98 RON AUDI Q5 2019 Service Manual

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Warmandcold
Climatecontrolsystem
Yourvehiclehasadeluxeautomaticclimatecon-
trolsystemwith3zoneswherethetemperature,
airdistribution,andairsupply can besetsepa-
ratelyontheleftfrontside,therightfrontside,
andintherear.
Theclimatecontrolsystemwarms,coolsandre-
moveshumidityfromtheairinthevehicleinteri-
or.Itisthemosteffectivewhenthewindowsand
panoramicglassroof*areclosed.Ifthereisa
build-upofheatinsidethevehicle,ventilation
canhelptospeedupthecoolingprocess.
Inallheatingmodefunctions,exceptfordefrost,
thebloweronlyswitchestoahigherspeedonce
theenginecoolanthasreachedasufficienttem-
perature.
Pollutantfilter
Thepollutantfilterremovespollutantssuchas
dustandpollenfromtheair.
Keyrecognition
Theclimatecontrolsettingsareautomatically
storedandassignedtothevehiclekeythatisin
use.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Ifyouwouldliketoreduceenergyusage,
switchtheairconditioningoff.
@Tips
—Topreventinterferencewiththeheating
andcoolingoutput andtopreventthewin-
dowsfromfoggingover,theairintakein
front ofthewindshieldmustbefreeofice,
snow,orleaves.
—Condensationfromthecoolingsystemcan
dripandformapuddleofwater underthe
vehicle.Thisisnormalanddoesnotmean
thereisaleak.
—Theenergymanagementsystemmaytem-
porarilyswitchoffcertainfunctions,suchas
theseatheating*orrearwindowdefogger.
Thesesystemsareavailableagainassoonas
theenergysupplyhasbeenrestored.
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3zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol
Appliesto:Vehicleswith3-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol

B8W-0137



Fig.823-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol:Controlsincockpit(example)



B8W-0138

Fig.833-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrolsystem:rearcontrols
Presstheknobs,buttonsor rockerswitchesto
turnthefunctionsonoroff.Whenthefunctionis
switchedon,theLEDintherespectivebuttonor
knobturnson>fig.82.
Somerockerswitchescanbeassignedwithmulti-
plefunctions.Thevariousfunctionscanbeacti-
vatedbypressingontheswitchmultipletimes.
Onright-handdrivevehicles*,thefunctionsof
therockerswitches(3)and©)arereversed.
Thedriverandfrontpassengersettingscanbe
adjustedseparately.Youcanadjustthesettings
fortherearofthevehicleusingthecontrolsin
therear>fig.83.
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OFF]climatecontrolsystem
The[OFF]buttonswitchestheclimatecontrol
systemonoroff.Italsoswitchesonwhenyou
pressanotherbuttonoraknob.Airflowfromout-
sideisblockedwhentheclimatecontrolsystem

isswitchedoff.

A/C]/[A7CMAX]/ A/CMAX *Coolingmode
Youcanswitchtherespectivecoolingmodeon
andoffwiththerockerswitch@).
Thecoolingmodeonlyfunctionswiththeblower
turnedon.Theairiscooledanddehumidifiedin
coolingmode.Otherwisethewindowscan fog>

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up.Coolingmodeswitchesoffautomatically
whentheoutsidetemperatureisbelowzero.

Ifyouactivate[A/CON],thecoolingmodewillbe
automaticallyregulated.|A/COFF]switchescool-
ingmodeoff.



Ifyouactivate[A/CMAX/}*,thecoolingmodewill
operatewithmaximumoutput.To reduceunnec-
essaryenergyusage,onlyusethisfunctionbrief-
ly.
Ifyouactivate[A/Ceco}*,theclimatecontrolsys-
temwilloperateinenergy-savingmode.



