parking brake AUDI Q5 2019 User Guide

Driving

Youmustpressthebrakepedaltoengagease-
lectorleverpositionwhentheengineisrunning
andthevehicleisstationary.
Youdonothavetopressthebrakepedalifyou
shiftfrom"D"to"R"withinonesecond.Thisal-
lowsyouto “rock”thevehicleto freeitwhenitis
stuck.
P-Park
Thisselectorleverpositionpreventsthevehicle
fromrolling.Onlyshiftintoparkwhenthevehicle
isstationary>A\.Toselectthe"P"selectorlever
position,pressthe"P"button()ontheselector
lever
>fig.90.Pappearsnexttotheselectorlev-
er.
Appliesto:vehicleswithStronictransmission:
theparkinglockcanonlybereleasedwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedonandthebrakepedalis
pressed.Toreleasetheparkinglock,pressthe
brakepedal,pressthereleasebutton(@)onthe
selectorlever,andselectthedesiredposition
=>fig.90.Theenginemust alsobestartedinor-
dertoengagethe"D" or"R"selectorleverposi-
tion.
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiptronictransmission:
theparkinglockcanonlybereleasedwhenthe
engineisrunningandthebrakepedalispressed.
Toreleasetheparkinglock,pressthebrakeped-
al,pressthereleasebutton@ontheselector
lever,andselectthedesiredposition>fig.90.
“P"engagesautomaticallyifyouswitchtheen-
gineoffwhiletheselectorleverisin"D","E", "S",
"R",ormanualmode.
Ifyouswitchtheengineoffwhenthe"N"selector
leverpositionisselected,thetransmissionre-
mainsin"N"forapproximately30minutesand
then"P"isengaged.Thevehicleisnotsecured
fromrollinginthe"N"selectorleverposition,so
youneedtosettheparkingbrake©>page78.
Youmustusetheparkinglockemergencyrelease
beforetowingthevehicle>page89.
R-Reverse
Thereversegearisengagedinthisposition.Only
selectreversegearwhenthevehicleisstationary
andtheengineisrunningatidlespeed>A\.To
84
engagethe"R"selectorleverposition,pressthe
brakepedal,pressthereleasebutton(@onthe
selectorlever,andselectthe"R"position
>fig.90.
Atonewillsoundwhenthereversegearisengag-
ed.
N-Neutral(idle)
Thetransmissionisinidleinthisposition.Toen-
gagethe"N"selectorleverposition,pressthere-
leasebutton@ontheselectorleverandshiftin-
tothe"N"position>fig.90.
Ifyouswitchtheengineoffwhenthe"N"selector
leverpositionisselected,thetransmissionre-
mainsin"N"forapproximately30minutesand
then"P"isengaged.
Youcannotselectthe"N"positionwhentheigni-
tionisswitchedoff.Whendrivingthroughanau-
tomaticcarwash,firstselectthe"N"positionand
thenturntheengineoff.
For safetyreasons,thevehiclecannotbelocked
whenthetransmissionisinthe"N"position.
D/S-Drivingforward
Whenthetransmissionisinthe"D/S"position,it
canbeoperatedeitherinthenormal"D"modeor
inthe"S"sportmode.Movetheselectorlever
backtoengagethe"S"sportmode.Youcanonly
selectthe"S"selectorleverpositionwhenthe"D"
or"E"positionisselected.Toselectthe"D"or"E"
positionagainwhen"S"isengaged,movethese-
lectorleverback>A\.Toshiftfrom"N"to"D"
when
travelingatspeedsbelow1mph(2km/h),
pressthebrakepedalandshiftintothe"D"posi-
tion>A.
Inthenormalmode"D",thetransmissionauto-
maticallyselectsthecorrectgear.Itdependson
engineload,vehiclespeedanddrivingstyle.
Selectthesportmode"S"forsportydriving.The
vehiclemakesfulluseoftheengine'spower.
Shiftingmaybecomenoticeablewhenaccelerat-
ing.
The"S"selectorleverpositionengagesautomati-
callywhenyouselectthedynamic*modeindrive
select.

