child lock AUDI S8 2011 Owners Manual

2 Table of contents
Vehicle liter ature .. .. .. .. .. ... .
5
About this Owner's Manual . . . 6
Controls and equipment .. ... .
Instruments and controls .. . .
General illus tra tion .... ... .. .. ... .
Instruments and warning/
indicator lights ........ .. .. .. . .
Instruments . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
War ning/indicator lights ... .. ... .. .
Driver information display .... .. ... .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . .
Opening and closing .. .. .... . .
Keys .. ...... ........... .. .. ... .
Power locking system ..... .. .. .. . .
Rear lid .. .. ........ ........ .... .
Child safety lock ........... .... .. .
Power windows ............... .. .
Valet par king . ........... .. .. ... .
Sliding/ tilt ing su nroof ... .. .. .. .. . .
P anoramic sun roof ........ .. .. ... .
Clear vision .. ........ .. .. .. .. . .
Lig hts . .. .. ............. .. .. .. . .
I n ter ior lights .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
V 1s 1on ..... ... . ...... ... .. .. ... .
W iper and washer system . ... .. .. . .
Mirrors ................. .. .. ... .
Dig ita l compass .......... .... ... .
Seats and storage ....... .. .. . .
General recommendat ions ..... .. . .
Front seats ... ........... .... ... .
Rear seats .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. . .
H ead restraints .............. .. . .
Seat memo ry ................... .
Full- length cen te r console .. .. .. ... .
L ugg age compartmen t ........... .
P ass-t hrou gh with s ki sack ... ... .. .
Roof rack . .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
12-vo lt sockets . .. ..... ... .. .. ... . 8
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48 51
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6 1
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6 5
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6 7
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Sto rage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Cooler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Warm and cold ... .. ..... .... . .
Climate co ntrols .. .. ... ..... ... .. . 74
74
On the road
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Starting and stopping t he engine . . . . 79
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . 81
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Cru ise cont ro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Adaptive cruise control and
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8 6
I n troduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Adaptive c ruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Audi braking gua rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Audi lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
La ne assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
La ne Change A ssistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
D riv ing se ttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Raising/lower ing the ve hicle . . . . . . . . 108
Drive r messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Night vision assistant . . . . . . . . . 109
Desc ription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Pedestria n detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Pedestrian warn ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Settings in the MMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
111
D river messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 112
t ipt ron ic (8-speed transmission) . . . . . 112

Opening and closing Keys
Key set
Fig. 15 Key set
@ Remote control key with mechanical
key
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle
and start the engine with the master key with
remote control. A mechanical key is integrat­
ed in the remote control key¢
page 30.
® Emergency key
The emergency key is not intended for con­
stant use.
It should only be used in an emer­
gency. Keep it in a safe place and do not carry
it on your key ring .
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authorized Audi
dealer immediately to have the
lost key disa­
bled. Be sure to bring all your keys with you.
Personal comfort settings
If two peop le use one vehicle, it is recom­
mended that each person always uses "their
own" master key . When the ignition is switch­
ed
off or when the vehicle is locked, personal
conven ience settings for the follow ing sys­
tems are stored and ass igned to the remote
master key.
- Automatic climate control
- Central locking system
- Rear window sun blind
- Amb ient lighting
- Seat memory
- Parking system*
Opening and closing 29
- Adaptive cruise control*
- Audi lane assist*
-Audi side assist*
-Audi drive select
- Night vision assistant*
- Heated steering wheel*
The stored settings are automatically recalled
when you unlock the vehicle, when you open
the doors or when you switch the ignition on.
A WARNING
---Do not leave your vehicle unattended. Al-
ways take your ignition key with you and
lock your vehicle . Entry by unauthorized
persons could endanger you or result in
theft or damage the vehicle.
- Do not leave ch ildren unattended in the
veh icle, especially with access to vehicle
keys. Unguarded access to the keys pro­
vides children the opportunity to start
the engine and/or activate vehicle sys­
tems such as the power windows, etc.