<=Recirculationmode
Inrecirculationmode,theairinsidethevehicleis
circulatedandfiltered.Thispreventstheunfil-
teredairoutsidethevehiclefromenteringthe
vehicleinterior.Switchingrecirculationmodeon
whendrivingthroughatunnelor whensittingin
trafficisrecommended>A.
Youcanswitchtherecirculationmodeonoroff
usingthe<>button.Youcanalsoswitchthere-
circulationmodeoffbypressingtheknob@)or
the§%button.

AUTO}Automaticmode
Automaticmodemaintainsaconstanttempera-
tureinsidethevehicle.Airtemperature,airflow
andairdistributionarecontrolledautomatically.
Youcanswitchautomaticmodeonoroffby
pressingtheknob@.
Temperature
Youcanadjustthetemperaturebetween60°F
(+16°C)and84°F(+28°C)byturningtheknob
©.Ifoutsideofthisrange,LOorHIwillappear
intheclimatecontrolsystemdisplay.Inbothset-
tings,theclimatecontrolrunsconstantlyatthe
maximumcoolingorheatinglevel.Thetempera-
tureisnotregulated.
Thetemperaturecanbeadjustedintherearus-
ing
therearcontrols>fig.83.
=Blower
Youcanadjustthevolumeofairgeneratedby the
blowertoyourpreferenceusingtherockerswitch
@.Theblowershouldalwaysrunatalowsetting
topreventthewindowsfromfoggingandtoen-
sureacontinuousexchangeofairinsidethevehi-
cle.To havetheblowerregulatedautomatically,
pressoneoftheknobs().
Airdistribution
Youcanusetherockerswitches(2)toadjustthe
ventswheretheairwillflowoutof.Pressthe
rockerswitches(2)repeatedlyuntilthedesired
airdistributionsettingisdisplayedintheclimate
controlsystemcontrols.Tohavetheairdistribu-
tionregulatedautomatically,pressoneofthe
knobs@).
SYNC]Synchronization



Usetherockerswitch ()toselectthefunction.
Whensynchronizationisswitchedon,theset-
tingsforthedriver'ssideareappliedtothefront
passenger'ssideandtherear(exceptforseat
heating/ventilation*).Whenthesettingsonthe
frontpassenger'ssideorinthereararechanged,
thesynchronizationisautomaticallyswitchedoff
and3-zoneappearsinthedisplay.


SETREAR]function
Usetherockerswitch ()toselectthefunction.
Whenthefunctionisswitchedon,youcanadjust
allsettingsfortherearusingtheclimatecontrol
systemcontrolsinthecockpit.Therearclimate
controlsystemcontrolscannotbeoperatedat
thesametime.Thisfunctionswitchesoffauto-
maticallyafteracertainperiodoftimeorafter
leavingthemenu.
«Seatheating*
Pressingtheabuttonswitchestheseatheating
onatthehighestsetting(level3).TheLEDsindi-
catethetemperaturelevel.Toreducethetem-
perature,pressthebuttonagain.Toswitchthe
seatheatingoff,pressthebuttonrepeatedlyun-
tiltheLEDturnsoff.
#)Seatventilation*
Pressingthe£4 buttonswitchestheseatventila-
tiononatthehighestlevel(3).TheLEDsindicate
thetemperaturelevel.To reduce theventilation
level,pressthebuttonagain.Toswitchtheseat
ventilationoff,pressthe buttonrepeatedlyuntil
theLEDturnsoff.
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&Defrosting
Thewindshieldandsidewindowsaredefrosted
orcleared ofcondensationasquicklyaspossible.
Themaximumamountofairflowsmainlyfrom
theventsbelowthewindshield.Recirculation
modeswitchesoff. Thetemperatureshouldbe
setat+72°F(+22°C)orhigher.Thetemperature
iscontrolledautomatically.
Youcanswitchthedefrosteronoroffusingthe
®button.Youcanswitchthefunctionoffby
pressingaknob(4).
@Rearwindowdefogger
Youcanswitchtherearwindowdefoggeronby
pressingthe&button.Itonlyoperateswhenthe
engineisrunning.Itswitchesoffautomatically
after10to20minutes,dependingontheoutside
temperature.
Topreventtherearwindowdefoggerfrom
switchingoffautomatically,pressandholdthe
®buttonformorethanthreeseconds.Thisis
storeduntiltheignitionisswitchedoff.
Vents
Youcanopenorclosethecenterandrearventsin
thecockpitandtheventsintherearcenter con-
soleusingtheridgedthumbwheels.Thelevers
adjustthedirectionoftheairflowfromthevents.
Residualheat
Youcanactivatetheresidualheatfunctionwhen
theignitionisswitchedoffbypressingtheknob
©.Theresidualheatfromthecoolantisusedto
heatthevehicleinterior.Theresidualheatfunc-
tionswitchesoffautomaticallyafterabout15
minutes.