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ZA\WARNING
ReadandfollowallWARNINGS.
—Beforestartingtodrive,checkifthedesired
selectorleverpositionisdisplayednextto
theselectorlever.
—Thevehiclecanrolleveniftheignitionis
switchedoff.
—Powerisstilltransmittedtothewheels
whentheengineisrunningatidle.Topre-
vent thevehiclefrom“creeping”,youmust
keepyourfootonthebrakeinallselector
leverpositions(except"P"and"N")when
theengineisrunning.
—Beforeopeningthehood,selectthe"P"se-
lector
leverpositionandsettheparking
brake.Thisreducestheriskofanaccident.
Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>page311,Generalinformation.
@Tips
Ifyouaccidentallyselect"N"whiledriving,
takeyourfootofftheacceleratorpedaland
waitfortheenginetoslowdowntoidlebe-
fore
selecting"D"or"S".
Drivingtips
Startingtheengine

>The""P"or"N"positionmustbeselected.
Startingfromastop
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal.
>»Starttheengine>page75.
»Pressthelockingbutton@ontheselectorlev-
erandselectthe"D","E","S"or"R"position
=>page83.
>Waitamomentuntilthetransmissionshifts.
Youwillnoticeaslightmovementwhenthe
gearengages.
>Releasethebrake pedalandpresstheaccelera-
torpedal>A\.
Variousconveniencefunctionsareavailablefor
startingonhills>page80.
Stoppingtemporarily
>Pressthebrakepedaltostopthevehicle,for
exampleatatrafficlight.Donotpresstheac-
celeratorpedalwhendoingthis.
>Topreventthevehiclefromrollingwhenyou
startdriving,settheparkingbrakewhenstop-
pingonsteephills>/\.
>Theparkingbrakewillreleaseautomatically
andyourvehiclewillbegintomove whenthe
doorsareclosed,thedriver'ssafetybeltisfas-
tened,and youaccelerateasusual.
Stoppingorparking
Iftheselectorleverisnotinthe"P"position
whenyouopenthedriver’sdoor,thevehicle
couldroll.
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal>/\.
>Set theparkingbrake.
>Toselectthe"P"selectorleverposition,press
the"P"button@)ontheselectorlever
=>page83,fig.90.
Undercertainconditions,suchasdrivinginthe
mountains,itmaybehelpful toswitchtomanual
modetemporarilytoadapttothedrivingcondi-
tionsmanually>page86.
Onhills,settheparkingbrakefirstandthenshift
intothe"P"position>page78.Thispreventstoo
muchstressfrombeingplacedonthelocking
mechanism.

ZAWARNING
—Thevehiclecanrollevenwhentheengineis
switchedoff.
—Unintendedvehiclemovementcanleadto
seriousinjuries.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalwhenchanging
theselectorleverpositionwhilethevehicle
isstationaryandtheengineisrunning.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,neverse-
lectthe"R"or"P"positionswhiledriving.
—Donotinadvertentlypresstheaccelerator
pedalwhenthevehicleisstationary.Press-
ingthepedalincreasesriskof accidentbe-
causethevehiclewillmove,evenifparking

brakeisset.

