lights AUDI S3 2015 User Guide

32 Driver information system
Lap timer and engine
oil temperature
indicator
Introduction
Applies to vehicles: with lap timer (S mode ls)
The engine oil temperature is only shown in
the lap timer disp lay .
Lap timer
You can record and evaluate lap times with
the lap timer in the display
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fig . 18. The time is measured in minutes, sec­
onds and 1/10 seconds. With lap times longer
than 60 minutes, the hour is also shown and
the display of 1/10 seconds is removed .
The time measurement on an individual lap
ends after 99 hours 59 minutes and 59 sec­
onds . A new lap starts automatically after
that .
The measu rement ends after a maximum of
30 laps . You can then evaluated the lap times
or start a new time measurement .
Engine oil temperature indicator
If the engine oil temperature is be low 60 ° (,
the 't::7-symbol followed by three hyphens" --
-" and the °C uni t is shown.
The engine has reached its operating temper­
ature when the engine oil temperature is be­
tween
80 °C and 120 °C under normal driving
conditions. The engine oil temperature may be h igher if there is heavy engine load and
high temperatures outs ide. This is not a cause
for concern as long as the.
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do not b link.
.&, WARNING
Your focus should always be on driving
your vehicle safely. As the dr iver, you have
complete responsibility for safety in traf­
fic. Only use the functions such as the lap
timer in such a way that you a lways main­
tain complete control over your veh icle in
all traffic situations .
(D Tips
You can retrieve information from the trip
computer wh ile the lap timer stopwatch is
running.
Opening the lap timer and measuring
time
Applies to vehicles: with lap timer (S models)
Fig. 17 Mult ifun ction stee ring w hee l: Con trols
Fig. 18 Instrume nt clust er: L ap timer
Opening the lap timer
... Press the button® on the multif unction
steering whee l and turn the thumbwheel @
¢ fig. 17 until the Lap timer ¢ fig. 18 ap­
pears .
... Press the thumbwheel @to confirm these­
lect ion.
Timing laps
... To start timing, press the thumbwheel @
while on the menu item
Lap 1 -press OK.
The time measurement is shown in line@
¢fig. 18.
... To measure the lap time, press the thumb ­
wheel @again while on the menu item
New
lap -press OK. This starts t iming the next
lap. The last time measurement moves up
to the top line@. Line @ contains the cur-
rent lap time. ..,.

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.. To turn off, turn the ignition key opposite
the direction of the arrow .
When the child safety locks are activated, the
inside door handles do not work and the doors
can only be opened from the outside.
The ch ild safety lock only f unctions on the
door in whi ch it was act ivated.
Power windows
Controls
T he driver can control oil power windows .
Fig. 31 Sectio n of the drive r's d oor: Control s
All power window sw itches are provided with
a two-position function :
Opening the windows
.. Press the sw itch to the fir st stop and hold it
until the window reaches the desired pos i­
tion.
.. Press the sw itch br iefly to the
second stop
to automatically open the window.
Closing the windows
.. Pull the switch to the first stop and hold it
until the window reaches the des ired posi­
t ion .
.. Pull the switch briefly to the
second stop to
automatically close the window.
Power window switches
@ Switch ~ fig. 31 for the window in the
driver's door.
@ Switch for the window in the front pas­
senger 's door.
© Sw itch for the window in the left rear
door.
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@ Switch for the window in the right rear
door.
® Safety button* .
Parental control
When the safety button®~ fig. 31 is press ­
ed, the@symbol in the button lights up. The
power window sw itches in the rear doors are
switched off.
A WARNING
-Always remove the ign ition key when you
leave your vehicle, even for a short peri­
od of time. This applies particula rly when
children remain in the vehicle. Otherwise
the children could sta rt the engine or op­
erate electrical equipment such as power
windows. The power windows continue
to function until the driver's door or
front passenger's door has been opened.
- Never close the windows carelessly or in
an uncontrolled manner. It could cause injury by pinching.
- When locking the vehicle from outside,
the vehicle must be unoccupied since the
windows can no longer be opened in an
emergency.