Z\WARNING
—Youshouldnotuse therecirculationmode
foranextendedperiodoftime,becauseno
freshairisdrawninandthewindowscan
fogwhencoolingmodeisswitchedoff.This
increasestheriskofanaccident.
—Individualswithreducedsensitivityto pain
ortemperaturecoulddevelopburnswhen
usingtheseatheating*function.To reduce

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theriskofinjury,theseindividualsshould
notuseseatheating*.
()Note
To reducetheriskofdamagetotheseatheat-
ing*elements,donotkneelontheseatsor
placeheavypressureononeareaoftheseat.
Basicsettings
Appliesto:Vehicleswith3-zonedeluxeautomaticclimate
control

>Toadjustbasicsettingsfortheclimatecontrol
system,selectintheInfotainmentsystem:
MENU]button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>
Airconditioning


Autorecirculation
Whenswitchedon,automaticrecirculationcon-
trolstherecirculationmodeautomatically.You
mustpressthe§&buttoniffogformsonthewin-
dows.
Steeringwheelheating
Appliesto:vehicleswithsteeringwheelheating
>Pressthe@>page17,fig.11buttononthe
multifunctionsteeringwheeltoswitchthe
steeringwheelheatingonandoff.Themessage
Steeringwheelheating:on/Steeringwheel
heating:offappearsintheinstrumentcluster
display.
Thesteeringwheelheatingsettings arestored
automaticallyandassignedtothevehiclekey
thatisinuse.

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Driving
Generalinformation
Anewvehiclemustbebrokeninwithinthefirst
1,000miles(1,500km)sothatallmovingparts
worksmoothlytogether,whichhelpsto increase
theservicelifeoftheengine.
Donotdrivehigherthantwo-thirds ofthemaxi-
mumpermittedengineRPMduringthefirst600
miles(1,000km)and donotusefullaccelera-
tion.TheenginecanbeincreasedRPMgradually
duringthenext300miles(500km).
Reducingtheriskof vehicledamage
@Note
Whendrivingonpoorroads,overcurbs,and
onsteepramps,makesurethatcomponents
thathang belowthevehicle,suchasthespoil-
erandexhaustsystem,arenotstruckbecause
theycouldbedamaged.Thisespeciallyap-
pliestovehicleswithlowgroundclearance
andvehiclesthatareheavilyloaded.
Drivingthroughwateronroads
Notethefollowingtoreducetheriskofvehicle
damagewhendrivingthroughwater,forexample
onfloodedroads:
—Thewatermustnotbeanyhigherthanthebot-
tomofthevehiclebody.
—Donotdrivefasterthanwalkingspeed.

Z\WARNING
Afterdrivingthroughwaterormud,theeffec-
tivenessofthebrakesmaybereduceddueto
moistureonthebrakerotorsandbrakepads.
Afewcarefulbrakeapplicationsshoulddryoff
thebrakesandrestorethefullbrakingeffect.