Unsupervised operation of any vehicle
system by children can result in serious
injury.
(!} Tips
- Th e operation of the remote control key
can be temporarily disrupted by interfer­
ence from transm itters in the vic inity of
the vehicle working in the same frequen­
cy range (e.g. a cell phone, radio equip­
ment).
- For security reasons, replacement keys
are only ava ilable from Audi dealers.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United States FCC and Industry Canada regu la­
tions¢
page 286.

Power locking system
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and th e re ar l id simultan eously.
Yo u ca n lo ck and un lock t he vehicle centrally.
Y ou have the following ch oices:
- Remote master key ¢
page 32,
-Door handles with convenience key*
¢ page 33 ,
-Lock cylinder at the dr iver's door
¢ page 34, or
- Power loc king swi tch inside ¢
page 34.
Selective unlocking
When they are closed, the door and rear lid
are locked. When unlocking, you can set in t he
M MI whether only the driver's door or the en­
tire veh icle sho uld be un locked
¢ page 32.
Automatic locking
The automat ic locking featu re locks all the ve­
h icle doo rs and the rear lid when you drive
faster tha n 9 mph ( 15 km/h) .
The car is un locked again, when the opening
function in the power locking system sw itch
or at one of the door leve rs is actuated . The
Auto Lock function can be turned on and off in
the MMI
¢ page 32 .
Anti-theft alarm warning system
If the anti-theft alarm warning system de­
tects a break -in in to the ve hicle, acoustic and
v isua l warning sig nals are triggered .
The anti -theft warning system is activated a u­
tomatically when you lock the vehicle . It is de­
activated when un locking using the remote
key, with t he mechanical key, and when you
sw itch the ignition o n.
The alarm also turns off whe n the alarm cycle
has expired .
Tu rn signal s
W hen you unlock the vehicle, the tur n signa ls
flash twice, when you lock it once . If they do
Opening and clo sin g 31
not flash, one of the doo rs, the rear lid o r the
hood is not locked.
Unint entionally locking yourself out
In the fo llow ing cases there safeg ua rds to
preve nt yo u loc king you r remo te mas ter key in
the ve hicl e:
- The vehi cle does not loc k w ith th e cent ral
lo cki ng swit ch¢
page 34 if the d rive r's
do or is open.
- On ve hicles with co nvenience key*, if the
most re cen tly used maste r key is in the lug­
g age compartmen t, the rear lid is automat i­
cally un locked again after it is closed
¢ page 35.
Do not lock your ve hicle with the remote ma s­
ter key
un til all doo rs and t he rear lid are
closed. In this way yo u avoid locking yourse lf
out acc identally .
Power side door closer*
T he veh icle doo rs a re equipped with a powe r
s ide doo r closer . W hen clos ing a door, you o n­
l y have to le t it fa ll light ly in to the latch. fhe
doo r will then automatically close by itself
~ .& -
A WARNING
--When you lock yo ur vehicle from o utside,
nobody - espec ia lly children - should re­
main inside the vehicle. Remember,
when yo u lock the vehicle from the out­
side the wi ndows cannot be o pened from
the inside.
- W hen you leave the ve hicle , always take
the ignition key w ith you . Th is w ill pre­
vent pass enge rs (c hildren, for e xample)
fr om accidenta lly being lo cked in the ve­
hicle sho uld they accident ally pres s the
power locking sw itch in the doors.
- Do n ot leave childr en inside the vehicle
unsupe rv ised . In an emergen cy it would
be imposs ible to open the doors from
the o utside wit hout t he key .
- App lies to vehi cles w ith power side doo r
closer *:

36 Openin g and clo sing
- To help prevent poisonous exha ust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al­
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv­ ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the lug­ gage area, because then the rear lid can­
not be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es­
pecially with the rear lid left open. A
child could c rawl into the ca r th rough the
l u ggage compa rtment and pull the lid
shut, becom ing trapped and unab le to
get out. To reduce the risk of persona l in­
jury, never let children p lay in or around
yo ur vehicle . A lways keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
When the veh icle is locked, the rear lid can
be unlocked separate ly by pressing the
button
c::$ on the master key . When the
rea r lid is closed aga in, it locks automat i­
cally.