(D Tips
After turning the ignition off you can still
open and close the windows for approxi­
mately 10 seconds. The power windows
are not switched off until the driver's door
or front passenger's door has been
opened .
Convenience opening/closing
With the convenience opening/closing func­
t ion, you can centrally and easily open the
windows and the panorama sunroof* from the
outside.
Convenience opening
.. Press the open button l@J on the remote con­
trol key until all windows and the panorama
sunroof* have reached the desired position,
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46 Lights and Vi sion
Lights and Vision
Exterior lighting
Switching lights on and off
Fig . 33 Instr ument pane l: lig ht sw itc h (example)
The headlights only work when the ignition is
switched on. The headlig hts turn
off automat­
ically when the engine is switched on or when
the ign ition is switc hed off . Only the side·
marker lights stay on .
A warning symbol w ill appear in the driver in­
formation display if the system is no t func­
tioning correctly
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Light switch ·'ti-·
T u rn the switch c:> fig . 33 to the corresponding
position . When the lights are switched on, the
respective symbol t urns on.
0 -lights off. In some countries, the day time
running lights* are turned on and
off together
with the ign ition.
- USA models: The daytime r unnin g lights
switch on automatically when the ignition is
switched on and the light switch
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in the
O pos ition or the AUTO position (on ly
in daylight). The
Daytime running lights
can be switched on and off in the MMI
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-Canada models: The daytime running lig hts
switch on automatically when the ignition is
switched on and the light switch
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i n t he
0 , the :oo : or th e AUTO position (only
i n daylight)
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AUTO* -Automatic headlights switch on and
off depend ing on b rightness, fo r example in
tw ilight, during rain or in tunnels . In veh icles with in
tegrated daytime r unning lights*, ei ­
t h e r the daytime running lights or the head­
lights wi ll tu rn on automat ica lly, depending
on the amount of light (may vary depending
o n the country).
:oo : -Parking lights
iD · Low beam he ad lights
T he following w il l happen in these light
switch pos itions whe n you lock the ve hicle:
-iD -Low beam: the entire exterior lights
sw itch
off
- AUTO*: the Coming home* function is
turned on
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Fog lights* /rear fog light(s)
P ress the correspon ding button c:> fig. 33 :
}0-Front fog lig ht s* (no t picture d). Thi s bu t­
ton rep laces the button for all-wea ther
li gh ts ,;,rto . When the fog lights are swi tched
on, the
iD symbo l in the button illuminates .
0$ -Re ar fog ligh t(s) . When the rea r fog lig hts
are swi tched on, the
0$ sym bo l in t he bu tton
i ll uminates .
All-weather lights*
apples to vehicles with LED headlig hts.
Press the corresponding button
,;;iP c:> fig. 33
on the light switch .
<,t;O -All-weather lights . The sym bo l <,tP in the
button lights up when all-weather lights are
switched on.
In veh icles with all-weather lights, the front
li ghts are ad justed automatically so that you
are less like ly to see glare from your own
headlights, for example when driving on a wet
r oad.
Headlight range control system
T he hea dlight range adjusts automatically
when there is a change in vehicle load and
during b raking and accele rating so that the
headlig hts do not cause g lare for oncom ing
t raff ic.

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Aud i adapti ve lig ht*
The adaptive light on ly functions when the
light switch is in the AUTO position. You can
deactivate adaptive light in the MMI
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When switched on, adapt ive light adjusts to
curves depending on the vehicle speed and
steering whee l ang le. This provides better
l ighting through the curve . The system op er­
ates in a speed range from approximately
6 mph (10 km/h) to 68 mph (110 km/h).
St atic corner ing li ght * (vehicles with adaptive
l ight) -th e corne ring light switches on auto ­
matically when the steering whee l is tu rned at
a cert ain angle a t speeds up to approximately
44 mph (70 km/h) and when the turn signal is
activated at speeds up to approximately
25 mph (40 km /h). The area to the s ide of the
ve hicle is il luminated better when turning .