8s

Driving

iTransmission:malfunction!Safelystopvehi-
cle
Donotcontinuedriving.Stopthevehicleassoon
aspossibleinasafelocationandsecureitsoit
doesnotroll.SeeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
fs}Selectorlever:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedriving.PleasecontactService
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohave
themalfunctionrepaired.
fs}Pbutton:malfunction!AutoPwhenengine
off.PleasecontactService
Thereisamalfunctioninthe"P"buttononthe
selectorlever.Thetransmissionautomatically
engages"P"whenyouswitchofftheengine.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
5Selectorlever:malfunction!Gearchangeon-
lypossibleusingbothpaddlelevers.Pleasecon-
tactService
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.Youcancontinuedrivingwithrestricted
function.Theselectorleverisnotworking.Gears
canonlybeselectedby tappingbothshiftpad-
dlesatthesametimewhenthevehicleisstation-
ary>page86,fig.92.Payattentiontothese-
lectedtransmissionpositionintheinstrument
clusterdisplay.Theparkinglockengagesauto-
maticallywhenyouturnofftheengine.Driveto
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunc-
tioncorrected.
fiTransmission:pleasepressbrake pedaland
selectgearagain
Pressthebrakepedalandselectthedesiredse-
lectorleverpositionagain.Youcanthencontinue
driving.
fs}Transmission:toohot.Pleaseadaptdriving
style
838
Thetransmissiontemperaturehasincreasedsig-
nificantly.Driveverycautiouslyortakeabreak
fromdrivinguntilthetemperaturereturnstothe
normalrangeandtheindicatorlightturnsoff.
iTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedriving.Seeowner'smanual
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Youmaycontinuedriving.Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitysoontohavethe malfunctioncorrected.
iTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivinginDuntilengineisoff
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Ifyouturntheengineoff,youwillnotbe
abletoselectanyotherselectorleverpositions
afterstartingtheengineagain.Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohave the malfunctioncor-
rected.
iTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Thismodeonlyshiftsintocertaingearsor
maynolongershiftatall.Theenginemaystall.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
i]Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Noreverse
gear
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Thismodeonlyshiftsintocertaingearsor
maynolongershiftatall.Theenginemaystall.
You cannotengagethereversegear.Drivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
flDangerofrollingaway!Pnotpossible.
Pleaseapplyparkingbrake

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—Theparkinglockwasreleasedusingtheemer-
gencyrelease>page89.Or
—Theparkinglockcannolongerbeengaged.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
themalfunctioncorrected.
Moveselectorlevertoautomaticposition
Thereisamalfunctioninthetiptronicmode.End
tiptronicmodebypushingtheselectorleverto
theleftintothe"D/S"position.
Parkinglockemergencyrelease
>Keepthebrakepedalpressedandengagethe
followingselectorleverpositionsoneafterthe
other:"N","D"andbackto"N".
>Turn theengineoffagain.
>Graspthe socketwrenchwithbothhandsand
carefullypullitupwardtoremove.
>Installthecover.
Iftheparkinglockisreleasedwiththeemergen-
cyrelease,thefs]indicatorlightturnsoninthe
instrumentclusterand“N”isengaged.The mes-
sageDangerofrollingaway!Pnotpossible.
Pleaseapplyparkingbrakealsoappears.


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Fig.93Driver'ssidefootwell:releasingtheparkinglock
usingtheemergencyrelease
Theemergencyreleaseislocatedunderthefloor
matonthedriver'sside.Readandfollowtheim-
portantinstructionsabouttowing>page364.
Releasingtheparkinglockusingthe
emergencyrelease
>Set theparkingbraketosecureyourvehicle
fromrollingaway.Ifthisisnotpossible,secure
yourvehiclefromrollingusinganothermeth-
od.
>Prythecoveroffatoneoftheopeningsusing
thescrewdriverfromthevehicletoolkit.
>Insertthe socketwrenchfromthevehicletool
kitintotheopening>fig.93.
>Turn thesocketwrenchclockwise(4)untilit
stopsandpressitdownward(2)untilitlocksin-
toplace.
>Leavethe socketwrenchinserted.
Resettingtheparkinglock
>»Pressthebrake pedalandstarttheengine.
ZA\WARNING
—Theparkinglockmustbereleasedusingthe
emergencyreleasebeforetowingthevehi-
cley
— Theparkinglockmayonlybereleasedusing
the emergencyreleaseiftheparkingbrake
isset.Ifit isnotworking,securethevehicle
fromrollingusingthebrakepedalorother
suitablemeans,suchasblockingafrontand
arearwheel.Anunsecuredvehiclemayroll
away,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Onlyactivatetheemergencyreleasewhile
onalevelsurfaceoraslightslope.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,youmust
notdrivewhentheemergencyreleaseisac-
tivated.

