brakes AUDI TT 2012 Owners Manual

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Clutchpedal
~page17
Clutchisoverheating
~page88
Electronic StabilizationProgram
(ESP)./~page17
ElectronicStabilization Program
(ESP)
./~page17
Canadamodels:Airbagsystem./
~page16
,.Canadamodels:anti-lock brakesys­
~tem(ABS)./defective~page18
Safetybelt
~page16
EnginecoolantLeveltoolow/
enginecoolanttemperaturetoo
high~page17
ElektromechanischeLenkung
~page17
-Checkthemalfunctioningsystem.Contact
yourauthorizedAudidealeror aqualified
workshopforassistance.
••••USAmodels:Malfunctioninthe
brakesystem~page14
Canadamodels:Malfunctioninthe
brakesystem~page14
USAmodels:Airbagsystem./
~page16
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USAmodels:anti-lock brakesystem1 1•(ABS)./defective~page18
Yellowindicatorlights
Vellowsymbolsindicateapriority2maLfunc­
tion -Warning!Overview
Tips
Malfunctionsorfaultswillbeidentified ei­
therwitharedsymbol(priority1 -Dan­
ger!)
orwith ayellowsymbol(priority2­
Warning).
AWARNING
_ Failure
toheed warninglightsandother
importantvehicleinformationmayresult
inseriouspersonalinjuryorvehicledam­
age.
-Wheneverstalledorstoppedforrepair,
move
thevehicle asafedistanceoffthe
road,stoptheengine,andturnonthe
emergencyflasher~page48.
-Theenginecompartmentofanymotor
vehicleisapotentiallyhazardousarea.
Before youcheck
anythingintheengine
compartment,stoptheengineandletit
cool down. Always exercise
extremecau­
tion
whenworkingunderthehood
~page176,Enginecompartment
Somei nd icatorlightsturnonbrieflytocheck
thefunctionofthatsystemwhenyou switch
theignition on.Thesesystemsaremarked
with
an./inthefollowingtables.Ifoneof
theseindicator lightsdoesnotturnon,there
isamalfunctioninthatsystem.
Redindicatorlights
Redsymbolsindicateaprioritymalfunction_
Danger! Set/Check
button~page10,[email protected]
thereismorethanonemalfunction,theindi­
catorlightswillturnononeaftertheotherfor
approximatelytwosecondseach.
Someindicators
lightsinthedisplaycanturn
oninseveral colors.
- Pull
offtheroad.
-Stopthevehicle.
-Turnofftheengine.
Description1
Messagesmayappearwithsomeindicator
lights.Themessagesturnoffafterashort
time.Todisplay amessageagain,pressthe~
Warning/indicator
Lights
Immobilizer
Malfunctionmessage
Ifthereisamalfunctionsomewhereinthein­
strumentcluster, dEFwillappearinthetrip
odometerandwillstayon.Contactyour au­
thorizedAudidealertohavetheproblemcor­
rected.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,thedataon
theignitionkeyarescannedautomatically.
Ifanunauthorizedkeywasused, SAFEisdis­
played
continuouslyintheodometerdisplay
field. Thevehicle
cannotbeoperated
~page36.
(DTips
-The digitaL clockandtheodometerare
turnedonforabout30secondswhen
thedriver'sdoorisopened.
-Whentheignitionis~rnedoff,theod­
ometerreadingandthe~gitalclockwith
datedisplay canbeswitchedonfor
about30secondsbypressingtheSet!
Checkbutton~page10,fig.3@.
Theindicatorlightsintheinstrumentcluster
blinkorturnon.They indicatefunctionsor
malfunctions~/1:;..
settheodometerbacktozero.Voucanuse
thisodometerwhenyouwanttokeeptrackof
howmanymiles (kilometers) youhave driven
forasingletriporerrand.Thelastdigit indi­
cates1/10ofamiLe(100meters).Voucanset
thetripodometerbacktozerobypressingthe
resetbutton~fig.5.
