AUDI Q5 2019 Owners Manual

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Parkingaid

Parkingspacesearch
Appliesto:vehicleswithparkassist

Fig.150Infotainment:indicatortocontinuedrivinginre-
verse
Parallelparkingisdescribedhere.Theprocessis
thesameforperpendicularparking.
Searchingforparkingspaces
>Driveforwardtotherowofparkingspacesata
lowspeed.Forthebestparkingresults,theve-
hicleshould beapproximately3feet(1m)from
therowofparkingspaces.
>Theparkingspacesearchisfirstdoneonone
sideofthelane.Toswitchthesideforthepark-
ingspacesearch,activatetheturnsignalfor
thatside.
Selectingtheparkingspace
>Ifthesystemfindsaparkingspacethatcould
besuitableforthevehiclelengthandwidth,it
willbedisplayed>fig.149.Thesystemauto-
maticallysuggestsaparkingoption.
>Makesurethattheparkingspaceissuitablefor
yourvehicle.
>Toswitchbetweenparallel(@),forwardperpen-
dicular()or reverseperpendicular©parking,
turnthecontrolknobtothedesiredmode.Only
theparkingoptionsthatarecurrentlypossible
aresuggested.
>Driveforwarduntiltheinstructionsforauto-
maticparkingappearintheInfotainmentsys-
temdisplay>fig.150>A\inDescriptionon
page138,>@)inDescriptiononpage138.As
soonasthevehiclehas reachedthecorrectpo-
sition,aPappearsinthedisplayoverthese-
lectedparkingspace.
>Ifyouwouldliketoparkusingthesystem,fol-
lowtheinstructionsintheInfotainmentsys-
temdisplay.Oncetheparkingprocesshas
started,payattentiontothedisplaysinthein-
strumentclusteraswell.
Parkassistonlydisplaysparkingspacesthatare
suitableforthelengthandwidthofthevehicle.
@)Note
—Parkingspacesclassifiedassuitablebythe
systemmayhavebeendetectedincorrectly.
Thedrivermustdecideiftheparkingspace
displayedissuitableforthevehicle.
—Certainconditionsnear theparkingspace
maycausetheparkingprocesstofail, such
asiftheparkingspaceisneartreesorposts,
orifthegroundiscovered,forexample,
withgravel,snow,orice.
@)Tips
—Youcanselectaspacefromallofthepark-
ingoptionsfound.Thepossibleparking
spacewillbedisplayeduntilyouaretoofar
awayfromit.
—Youwillachievethebestresultswhenpark-
ingifyoukeepyourvehicleasparallelas
possibletotheotherparkedvehiclesorthe
edgeoftheroad.
—Ifyoudidnotdrivepastasuitableparking
space tooquickly,thesystemcanalsobeac-
tivatedafterwardsbypressingthePebutton
andactivatingtheturnsignal.
—Ifsuitableparkingspacesareavailableon
bothsidesoftheroadatthesametime
(such asonaone-waystreet),thedirection
oftheturnsignalcanalsobechangedinor-
dertouseparkassist.
—Parkassistwillswitchoffifyourspeedex-
ceedsapproximately30mph(50km/h).
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Parkingaid