©Note
Duetotheriskofdamage,carefullyremove
the socketwrenchwhenyouresettheparking
lock.
89

Trailertowing

@)Note
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
—Changesintemperatureorloadcanaffect
the heightofthevehicle.
—Ifthestandardvehicleheightisnotused,
thetongueweightspecificationisnolonger
applicable.
®Note
Attachmentsretrofittedonthevehiclemay
causedamage,especiallyonthetrailerhitch
ballhead.Incasesofdamage,havethefunc-
tioncheckedby anauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacility.
G)Tips
—Blockthewheelswithchockswhenparking
oninclinesifthetrailerisloaded.
—Havingthevehicleinspectedbetweenthe
inspectionintervalsisrecommendedifyou
towatrailerfrequently.
—Avoiddrivingwithatrailerduringthevehi-
clebreak-inperiod.
Drivingwithatrailer
Drivingwithatrailerrequiresextracaution.
Speed
Adheretothelegalspeedlimits.Followthelegal
regulationsspecifictothecountry.
Asthespeedincreases,thedrivingstabilityof
thetrailerdecreases.Thereforeyoushouldnot
exceedthemaximumlegalspeedlimitwhen
thereareunfavorableroad,weather,and/orwind
conditions.Thisespeciallyapplieswhendriving
downhill.
Hill
Whenyoustartdrivinguphillordownhill,trailers
maytiltorswaysoonerthanwhendrivingona
levelsurface.Ifsmallswayingmovementshave
alreadyoccurred,youcanstabilizethetrailerby
firmlybrakingimmediately.Nevertryto
“straightenout”thetrailerbyaccelerating.
92
Downshiftbeforedrivingonhillstoutilizetheen-
ginebrakingeffect>A\.
Brakes
Whenusingatrailerwithoverrunbrakes,first
brakegentlythenquickly.Thisreducestheriskof
jerkingwhilebrakingifthetrailerwheelslockup.
Enginecoolanttemperature
Payattentionspecificallytothecoolanttempera-
ture display whentherearehighoutsidetemper-
atures,andwhendrivingonlonginclines
=>page14.Shifttoahighergearinatimelyman-
ner.

ZAWARNING
Constantbrakingcausesthebrakestoover-
heatandcansubstantiallyreducebrakingper-
formance,increasebrakingdistance,orcause
completefailureofthebrakesystem.

Assistsystems

Theroadexceedsthemaximumpossiblegrade
forsafeoperation.Thesystemscannotbeswitch-
edon.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:onlyavailablein
D,SorM
Selectthe"D/S"or"M"selectorleverposition.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Parkingbrakeapplied
Thesystemsswitchoffifyousettheparking
brake.Thesystemsareavailableagainafteryou
releasetheparkingbrake.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Stabilizationcontrol(ESC)input
ThismessageappearsiftheElectronicStabiliza-
tionControl(ESC)istakingactiontostabilizethe
vehicle.Thesystemsswitchoffinthisscenario.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:manualcontrol!
Thismessageappearsifthevehiclerollsback
whenstartingonaslightincline,eventhoughthe
systemsareactive.Pressthebrakepedaltopre-
vent thevehiclefromrollingorstartingtomove.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Downhillassistactivated
Youcannotactivatethesystemwhenhillholdas-
sistisactive.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Parkassistactivated
ThesystemsswitchoffwhenParkassist*isac-
tive.Thesystemsareavailableagainaftercom-
pletingtheparkingprocess.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:manualcontrol!
Thismessageappearsifthedriverdoesnottake
oversteeringaftermultipledriverintervention
requestsandthesystemswitchesoff.Thevehicle
brakesuntilitisstationary.
Trafficjamassist:unavailable.Seeowner's
manual
Thesystemcannolongerensurethatthevehicle
willstayinthelaneandswitchesoff.Haveyour
vehiclecheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealeror
110
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityifthemalfunc-
tioniscontinuous.
Trafficjamassist:Pleasetakeoversteering!
Thismessageappearsassoonasthesystem
stopsdetectingsteeringactivitywhenthesystem
limitsarereached.Alwayskeep yourhandson
thesteeringwheelsoyoucanbereadyto steerat
anytime.
Trafficjamassist:currentlyunavailable.
Pleasefastenseatbelt
Thesystemswitchesoffwhenthedriver'ssafety
beltisunfastened.
ACC:efficiencyassistnotavailableinthis
country
Theadaptationtospeedlimitsandroutesahead
isnotavailableinthiscountry.
ACC:predictivecontrolcurrentlyunavaila-
ble.Seeowner'smanual
Theadaptationtospeedlimitsandroutesahead
switchesoffatspeedlimitsunder20mph
(30km/h).
Themessagecanalsoappeariftheadaptationto
speedlimitsandroutesaheadhasatemporary
failure.Haveyourvehiclecheckedby anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyifthe malfunctioniscontinuous.
Distancewarning:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thesystemcannotguaranteethatitwilldetect
vehiclescorrectlyandithasswitchedoff.Thera-
darsensorshaveshiftedor arefaulty.Drivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohave the malfunctioncor-
rected.
Distancewarning:currentlyunavailable.Sensor
viewrestrictedduetosurroundings.Seeown-
er'smanual
Thismessageappearsiftheradarsensorviewis
obstructed,forexamplebyleaves,snow,heavy
sprayordirt.Cleanthesensors>page102,
fig.101.