Withtheignition off,pushingoftheSet/
Checkbutton~page10,fig.3@canturnon
thedisplayfieLdlightingforafewseconds.
Speedometerwithodometer
Lowerodometer
-USAmodels-MiLes
- Canadamodels-Kilometers
Upperodometer(tripodometer)
Theupperodometershowsthetotalnumber
ofmiles(kilometers)driven sinceyoulastre-
Thespeedametershows youthevehicle
speed, andthe
adametershows youhaw
manymiles(kiLometers) youhave driven.
Fig.5Speedometerclose-up:odometerdisplay
The lowerodometershowsthetotalnumber
ofmiles (kilometers) driven.
The
odometerandtripodometerarelocated
insidethespeedometer.
Fuelgauge
Whentheneedlereachestheredarea,the
warning
lightintheinstrumentclusterwilLiL­
luminate~page20li.Thismeansyou
have
approximately1.9gallons(7litres)of
fuelleftinthetank.Timetorefuel!
The
totaltankcapacityofyour vehicle islisted
in~page242.
CDNote
Never runthetankcompletelydry!Anir­
regularsupplyoffuelcancauseengine
misfiringandfuelcouldenterintotheex­
haustsystem.ThecataLyticconverter
couLdthenoverheatandbedamaged.
Thefuelgaugeworksonlywhentheignitionis
on.
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--Alwaysobservethewarningsin
Qpage176,Enginecompartment,be­
fore
openingtheenginehoodandcheck­
ing
thebrake fluid.
- Driving with
lawbrakefluidisasafety
hazard!Stopthecarandgetprofessional
assistance.
-USAmodeLs::Ifboth,the_ warning
lightandtheEwarninglightcome
onatthesametime,therearwheels
could lockupfirstunderhard braking.
Lock-up
oftherearwheelbrakes can
causelossofvehiclecontrolandanacci­
dent.Haveyourvehicle repairedimmedi­
atelybyyourauthorizedAudidealerora
qualified workshop. Driveslowly
and
'avoidsudden,hardbrake application.
-Canada modeLs:Ifboth,thebrakewarn- .
ing
lightllandtheABSwarn'inglight
li]comeonatthesametime,therear
wheelscould lockupfirstunderhard
braking. Lock-up
oftherearwheelbrakes
can
causelossofvehiclecontrolandan
accident. Haveyourvehiclerepaired im­
mediatelybyyourauthorizedAudidealer
oraqualified workshop. Driveslowlyand
avoidsudden,hardbrakeapplication
-Ifthebrakewarning/indicatorlightdoes
notgooutafte-rafewsecondsandthe
parking brakereleased,orlightsupwhile
you
aredriving,thefluid levelinthe
brake fluidreservoiristoolow.Ifyoube­
Lievethatitissafetodoso, proceed im­
mediatelyatlowspeedtothenearest
authorizedAudidealerorqualified work­
shopandhavethebrakesysteminspect­
ed.
- Always keep
inmindthatafterseveral
brakeapplications,youwill needgreater
pressureonthebrakepedaltostopyour
vehicle.Donotrelyonstrainedbrakesto
respondwithmaximumstoppingpower
.&WARNING
Parkingbrakeset
The_warning/indicatorlightilluminates
whentheparking brakeissetQ.&..
StabilisationprogramandABSfault!See
Owner'smanual
~pullofftheroadandstopthevehicle.
~Obtainprofessionalassistance.
USAmodeLs:ifthereisamalfunctioninthe
ABSsystem,theEwarning/indicatorlight
illuminatesalong withthe_system
malfunctionwarning/indicatorlightQ.&..
Canada modeLs:ifthereisamalfunctionin
theABSsystem,theli]warning/indicator
lightilluminatestogetherwiththeIlbrake
systemmalfunctionwarning/indicatorlight
Q.&..
Thelight_(USA)/Il(Canada) illumi­
nateswhentheignitionisturnedon.Itgoes
outaftertheenginehasbeenstartedandthe
parkingbrakeisfullyreleased.Thisindicates
thatthebrake warninglightisfunctioning
properly.