Power opening/closing rear lid
App lies to vehicles: with power opening/closing rear lid
The rear lid can open and close electrically.
Fig . 26 Lock ing sw it c h in rear lid
Opening the rear lid
• Press the
c:$ button on the remote cont ro l
master key b riefly . The rear lid w ill unlock .
• To ope n the rear lid, press and hold the
c:$
bu tton on t he remote con trol maste r key for
at least one second. Or
• Pull the button
c::$ in the driver's door
¢ page 35, fig . 25 br iefly. O r •
Press the handle in the rea r lid
r=;, page 35,
fig. 25.
Closing the rear lid
• Press the
c:$ butto n in the rear lid r=;, fig . 26 .
The rear l id moves to the clo sed pos ition by
itsel f and soft close locks it a utomat ica lly
c> .,&. . Or
• Switch the ignition on and pull and ho ld the
button
c::$ in the driver's door unt il the rear
lid is closed
c> .,&. . Or
• Pull down on the rear lid lightly us ing the
handle . The closing procedu re finishes auto ­
mat ically .
The sett ings in the MMI determine if the rear
li d can be opened using the hand le
c> page 32 .
Opening will be stopp ed immediately when:
- You press the
~ b utton on the remote con-
t rol maste r key, or
- Yo u press the~ butt on in the re ar lid, or
- You p ush the handle i n the rear lid, o r
- You p ull the
c:$ button i n the dr ive r's door,
or
- When somet hing blocks the rea r lid or
makes it d ifficult for the lid to move .
If you press one of the buttons
c::$ now, the
rear lid will ei ther open or close, depending on
its angle .
If you pu ll lightly on its handle, the rear lid
will close .
Closing will be stopped immed iately when :
- You p ress the~ button in the rea r lid, or
- You push the handle in the rear lid, or
- You release the
c:$ button on the dr iver 's
door, or
- You release the
c:$ button on the remote
control master key (veh icles w ith conven ­
ience key*), or
- When someth ing blocks the rear lid or
makes it d ifficult for the lid to move .
If you press one of the buttons
c::$ now, the
rear lid w ill either close or open, depending on
its angle. .,,_

If you pull light ly on its handle , the rea r lid
will close .
You can manually stop the automatic open­ ing/closing of th e luggage compa rtm ent lid .
Th e automatic clos ing process begins if you
push down on the rear lid .
A WARNING
- After closing the rear lid, always pull up
on it to make sure that it is properly
closed. O therwise it could open sudden ly
when the vehicle is moving .
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al­
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv ­
ing . Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the lug­
gage area, because then the rear lid can­
not be fu lly closed .
- Never leave you r vehicle unatte nded es­
pecially wi th the rea r lid left open. A
child could cr awl into the ca r th rough the
l u ggage compartment and pull the lid
shut, becom ing trapped and unab le to
get out . To reduce the risk of persona l in ­
jury, never let children p lay in or around
your vehicle . Always keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not
in use .
- Never close the rear lid inattentively or
without checking fi rst . Al though the
closing force of the rear lid is lim ited,
you can st ill ser iously injure yourself or
others.
- Always ensure that no one is w ith in
range of the rear lid when it is mov ing, in
par ticu lar close to t he h inges and the up­
per and lower edges -fingers or hands
can be p inched.
- Never try to inte rfe re with the rear lid or
help it when it is being opened or closed
automatically .
(D Tips
- If there is a mechanical problem with au­
tomatic closing for the rea r lid or there is
an obstruction, it opens again immed i-
Openin g an d clos ing 3 7
ately. Check to see why the rear lid co uld
not be closed before attempting to close
it again.
- The following applies to vehicles equip­
ped with the Convenience key * feature: if
the remote control key is left in the lug­
gage compartment, luggage compart­
ment w ill automa tically unlock i tself af­
ter you lock the vehicle . Th is prevents
you from unintentionally lock ing your
key in the l uggage compartme nt.