Startingthe parkingprocess
Appliesto:vehicleswithparkassist
Theresponsibilityiswiththedriverwhenpark-
ing.
Requirement:asuitableparkingspacemustbe
foundandselected>page139.Thevehiclemust
initiallybestationary.
> Selectthereversegearafterstoppingbriefly.
>Removeyourhandsfromthesteeringwheel.
>Payattentiontothepathofthevehicle.When
thetrafficsituationallows,presstheaccelera-
torpedalaccordingly>A\inDescriptionon
page138,>@inDescriptiononpage138.
>FollowthevisualinstructionsintheInfotain-
mentsystemdisplayandinstrumentcluster
alongwiththewarningtonesuntiltheparking
processhasended.Thearrowsonthevehicle
indicatethenecessarydirectionoftravel.
Parkassistautomaticallysteersthevehicleinto
theparkingspacewhilethedriverpressesthe
pedals.Themaximumparkingspeedis4mph
(7km/h).
Interruptingtheparkassist
Ifthespeedistoohighand youtakeoversteer-
ing,parkassistswitchesoff.Tocontinueparking,
[email protected]
playswillappearagainintheInfotainmentsys-
temdisplayandtheinstrumentcluster.
G)Tips
Youcanalsocancelthedirectionoftravel
specifiedbythesystembyswitchingbetween
forwardandreversegears.Basedontheposi-
tionofthevehicle,thesystemthencalculates
theadditionalsteeringanddrivingdirections
formaneuvering.
Leavingaparallelparkingspace
Appliesto:vehicleswith parkassist
Theresponsibilityiswiththedriverwhenleaving
aparkingspace.
Ifyouparkedthevehicleinaparallelparking
space,parkassistcanhelpyoudriveoutofit.
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>Starttheengine.
>PressthePebutton>page138,fig. 147.
>Waituntilamessageappearsthatrequeststhe
directiontotravelinforexitingtheparking
space.
>Activatetheappropriateturnsignal.Themes-
sageStartautomaticunparkingprocedureap-
pears.
>Removeyourhandsfromthesteeringwheel.
>Pressthecontrolknobtostarttheprocedure
forexitingtheparkingspace.
>Payattentiontothepathofthevehicle.When
thetrafficsituationallows,presstheaccelera-
torpedalaccordingly> A\inDescriptionon
page138,>@)inDescriptiononpage138.
>Followthevisualinstructions>page140and
thewarningtoneuntilthevehiclehasfinished
exitingtheparkingspace.
>Driveinthedirectionindicatedbythearrowson
thevehicle.
>Theprocedurehasendedwhenadditionalcor-
rectivemovementsarenolongernecessary.
Takeoversteering.
Parkassistautomaticallysteersthevehicleoutof
theparkingspacewhilethedriverpressesthe
pedals.Themaximumspeedforexitingaparking
spaceis3mph(5km/h).
Interruptingthe parkassist
Ifthespeedistoohighand youtakeoversteer-
ing,parkassistswitchesoff.Tocontinueexiting
theparkingspace,switchtheengineoffandon.
ThenpressthePebuttonagain.Otherwise,leave
theparkingspacewithoutusingparkassist.
Appliesto:vehicleswithparkassist
roo"Parkassist:canceled.Steeringinputbydriv-
er.Pleasetakeoversteering!
Parkassistwascanceledbecausethedrivertook
oversteering.Tocontinueparking, pressthePe
buttonagain.
Parkassist:timelimitexceeded
aor]Parkassist:canceled.Timelimitexceeded.
Pleasetakeoversteering!

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Parkingaid

Theparkingprocesswasnotcompletedwithin
approximatelysixminutesofactivatingparkas-
sist.Tocontinueparking, pressthePebutton
again.
Parkassist:canceled.Speedtoohigh.Please
take oversteering!
Thespeedenteringtheparkingspaceistoohigh.
Drivenofasterthan4mph(7km/h).
Parkassist:canceled.Stabilizationcontrol
(ESC)input.Pleasetakeoversteering!
The ESCtookactiontostabilizethevehicle.Take
oversteering.Completeparkingwithoutusing
parkassistordriveoutoftheparkingspace.
Parkassist:currentlyunavailable.Stabiliza-
tioncontrol(ESC)off
The ESCwasswitchedoff.The ESCmustbe
switched
ontouseparkassist.
Parkassist:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Parkassist:malfunction!Takeoversteering!
PleasecontactService.
Contact anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacility.Youcannotparkwithpark
assistifthereisasystemmalfunction.
Parkassist:currentlyunavailable
Parkassist:currentlyunavailable.Please
take oversteering!
Parkingwithparkassistisnotpossible.Trypark-
ingagainorswitchtheignitionoffandbackon
againifnecessary.
Parkassist:ended.Pleasetakeoversteering
andcontinuedriving
Theprocessofexitingtheparkingspacewith
park
assisthasended.Please takeoversteering.
Parkassist:canceled.Parkingspacetoo
small.Pleasetake oversteering!
Parkinginthisspacewithparkassistisnotpossi-
ble.Parkwithoutusingparkassistorfindalarger
parkingspace.
Parkassist:canceled.Obstacledetected.
Pleasetakeoversteering!
Parkingwith parkassistwasstopped becausethe
vehiclecouldcollidewithanobstacle.
ro]Parkassist:ended
Parkassist:ended.Pleasetakeoversteer-
ing!
Parkingwith parkassisthasended.
&Parkassist:unavailableincurrentAudidrive
selectmode
Parkassist:canceled.Unavailableincurrent
Audidriveselectmode.Pleasetakeoversteer-
ing!
ParkassistisnotavailableinLift/Offroad*or
Allroad*mode.Selectadifferentmodeindrive
select>page125.
&Parkassist:stabilizationcontrol(ESC)input
Thedisplayedparkingspacewasrejectedbecause
theESCtookactiontostabilizethevehicle.
&Parkassist:currently unavailable.Towing
mode
Youcannotparkwith parkassistwhenyouare
towingatrailer.
roo]Parkassist:notstoppedlongenough
Afterengagingthereversegear,parkassistmust
stopbrieflyinordertoactivatethesteering.Fol-
lowtheinstructionsintheinstrumentclusteror
theInfotainmentsystemdisplay.
&Parkassist:canceled.Unabletoleave park-
ingspaceautomatically.Parkingspacetoo
small
Theparkingspaceistoosmallforthevehicleto
automaticallyleavethespace.Leavetheparking
spacewithoutusingparkassist.
Parkassist:canceled.Pleasetakeoversteer-
ing!
Parkingwith parkassistwasstopped.
Parkassist:notavailablewhenusingarear
carrier
You cannotparkwith parkassistwhenyouare
towingatrailerorwhenarearcarrierisattached.
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Parkingaid