Spee d d epen de nt ligh t dist rib uti on* -The
speed dependent light distribution adapts the
light in towns and on highways or express­
ways . Inte rsect io ns can also be illuminated on
veh icles w ith a navigation system* .
Highway light function*
(Vehicles with adaptive light or L ED head ­
lights) -This function adapts the light ing for
h ighway driving based on vehicle speed .
A WARNING
-Automatic headligh ts* are only intended
to assist the dr iver. They do not re lieve
the driver of responsibility to check the headlights and to turn them on manua lly
according to the current light and visib ili­
ty conditions. For example, fog cannot be detected by the light sensors. So al­
ways switch on the low beam under
these weather conditions and when driv­ ing in the dark
io .
-Acc idents could occur if you cannot see
the road ahead of you well and if othe rs
on the road cannot see you. Always
swit ch you r headlights on so that you can Ligh
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see the road ahead of you and ot hers can
see your vehicle from behind.
- Please observe legal regulations when
using the lighting systems described.
(D Note
The rear fog lights shou ld only be turned
on in accordance with traffic regu lations,
to prevent glare for traffic behind your ve­
hicle.
(D Tips
- The light sensor for the automatic head ­
lights * is in the rearview mirror mount.
Therefore, do not place any stickers in
this area on the windshield .
- Some functions of the exterior lighting
can be adjusted
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-If you turn off the ignition while the ex­
terior lights are on and open the door,
you will hear a warning tone.
- The tail lights do not switch on when the
daytime running lights switch on.
- In cool or damp weather, the inside of
the headlights, turn signals and tail
lights can fog over due to the tempera­
ture difference between the inside and
outside . They w ill clear shortly after
switching them on . This does not affect
the se rvice life of the lighting.
- A message w ill appear in the instrument
cluster if there is a malfunction in the
light senso r
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Emergency flasher
Fig. 34 In str umen t pa nel: em erg ency fla sher button

48 Lights and Vision
The emergency flashers ma kes other drivers
aware of your ve hicle in dangero us situations .
... Press the~ button to sw itch the e mergency
flashers on o r off.
You can indicate a lane change or a tu rn whe n
the eme rgency flashers are sw itched on by us­
ing the turn sign al lever. The eme rgency flash ­
e rs stop temporarily .
The emergency flashers also work when the ignit io n is tu rned off.
(D Tips
You should switch the em ergency f lashe rs
on if:
- You are the last ca r in a traffic jam so
that all o ther veh icles app roach ing from
behind can see you, or if
- Your vehicle has broken down o r you are
having an eme rgency, or if
- Your vehicle is being towed or if you a re
tow ing another vehicl e.
Turn signal and high beam lever
The lever operates the turn signals, the high
beams and the headlight flasher .
Fig. 35 Turn sig na l an d high beam leve r
Turn signals ¢¢
The tu rn s ignals activate when you move the
l eve r into a turn s ignal pos ition when the ign i­
tion is switche d on.
@ -Turn sig nal
@ -Turn signal
The turn s ignal blinks three times if yo u tap
the lever (conven ience turn signal).
High beams and headlight flasher [D
Move the lever to t he corres po nding po sitio n:
@ -high b eams on
© -high beams off or headlight flasher
The
II indicator light in t he inst rument cl us­
te r turns on .
A WARNING
High beams can cause glare for other driv­
e rs, which increases the r isk of an acci­
dent. For this reason, on ly use the h igh
beams o r the headlight flasher when they
will not create glare for o ther drivers .
Adjusting the exterior lighting
The settings are adjusted in the MMI.
... Select: the I MENU I> Car > Systems * control
button
> Vehicle sett ings > Exterior light­
ing .
Automatic headlights
You can adjus t the following se tt ings in the
Automatic headlights menu :
Activation time : -Yo u can ad just if the head­
li gh ts sw itch on
early , medium or la te ac co rd­
ing to the sens it iv ity o f the lig ht senso r.
Audi adaptive light * -you can switch adaptive
li gh t
on and off .
Coming home, Leaving home*
The coming home function illuminates the
area o utside the vehicle whe n you tu rn the ig­
nition off and open the d river 's doo r. T o turn
t h e fun ction on , se lect
Lights when leaving
car > on .
