Rain AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

LightsandVision

causingdamagetothewindshieldwiper
system.
@)Tips
— Thewindshieldwipersswitchoffwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedoff.Youcanactivatethe
windshieldwipersaftertheignitionis
switchedonagainbymovingthewindshield
wiperlevertoanyposition.
—Wornordirtywindshieldwiperbladesresult
instreaking.Thiscanaffecttherainsensor
function.Checkyourwindshieldwiper
bladesregularly.
— Thewasherfluidnozzlesforthewindshield
washersystemareheatedwhentheignition
isoniftheoutsidetemperatureislow.
—Whenstoppingtemporarily,suchasata
trafficlight,thespeedofthewindshield
wipersautomaticallyreducesbyonelevel.
Cleaningthewiperblades
Cleanthewiperbladeswhenyouseewiper
streaks.Useasoftclothandaglasscleaner.
Windshieldwiper
> Placethewindshieldwiperarmsintheservice
position>page50.
> Foldthewindshieldwiperarmsawayfromthe
windshield.
Rearwindowwiper
> Foldthewiperarmawayfromtherearwindow.

ZA\WARNING
Dirtywindshieldwiperbladescanimpairvi-
sion,whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.

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Replacingwiperblades

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Fig.46Removingwindshieldwiperblades
Windshieldwiperserviceposition/blade
replacementposition
>Switchofftheignitionandholdthewindshield
wiperleverinposition@)>page49,fig.44un-
tilthewindshieldwipermovesintotheservice
position.
>Tobringthewindshieldwipersbacktothenor-
malposition,switchtheignitiononandhold
thewindshieldwiperleverinposition@)until
thewindshieldwipersgobacktothenormal
position,ordrivefasterthan8mph(12km/h).
Youcanalsoturntheservicepositiononoroffin
theInfotainmentsystem:
>Switchthewindshieldwipersoff(position@
=>page49,fig.44).
>Select:the[MENU]button>Vehicle>leftcon-
trolbutton>Service&checks>Wiperchange
position.


Removingthewiperblade
>Foldthewindshieldwiperarmawayfromthe
windshield.
>Pressthelockingknob@)°fig.46onthewiper
blade.Holdthewiperbladefirmly.
>Removethewiperbladeinthedirectionofthe
arrow.
Installingthewiperblade
>Insertthenewwiperbladeintothemounton
thewiperarm(2)untilitclicksintoplace.
>Placethewiperarmbackonthewindshield.
>Exittheserviceposition.

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Seats


ANWARNING
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,theseat
canonlybeadjustedwhenthevehicleissta-
tionary.
—Becarefulwhenadjustingtheseat.Adjust-
ingtheseatwithoutpayingattentioncan
pinchfingersorlimbs,whichincreasesthe
riskofinjury.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifit iscorrectlylockedin
place.

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Appliesto:vehicleswithentryassistance
Entry/exitassistancecreateseasieraccesstothe
third-rowseating”.

Fig.56Second-rowseating:foldingtheseatupright
To beabletoenterandexit,youmustfoldthe
backrestonthesecondrowseatdown,andthen
foldtheseatupward.
Foldingthesecondrowseatbackrestdown
>Pulltheleverupward>page54,fig.53.Or
>Fromthethirdrowseat*,pullthereleasestrap
ontheseatinfront-arrow->fig.55.
>Thebackrestfoldsdownbyitself.
Foldingthesecondrowseatupward
> Pulltheseatupby thelever@untilitisfolded
upward©fig.56.
Ifthesecondrowseatsarenotfoldeddownand
lockedintothefloorwhenyoubegintodrive,
thenthe1S}indicatorlightturnsonintheinstru-
mentclusterdisplayaswellasthemessageSec-
ondrowseatunlocked.Riskofinjuryforrear
passengers.Awarningtonewillalsosound.