@)Note
—Vehiclecomponentssuchastheengine,
transmission,suspension,orelectricalsys-
tem,canbeseverelydamagedbydriving
throughwater.
—AlwaysswitchtheStart/Stopsystem*off
whendrivingthroughwater>page77.
@)Tips
—Determinethedepthbeforedrivingthrough
water.
—Donotstopthevehicle,driveinreverse,or
switchtheengineoffwhendrivingthrough
water.
—Keepinmindthatoncomingvehiclesmay
createwavesthatraisethewaterleveland
makeittoodeepforyourvehicletodrive
throughsafely.
—Avoiddrivingthroughsaltwater,because
thiscancausecorrosion.
aieeReerietele)

driving
Theamountoffuelconsumption,theenviron-
mentalimpact,andtheweartotheengine,
brakes,andtiresdependsmostlyonyourdriving
style.Notethefollowinginformationforefficient
andenvironmentally-consciousdriving:
— Donotlettheenginerunwhilethevehicle
parked.
—UsetheStart/Stopsystem>page77.
—Turnoffelectricalequipmentthatisnotneed-
ed, forexampleseatheating*.
—Anticipateupcomingtrafficsituationswhile
drivingto avoidunnecessaryaccelerationand
braking.Usetheefficiencyassist*>page98.
—Utilizetheenginebrakingeffect.
—Avoiddrivingshortdistancesorathighspeeds
whenpossible.
—Avoidaddingextraweighttothevehicleifpos-
sible,forexamplebynotleavingroofracksor
bikeracksinstalledwhentheyarenotneeded.
—Have maintenanceperformedregularlyonthe
vehicle.
— Donotdrivewithwintertiresduring thesumm-
er.
—Makesurethetirepressureiscorrect
=>page334.
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G@)Tips
Theamountofnoiseproducedbythevehicle
canincreasesignificantlywhendrivingwitha
sportystyle.Showrespecttoothersaround
youandtheenvironmentwiththewayyouop-
erateyourvehicle,especiallyatnight.
Steering
Manualsteeringwheelpositionadjustment
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualsteeringwheeladjustment
Thesteeringwheelpositionisadjustableupand
downandforwardandback.


B4G-0567

Fig.84Steeringcolumn:leverforadjustingthesteering
wheelposition
>Pulltheleverinthedirectionofthearrow
of.
> Bringthesteeringwheelintothedesiredposi-
tion.
>Pushtheleveragainstthesteeringcolumnun-
tilitissecure.

Z\WARNING
Incorrectuseofthesteeringwheeladjust-
mentandanincorrectseatingpositioncan
causeseriousinjuries.
—Onlyadjustthesteeringcolumnwhenthe
vehicleisstationaryso thatyoudonotlose
controlofthevehicle.
—Adjustthedriver'sseatorsteeringwheelso
that
thereisatleasta10in(25cm)dis-
tancebetweenyourchestandthesteering
wheel.Ifyoudonotmaintainthisdistance,
theairbagsystemwillnot beabletoprovide
itsfullprotection.
—Ifyourphysicalcharacteristicspreventyou
fromsittingatleast10in(25cm)ormore

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awayfromthesteeringwheel,seeifanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitycanprovideadaptersthat
willhelp.
—Ifyourfaceislevelwiththesteeringwheel,
theairbagdoesnotprovideasmuchprotec-
tionduringacollision.Alwaysmakesure
thatthesteeringwheelislevelwithyour
chest.
—Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelwithyour
handsinthe9o'clockand3o'clockposi-
tionstoreducetheriskofinjuryiftheairbag
deploys.
—Neverholdthesteeringwheelinthe12
o'clockpositionorwithbothhands onthe
rimorthecenterofthesteeringwheel.
Holding the
steeringwheelincorrectlysig-
nificantlyincreasestheriskofinjurytothe
hands,armsandheadifthedriverairbag
deploys.

Powersteeringwheelpositionadjustment
Appliesto:vehicleswithpowersteeringwheeladjustment
Thesteeringwheelpositioncanbeadjustedelec-
tricallyup/downandforward/back.
oo
B4G-0568

Fig.85Steering column:switchforadjustingthesteering
wheelposition
>Toadjusttheheight,presstheswitchup/down.
Thesteering columnwillcontinuemovingas
longasyouarepressingtheswitch.
>Tomovethesteeringwheelforwardor back,
presstheswitchforward/back.Thesteering
columnwillcontinuemovingaslongasyouare
pressingtheswitch.
Thesteeringwheelcanalsobeadjustedwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedoff.