Assistsystems

NTearlier
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearcross-trafficassist
rey
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Fig.125Exampledisplay

Fig.126Infotainmentsystem:rearcross-trafficassistdis-
play
Activatingrearcross-trafficassist
Therearcross-trafficassistisactivatedautomati-
callyifyouturnontheparkingaid>page129or
shiftintoreversegear.
Therearcross-trafficassistcanwarnofapoten-
tialcollisionwithapproachingcross-trafficwhen
drivinginreverseatspeedsuptoapproximately
9mph(15km/h).Withinitslimits,thesystem
monitorstheareasbehindandnexttothevehicle
usingtheradarsensorswhenleavingaparking
space>page121,fig.122.Movingobjectsthat
areapproaching,suchascars,aredetected
>fig.125.
Ifthesystemdetectscriticalcrosstrafficwhen
backingoutofaparkingspace,itwillreactasfol-
lows:
—Visualindicator:anindicatorappearsintheIn-
fotainmentsystemdisplaywitharedarrow
symbol.Thearrowpointsinthedirectionfrom
whichtheobjectisapproaching>fig.126.
—Audiblewarningsignal:acontinuoustonemay
soundasanadditionalindicatorwhendrivingin
reverse.
124
—Automaticbrakeactivation:abriefactivation
ofthe brakesmayalsowarnyouofapotential
collisionwithanapproachingobject.
Theaudiblewarningsignalandtheautomatic
brakeactivationoccuronlywhendrivinginre-
verse.

ZAWARNING
—Therearcross-trafficassistisanassistsys-
temandcannotpreventacollisionbyitself.
Thedrivermustalwaysintervene.Thedriver
isalwaysresponsibleforbrakingatthecor-
recttime.
—Pleasenotethattherearcross-trafficassist
mayactivatethebrakesunexpectedly.Se-
cureanycargothatyouaretransportingto
reducetheriskofdamageorinjury.
—Automaticbrakingcannotbetriggered
againwithin20secondsafteranautomatic
brakeactivation.
—Ifthereisanacousticwarningsignalfrom
therearcross-trafficassist,thentheparking
systemmaynotwarnyouofdetectedobsta-
clesundercertaincircumstances.
— Theviewoftheradarsensorsmaybeim-
pairedbyleaves,snow,heavysprayordirt.
Cleantheareainfrontofthesensors
>page121,fig. 122.

Z\WARNING
—Therearcross-trafficassistwillnotprovide
alertsaboutpeopleandcannotwarnyou
abouteverytypeofapproachingobjects,
suchascyclists.Alwaysmonitorthetraffic
aswellasthevehicle'ssurroundingswithdi-
recteyecontact.
—Therearcross-trafficassistwillnotprovide
alertsifyourvehicleisparallelordiagonally
parkedorifyourvehicleispulledtoofarin-
totheparkingspacesothatitishiddenby

adjacentvehicles.