AWARNING
—Whenthesecondrowseatsarefolded
down,theymustnot beusedasafootrest
orhaveobjectsplacedonthemasthisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,neveral-
lowpeopletorideinthethirdrow*ifthe
secondrowseatsarefoldedupward.
—To reducetheriskofanaccident,neverdrive
withobjectsonthefoldedthirdrow*backr-
estsifthesecondrowseatsarefoldedup-
right.
—Bemindfulofpersonsinthethirdrow*
whenfoldingdownthesecondrowseats.
Notpayingattentionwhenfoldingdown
seatscancausepinchinginjuries.
—Ifyouareunlocking thesecondrowseat
backrest
fromthethirdrowseat*>fig.55,
becarefulofanypassengersinthesecond
rowseatsorwithinthebackrest'srangeof
motion.Notpayingattentionwhenfolding
downseatscancauseinjuries.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifitiscorrectlylockedin
place.

C@)Note
To reducetheriskofdamage,movetherear
headrestraintsdownbeforefoldingtherear
backrestsforward>page57.
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Seats

Foldingthebackrestdown/up(thirdrow
seats)
Appliestovehicleswiththirdrowseats




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Fig.58Thirdrowseats:foldingthebackrest
Foldingthebackrestdown/up
Thebuttonsarelocatedinthereararea(A)andin
theluggagecompartment@)©fig.58.
>Pressthebutton@or@)untilthebackrestis
completelyfoldeddownorup.
Youcanfoldthebackrestsupordownatthe
sametimeusingthebutton@andQ).
Ifthebackrestsarenotintheirlockedposition,
theEaindicatorlightandthemessagePlease
movethirdrowseattoitslockedposition.See
owner'smanualwillappearintheinstrument
clusterdisplay.Awarningtonewillalsosound.
Unfoldingtheheadrestraints
Theheadrestraintisautomaticallyfoldedin
whenthebackrestisfoldeddown.Youmust
manuallyunfoldtheheadrestraintafterunfold-
ingthebackrest.
>Unfoldtheheadrestraintbytiltingitupward
untilyoufeelitclickintoplace.
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MeaningoftheLEDinthebutton
—IftheLEDblinks,thebackrestisstillnotin its
endposition.
—IftheLEDturnson,thebackrestisin itsend
position.

ZAWARNING
—Becarefulwhenfoldingandunfoldingthe
backrests.Notpayingattentionandnot
checkingwhenfolding/unfoldingthebackr-
estscanleadtopinchinginjuries.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifitiscorrectlylockedin
place.
—Donotdriveiftheindicatorlightinthebut-
tonisblinking>fig.58.Thissituationin-
creasestheriskofanaccident,sincethe
backrestisnotlockedinplaceanditisnotin
itsendposition.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,neverdrive
withpersonsinthethirdrow-seatifthe
seatsarenotfoldedcompletelyupright.

®Note
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,makesurethe
second-rowseatbackrestisuprightbefore
foldingthethird-rowseatbackrestupor
down.
—Donotplaceanyobjectsonthethirdrow
seatbackrestifitisnotcompletelyfolded
down.
G)Tips
—Verylow temperaturescancausemalfunc-
tionswhenfoldingandunfoldingthebackr-
ests.Ifthisisthecase,movingthevehicle
toawarmerarea(such asagarage)will
help.
—Thebackrestcannotbefoldeddownorupif
thevehicledooronthesidetobeadjusted
isclosed.

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Seats

Headrestraints
Frontheadrestraints
Appliesto:vehicleswithadjustableheadrestraints

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Fig.59Frontseat:adjustingtheheadrestraint
Adjusttheheadrestraintssotheupperedgeisas
evenaspossiblewiththe topofyourhead.Ifthat
isnotpossible,trytoadjustasclosetothisposi-
tionaspossible.
Adjustingtheheadrestraints
>Tomovea headrestraint*upwardorforward,
holditatthesideswithbothhandsandslideit
upwardorforwarduntilyoufeelitclickinto
place.
>Tomovetheheadrestraint*downwardorback-
ward,pressthesidebuttonandslidethehead
restraintdownwardorbackward.Releasethe
buttonandslidetheheadrestraintfartheruntil
itlocksintoplace.