- When the vehicle is loc ked, the rear lid
can be unlocked separately by p ress ing
the button
cs on the mas ter key . When
t he rear lid is closed again, it locks au to­
matically.
- Yo u can close the rear lid using t he mas­
ter key (veh icles with convenience key *)
up to a distance of app roximately 3 me­
ters.
Rear lid emergency release
If the central locking system fails, the rear lid
can b e opened at the lock cylinder .
AUD.1
Fig. 27 Re ar lid : m echan ic a l key in t he loc k cy linde r
.,. Remove the mechani cal key q page 30.
.,. In ser t t he key in the lock cylinder aspic­
tured .
.,. Tu rn the key approximately 45° to the right
q fig. 27. The rear lid opens q .& .
In this position the key cannot be pulled out
of the lock cy linder .
A WARNING
-After closing the rear lid, always p ull up
on it to make sure t hat it is p roperly

38 Opening and clo sing
closed. Otherw ise it could open sudden ly
when the vehicle is moving.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al­
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv­
ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the lug­ gage area, because then the rear lid can­
not be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es­ pecially with the rea r lid left open . A
child could crawl into the car through the
l u ggage compa rtment and pull the lid
shu t, becom ing trapped and unab le to
get out. To reduce the risk of persona l in­
jury, never let children p lay in or around
yo ur vehicle. Always keep the rear lid as
we ll as the vehicle doors closed when not
in use.
Child safety lock
Mechanical child safety lock in the rear
doors
The child safety lo ck prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside.
Fig . 28 Rear doors: child safety loci<
The child safety lock is visible only when the
door is open.
• Remove the mechanical key¢
page 30.
• To sw itch on the child safety lock, turn the
key in the direction of the arrow.
• To switch off the child safety lock, turn the
key in the opposite direction to the arrow.
When the child safety locks are activated, the
ins ide door handles do not work and the doors
can only be opened from the outside.
Power child safety lock for the rear
doors
Applies to vehicles: with power child safety lock in the
rear doors
The power child safety lock t preven ts the
rear doors from being opened from the in­
side .
Fig . 29 Sect ion from dr ive r's door: con trols
• To a ctivate the c hild safety loc k for the left/
right rear doo r, p ress the left/right b utton
t
in the driver's door r=> fig. 29. The light in the
button will turn on .
.,. To deact ivate the child safety lock for the
left/right rear door, press the left/rig ht but­
ton
t in the driver's door . The light in the
button turns off .
The following features are switched off:
- The interior door hand les in the door,
- The power w indows in the rear doors,
- The b uttons for t he sun shade* in the rear
w indow,
- The b uttons fo r the power sun shades* i n
the s ide windows,
- The front passenger power seat adjust­
men t* button (by pressing the right bu tton
[!]) .
In order to activate the ch ild safety lock on
the left and the r ight side, press the two safe­
ty but to ns
I!] in succession.

Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 30 Section of the driver's door: Controls
All power window switches are provided with
a two-pos ition function:
Opening the windows
"' Press the switch to the first stop and hold it
until the window reaches the desired posi­
tion.
"' Press the switch briefly 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 desired posi­
t ion.
"' Pull the switch briefly to the
second stop to
automatical ly close the window.
Power window switches
@ Driver's door
@ Passenger's door
© Left rear door
@ Right rear door
® Safety button (or two safety buttons in ve­
hicles with power child safety locks
<=>page38)
Child safety lock
When the safety button® c:> fig. 30 is press­
ed, the LED in the button lights up. The fol­
l owing features are switched off:
- The power windows in the rear doors,
Opening and closing 39
- The buttons for the power sun shades* in
the side windows,
- The buttons for the power sun shade* in the
rear window,
- Front passenger power seat adjustment*
button.
