limiter
Your vehicle may be factory equipped with t ires
that are rated for a maximum speed of 130 mph (210 km/h). This is less than the maximum speed
of your vehicle. To reduce the risk of sudden tire
failure and loss of control if the vehicle is operat­
ed at excessive speeds, your vehicle also has an
electronic speed limiter . The electronic speed
limiter prevents your vehicle from going faster
than the t ire speed rating. For mo re information
~page 341.
If the engine control unit receives faulty vehicle
road speed s ignals, the Malfunction Indicator
L amp
(MIL) ¢..ij will illuminate. If this occurs,
contact the nearest autho rized Audi dealer for
assistance.
_& WARNING
Always observe the posted speed limits and
adjust your speed to suit prevailing road, traf­
fic and weather conditions. Never drive your
vehicle faster than the max imum speed rating
of the tires installed.
Speed warning system
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with speed warning system
The speed warning system helps you to stay be­
low a specified maximum speed that can be set,
changed or deleted in the Infotainment system.
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The speed warning system warns you if you are
exceeding the maximum speed that you have set .
A wa rning tone will sound as soo n as yo ur speed
exceeds the s tored value sligh tly. The
[01 (USA
models)/
[01 (Canada models) indicator light
and a message appear in the instrument cluster
display at the same time. The
HI] / [0] indicator
light and the message turn off if the speed falls
back below the stored maximum speed.
Setting a threshold is recommended if you would l ike to be reminded when yo u reach a certain
maximum speed. Situations where you may want
to do so include driving in a country with a gen er-
Ass is ta nce syst ems
al speed limit or if there is a specified maximum
speed for winter tires.
Setting the warning threshold
Se lect in the Infotainment system: !MENU I b ut­
ton
> Vehi cle > left contro l button > Driver a ss is ­
tance > S peed w arning > Manual.
(j) Tips
Regardless of t he speed warning system, you
shou ld always mon itor your speed using the
speedometer and make s ure yo u are fo llow ing
the lega l speed limit .
Cruise control system
Switching on
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
The cruise control system makes it possible to
drive at a constant speed starting at
15 mph
(20 km/h) .
0
f
~
0
Fig . 1 07 Operat ing lever: cruise control system
~
"' 0 > u. m
.. To switch the system on, pull the lever into po-
sition
(D ~ fig. 107 .
.. Dr ive at the speed to be maintained.
.. To store the speed, press the button @.
T he stored speed and the
cij;jl)~14 (USA models) /
Bl (Canada models) indicator light appear in the
instrument cluster display . An additional ind ica­
tor appears in the head-up display *.
T he speed is maintained by modifying engine
power or through an active brake intervention.
A WARNING
-~
- Always pay attention to the traffic around
you when the cruise control system is in
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