Adjustingtheparkingaid
Appliesto:vehicleswitharearparkingsystem/parkingsys-
templus/rearviewcamera/peripheralcameras/parkassist.
ThefunctionsareadjustedintheInfotainment
system.

> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Parkingaid.Or
>Whentheparkingaidisactive,selectintheIn-
fotainmentsystem:rightcontrolbutton*.

Endsystem*-stoptheparkingaid
Activateautomatically*-switchautomaticacti-
vationon/off
Frontvolume*-volumeforthefrontandside*
area
Rearvolume-volumeforthereararea
Entertainmentfader-thevolumeoftheaudio/
videosourceisLoweredwhentheparkingsystem
isturnedon.
View*-switchbetweenanopticaldisplay
(Graphic)andcameraimage(Camera)onthe
sideofthedisplay.
Trailerview*-showtrailerview
Automaticfront/rearcamerachanging”-the
view
behindthevehicle(Rearmode)isdisplayed
automaticallywhenyoushiftintoreversegear.
Theviewinfrontofthevehicle(Frontmode)is
displayedautomaticallywhenyoushiftintothe
forwardgears.Whenfirstactivatinginaforward
gearwiththeP”button,thefrontsideviewis
displayed(Cornerview(front)mode).
IfyoudonotsettheV,theviewbehindthevehi-
cle(Rearmode)isalwaysdisplayedanditdoes
notswitchtothe Frontmodewhenaforward
gearisselected.
G)Tips
—Severalmenuscanbeaccessedwiththe
rightcontrolbuttononlywhentheparking
aidisactive.
—Certain settings areautomaticallystored
andassignedtothevehiclekeybeingused.
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— Thenewlevelisdemonstratedbriefly*when
thevolumeisadjusted.
Errormessages
Appliesto:vehicleswitharearparkingsystem/parkingsys-
templus/rearviewcamera/peripheralcameras/parkassist.
wRearparkingaid:malfunction!Obstacles
cannotbedetected
wwFront parkingaid:malfunction!Obstacles
cannotbedetected
wwParkingaid:malfunction!Obstaclescannot
bedetected
Whenoneofthesemessagesappears,thereisa
systemmalfunction.The LEDintheP”buttonal-
soblinkswhenswitchingiton.Therelevantmes-
sageonlyappearsagainwhenyoumanuallyacti-
vatetheparkingaidwiththebutton.
Rearparkingaid:obstacledetectionrestrict-
ed
Therearcross-trafficassist*>page124,Rear
cross-trafficassistisnotavailable.EithertheESC
isswitchedoff,ortheradarsensorsmaybecov-
ered byabikerack,stickers,leaves,snoworother
objects.SwitchtheESCon,orcleantheareain
frontofthesensorsifnecessary>page121,
fig.122.Ifthismessagecontinuestobedis-
played,driveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohave
themalfunctionrepaired.
Parkingsystemplus*/Parkassist*
If asensororspeakerisfaulty,theP4symbol
willappearinfrontof/behindthevehicleinthe
Infotainmentsystemdisplay.If arearsensoris
faulty,onlyobstaclesthatareinareas(@)and
areshown>page130,fig.128.Ifafrontsensor
isfaulty,onlyobstaclesthatareinareas©and
©areshown.
Peripheralcameras*
Thereisasystemmalfunctionifthe#4symbol
appearsandthecorrespondingareaofthedis-
playisshowninblack.Thecameraisnotworking
inthisarea.

