warning AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

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Parkingaid

Audiosignals
Thecloseryourvehiclegetstoadetectedobsta-
cle,theshorterthetimebetweentheaudiblesig-
nals.Acontinuoustonesoundswhenanobstacle
islessthanapproximately1foot(0.30m) away
fromthefrontorrearofthevehicle.Acontinu-
oustonesoundswhenanobstacleislessthan
approximately0.7feet(0.20m)awayfromthe
sides*ofthevehicle.Donotcontinuedrivingfor-
wardorinreverse>A\inGeneralinformationon
page131,>@inGeneralinformationon
page131.
Visualwarnings
ThevisualwarningsintheInfotainmentsystem
displayhelpyoutodetectthecriticalvehiclearea
andtoestimatethedistancetoanobstacle
>fig.129.
Redsegmentsshowidentifiedobstaclesthatare
inyourvehicle'spath.Theredlinesmarktheex-
pecteddirectionoftravelaccordingtothesteer-
ingangle.Awhitesegmentindicatesanidenti-
fiedobstaclethatisoutsideofthevehicle'spath.
Asyourvehiclecomesclosertotheobstacle,the
segmentsmoveclosertothevehicle.Thecolli-
sionareahasbeenreachedwhenthenexttolast
segmentisdisplayed.Obstaclesinthecollision
area,includingthoseoutsideofthevehicle's
path,areshowninred.Donotcontinuedriving
forwardorinreverse>A\inGeneralinformation
onpage131,>@inGeneralinformationon
page131!
G)Tips
— Thesegmentsinthesidearea*aredetected
andanalyzedwhenpassing.Ifyouswitch
theignitionoffandonagainoropenthe
door,orifthevehicleisstationaryforaperi-
odoftime,thesurroundingareamayhave
changedinthemeantime.In thisscenario,
thesidearea*willappearblackuntilthe
areahasbeendetectedandevaluated.
—Ifthedistancetoanobstacleremainscon-
stant,thevolumeofthedistancewarning
graduallylowersafterafewsecondsuntilit
ismuted(thisdoesnotapplytothecontinu-
oustone).Iftheobstaclecomescloserthan
itwasbeforethesoundwasmuted,the
tonewillsoundagain.Iftheobstaclebe-
comesfartherawaythanitwasbeforethe
soundwasmuted,notonewillsound. Pay
attentiontothevehicle'ssurroundings
whenyoustarttodrive.
—Thereisnodistancewarningfortherear
andthesides*whentrailertowingmodeis
detected.Thefrontsensorsremainactivat-
ed.Thevisualdisplayswitchestotrailer
mode.Thereisnoguaranteethefunctions
willswitchoffwhenusingaretrofittedtrail-
erhitch.
SYieaiaremilieKeli
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Fig.130Centerconsole:parkingaidbutton
Switchingonandoff
Requirement:thevehiclespeedmustbeunder
approximately6mph(10km/h).
>PressthePtbuttoninthecenterconsole.A
shortconfirmationtonesoundsandtheLEDin
thebuttonturnson.
Switchingonautomatically
The
systemswitchesonautomaticallywhenre-
versegearisengagedwhiletheengineisrun-
ning.Abrieftonewillsound.
IfActivateautomaticallyisswitchedoninthe
Infotainmentsystemandifthevehicleap-
proachesanobstacleatspeedsunderapproxi-
mately6mph(10km/h),theparkingaidwill
switchonautomatically.Audiblesignalswill
soundoncetheobstacleiswithinthesensorde-
tectionarea.
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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.
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Fig.132Areacovered@)andareanotcovered()bythe
rearviewcamera.

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Fig.133Luggagecompartmentlid:locationoftherear-
viewcamera
Therearviewcameraislocatedabovetherearli-
censeplatebracket.Makesurethatthelensfor
therearviewcamera>fig.133isnotcoveredby
depositsoranyotherobstructionsbecausethis
can impairthefunctionoftherearviewcamera.
Forinformationoncleaning,see>page346.
Therearviewcameracoverageareaincludes()
=>fig.132. OnlythisareaisshownintheInfo-
tainmentdisplay.Objectsthatareinarea@),
whichisnotcovered,arenotdisplayed.