Z\WARNING
Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>page257, Properadjustmentofhead
restraints.

mateMery
Appliesto:vehicleswithadjustableheadrestraints


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Fig.61Rearseat:removingtheheadrestraint
Ifpassengerswillbesittingintherearseats,
movetheheadrestraintsinthesecondrowall
thewayuporfolduptheheadrestraintsonthe
occupiedthirdrowseats>/\.
Movingtheheadrestraints
>Tomovetheheadrestraintupward,holditat
thesideswithbothhandsandslideitupward
untilitclicksintoplace>fig.60.
>Tomovetheheadrestraintdown,pressthe
button-arrow->fig.60andslidetheheadre-
straintdownward.
Foldingtheheadrestraintsforthethirdrow
seats*downandup
>Foldtheheadrestraintdownbypullingonthe
tab
>page56,fig.57.
>Unfoldtheheadrestraintbytiltingitupward
untilyoufeelitclickintoplace.
Removingtheheadrestraints
>Movetheheadrestraintupwardasfarasitcan
go.>
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Seats

>Pressthereleasepoint>fig.61usingtheme-
chanicalkey>page29,Keysetandpressthe
button-arrow->fig.60.Pulltheheadrestraint
outofthebackrestatthesametime>A\.
Installingtheheadrestraints
>Slidethepostsontheheadrestraintdowninto
theguidesuntilthepostsclickintoplace.
>Pressthebutton-arrow->fig.60andslidethe
headrestraintallthewaydown.Youshould not
be
abletoremovetheheadrestraintfromthe
backrestwithoutpressingthebutton.

ZXWARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>page257,Properadjustmentof
headrestraints.
—Onlyremovetheheadrestraintsforthesec-
ond rowseatswhenitisnecessaryforinstal-
linga childsafetyseat>page290,Child
safety.Installtheheadrestraintagainim-
mediatelyoncethechildsafetyseatisre-
moved.Drivingwiththeheadrestraintsre-
movedornotintheuprightpositionincreas-
estheriskofseriousinjury.

Memoryfunction
Appliesto:vehicleswithmemoryfunction
Withthememoryfunction,youcansaveandre-
call
seatprofilesusingthememorybuttonsin
thedoortrimpanelandwiththevehiclekey.
Thedriver'sseatprofileisstoredagainandas-
signedtothevehiclekeyeachtimethevehicleis
locked.Whenyouopenthedoor,theseatprofile
isautomaticallyrecalled.Iftwopeopleuseone
vehicle,itisrecommendedthateachpersonal-
waysuses“hisorherown”vehiclekey.
Dependingontheequipment,itmaybepossible
tostorethefollowingsettings:
—Driver'sseat:seat,steeringwheel*,exterior
mirrors*
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AaaCoy]
Appliesto:vehicleswithmemoryfunction
Thedriver'sseatprofilecanbeassignedtothe
vehiclekeywhenthevehicleislocked.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings>Seats>Driver'sseat>Storeset-
tingson remotecontrolkey.
@Tips
Ifyoudonotwishtohavetheseatprofilefor
anotherdriverassignedtothevehiclekey,
switchthememoryfunctionoffintheInfo-
tainmentsystem.
atleast
Appliesto:vehicleswithmemoryfunction

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Fig.62Driver'sdoor:memoryfunctionbuttons
Storingaseatprofile

SET. >Pressthebutton.TheLEDinthebutton
willturnon.
>Pressmemorybutton[1]or[2].



Asignaltonewillsoundwhenitissuccessfully
stored.
Recallingaseatprofile
>Ifthedriver'sdoorisopenandtheignitionis
switchedoff,pressthememorybutton.
>Ifthedriver'sdoorisclosedortheignitionis
switchedon, pressandholdthememorybut-
tonuntiltheseat adjustmentiscomplete.>

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Stowingandusing


—Openallairoutletsintheinstrumentpan-
el,
—Switchofftheairrecirculation,
—Set thefreshairfantothehighestspeed.