&_ WARNING ~
- When you leave your vehicle -even if on-
ly briefly - always take the ignit ion key
with you. This applies particularly when
children remain in the vehicle. Otherwise
the children could start the engine or op­
erate electrical equipment (e.g. power
windows). The power windows are func­
tional until the driver's door or passeng­
er 's door has been opened.
- Be careful when closing the windows.
Check to see that no one is in the way, or
serious injury could result!
- When locking the vehicle from outside,
the vehicle must be unoccupied since the
windows can no longer be opened in an
emergency .
(j) Tips
- The driver can lower or ra ise the power
sun shades* in the sid e windows by using
switches © and @.
- After the ignition has been switched off,
the windows can st ill be opened or
closed for about 10 minutes. The power
windows are not switched off until the
driver's door or passenger's door has
been opened.
What to do after a malfunction
The one-touch open and close function must
be reactivated if the battery has been discon­
nected.
"' Pull and ho ld the power window switch until
the window is fully closed.
"' Release the switch and then pull it again for
at leas t one second.

Operating the reclining rear seat
App lies to v ehicles: with reclining rea r seat
Fig. 56 Rear cente r co nso le : seat adjustment bu tto ns
Reclining position on/off
@-Adjusting the reclining position: press
and hold the button@c:::>
page 58, fig. 55 un­
til your seat and the front passenger's seat
reach their end positions
c:::> page 58, fig. 55.
Depending on the last setting, the leg support
may fold out at the same time. The front pas­
senger seat's can no longer be used in the re­
clining position c:::>
&,.
@ -Adjusting the standard position: press
and hold the button @until the front pas­
senger's seat reaches its end position and its
head restraint is upright. The leg support
folds in at the same time c:::>
&,.
You can adjust the leg support or fold the dis­
play forward in the reclining position:
Adjusting the leg support
®-Folding the leg support out/in: press and
hold the left/right button ®
c:::>fig . 56 until
the leg support reaches the des ired posit ion .
@ -Leg support steeper/flatter: active front
passenger's seat adjustment with the button
(J) . To adjust the front passenger's seat back­
rest and the leg support, press the button ®
forward/back.
© -Leg support forward/back: active front
passenger 's seat adjustment with the button
(J) . To adjust the front passenger's seat and
l eg support forward/back, press the button@
forward/back.
Seats and storage 59
Adjusting the display
©-Tilt ing the display forward/back: press
and hold the left/right b utton @ until the dis­
play reaches the desired position.
You can fold the display forward so that you
have a clear view of the roadway. With the
seat in the reclining position, press and hold
the right button@ unti l the display is folded
forward. Make sure the driver has a clear view
of the exterior mirrors. If so, confirm the
question in the MMI with Yes. If you answer
No or do not respond to the question, the dis­
play will return to the upright pos ition .
A WARNING
Do not use the front passenger's seat for
seating when it is in the reclin ing position.
This increases the risk of serious injury or
death.
- Never adjust the reclining position when
the front passenger's seat is occupied.
This increases the risk of injury.
- Do not t ilt the display if the driver's view
of the right exterior mirror will be ob­
structed.
- Make sure the area between the leg sup­
port and the front passenger's seat back­
rest is clear before fo lding the leg sup­
port in so that you are not pinched.
(!) Tips
If yo u cannot move the seat into the re­
clining position, it may be because
- th e front passenger's seat memory func­
tion is switched off c:::>
page 62 or
- the child safety lock is switched on (the
~ button c:::> page 39 or the rig ht t but­
ton c:::>
page 39 lights up in the driver's
door).

60 Seats and storage
Massage function remote control
Applies to vehicles: with reclining rear seat and massage
f u nct ion
Fig. 57 Remote contro l: recli nin g seat massage func·
tions
The remote controls are located in the rear
center console
q page 63 , fig . 62. The mas­
sage function is only available when the ign i­
tion is switched on.
"To open the remote control compartment,
press the left button and fold the center
armrest upward .
"To adjust the massage type, press the ap­
propriate button@-@ . The LED in the but­
ton will turn on.
"T o adj ust the speed/intensity, turn the
t hu mbwheel @I® . Th e LEDs indicate the
speed/intensity.