ZA\WARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollow theapplicablewarn-
ings>A\inGeneralinformationon
page131.
—Ifthepositionandtheinstallation angleof
therearviewcamerawaschanged,forexam-
pleafteracollision,donotcontinuetouse
the
systemforsafetyreasons.Haveit
checkedby anauthorizedAudidealeror au-
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—Onlyuse therearviewcameratoassistyouif
itshowsagood,clearpicture.Forexample,
theimagemaybeaffectedbythesunshin-
ingintothelens,dirtonthelens,orifthere
isamalfunction.
—Usetherearviewcameraonlyiftheluggage
compartmentlidiscompletelyclosed.Make
sureanyobjectsyoumayhavemountedon
theluggagecompartmentliddonotblock
therearviewcamera.
— Thecameralensenlargesanddistortsthe
fieldofvision.Theobjectappearsbothal-
teredandinaccurateonthescreen.
—Incertainsituations,peopleorobjectsin
thedisplayappearcloserorfartheraway:
—Forobjectsthatdonottouchtheground,
suchasthebumperofaparkedvehicle,a
trailerhitchortherearofatruck.Donot
use the
orientationlinesinthiscase.
—Ifdrivenfromalevelsurfaceontoanin-
cline,oradownwardslope.
—Ifdriventowardprotrudingobjects.
—Ifthevehicleiscarryingtoomuchloadin
therear.
—Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension:the
accuracyoftheorientationlinesandblue
surfacesdecreaseswhenthevehicleis
raised/lowered>page127.

@)Note
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>@inGeneralinformationon
page131.
— Theorange-coloredorientationlinesinthe
Infotainmentdisplayshowthevehiclepath
basedonthesteeringwheelangle.The
front ofthevehicleswingsoutmorethan
therearofthevehicle.Maintainplentyof
distanceso thatanexteriormirrororacor-
nerofthevehicledoesnotcollidewithany
obstacles.
@)Tips
Thereisnodistancewarningfortherearand
thesides*whentrailertowingmodeisdetect-
ed.Thefrontsensorsremainactivated.The
visualdisplayswitchestotrailermode.The
rearviewcameraimagewillnotshowtheori-
entationlinesandthebluesurfaces.Thereis
noguaranteethefunctionswillswitchoff
whenusingaretrofittedtrailerhitch.
SicaReRol
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearviewcamera
Switchingonandoff
Requirement:thevehiclespeedmustbeunder
approximately6mph(10km/h).
>PressthePvbuttoninthecenterconsole
=>page133,fig.130.Ashortconfirmation
tonesoundsandtheLEDinthebuttonturns
on.
Switchingonautomatically
Thesystemswitchesonautomaticallywhenre-
versegearisengagedwhiletheengineisrun-
ning.Abrieftonewillsound.
Switchingoffautomatically
Thesystemswitchesoffautomaticallywhendriv-
ingforwardfasterthan6mph(10km/h).
Perpendicularparking
Applies
to:vehicleswithrearviewcamera
Thisviewmaybeusedwhenparkinginagarage
orinaparkingspace.

Fig.135Infotainmentsystem:aligningthevehicle
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>Turn theInfotainmentsystemonandshiftinto
reversegear.
>Theorangeorientationlines@showthevehi-
cle'sdirectionoftravel.Turn thesteeringwheel
untiltheorangeorientationlinesalignwiththe
parkingspace>fig.134.Usethemarkings@)
tohelpyouestimatethedistancetoanobsta-
cle.Eachmarkingrepresentsapproximately3ft
(1m).Thebluearearepresentsanextensionof
thevehicle'soutlinebyapproximately16ft(5
meters)totherear.
>Whiledrivinginreversegear,adjustthesteer-
ingwheelangletofittheparkingspaceusing
theorangeorientationlinesforassistance>A\
inGeneralinformationonpage134,>@)in
Generalinformationonpage135.Area@)rep-
resentstherearbumper.Attheverylatest,
stopthevehiclewhentheredorientationline
@bordersanobject.
NirliCimUCW
Appliesto:vehicleswith rearviewcamera/peripheralcameras
andtrailerhitch
Thisviewassistsyouinpositioningthevehiclein
frontofatrailer.