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Parkingaid

DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunction
repaired.
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ElectronicStabilization
Control(ESC)
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)supports
driversafety.Itreducestheriskofslippingand
improvesdrivingstability.ESCdetectscriticalsit-
uations,suchasifthevehicleisoversteeringor
understeering,orifthewheelsare spinning.The
brakesareappliedortheenginetorqueisre-
ducedinordertostabilizethevehicle.Whenthe
ESCengages,theBindicatorlightblinksinthe
instrumentcluster.
ThefollowingsystemsareintegratedintheESC:
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)
ABSpreventsthewheelsfromlockingwhenbrak-
ing.Thevehiclecanstillbesteeredevenduring
hardbraking.Applysteadypressuretothebrake
pedal.Donotpumpthepedal.Apulsinginthe
brakepedalindicatesthatthesystemisacting to
stabilizethevehicle.
Brakeassistsystem
Thebrakeassistsystemcandecreasebrakingdis-
tance.Itincreasesbrakingpowerwhenthe driver
pressesthebrakepedalquicklyinemergencysit-
uations.Youmustpressandholdthebrakepedal
untilthedangeroussituationisover.Invehicles
withadaptivecruisecontrol*,thebrakeassist
systemismoresensitiveifthedistancedetected
tothevehicledrivingaheadistoosmall.
Anti-SlipRegulation(ASR)
ASRreducesdrivepowerwhenthedrivewheels
beginspinningandadaptsthepowertotheroad
conditions.Thismakesiteasiertostart,acceler-
ateanddriveuphills.
ElectronicDifferentialLock(EDL)
TheEDLappliesthe brakestowheelsthatare
slippingandtransfersthedrivepowertotheoth-
erwheels.Thisfunctionisnotavailableathigher
speeds.
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Inextremecases,EDLautomaticallyswitchesoff
tokeepthebrakeonthebrakedwheelfromover-
heating.Thevehicleisstillfunctioningcorrectly.
EDLwillswitchonagainautomaticallywhencon-
ditionshavereturnedtonormal.
Powersteering
The ESCcanalsosupportvehiclestability
throughsteering.
Selectivewheeltorquecontrol
Selectivewheeltorquecontrolisusedwhendriv-
ingoncurves.Brakingistargetedtowardthe
wheelsontheinsideofthecurveasneeded.This
allowsmoreprecisedrivingincurves.
Automaticpost-collisionbrakingsystem
Theautomaticpost-collisionbrakingsystemcan
helptoreducetheriskofslidingandofaddition-
alcollisionsafteranaccident.Iftheairbagcon-
trolmoduledetectsacollision,thevehicleis
braked bytheESC.
Thevehicledoesnotbrakeautomaticallyifoneof
thefollowingoccurs:
—Thedriverpressestheacceleratorpedal
—TheESC,thebrakesystem,orthevehicleelec-
tricalsystemisnotfunctioning

ZAWARNING
— The ESCanditsintegratedsystemscannot
overcomethelimitsimposedbynatural
physicallaws.Thisisespeciallyimportanton
slipperyorwetroads.Ifthesystemsbegin
actingtostabilizeyourvehicle,youshould
immediatelyalteryourspeedtomatchthe
roadandtrafficconditions.Donotletthein-
creasedsafetyprovidedtemptyouintotak-
ingrisks.Thiscouldincreaseyourriskofa
collision.
—Pleasenotetheriskofacollisionincreases
whendrivingfast,especiallythroughcurves
andonslipperyorwetroads,andwhendriv-
ingtooclosetoobjectsahead.The ESC and
itsintegratedsystemscannotalwayspre-
ventcollisions-thereisstillariskofacci-
dents!