" Press the selected massage type again to
switch the massage function off.
Massage types
@-Wave
@ -Pulse
© -St retch
@ -Lumbar
(D} Tips
- The massage function switches off auto­
matically after approximately 10 mi·
nutes.
- If you activate a massage type again, the
last selected intensity and speed wi ll be
se lected.
Comfort settings
Applies to vehicles: wit h comfort seats in the rear
You can adjust settings for the rear seat from
the cockpit using the MMI.
" Select !CAR I function button> Car systems
contro l button > Vehicle settings > Seats >
Rear seats.
Factory settings position -
This function
moves the outer rear seats and the front pas­
senger seatback into the factory settings posi­
t ion .
Entry assistance -Entry assistance makes it
easier to enter and exit the rear seat more
comfortably. When the function is activated,
the rear seat moves all the way back automat­
i ca lly when the corresponding door opens .
Front passenger seat adjustment* -If the
function is act ivated in the MMI, the fro nt
passenger seat can be adjusted from the rear
seat
q page 57, fig . 54 .
The front passenger seat cannot be ad justed
if:
- the front passenger seat memory function is
turned off
q page 62.
- the button
I:@ in the driver's door lights up
q page39.
-the right button[!] lights up in vehicles with
an electronic child safety lock*
q page 39.

82 On the road
-Occasiona l noises when the parking
brake is applied and re leased are norma l
and are not a cause for concern .
- When the vehicle is parked, the parking
brake goes through a se lf-test cycle at
regular intervals. Any assoc iated noises
are norma l.
Parking
Various rules apply to prevent the parked ve­
hicle from rolling away accidentally.
P ar king
,. Stop the vehicle w ith the foot brake.
,. Pull the switch© to apply the parking
brake.
,. Se lect the
P se lector lever position
9 page 112.
,. Turn the eng ine off q _&. .
In addition on incline s and grad es
,. Turn the steering whee l so that your vehicle
wi ll ro ll against the curb in case it should
start to move .
A WARNING
-When you leave your veh icle -even if on­
ly briefly -always take the ignition key
with you. This applies particularly when children remain in the veh icle. Otherw ise
the ch ildren could sta rt t he engine, re­
lease the p arking brake or operate e lec­
trical equipment (e .g. power windows) .
T he re is the risk of an accident.
- When the vehicle is loc ked, no one -par­
t icu la rly not children sho uld remain in
the vehicle . Locked doors make it more
difficult for emergency workers to get in­
to the vehicle -putt ing lives at risk.
Start ing from rest
The starting assist function ensures that the
parking brake is released automatically upon starting.
Stopping and appl ying par kin g brake
,. Pull the switch© to apply the parking
brake.
St arting and automatic ally rel easi ng the
parking b rake
,. When you start to dr ive as usual, the park ­
ing brake is automat ically released and your
veh icle beg ins to move.
When stopping at a traffic signal or stopping in city traffic, the parking brake can be ap­
plied . The vehicle does not have to be held
with the footbrake . The parking brake elimi ­
nates the tendency to creep w ith a dr ive range
engaged. As soo n as you d rive off as usual,
the pa rking brake is re leased automatically
and the vehicle s tarts to move.
Sta rting on slopes
When starting on inclines, the starting assist
prevents the veh icle from u nintent ionally roll­
i ng back. The braking fo rce of the par kin g
brake is not re leased unti l su ff ic ient d riving
f orce has been built up a t the wheels.
(D Tips
Fo r safety reasons, the pa rking bra ke is re­
l eased automatically o nly when t he d riv­
er's safety belt is engaged in the buckle.
Starting off with a trailer
To prevent rolling back unintentionally on an
incline, do the following:
,. Keep the sw itch(®) pulled and depress the
accelerator. The pa rking brake stays applied
and p revents the vehicle from roll ing back­
ward .
,. You can release the switch© once you are
sure that you are developing enough for­
ward momentum at the whee ls as you de ­
press the acce lerator.