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Invehicleswithmemoryfunction*,thesteering
columnsettingsarestoredtogetherwiththe
seatposition.
VA
Appliesto:vehicleswithpowersteeringwheeladjustment
Easyseatentrymakesiteasiertoenterandexit
thevehiclebyadjustingthesteeringcolumnau-
tomatically.


> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings>Seats>Driver'sseat>Easyentry
function.

Wheneasyseatentryisswitchedon,thesteering
columngoesbackupintotheparkpositionwhen
theignitionisswitchedoff.Afterenteringtheve-
hicle,thesteeringcolumnreturnstothestored
positiononcetheignitionisswitchedon.
Startingandstopping
theengine
Startingtheengine

The[STARTENGINESTOP]buttonswitchesthe
ignitiononandstartstheengine.


= a 3S
poycoO

Fig.86Centerconsole:STARTENGINESTOPbutton
Requirement:Thekeymustbeinthevehicle.
Startingtheengine
>Pressthebrakepedal.
>Pressthe|STARTENGINESTOP]button
>fig.86.Theenginewillstart.


Switching theignitiononoroff
Ifyouwouldliketoswitchtheignitiononwith-
outstartingtheengine,followthesesteps:

>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]buttonwithout
pressingthebrakepedal.Vehicleswithoutthe
Start/Stopsystem*:theneedleinthetachome-
termovesintotheREADYposition.
>Toswitchtheignitionoff,pressthe button
again.Theneedleinthetachometermovesinto
theOFFposition.


Equipmentthatusesalotofelectricityisswitch-
edofftemporarilywhenyoustarttheengine.
Iftheenginedoesnotstartimmediately,the
startingprocedurestopsautomaticallyaftera
shorttime.Ifthisisthecase,repeatthestarting
procedureafterapproximately30seconds.
Start/Stopsystem*
Seetheinformationin>page77,Start/Stop
system.

Z\WARNING
To reducetheriskofasphyxiation,never allow
theenginetoruninconfinedspaces.
CG)Note
Avoidhighenginespeed,fullthrottle,and
heavyengineloadiftheenginehasnot
reached
operatingtemperatureyet.Youcould
damagetheengine.


@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Donotlettheenginerunwhileparkedto
warmup.Begindrivingimmediately.Thisre-
ducesunnecessaryemissions.
Gi)Tips
—Somenoiseafterstartingtheengineisnor-
malandisnocauseforconcern.
—Ifyouleavethevehiclewiththeignition
switchedon,theignitionwillswitchoffaf-
teracertainamountoftime.Makesurethat
electricalequipmentsuchastheexterior
lightsareswitchedoff.
Startingtheengine
>Bringthevehicletoafullstop.
>Pressthe|STARTENGINESTOP]button
=>page75,fig.86.



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inthevehiclekeyisdrained,ifinterferenceisaf-
fectingthekey,orifthereisasystemmalfunc-
tion.
>Holdthevehiclekeyverticallyinthelocationin-
dicated?)©fig.87.
>Pressthebrakepedal.
>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]button.The
enginewill start.
>DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunctionrepaired.



Start/Stopsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswith Start/Stopsystem
TheStart/Stopsystemcanhelpincreasefuel
economyandreduceCO2emissions.
InStart/Stopmode,theengineshutsoffauto-
maticallywhenstopped,forexampleatatraffic
light.Theignitionandimportantassistsystems
suchaspowersteering andthebrakeboosterwill
remainavailableduringtheStopphase.Theen-
ginewillrestartautomaticallywhenneeded.
TheStart/Stopsystemisautomaticallyactivated
oncetheignitionisswitchedon.
Basicrequirements
—Thedriver'sdoorand hoodmustbeclosed.
—"P","N",or"D"mustbeengaged.
—Thesteeringwheelmustnotbeturnedfarinei-
therdirection.
—Thevehiclemusthavedriven fasterthan2mph
(3km/h)sincethelasttimeitstopped.
—Atrailermustnot behitchedtothevehicle.
@)Note
AlwaysswitchtheStart/Stopsystemoffwhen
drivingthroughwater>page78.
G)Tips
— Depending onthedrivingsituation,theen-
ginemayalreadystopwhencoastingbefore
thevehiclehascometoacompletestop)).