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—Acceleratecarefullywhendrivingon
smooth,slipperysurfacessuchasiceand
snow.Thedrivewheelscanspinevenwhen
thesecontrolsystemsareinstalledandthis
canaffectdrivingstabilityandincreasethe
riskofacollision.
—Appliesto:Vehicleswithroofrackssupplied
by
thefactoryWheninstallingafactory-
suppliedroofracksystemontheroofrail,
theESCwillusesensorstoadaptitselfto
thedifferentcenterofgravityif itchanges


becauseofcarryingaload.Thisdoesnotoc-
cur whenusingotherroofracksystems,so
theriskofanaccidentwillincrease.
iG)Tips
—TheABSandASRonlyfunctioncorrectly
whenallfourwheelshaveasimilarwear
condition.Differenttiresizescanleadtoa
reductioninenginepower.
—Youmayhearnoiseswhenthesystemsde-
scribedareworking.


ScareRiemola
TheESCisautomaticallyswitchedonwhentheignitionisswitchedon.
2i) 3S
gpaaoo

Fig.151CenterconsolewiththeoFbutton
The ESCisdesignedtofunctioninlevels.Depend-
ingonthelevelthatisselected,thestabilization
functionoftheESCwillbelimitedorswitched
off.Theamountofstabilizationcontrolwilldiffer
dependingonthelevel.
Thefollowingexamplesareunusualsituations
whereitmaymakesensetoswitchoffroadmode
ontoallowthewheelstospin:
—Rocking thevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
—Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
—Drivingwithsnowchains
—Drivingonroughterrainwhenmuchofthecar's
weightisliftedoffthewheels(axle articula-
tion)
—Drivingdownhillwhilebrakingonlooseground
Foryoursafety,switchtheoffroadmodeoffin
advance.






ESClevels
OffroadmodeonESC/ASRoffOffroadmodeoffor
ESC/ASRon
BehaviorThe ESC andASRstabiliza-|Thestabilizationfunctionis|Thefullstabilizationfunc-
tionfunctionsarelimitednotavailable>A\.ESCand__|tionoftheESCandASRis
SA.ASRareswitchedoff.available again.
Operating|Pressthe|#°*|buttonbriefly.|Pressandholdthe|#|but-|Pressthe|#"|buttonagain.
ton longerthanthreesec-
onds.
IndicatorBiturnson.EganFRAturnon.BaiturnsofforEgand
lightsEaturnoff.
Messages__|Stabilizationcontrol(ESC):|Stabilizationcontrol(ESC):|Stabilizationcontrol(ESC):
offroad.Warning!Limited|off.Warning!Restrictedon
stabilitystability

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ZXWARNING
Youshouldonlyswitchoffroadmodeonor
switchESC/ASRoffifyourdrivingabilitiesand
thetrafficconditionspermit.Thereisariskof
sliding.
—Thestabilizationfunctionislimitedwhen
offroadmodeisswitchedon.Thedriving
wheelscouldspinandthevehiclecould
swerve,especiallyonslickorslipperyroad
surfaces.
—Thereisnovehiclestabilizationwhen
ESC/ASRareswitchedoff.
Hilldescentassist
Hilldescentassistmakesitpossibletodrive
downahillataconstantspeed.


a
2
g
= ©a
N

Fig.152Centerconsole:hilldescentassistbutton

>Toswitchhilldescentassiston,pressthe|@
button.TheLEDinthebuttonwillturnon.
>»Pressthebuttonagaintoswitchitoff.The LED
inthe buttonturnsoff.