ZXWARNING
Alwaysmakesure thatthedoors,allwindows,
thesunroof*andtherearlidaresecurely
closedandlockedtoreducetheriskofinjury
whenthevehicleisnotbeingused.
—Afterclosingtherearlid,alwaysmakesure
thatitisproperlyclosedandlocked.
—Neverleaveyourvehicleunattendedespe-
ciallywiththerearlidleftopen.Achild
couldcrawlintothevehiclethroughthelug-
gage compartmentandclosetherearlidbe-
comingtrappedandunabletogetout.Be-
ingtrappedinavehiclecanlead to serious
personalinjury.
—Neverletchildrenplayinoraroundthevehi-
cle.
—Neverletpassengersrideintheluggage
compartment.Vehicleoccupantsmustal-
waysbeproperlyrestrainedinoneoftheve-
hicle’sseatingpositions.

@®Note
Ifyouaretransportinglargeitemswiththe
backrestfoldeddown”,youshouldremove
the Rear SeatEntertainment(RSE)*andits
holder*toavoiddamage.
@Tips
—Aircirculationhelpstoreducewindowfog-
ging.Staleairescapestotheoutside
throughventsinthetrimpanel.Besureto
keeptheseslotsfreeandopen.
—Thetirepressuremustcorrespondtothe
load.Thetirepressurelabelliststherecom-
mendedcoldtireinflationpressuresforthe
vehicleatitsmaximumcapacityweightand
thetiresthatwere onyourvehicleatthe
timeitwasmanufactured.Forrecommend-
edtirepressuresfornormalloadconditions,
pleaseseechapter>page337.
Luggagecompartmentcover

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Fig.69Luggagecompartment:removingandinstalling
theluggagecompartmentcover
Attaching
> Pullthecoveroutandattachitinthemounting
eyeletsinthesidetrimpanel>fig.68.
Removing
> Pulltheleverinthedirectionofthearrow
=>fig.69andremovethecoverupward.
Installing
>Placetheleftandrightsidesofthecoverinto
the mountsonthesidetrimpanel.
>Pushthecoverdownwarduntilitclicksinto
place.

ZAWARNING
Theluggagecompartmentcoverisnota sur-
faceforstoringobjects.Objectsplacedonthe
cover couldendangerallvehicleoccupants
duringsuddenbrakingmaneuversorina
crash.>

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Stowingandusing

Foldingthebackrestupright
>Pulltheleverup>page54,fig.53andfoldthe
backrestuprightuntilitlocksintoplace>A\.
Foldingthecenterbackrestdown*
>Toreleasethebackrest,pullthereleasestrap
atthefrontorrearsideoftheseat>fig.71or
>fig.72.
> Foldthebackrestforward.
Foldingthecenterbackrest upright*
>Foldthebackrestupwarduntilitlocksinto
place>A\.
Thecenter backrestmaybefoldeddownsepa-
rately*.Thisallowsyoutotransportlongobjects
(suchasskis)insidethevehicle.

ZAWARNING
—Becarefulwhenreleasingthebackrestand
foldingitforward.Toreducetheriskofbe-
ingpinched,payattentionandcheckwhen
foldingbackrestsforward.
— Thebackrestmustbelatchedsecurelyto en-
surethatthesafetybeltisprotectingthe
centerseatingposition.
— Thebackrestmustbesecurelylatchedso
objectscannotslideforwardoutofthelug-
gagecompartmentduringsuddenbraking.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifit iscorrectlylockedin
place.
—Toreducetheriskofinjuryinvehicleswith
thirdrowseats*,the centerbackrestmust
beintheuprightpositionandlockedinto
placeiftherearepassengersridinginthe

thirdrow*.

@)Note
Makesuretheoutersafetybeltsarenot
pinchedordamagedwhenfoldingtheseat
back.
—Readandfollowthewarnings>A\inEntry/
exitassistance(secondrowseats)on
page55and>@inFoldingthebackrest
down/up(thirdrowseats)onpage56.
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,movetherear
headrestraintsdownbeforefoldingtherear
backrestsforward>page57.
Luggagecompartmentnet
Appliesto:vehicleswithluggagecompartmentnet
Thecargonetpreventssmallobjectsfromslid-
ing.


»Attachthehooksfortheluggagecompartment
netinthetie-downs>fig.73.