C)Note
Alsoreadtheinformationin©inGeneral
informationonpage122.

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Assistsystems

@)Tips
—Youcancanceltheautomaticbrakeactiva-
tionwithincreasingbrakingforceifyouap-
plythe brakesyourselforaccelerateconsid-
erably.
—Insomesituations,rearcross-trafficassist
maywarnyouevenifthereisnocrosstraffic
ina criticalarea,forexamplewhenbacking
intoaparkingspaceormaneuvering.
—Therearcross-trafficassistalsoswitchesoff
whenyouswitchofftheESC.
— Thesystemisnotavailablewhentowinga
trailer.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsintheUnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page370.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
Amessageappearsintheinstrumentclusterdis-
playifthesideassistswitchesoffautomatically.
BAudisideassist:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
eB]Audisideassistandexitwarning: malfunc-
tion!PleasecontactService
Thesystemcannotguaranteethatitwilldetect
vehiclescorrectlyandithasswitchedoff.The
sensorshavebeenmovedorarefaulty.Havethe
systemcheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilitysoon.
Audisideassist:currentlyunavailable.Sen-
sorvisionrestrictedduetosurroundings.See
owner'smanual
Audisideassistandexitwarning:currently
unavailable.Sensorvisionrestrictedduetosur-
roundings
Theradarsensorvisionisimpaired.Theareain
frontofthesensorsmustnot becoveredbybike
racks,stickers,leaves,snoworanyotherobjects.
Cleantheareacoveringthesensors,ifnecessary
=>page121,fig.122.
Audisideassist:currentlyunavailable.See
owner'smanual
Audisideassistandexitwarning:currently
unavailable.Seeowner'smanual
Sideassistcannotbe switchedonatthistimebe-
causethereisamalfunction(forexample,the
batterychargelevelmaybetoolow).
Audisideassist:unavailableintowingmode
Audisideassistandexitwarning:currently
unavailable.Towingmode
Sideassistswitchesoffautomaticallywhenthe
electricalconnectorinthefactory-installedtrail-
erhitchisconnected.Thereisnoguaranteethe
systemwillswitchoffwhenusingaretrofitted
trailerhitch.Donotusesideassistandtheexit
warningwhentowingatrailer.
Rearparkingaid:obstacledetectionrestrict-
ed
Therearcross-trafficassistisnotavailable.Ei-
thertheESCisswitchedoff,ortheradarsensors
maybecoveredbyabikerack,stickers,leaves,
snoworotherobjects.SwitchtheESCon,or
cleantheareainfront ofthesensorsifnecessary
=page121,fig.122.Ifthismessagecontinues
tobedisplayed,driveimmediatelytoanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tytohavethemalfunctionrepaired.
Audidriveselect
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audidriveselect
Driveselectmakesitpossibletoexperiencedif-
ferenttypesofvehiclecharacteristicsinonevehi-
cle.YoucanselectthedrivingmodesOffroad*or
Lift/Offroad*,Allroad*,Comfort,AutoandDy-
namicintheInfotainmentsystem,forexample
toswitchfromasportytoacomfortabledriving
mode.IntheIndividualmode,thesettingscan
beadjustedtoyourpersonalpreferences.This
makesitpossibletocombinesettingssuchasa
sportyenginesettingwithlightsteering.
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audidriveselect
Thefollowingsystems,amongotherthings,are
influencedbydriveselect:
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Parkingaid
Switchingoffautomatically
Thedistanceindicatorfortheparkingsystem
plusswitchesoffautomaticallywhendrivingfor-
wardfasterthan6mph(10km/h).
G)Tips
IfyoupresstheP“buttontoswitchthepark-
ingaidoff,itcanonlybereactivatedautomat-
icallywhenoneofthefollowingconditionsis
met:
— Thevehiclespeedexceeds6mph(10km/h)
—Theignitionisswitchedoffandbackon
again
— Theparkingbrakeissetandthenreleased
—The"P"selectorleverpositionisengaged
andreleasedagain
Rearviewcamera
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswith rearviewcamera

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Fig.131Diagram:linestoaidinparking
Therearviewcamerahelpsyoutoparkormaneu-
verusingtheorientationlines.
132


Generalinformation
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearviewcamera
ByS S 2
aoa
Fig.132Areacovered@)andareanotcovered()bythe
rearviewcamera.