Fig.136Infotainmentsystem:trailerview
Requirement:Trailerviewmustbeselected
=>page144.
>Nowyoucanpositionyourvehicleinfrontof
thetrailer>/\inGeneralinformationon
page136,>@)inGeneralinformationon
page137.Theorangeorientationlineindicates
theexpectedpathtowardthetrailerhitch.Use
thebluelinestohelpyouestimatethedistance
tothetrailerhitch.
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Peripheralcameras
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithperipheralcameras
Withthisequipment,theparkingsystemplus*
=page132ortheparkassist*issupplemented
withvariousperipheralcameras.Thefourcam-
erasgiveyouthefollowingviews:areaaround
thevehicle,frontcornerviewandrearcorner
view,viewinfrontofthevehicleandbehindthe
vehicle.
Generalinformation
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Fig.137Locationofperipheralcameras
Thefourperipheralcamerasarelocatedinthera-
diatorgrille,intheluggagecompartmentlidand
onbothexteriormirrors>fig.137.Makesure
thatthelensesarenotcoveredbydepositsorany
otherobstructionsasthismayimpairthesystem.
Forinformationoncleaning,see>page346.
Blackcornersareshowninthevehiclesilhouette
wheninSurroundingsmode.Objectsinthese
areasareoutsideofthecamera'sfieldofview
andarenotdetected.

Z\WARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>A\inGeneralinformationon
page131.
—Ifthepositionortheinstallationangleofa
camerawaschanged,forexampleaftera
collision,donotcontinuetouse thesystem
forsafety reasons.Haveitcheckedby anau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi

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—Keepinmindthattheimageinthedisplayis
incorrectiftheexteriormirrorhousinghas
beenmovedoutofplace.
—Onlyuse theimagesprovidedby thecamera
ontherearofthevehiclewhentheluggage
compartmentlidiscompletelyclosed.Make
sureanyobjectsyoumayhavemountedon
theluggagecompartmentliddonotblock
therearviewcamera.
— Theareaaroundthevehicleisshownusing
thecameraimages.Thevehicleimageis
shownbythesystem.Objectsandobstacles
abovethecameraarenotdisplayed.
—Cameralensesenlargeanddistortthefield
ofvision.Theobjectsappearbothaltered
andinaccurateonthescreen.
—Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension:the
accuracyoftheorientationlinesandblue
surfacesdecreaseswhenthevehicleis
raised/lowered>page127.

@)Note
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>@inGeneralinformationon
page131.
— TheInfotainmentdisplayshowsthedirec-
tioninwhichtherearofthevehicleistravel-
ingbasedonthesteeringwheelangle.The
frontofthevehicleswings outmorethan
therearofthevehicle.Maintainplentyof
distanceso thatanexteriormirrororacor-
nerofthevehicledoesnotcollidewithany
obstacles.
G)Tips
—Ifthe2/&8/ playandtherespectivedisplayareais
grayedout,thenthepowerexteriormirrors
werefoldedinorthedriver'sdoor/front
passenger'sdoor/luggagecompartmentlid
wasopened.
—Thereisnodistancewarningfortherear
andthesides*whentrailertowingmodeis
detected.Thefrontsensorsremainactivat-
ed.Thevisualdisplayswitchestotrailer
mode.Therearviewcameraimagewillnot
showtheorientationlinesandthebluesur-
faces.Thereisnoguaranteethefunctions
willswitchoffwhenusingaretrofittedtrail-
erhitch.
ice
Appliesto:vehicleswithperipheralcameras

Fig.138Infotainmentsystem:selectthemode
Switchingonandoff
Requirement:thevehiclespeedmustbeunder
approximately6mph(10km/h).
>PressthePsbuttoninthecenterconsole
=>page133,fig.130.Ashortconfirmation
tonesoundsandtheLEDinthebuttonturns
on.
Switchingonautomatically
Thesystemswitchesonautomaticallywhenre-
versegearisengagedwhiletheengineisrun-
ning.Abrieftonewillsound.
Switchingoffautomatically
Thesystemswitchesoffautomaticallywhendriv-
ingforwardfasterthan6mph(10km/h).
Selectingthemode
>Turn thecontrolknobtothesymbolforthede-
siredmode(A)through©)>fig.138andpress
thecontrolknob.
Youmayselectfromthefollowingmodes:
@-Cornerview(front)>page138
-Front>page138
©-Area>page138
@©-Rear>page138
@®-Cornerview(rear)>page138
Youcanalsoswitchtotrailerview>page136.
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system.Forinformationoncleaning,see
=>page346.
Whenparkingspacesaresmall,theparkingsys-
temsignalsacontinuoustonewhenanobstacle
islessthanapproximately0.7feet(0.20m)
away.Donotcontinuedrivingfarther.

ZAWARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>A\inGeneralinformationon
page131.
—Pleasenotethat parkassistonlycontrols
thesteering.Thedriverisalwaysresponsi-
bleforbrakingandaccelerating.
— Thedrivermustdecideiftheparkingspace
displayedissuitableforthevehicle.
—Thevehiclewillchangepositionwhenpark-
ing.Makesureyoudonotendangeranyoth-
erdrivers.
—Whenusingparkassisttodriveintoorout
ofaparkingspace,thesteeringwheelturns
quicklyonitsown.Reachingintothesteer-
ing
wheelspokeswhilethisishappeningcan
resultininjury.

—Youcannotparkwith parkassistwhenyou
aretowingatrailerorhavetheconnectorin-
sertedinthetrailersocket.
Sleemela
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@)Note
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>@inGeneralinformationon
page131.
—Parkassistguidesthevehicleeitheraway
fromcurbsorontothemifothervehicles
areparkedonthecurb.Makesurethatyour
vehicle'stiresandrimsarenotdamaged.
Takeoversteeringattherighttime.
—Certainconditionsaroundtheparkingspace
mayresultinthevehiclenotbeingparked
asexpected.
—Objectssuchaspillarsorposts.
—Groundcoveringsuchasgravel,snowor
ice
G)Tips
— TheElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
mustnotbe switchedoffduringtheparking
process>page147.
—Parkingintightcurveswith parkassistis
notpossible.
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Fig.147Centerconsole:Parkassistbutton

Fig.148Infotainment:Searchingforparkingspaces
>Toswitchtheparkassiston,pressthePebut-
ton>fig.147.The LEDinthebuttonwillturn
onandthedisplayforfindingaparkingspace
willappearintheInfotainmentsystem
>fig.148.
>Toswitchparkassistoff,pressthePebutton.
TheLEDinthebuttonturnsoff.
G)Tips
Thesystempreselectsaspacefromtheavail-
ableparkingoptionsassoonasaspaceisde-
tected.Youcanchangethesuggestedloca-
tion.

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Startingthe parkingprocess
Appliesto:vehicleswithparkassist
Theresponsibilityiswiththedriverwhenpark-
ing.
Requirement:asuitableparkingspacemustbe
foundandselected>page141.Thevehiclemust
initiallybestationary.
> Selectthereversegearafterstoppingbriefly.
>Removeyourhandsfromthesteeringwheel.
>Payattentiontothepathofthevehicle.When
thetrafficsituationallows,presstheaccelera-
torpedalaccordingly>A\inDescriptionon
page140,2@)inDescriptiononpage140.
>FollowthevisualinstructionsintheInfotain-
mentsystemdisplayandinstrumentcluster
alongwiththewarningtonesuntiltheparking
processhasended.Thearrowsonthevehicle
indicatethenecessarydirectionoftravel.
Parkassistautomaticallysteersthevehicleinto
theparkingspacewhilethedriverpressesthe
pedals.Themaximumparkingspeedis4mph
(7km/h).
Interruptingtheparkassist
Ifthespeedistoohighand youtakeoversteer-
ing,parkassistswitchesoff.Tocontinueparking,
[email protected]
willappearagainontheInfotainmentsystem
displayandtheinstrumentcluster.
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>page140,fig. 147.
>Waituntilamessageappearsthatrequeststhe
directiontotravelinforexitingtheparking
space.
>Activatetheappropriateturnsignal.Themes-
sageStartautomaticunparkingprocedureap-
pears.
>Removeyourhandsfromthesteeringwheel.
>Pressthecontrolknobtostarttheprocedure
forexitingtheparkingspace.
>Payattentiontothepathofthevehicle.When
thetrafficsituationallows,presstheaccelera-
torpedalaccordingly> A\inDescriptionon
page140,>@)inDescriptiononpage140.
>Followthevisualinstructions>page142and
thewarningtoneuntilthevehiclehasfinished
exitingtheparkingspace.
>Driveinthedirectionindicatedbythearrowson
thevehicle.
>Theprocedurehasendedwhenadditionalcor-
rectivemovementsarenolongernecessary.
Takeoverthesteering.
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.
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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.
Onvehicleswithactivatedandfunctioningnight
visionassist*,thebrakeassistsystemcanre-
spondmoresensitivelyifthereisawarning.
Anti-SlipRegulation(ASR)
ASRreducesenginepowerwhenthedrivewheels
beginspinningandadaptstheforcetotheroad
conditions.Thismakesiteasiertostart,acceler-
ateanddriveuphills.
ElectronicDifferentialLock(EDL)
TheEDLappliesthebrakestowheelsthatare
slippingandtransfersthedrivepowertotheoth-
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erwheels.Thisfunctionisnotavailableathigher
speeds.
Inextremecases,EDLautomaticallyswitchesoff
tokeepthebrakeonthebrakedwheelfromover-
heating.Thevehicleisstillfunctioningcorrectly.
EDLwillswitchonagainautomaticallywhencon-
ditionshavereturnedtonormal.
Powersteering
The ESCcanalsosupportvehiclestability
throughsteering.
Selectivewheeltorquecontrol
Selectivewheeltorquecontrolisusedwhendriv-
ingoncurves.Brakingistargetedtowardthe
wheelsontheinsideofthecurveasneeded.This
allowsmoreprecisedrivingincurves.
Automaticpost-collisionbrakingsystem
The“automaticpost-collisionbrakingsystem”
canhelptoreducetheriskofslidingandofaddi-
tionalcollisionsafteranaccident.Iftheairbag
controlmoduledetectsacollision,thevehicleis
brakedbytheESC.
Thevehicledoesnotbrakeautomaticallyifoneof
thefollowingoccurs:
—Thedriverpressestheacceleratorpedal,
—TheESC,thebrakesystem,orthevehicleelec-
tricalsystemisnotfunctioning