AWARNING
—Neversecurea childsafetyseattothetie-
downs.
— Theluggagecompartmentnetisonlystrong
enoughtosecurelightobjects.Heavyob-
jectsarenotadequatelysecured.Attempt-
ingtosecureheavyobjectsincreasestherisk
ofinjury.
Cargofloor




Fig.74Luggagecompartment:installingthecargofloor
Removingandinstallingthecargofloor
>Toremovethecargofloor,pulltheentirecargo
floortowardthebackofthevehicle.>
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Driving

Startingtheenginewhenthereisa
arearadea)
Itmaynotbepossibletostarttheengineunder
certaincircumstances,forexample,ifthebat-
teryinthevehiclekeyisdrained,ifinterferenceis
affectingthekey,orifthereisasystemmalfunc-
tion.

Fig.83Centerconsole/vehiclekey:Startingtheengine
whenthereisamalfunction
Requirement:ThemessageRemotecontrolkey:
holdbackofkeyagainstthedesignatedarea.
Seeowner'smanualmustappearandtheQJin-
dicatorlightmustbeon.
> Placethevehiclekeyonthelocationshownin
theillustrationP)©fig.83.
>Pressthebrakepedal.
>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]button.The
enginewill start.
>DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
themalfunctioncorrected.
@Tips
Youcanviewthemessageagainbypressing
the[STARTENGINESTOP]button.






Start/Stopsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswith Start/Stopsystem
TheStart/Stopsystemcanhelpincreasefuel
economyandreduceCO2emissions.
InStart/Stopmode,theengineshutsoffauto-
maticallywhenstopped,forexampleatatraffic

D_Incertaincountries.

light.Theignitionandimportantassistsystems
suchaspowersteeringandthebrakeboosterwill
remainavailableduringthe"stop"phase.Theen-
ginewillrestartautomaticallywhenneeded.
TheStart/Stopsystemisautomaticallyactivated
oncetheignitionisswitchedon.
Basicrequirements
—Thedriver'sdoorandhoodmustbeclosed.
—"p","N",or"D"mustbeengaged.
—Thesteeringwheelmustnotbeturnedfarinei-
therdirection.
—Thevehiclemusthavedrivenfasterthan2mph
(3km/h)sincethelasttimeitstopped.
—Atrailermustnot behitchedtothevehicle.
@)Note
AlwaysswitchtheStart/Stopsystemoffwhen
drivingthroughwater>page80.
G)Tips
—Dependingonthedrivingsituation,theen-
ginemayalreadystopwhencoastingbefore
thevehiclehascometoacompletestop)).
—Ifyouselectthe"D"positionaftershifting
intoreverse,thevehiclemustbedrivenfast-
erthan6mph(10km/h)inorderforthe
Start/Stopsystemtobeactiveagain.This
makesitpossibletomaneuverwithout
stoppingtheengine.
Stopping/starting theengine
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
>Pressandholdthebrakepedaluntilthevehicle
hasstopped.The@indicatorlightappearsin
theinstrumentclusteroncetheenginestops
automatically.
>Theenginestartsagainwhenyouremoveyour
footfromthebrakepedal.Theindicatorlight
turnsoff.
iG)Tips
—PressthebrakepedalduringaStopphase
tokeepthevehiclefromrolling.
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Driving

—Theignitionwillturnoffifyoupressthe
STARTENGINESTOP]buttonduringastop


phase.
—Youcancontroliftheenginewillstopornot
byreducingorincreasingtheamountof
forceyouusetopressthebrakepedal.For
example,ifyouonlylightlypressonthe
brakepedalinstop-and-gotrafficorwhen
turning,theenginewillnotswitchoffwhen
thevehicleisstationary.Ifyoupressthe
brakepedalharder,theenginewillswitch
off.
Startingandstoppingtheengineautomat-
relay
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
Thesystemchecksifcertainconditionsaremet
beforeandduringthe"stop"phase,anddeter-
minesiftheenginestopsandhowlongitre-
mainsstopped.Forexample,ifpowerusageis
high,theenginewillnotbestopped.Alongwith
otherconditions,thefollowingfactors influence
theautomaticenginestartorstop:
—Environmentalconditions(slopes,inclines,ele-
vation,temperature)
—Battery(chargestatus,temperature,powerus-
age)
—Enginetemperature
—Assistsystems
—Drivingbehavior
Dependingontheengine,theGyindicatorlight
mayappeariftheengineisnotstopped.