Hilldescentassistbrakesallfourwheelsauto-
maticallyinordertolimitspeedwhendrivingei-
therforwardorreverseonhillswithagradefrom
approximately6to60%.Thewheelswillnotlock
upbecausetheABSremainsactivated.
Whenhilldescentassistison,thespeedyourve-
hiclewastravelingwhenitenteredthehillis
maintained.Itisonlypossibletoswitchonthe
assistwhendrivingslowerthan37mph(60
km/h).
Theassistbeginsshortlyafteryoustart
drivingandcontinuesuptoapproximately
19mph(30km/h).Thedrivercanincrease or de-
creasethevehiclespeedwithintheselimitsby
pressingtheacceleratororbrakepedal.
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However,theremustbeenoughtraction.Hillde-
scentassistcannotfunctionasexpected,iffor
examplethehillisicyorifthesurfaceisloose
SA.
Activeregulationofaspeeduptoapproximately
19mph(30km/h)issignaledintheinstrument
clusterby anindicatorlightZB.Thegaindicator
lightturnsoninthereadymode.
Thesystemdoesnotworkatspeedsbetweenap-
proximately19 and 37mph(30and60km/h).
Thesystemistheninready-mode.Thisisindicat-
edbytheLEDinthebuttonturningon.Thesys-
temautomaticallyswitchedoffwhenyoudrive
fasterthan37mph(60 km/h).TheLEDwillalso
turnoffinthisscenario.
Hilldescentassistisautomaticallyactivatedun-
der thefollowingconditions:
—theLEDinthebuttonturnson
—thevehiclespeedislowerthan19mph(30
km/h)
—thehillangleisatleastapproximately6%

ZXWARNING
—Bereadytoapplythebrakesatalltimes
whenusingthehillholdassist.
—Alwaysadjustthespeedtothevisibility,
weather,road,andtrafficconditions.The
systemcannotreplacethedriver'satten-
tion.
—The systemcannotmaintainaconstantvehi-
clespeedinallsituations,forexamplewhen
onsmoothorslipperyground.Thiscanin-
creasetheriskofanaccident.

Brakes
Youcanapplythevehicle'sbrakesusingthebrake
pedal.
Operatingnoise
Noisesmayoccurwhenbrakingdependingonthe
speed,brakingforce,andoutsideconditionssuch
astemperatureandhumidity.

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Brakingeffect
Theresponsetimefromthebrakesdependson
theweatherandenvironmentalconditions.To
ensuretheoptimumbrakingeffect,thebrake
systemiscleanedatregularintervals.Thisis
donebyapplyingthebrakepadstothebrakero-
torsforashortperiodoftimewhendrivingat
highspeedswhenthewindshieldwipersare
switchedon.
Ifthebrakesystembecomesdamp,forexample
afterdrivinginheavyrain,thebrakingeffectmay
bedelayed.Otherfactorsthatcouldtemporarily
increasetheresponsetimeofthebrakesinclude:
—Wetconditions
—Lowtemperatures,ice,andsnow
—Roadscoveredinsalt
—Dirtybrakepads
Corrosion
Corrosionmayformonthebrakerotorsifthereis
no heavybraking,ifthevehicleisnotdrivenfor
longperiodsoftime,orifthevehicleisnotdriv-
enfrequentlyorforlongdistances.Inthiscase,
brakingheavilyseveraltimeswhiledrivingat
highspeedscancleanthebrakerotors>A\.
Brakepads
Newbrakepadsdonotachievetheirfullbraking
effectduringthefirst250miles(400km).They
mustbe“brokenin”first.However,youcancom-
pensatefortheslightlyreducedbrakingforceby
pressingfirmlyonthebrakepedal.Avoidheavy
brakingduringthebreak-inperiod.
Brakepadweardependslargelyonthewaythe
vehicleisdrivenandonoperatingconditions.
Brakepadwearincreaseswhendrivingfrequently
inthecityorshortdistancesorwhenusingavery
sportydrivingstyle.

—Duetotheriskofinjury,onlyhaveanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityworkonthebrakesystem.
Incorrectrepairscouldimpairthefunction.
—Neverletthevehiclerollwhiletheengineis
stoppedbecausethisincreasestheriskofan
accident.
— Depending onvehicleequipment,thebrake
pedal
maymovedownwardautomatically
duringautonomousbrakingmaneuvers.To
reducetheriskofinjury,donotplaceyour


ZA\WARNING
—Onlyapplythebrakesforthepurposeof
cleaningthebrakesystemwhenroadand
trafficconditionspermit.Youmustnoten-
dangerotherroadusersandincreasethe
riskofanaccident.


footunderthebrakepedal.