Ghorcc.


Fig.133Luggagecompartmentlid:locationoftherear-
viewcamera
Therearviewcameraislocatedabovetherearli-
censeplatebracket.Makesurethatthelensfor
therearviewcamera>fig.133isnotcoveredby
depositsoranyotherobstructionsbecausethis
can impairthefunctionoftherearviewcamera.
Forinformationoncleaning,see>page343.
Therearviewcameracoverageareaincludes()
=>fig.132. OnlythisareaisshownintheInfo-
tainmentdisplay.Objectsthatareinarea@),
whichisnotcovered,arenotdisplayed.

ZAWARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollow theapplicablewarn-
ings>A\inGeneralinformationon
page129.
—Ifthepositionandtheinstallation angleof
therearviewcamerawaschanged,forexam-
pleafteracollision,donotcontinuetouse
the
systemforsafetyreasons.Haveit
checkedby anauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacility.>

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OnBoardDiagnosticSystem(OBD)
TheOnBoardDiagnosticSystemmonitorsthe
engineandtransmissioncomponentsthatinflu-
enceemissions.
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ONYON

Fig.255Footwellonleftsideofthevehicle:connection
portfortheOnBoardDiagnosticSystem(OBD)
OnBoardDiagnosticSystem
EnginedatacanbereadoutattheOnBoardDi-
agnosticSystemconnectionportusingaspecial
testingdevice>fig.255.
Indicatorlight
IftheSindicatorlightblinksorturnson,there
isamalfunctionthatiscausingpooremissions
qualityandthatcoulddamagethecatalyticcon-
verter.DriveslowlytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohave the
malfunctioncorrected.
Theindicatorlightcanalsoturnonifthefuelfill-
ercapisnotclosedcorrectly>page3081).

ZA\WARNING
Incorrectuseofthe connectionportforthe
OnBoardDiagnosticSystemcancausemal-
functions,whichcanthenresultinaccidents
andseriousinjuries.
—OnlyallowanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitytoreadoutthe
enginedata.


))Dependingontheengineandcountry
Enginecompartment
Generalinformation
Specialcareisrequiredifyouareworkinginthe
enginecompartment
Forworkintheenginecompartment,suchas
checkingandfillingfluids,thereisariskofin-
jury,scalding,accidents,andburns.Forthis
reason,followallthewarningsandgeneral
safetyprecautionsprovidedinthefollowingin-
formation.Theenginecompartmentisadan-
gerousarea.>/\.

Z\WARNING
—Turntheengineoff.
—Switchtheignitionoff.
—Settheparkingbrake.
—Selectthe“P”(Park)selectorleverposition.
—Allowtheenginetocool.
—Keepchildrenawayfromtheenginecom-
partment.
—Neverspillfluidsonahotengine.Theseflu-
ids(suchastheanti-freezingagentcon-
tainedinthecoolant)canignite.
—Avoidshortcircuitsintheelectricalsystem.
—Neverreachintotheradiatorfan.Thefanis
temperature-controlledandcanturnon
suddenly,evenwhentheignitionisswitched
off.
—Neveropenthehoodwhenthereissteamor
coolantescapingfromtheenginecompart-
ment,becausethereisariskthatyoucould
beburned.Waituntilnosteamorcoolantis
escaping.
—Neveropenthecaponthecoolantexpan-
siontankwhentheengineiswarm.The
coolingsystemisunderpressure.
—Toprotectyourface,hands,andarmsfrom
hotsteamorcoolant,coverthecapwitha
thick clothwhenopening.
—Donotremovetheenginecoverunderany
circumstances.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.

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