ZAWARNING
— The ESCanditsintegratedsystemscannot
overcomethe limitsimposedbynatural
physicallaws.Thisisespeciallyimportanton
slipperyorwetroads.Ifthesystemsbegin
actingtostabilizeyourvehicle,youshould
immediatelyalteryourspeedtomatchthe
roadandtrafficconditions.Donotletthein-
creasedsafetyprovidedtemptyouintotak-
ingrisks.Thiscouldincreaseyourriskofa
collision.
—Pleasenotetheriskofacollisionincreases
when
drivingfast,especiallythroughcurves
andonslipperyorwetroads,andwhendriv-
ingtooclosetoobjectsahead.The ESC and

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ESClevels
OffroadmodeonESC/ASRoffOffroadmodeoffor
ESC/ASRon
BehaviorThe ESC andASRstabiliza-|Thestabilizationfunctionis|Thefullstabilizationfunc-
tionfunctionsarelimitednotavailable>A\.ESCand__|tionoftheESCandASRis
oA.ASRareswitchedoff.available again.
Operating|Pressthe|#%]buttonbriefly.|Pressandholdthe2]but-|Pressthe|2%]buttonagain.
tonlongerthanthreesec-
onds.
IndicatorBiturnson.EganESCOFFRattanon.BiiturnsofforEjand
lightsAaaturnoff.
Messages__|Stabilizationcontrol(ESC):|Stabilizationcontrol(ESC):|Stabilizationcontrol(ESC):
offroad.Warning!Reduced|off.Warning!Restrictedon
stabilitystability
MNWARNING>Pressthebuttonagaintoswitchitoff.TheLED
You
shouldonlyswitchoffroadmodeonor
switchESC/ASRoffifyourdrivingabilitiesand
thetrafficconditionspermit.Thereisariskof
sliding.
—Thestabilizationfunctionislimitedwhen
offroadmodeisswitchedon.Thedriving
wheelscouldspinandthevehiclecould
swerve,especiallyonslickorslipperyroad
surfaces.
—Thereisnovehiclestabilizationwhen
ESC/ASRareswitchedoff.
Hilldescentassist
Hilldescentassistmakesitpossibletodrive
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Fig.152Centerconsole:hilldescentassistbutton

>Toswitchhilldescentassiston,pressthe2
button.TheLEDinthebuttonwillturnon.

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inthebuttonturnsoff.
Hilldescentassistbrakesallfourwheelsauto-
maticallyinordertolimitspeedwhendrivingei-
therforwardorreverseonhillswithagradefrom
approximately6to60%.Thewheelswillnotlock
upbecausetheABSremainsactivated.
Whenhilldescentassistison,thespeedyourve-
hiclewastravelingwhenitenteredthehillis
maintained.Theassistbeginsshortlyafteryou
startdrivingandcontinuesuptoapproximately
19mph(30km/h).Thedrivercanincreaseorde-
creasethevehiclespeedwithintheselimitsby
pressingtheacceleratororbrakepedal.
However,theremustbeenoughtraction.Hillde-
scentassistcannotfunctionasexpected,iffor
examplethehillisicyorifthesurfaceisloose
SA.
Activeregulationofaspeeduptoapproximately
19mph(30km/h)issignaledintheinstrument
clusterby anindicatorlightZBTheindicator
lightturnsonwheninthereadymode.