C)Note
—Neverletthebrakes“rub”bypressingthe
pedallightlywhenbrakingisnotactually
necessary. Thiscancausethebrakestoover-
heatandincreasesbrakingdistanceand
causeswear.
—Beforedrivingonlongstretcheswithsteep
hills,reduce thevehiclespeedandshifttoa
lowergeartouse theenginebrakingeffect.
Thisreducestheloadonthebrakes.Ifyou
needtobrakeadditionally,brakeinintervals
andnotcontinuously.
(i)Tips
—Ifyouretrofityourvehiclewithafrontspoil-
er,wheelcoversorsimilaritems,makesure
thattheairflowtothebrakesisnotob-
structed.Otherwisethebrakesystemcan
overheat.
—Alsorefertotheinformationaboutbrake
fluid>page319.
Electromechanical
steering,Dynamic
steering
Theelectromechanicalsteeringsupportsthe
driver'ssteeringmovements.
Powersteeringadaptselectronicallybasedon
thevehiclespeed.
Indicatorlightsandmessages
aSteering:malfunction!Pleasestopvehicle
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Ifthisindicatorlightturnsonandstaysonand
thismessageappears,thepowersteeringmay
havefailed.
Stopthevehicleinasafelocationassoonaspos-
sible.Donotcontinuedriving.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityfor
assistance.
aSteering:malfunction!Youcancontinue
driving
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thesteeringwheelmaybemoredifficult
tomoveormoresensitivethanusual.Thesteer-
ing
wheelmayalsobeturnedtothesidewhen
drivingstraight.
DriveslowlytoanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethemal-
functioncorrected.
Dynamicsteering:correctingsteeringwheel
position
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thedynamicsteering”isreinitializing.
Thesteeringwheelwillbeeasytomoveafter
startingtheengine.Reinitializationmightbe
necessaryifthesteeringwheelwasmovedwhile
theenginewasswitchedoff.Thedisplayturnsoff
iftheinitializationwassuccessful.
@Tips
—Iftheaoralindicatorlightonlystayson
forashorttime,youmaycontinuedriving.
— Thedynamicsteeringstabilitysystems
=>page144arenotavailableintheeventof
asystemmalfunction.
—Foradditionalinformationondynamic
steering,see>page125.
Allwheeldrive(quattro)
Theall-wheeldrivesystemdistributesthedriving
powervariablytothefrontandrearaxletoim-
provethedrivingcharacteristics.Itworkstogeth-
erwithselectivewheeltorquecontrol,whichcan
activatewhendrivingthroughcurves
=>page144.
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Appliesto:Vehicleswithquattroultra:Ifthe
drivingsituationdoesnotrequireallwheeldrive,
thentherearsection ofthedrivetrainwilldecou-
pleandthussavefuel.Thesystemconstantlyde-
terminesandanticipatesifallwheeldriveis
needed.Thisallowsthereardrivetrainto recou-
pleshortlybeforeitisneeded.
Theallwheeldriveconceptisdesignedforhigh
enginepower.Yourvehicleisexceptionallypow-
erfulandhasexcellentdrivingcharacteristics
bothundernormaldrivingconditionsandon
snowandice.Alwaysreadandfollowsafetypre-
cautions>A\.

ZAWARNING
—Eveninvehicleswithallwheeldrive,you
shouldadaptyourdrivingstyletothecur-
rentroadandtrafficconditionstoreduce
theriskofanaccident.
— Thebrakingabilityofyourvehicleislimited
tothetractionofthewheels.Inthisway,it
isnotdifferentfromatwowheeldrivevehi-
cle.Donotdrivetoofastbecausethisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.
—Notethatonwetstreets,thefrontwheels
can“hydroplane’”ifdrivingatspeedsthat
aretoohigh.Unlikefrontwheeldrivevehi-
cles,theengineRPMdoesnotincreasesud-
denlywhenthevehiclebeginshydroplaning.
Adaptyourspeedtotheroadconditionsto
reducetheriskofanaccident.
Sportdifferential
Appliesto:Vehicleswithsportdifferential


Thesportdifferentialdistributesthedrivepower
totherearaxlebasedonthesituation.Thegoal
isahighlevelofagilityandabilitytoaccelerate
oncurves.Thevehicleisvery responsivetosteer-
ing.ThesettingsdependontheselectedAudi
driveselect*mode.
Energymanagement
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanintelligentener-
gymanagementsystemfordistributingelectrici-
ty.Thissignificantlyimprovesthestartingability
andincreasesthevehiclebatterylife.