The leaving home illum inates the area outs ide
the ve hicl e when you un lock the vehicl e. T o
tu rn t he fun ct ion on, se lect
Light s when un­
locking car > on.
The coming home a nd leav ing home funct ions
only operate when it is dark and the light
swit ch is in the
AUTO posi tion.

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Daytime running lights*
USA models:
The day time running lights can
be switched on or off using the MMI. Select
on or off .
Canada models :
This function can be switched
off. They activate automatically each time the
ignition is switched on. This menu item is
shown with a "gray background".
Travel mode*
The headlight beam is asymmetrical. This pro­
v id es s tronger illum inati on on the side of the
road on which you are driving. In vehicles with
Xenon headlights* with turning light* or LED
headlights* ,
you must adjust the headlights
when you are driving in a country where the
traffic direction is opposite from your own
country. Otherwise, oncom ing traff ic w ill be
blinded by the glare from the headlights. An
adjustment is not needed in vehicles with Xe­
non head lights without turning lights .
To prevent glare:
- Trave l mode must be activated in vehicles
with Xenon headlights* and turning light * or
LED headlights*. Select: the
I MENU I button
> Car > Systems * control button > Vehicle
settings
> Exterior lighting > Light for driv­
ing on left,
for example.
After you have adjusted the headlights, the
following message will appear:
la Headlight converter active for driving on
left. Range reduced!
(D Tips
When travel mode is activated, a display in
the driver information system indicates
this each time you switch the ignit ion on .
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Interior Lighting
Front and rear interior lighting front
Fig. 36 Front headline r: inter ior light ing co ntrols (ex ­
ample)
Fig . 37 Rear headline r: LE D read ing lights• (examp le)
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Depend ing o n equipment, the interior lighting
may differ from the illustration.
~- Inter ior lighting on/off
[!I-Door contact switch. The interior lighting
is controlled automatically .
~ * -Reading lights on/off
Interior lighting
There are other interior lighting functions
that are available . Some functions can be ad­
just ed in the MMI. Select: the
!ME NUI >Car >
Systems*
control button > Vehicle settings >
Interior lighting.

50 Lights and Vision
Instrument illumination
The brightness of the instrument cluster and
the center console can be adjusted.
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Fig. 38 Instrument illumination
Requirement : The light must be switched on.
.. Press the knob to release it .
.. Turn the knob toward"." or"+" to reduce or
increase the brightness.
.. Press the knob again to return it to i ts origi­
nal position.
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The needles and gauges in the instrument
cluster illuminate when the headlights are
off and the ignition is switched one. Theil­
lumination reduces automatically and
eventually turns off as brightness outside
decreases. This function reminds the driver
to turn the headlights on at the appropri­
ate t ime.
Vision
Sun visors
( ___ _____ )
Fig . 39 Left s ide: sun visor
The sun v isors can be moved out of their
brackets and turned toward the doors@.
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The mi rror light switches on when the cover
over the vanity mirror* @opens .
Windshield wipers
Switching windshield wipers on
Fig. 40 Winds hield w iper leve r: ope rat ing the front
washer system
Requ irement: The ignition must be turned on.
Move the windshield w iper lever to the corre­
sponding position:
@ -Front wipers off
@ · Interval mode. To increase/decrease the
wiper intervals, move the switch @ to the
left/right . In vehicles with a light/rain sen­
sor*, the wipers turn on when it is raining,
when the vehicle is stationary and the lever is
tapped in the ® position, or once the vehicle
speed exceeds approximately 2 mph (4 km/h) .
T he higher the sensit iv ity of the ra in sensor is
set (switch @ to the right), the earlier the
windshield wipers react to moisture on the
windshield.
@ · Slow w iping
@ -Fast wip ing
@ · Single wipe If you ho ld the lever in this
position longer, the wipers switch from slow
wiping to fast wiping.