Thesystemdoesnotworkatspeedsaboveap-
proximately19mph(30 km/h).Thesystemis
theninready-mode.ThisisindicatedbytheLED
inthebuttonturningon.
Hilldescentassistisautomaticallyactivatedun-
der thefollowingconditions:
—theLEDinthe buttonturnson

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—thevehiclespeedislowerthan19mph(30
km/h)
—thehillangleisatleastapproximately6%

Z\WARNING
—Bereadytoapply thebrakesatalltimes
whenusingthehillholdassist.
—Alwaysadjustthespeedtothevisibility,
weather,road,andtrafficconditions.The
systemcannotreplacethedriver'satten-
tion.
— Thesystemcannotmaintainaconstantvehi-
clespeedinallsituations,forexamplewhen
onsmoothorslipperyground.Thiscanin-
creasetheriskofanaccident.

Brakes
Newbrakepads
Newbrakepadsdonotachievetheirfullbraking
effectduringthefirst250mi(400km).They
mustbe“brokenin”first.However,youcancom-
pensatefortheslightlyreducedbrakingforceby
pressingfirmlyonthebrakepedal.Avoidheavy
brakingduringthebreak-inperiod.
Brakepadweardependslargelyonthewaythe
vehicleisdrivenandonoperatingconditions.
Brakepadwearincreaseswhendrivingfrequently
inthecityorshortdistancesorwhenusingavery
sportydrivingstyle.
Operatingnoise
Noisesmayoccurwhenbrakingdependingonthe
speed,brakingforce,andoutsideconditionssuch
astemperatureandhumidity.
Wetconditionsorroadsalt
Incertainsituations,forexampleafterdriving
throughwater,inheavyrain,orafterwashing
yourcar,thebrakingeffectmaybereduceddue
tomoistureoriceonthebrakerotorsandbrake
pads.Thebrakesmustbe“dried”firstwithafew
carefulbrakeapplications.
Whendrivingathigherspeedswhilethewind-
shieldwipersareswitchedon,thebrakepadsare
brieflypressedagainstthebrakerotors.Thisac-
tion,whichisnotfeltby thedriver,happensat
regularintervalsandensuresabetterreaction
timeforthe brakesinwetweather.
Thebrakingeffectcanalsobereducedifyouare
drivingonsaltedroadsandyoudonotapplythe
brakesforlongperiodsoftime.Thelayerofsalt
onthebrakerotorsandpadsmustbewornoff
firstwhenthebrakesareapplied.
Corrosion
Leavingthevehicleparkedforlongperiodsof
time,lowmileageonthevehicle,andavoiding
heavybrakingcancontributetocorrosiononthe
brakerotorsandtodirtybrakepads.
Ifyouusuallyavoidheavybrakingorifthereis
corrosionpresent,occasionalheavybrakingat
highspeedsisrecommendedtocleanthebrake
rotorsandpads>A.
Brakesystemmalfunction
Ifyounoticethatthebrakepedalsuddenlygoes
downfarthertowardthefloorwhenyoupressit,
thenabrakecircuitinthedual-circuitbrakesys-
temmayhavemalfunctioned.Drivetoanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyimmediatelytohavetheproblemcorrected.
Onthewaythere,drivewithreducedspeedand
keepinmindthatyouwillneedalongerdistance
tostopandyouwillneedtopressthebrake pedal
harder.
Lowbrakefluidlevel
Whenthebrakefluidlevelislow,malfunctionsin
thebrakesystemmayoccur.Thebrakefluidlevel
iselectronicallymonitored.
Brakebooster
Thebrakeboosteramplifiesthepressureyouap-
plytothebrakepedal.

Z\WARNING
—Onlyapplythe brakesforthepurposeof
cleaningthebrakesystemwhenroadand
trafficconditionspermit.Youmustnoten-
dangerotherroadusersandincreasethe
riskofanaccident.
—Duetotheriskofinjury,onlyhaveanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi

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