SearsMUMMLMLluiace]00
Appliesto:vehicleswith Start/Stopsystem
Ifyouleavethevehicleduringa"stop"phase,the
enginecanberestartedwithinapproximately30
secondsifthedoorsareclosed,thedriver'ssafe-
tybeltisfastened,andthebrakepedalispress-
ed.
Ifyouleavethevehiclelongerthan30seconds,
theignitionwillswitchoffautomaticallytopre-
vent thevehiclebatteryfromdraining.Ifthisis
thecase,themessageStart/stopsystem:igni-
tionwillbeswitchedoffin30swillappearinthe
instrumentclusterand,ifthelowbeamhead-
80
lightsareswitchedon,theparkinglightswill
switchoninstead.Theparkinglightswillswitch
offafterapproximately30minutesorwhenyou
lockthevehicle.
Theignitionalsoswitchesoffwhenyoulockthe
vehiclefromtheoutsideduringastop phase.
IftheStart/Stopsystemhasnot turnedoffthe
engineorifyouhave switchedtheStart/Stopsys-
temoffmanually, theenginewillcontinuetorun
andtheignitionwillnotswitchoffautomatically.

ZXWARNING
To reducetheriskofasphyxiation,never allow
theenginetoruninconfinedspaces.
G)Tips
Ifyouleavethevehiclewiththe"D/S"or"R"
selectorleverpositionengaged,theparking
brakeisautomaticallyset.
ManuallyswitchingtheStart/Stopsystem
amiemela)
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem

The@)o*buttonislocatedabovetheselectorlev-
erinthecenterconsole.
>Press(A)toswitchonoroff.TheLEDinthe
buttonturnsonwhenthefunctionisswitched
off.
@)Tips
Ifyouswitchthesystemoffduringastop
phase, theenginewillstartagainautomati-
cally.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
Start/stopsystem:deactivated.Pleasestart
enginemanually
Thismessageappearswhenspecificconditions
arenotmetduringastopphase.TheStart/Stop
systemwillnot beabletorestarttheengine.The
enginemustbestartedwiththe
STARTENGINESTOP]button.

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Driving

Requirement:thedriver'sdoormustbeclosed
andtheenginemustberunning.
>Toactivatehillholdassist,pressandholdthe
brakepedalforseveralseconds.Thevehicle
mustbefacinguphill.
Afterreleasingthebrakepedal,thebrakingpow-
erismaintainedbriefly>A\topreventthevehi-
clefromrollingbackwhenstarting.Thisallows
youtobegindrivingmoreeasily.

Z\WARNING
—Ifyoudonotbegindrivingimmediatelyor
theenginestallsafterreleasingthebrake
pedal,yourvehiclemaybegintorollback-
ward.Pressthebrakepedalorsetthepark-
ingbrakeimmediately.
— Theintelligenttechnologyofhillholdassist
cannotovercomethelimitationsimposedby
naturalphysicallaws.Theincreasedcomfort
offeredbyhillholdassistshouldnotcause
youtotakesafetyrisks.
—Hillholdassistcannotholdthevehiclein
placeonallhills(forexample,iftheground
isslipperyoricy).
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,always
makesurethevehicleissituatedsafely
whilestationary.


Offroaddriving
TheElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)func-
tionsareenhancedfordrivingoffroad.Offroad
modecanbeactivated whendrivinginsituations
where
slippageoradifferentiallockfunctionis
necessary>page147.Thehilldescentassistis
alsoavailable,whichautomaticallybrakestheve-
hicletomaintainaconstantspeed>page148.
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.
—Cleanthevehiclebody andunderbodyandin-
spectthevehicleforpossibledamage.
—Cleanthe windows,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.
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