® ·Clean the windshield . To eliminate water
droplets, the windsh ield wiper performs one
afterwipe after several seconds in tempera­
tures above 39 °F (4 °() . You can switch this
funct ion off by moving the lever to position ®
within 10 seconds after the afterwipe. The af­
terwipe function is reactivated the next time
you sw itch the ignition on . ..,

52 Lights an d Vi sion
Removing the wip er blad e
.,. Fold the w indshield wiper arm away from
the windshie ld .
.,. Press the locking knob
(D ¢ fig. 41 on the
wip er blade . Hold th e wiper blade f irm ly.
.,. Remove the wipe r blade in the direction of
t he arrow.
In stall ing t he wip er blade
.,. Inse rt the new wipe r blade into the mount
on the w iper arm @ until you hear it latch
into place .
.,. Place the wiper arm back on the windshie ld.
.,. Tu rn the serv ice position off.
_& WARNING
For safety reasons, the windshield wiper
blades should be replaced once or twice
each year.
Q) Note
- The w indshield wiper blades must only
be folded away when in the serv ice posi ­
tion . Otherw ise, you risk damag ing the
paint on the hood or the windshield wip­
er motor.
- You should not drive your veh icle or
press the w indshield w iper lever when
the wiper arms are folded away from the
winds hield. The w indshie ld w ipers would
move back into their original position
and could damage the hood and wind­
shield.
- To prevent damage to the windshield
washer system, always loosen wiper
blades that have frozen to the wind­
s h ield before turning the wipers on.
- To prevent damage to the wiper blades,
do not apply gasoline, petroleum, thin­
ning agents or other solvents on the wip­
er blades or near them.
- To prevent damage to the wipe r arms or
other components, do not try to move
the windshie ld w ipers by hand .
-
(D Tips
-Commercial hot wax such as the types
used by car washes make it more d ifficult
to clean the windshie ld.
- You can also use the service position, for
example, if you want to protect the
w indshield from icing by using a cover.
- Yo u cannot activate the serv ice position
when the hood is open .
Outside mirror
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
F ig. 42 Drive r's doo r: kno b fo r th e exte rior mir rors (ex ­
amp le)
T urn the knob to the des ired posit ion:
q;p -In this pos ition, yo u can adjust the
dr iver's and front passenger's exterior m irrors
by turning the knob in the desired direction .
Cffil -The mirrors are heated* depend ing on the
outside temperature and dr iv ing speed .
8 - The ex ter ior m irrors are folded in*.
Front passenge r's ex terior mirror tilt
function*
To he lp you see the curb when backing into a
parking space , the surfa ce of the mirror can
be tilted s light ly. The knob mus t be in the
P pos ition for this to happen .
You can adjust the tilted mir ror surface by
turning the knob in the desired direction.
When you move ou t of reverse and into ano th­
er gear, the new m irror position is stored and
ass igned to the key you are using. .,.

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The mirror goes back into its original position
once you drive forward faster tha n 9 mph
(15 km/h) or turn the ign ition
off .
Folding mirr ors in and out
To fold the mirrors i n w ith the knob, turn the
knob in the
&l pos it ion .
To fold the m irrors out, turn the knob in the
q or
P or O position.
You can set in the MMI if the mirrors should
fold in when locking the vehicle or not
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m irrors fold in . When you start the ignit ion,
the mirrors fold out .
_& WARNING
Curved mirror surfaces (convex or asphe­
ric*) enlarge the field of vision. However,
they make objects in the mirror appear sma ller and farther away. Your may est i­
mate incorrectly when you use these m ir­
rors to gauge your d istance from the
vehicles behind you when changing lanes -
accident risk!
(D Note
- For vehicles with power folding exterior
mirrors*: If the m irror housing was
moved by outside forces (such as an im­
pact when maneuvering), you must use
the power folding function to fold the mir ror a ll the way out. You will hear a
l oud noise when the mi rrors are latched
back in place. The mirror housing must
not be moved back into place by hand
because this would affect the mirror
mechan ism.
- Applies to vehicles witho ut power fold­
i ng exterior mirro rs:
If the mirror hous­
ing was moved by outside forces (s uch as
i n impact d uring maneuvering), you
must move the mirror housing back into
place by hand.