D_Incertaincountries.
—Ifyouselectthe"D"positionaftershifting
intoreverse,thevehiclemustbedrivenfast-
erthan6mph(10km/h)inorderforthe
Start/Stopsystemtobeactiveagain.This
makesitpossible tomaneuverwithout
stoppingtheengine.
Stopping/starting theengine
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
>Pressandholdthebrakepedaluntilthevehicle
hasstopped.The@)indicatorlightappearsin
theinstrumentclusteroncetheenginestops
automatically.
>Theenginestartsagainwhenyouremoveyour
footfromthebrakepedal.Theindicatorlight
turnsoff.
@Tips
—PressthebrakepedalduringaStopphase
tokeepthevehiclefromrolling.
—Theignitionwillturnoffifyoupressthe
STARTENGINESTOP]buttonduringaStop
phase.
—Youcancontroliftheenginewillstopornot
byreducingorincreasingtheamountof
forceyouusetopressthebrakepedal.For
example,ifyouonlylightlypressonthe
brakepedalinstop-and-gotrafficorwhen
turning,theenginewillnotswitchoffwhen
thevehicleisstationary.Ifyoupressthe
brakepedalharder,theenginewillswitch
off.



Startingandstoppingtheengineautomat-
re]
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem

Thesystemchecksifcertainconditionsaremet
beforeandduringtheStopphase,anddeter-
minesiftheenginestopsandhowlongitre-
mainsstopped.Forexample,ifpowerusageis
high,theenginewillnot bestopped.Alongwith
otherconditions,thefollowingfactorsinfluence
theautomaticenginestartorstop:
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>

Driving

—Environmentalconditions(slopes,inclines,ele-
vation,temperature)
—Battery (chargestatus,temperature,powerus-
age)
—Enginetemperature
—Assistsystems
—Drivingbehavior
Dependingontheengine,theindicatorlight
mayappeariftheengineisnot stopped.
ScalemaeCeleraLin
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
IfyouleavethevehicleduringaStopphase,the
enginecanberestartedwithinapproximately30
secondsifthedoorsareclosed,thedriver'ssafe-
tybeltisfastened,andthebrakepedalispress-
ed.
Ifyouleavethevehiclelongerthan30seconds,
theignitionwillswitchoffautomaticallytopre-
vent thevehiclebatteryfromdraining.Ifthisis
thecase,themessageStart/stopsystem:igni-
tionwillbeswitchedoffin30swillappearinthe
instrumentclusterand,ifthelowbeamhead-
lightsareswitchedon,theparkinglightswill
switchoninstead.Theparkinglightswillswitch
offafterapproximately30minutesorwhenyou
lockthevehicle.
Theignitionalsoswitchesoffwhenyoulockthe
vehiclefromtheoutsideduringaStopphase.
IftheStart/Stopsystemhasnotturnedoffthe
engineorifyouhave switchedtheStart/Stopsys-
temoffmanually, theenginewillcontinuetorun
andtheignitionwillnotswitchoffautomatically.

Toreducetheriskofasphyxiation,neverallow
theenginetoruninconfinedspaces.



Ifyouleavethevehiclewiththe"D/S"or"R"
selectorleverpositionengaged,theparking
brakeisautomaticallyset.
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ManuallyswitchingtheStart/Stopsystem
aaeel
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
The(A)>Fbuttonislocatedabovetheselectorlev-
erinthecenterconsole.
>Press(A)°*toswitchonoroff.TheLEDinthe
buttonturnsonwhenthefunctionisswitched
off.