- If you wash the vehicle in an automatic
car wash, you must fold the exterior m ir­
rors in to reduce the r isk of damage to
the mi rrors. Never fold power foldi ng ex-
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terior mirrors by hand . On ly fold them in
and out using the power controls.
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If t h e power ad justmen t fa ils, bot h mir­
rors can be adjusted by hand by pressing
on the edge of the mirror surface.
Dimming the mirrors
Your vehicle is equipped with a manual or au­
tomatic* dimming reorview mirror.
F ig. 43 Auto mat ic d immin g rea rv iew mi rror *
Manu al dimming rear view mirror
.,. Pull the lever on the bottom of the mirror
back.
Automat ic dimming rearview mirror*
.,. Press the b utton @. The indicator light @
turns on. The rearview and driver 's exterior*
m irrors dim automatically when light shines
on them, for example from headlights on a
veh icle to the rear.
A WARNING
Elect ro lyte fluid can leak from automatic
d imm ing mirro rs if the glass is b roken .
E lec tro lyte fluid can irr itate skin, eyes and
a ir ways.
- Repeated or long-te rm expos ure to elec­
trolyte fluid can lead to irritat io n of the
a irways, especially in peop le w it h asthma
or other resp iratory co ndit ions . T a ke
deep breaths immediately after leaving
the vehicle or, if this is not possib le,
open all of the doors and windows as
wide as possible.

78 Driving
must use more force to steer or brake
the vehicle. Because the usual steering
and braking capability is not available,
the risk of accidents or injuries increases .
- Avoid high engine speed, full throttle,
and heavy engine load as long as the en­
gine has not reached operating tempera­
ture yet. You could damage the engine .
- The engine cannot be started by pushing
or towing.
@ For the sake of the environment
Do not let the engine run while parked to
warm up. Begin driving immediately. This
reduces unnecessary emissions.
{D) Tips
- After starting a cold engine, there may
be a brief period of increased noise be­
cause the oil pressure must first build up in the hydraulic valve adjusters. This is
normal and not a cause for concern .
- If the . indicator light blinks in the in­
strument cluster before switching the ig ­
nition off, the ignition will not switch on
again.
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- If you leave your vehicle with the ignition
switched on, the ignition will switch off
after a certain amount of time. Make
sure that electrical equipment such as
the exterior lights are switched off.
Turning the engine off using the button
Applies to vehicles: with conven ience key
• Bring the vehicle to a full stop.
• Move the selector lever into the P position .
• Press the
I START ENGIN E STOPI button
9page 77, fig. 71 .
Steering lockll
The steering locks when you turn the engine
off using the
I START E NGIN E STOP t* button,
l) Thi s fun ction is not available in all c oun tries.
move the selector lever into the P position
and open the driver's door.
The locked steering helps prevent vehicle
theft .
Emergency off function
If it is absolutely necessary, the engine can al­
so be turned off while driving at speeds lower
than 6 mph (10 km/h). If you press the
I STAR T ENGINE ST OPI* button while driving,
the message
Pressing start/stop button
again will switch off engine!
appears. To
switch the engine off, press the
I S TAR T ENGINE ST OPI* button twice in a row
briefly or press and hold for longer than two
seconds.
A WARNING ~
- Never turn off the engine before the ve- hicle has come to a complete stop . The
full function of the brake booster and the
power steering is not guaranteed . You
must use more force to turn or brake if
necessary. Because you cannot steer and
brake as you usually would, this could
lead to crashes and serious injuries.
- Please note that the brake booster and
power steering only work when the en­
gine is running. When the engine off, you
must use more force to steer or brake
the vehicle. Because the usual steering
and braking capability is not available,
the risk of accidents or injuries increases.
- Always take the vehicle key with you
when leaving the vehicle, even for a
short period of time. This applies partic­
ularly when children remain in the vehi­
cle . Otherwise the children could start
the engine or operate electrical equip­
ment such as power windows.
- For safety reasons, always park the vehi­
cle with the selector lever in the P posi­
tion. Otherwise, there is the risk that the
vehicle could roll.