IfyouswitchthesystemoffduringaStop
phase,theenginewillstartagainautomati-
cally.
WeTel4
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
Start/stopsystem:deactivated.Pleasestart
enginemanually
Thismessageappearswhenspecificconditions
arenotmetduringaStopphase.TheStart/Stop
systemwillnot beabletorestarttheengine.The
enginemustbestartedwiththe
STARTENGINESTOP]button.


Start/stopsystem:malfunction!Function
unavailable.PleasecontactService
ThereisamalfunctionintheStart/Stopsystem.
DrivethevehicletoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedServiceFacilityassoonaspossibleto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.
Electromechanical
parkingbrake
= q
s
=%a

Fig.88Centerconsole:parkingbrake

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—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,always
makesurethevehicleissituatedsafely
whilestationary.


Offroaddriving
Generalinformation
TheElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)func-
tionsareenhancedfordrivingoffroad.Offroad
modecanbeactivated whendrivinginsituations
where
slippageoradifferentiallockfunctionis
necessary>page145.Thehilldescentassistis
alsoavailable,whichautomaticallybrakestheve-
hicletomaintainaconstantspeed>page146.
Inaddition,yourAudiprovidescontinuousall
wheeldrive.
However,yourAudiisnotapurelyoffroadvehi-
cle.Yourvehiclewasnotdesignedtodriveunder
extremeoperatingconditionssuchasdrivingin
anexpeditionstyle.
Onlydriveinterrainthatissuitableforthevehi-
cleandyourdrivingability.Nevertakeanyun-
necessaryrisks!
Beforedrivingoffroad
—Checktheengineoillevel,thetirepressure,the
coolantlevelandthefluidlevelinthewasher
fluidreservoir.
—Storepiecesofluggageandotherobjectsinthe
luggagecompartmentandsecurethemfrom
slidingoutofplace.
Afterdrivingoffroad
—Afterdrivingoffroad,removebranchesandoth-
erdebrisfromtheradiatorgrille,underbody,
andwheels.Lookespeciallyforforeignobjects
(suchasstones)thatmaybestuckinthetire
tread.
—Cleanthevehiclebodyandunderbodyandin-
spectthevehicleforpossibledamage.
—Cleanthewindows,headlights,taillightsand
thelicenseplateiftheyaredirty.
—Performabraketest(especiallyafterdriving
throughwater).
ZAWARNING
—Beespeciallycautiousandawarewhendriv-
ingunderdifficultconditionsandwhenoff-
road.Vehicledamageandinjuriesmayoccur
whendrivingatexcessivelyhighspeedsor
withincorrectdrivingmaneuvers.
—Alwaysadjustyourspeedanddrivingstyle
totheroads,terrain,trafficandweather
conditions.Driveespeciallyslowlyifthereis
lowvisibilitywhenoffroad.
—Pleasenotethatthewheelscanspinmore
andthevehiclecanswervewheninoffroad
mode,especiallywhentheroadisslippery
orhasloosesurfacematerial.
—Drivingstabilityisreducedwheninoffroad
mode.


@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Avoidharmingtheenvironmentandshow
considerationfornature.
@)Tips
Onlydrivewhereitispermittedandalways
stayontheprovidedroadsandpaths.
Explanationoftechnicalterms
Thefollowingdataisbasedonidealconditions.
Thevaluesmaydifferdependingonthevehicle
load,roadcharacteristics,andthearea.Thedriv-
eristhereforeresponsiblefordecidingwhethera
vehiclecanhandleaspecificsituation>A\.
Inclineangle
Arisingdifferenceinaltitude(incline)ona109
yard(100m)stretchisgiveninpercentageorde-
grees.Specificationofhowsteepofagradethe
vehiclecandriveupusingitsownpower(de-
pendsontheroadsurfaceandtheenginepower,
amongotherthings).Maximumpermittedincline
angle:31°
Groundclearance
Thedistancebetweentheroadsurfaceandthe
lowestpointofthevehicleunderbody.Ground
clearance:8.1in(205mm)
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