Ifthebrakewarninglightdoesnotlightup
whentheengineiscrankingortheparking
brake isapplied,theremaybeamalfunction
intheelectricalsystem.Inthiscase,contact
yourAudidealer.
IftheABSfails,theABSwarning/indicator
lightE(USAmodels)/li](Canada models)
flashes
togetherwiththebrakesystemwarn­
ing/indicatorlightQ.&..
(USAmodels):Ifthewarninglight_and
thewarning lightrililluminatetogether,im­
mediatelycontactyourauthorizedAudidealer
orqualifiedworkshoptohave allbrakepads
inspectedQpage19.
Whenthelightcomeson,anaudiblewarning
signal isalso given.
Parkingbrakeset
Theparking brakewarninglight_III
(Canada models)illuminateswhenthepark­
Ingbrakeisset.Inaddition, awarningtone
Willsoundafteryou have drivenforlonger
than3secondsandfasterthan3mph(Skm/hl.
High
beam
Qpage47
Canadamodels:Cruisecontrolac­
tivatedQpage22
Turnsignals
Qpage22
Electro-mechanicalpowerassist
Qpage17
Canadamodels:Speedwarning2
Qpage31
USAmodels:Speedwarning2
Qpage31
Canadamodels:Speedwarning1
Qpage31
Audimagneticride
Qpage21
Rearspoiler,(
Qpage21
USAmodels:Speedwarning
1
Qpage31
•
BRAKEl Thiswarning/indicatorlightil/uminates when
the broke
fluidLeveListoo loworwhen there
isamaLfunction intheABS,orwhen thepark­
ing brake
isset.
Ifthe_(USAmodels)/B(Canada
models)symbolflashesinthedisplay withthe
parking brakereleased,thereisamalfunction
inthebrakesystem.Inadditiontothesym­
bol,
oneoftwomessagesappearsinthedis­
play:
Stopvehicleandcheckbrakefluid level
Otherindicatorlights
1....",.........""USAmodels:Cruisecontrolacti-OUJ""â.-vatedQpage22
Canadamodels:Defective brake
lightQpage20
AdaptiveLight"defective
Qpage21
Dynamicheadlightrangecontrol"
defectiveQpage21
USAmodels:Defective brakelight
Qpage20
Light/rainsensordefective(automat­
icheadlights)"defectiveQpage21
Windshieldwasherfluidlevellow
Qpage20
Defectivelightbulb
Qpage20
Lowfuellevel
Qpage20
Enginespeedlimitation"
Qpage19
Checkengineoillevel
Qpage20
Canadamodels:Malfunction Indica­
torLamp(MIL)Qpage19
USAmodels:MalfunctionIndicator
Lamp(MIL)Qpage19
Wornbrakepads
Qpage19
Tirepressuretoolow
Qpage19
~Tirepressuremonitoringsystem
Qpage216
Electronic powercontrol,(
Qpage19
Il
Engineoilsensormalfunction
--,Qpage20......----Batteryvoltagetaohighortoolow
Qpage20
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incriticalsituations.Youmustallowfor
increased brakingdistances. Theextra
distanceused upbyfading brakescould
lead
toan accident.
t!GI!!rSafetysystems
The.(USAmodels)1.(Canada models) in­
dicator light
monitorsthesafetysystemse.g.
airbags,
pretensionersandilluminatesfor a
few
secondseachtimeyou switchtheignition
on.
Ifthe.(USAmodels)1.(Canada models)
indicator light
doesnotgoout,orifit illumi­
nateswhile youaredriving,orifitstartsto
blink,thenthereisamalfunctionsomewhere
inthesystem.Ifthelightdoesnotilluminate
when youswitch on
theignition,thisalso
meansthereisamalfunction.
&WARNING
Ifyouhave amalfunctioninthesafetysys­
tems,contactyourauthorizedAudidealer
immediately.Otherwisethesaf~tysys­
temsmaynotwork properlyinanacci­
dent.
-4SafetybeltwarningIight
Appliestavehicles: withsafetybeltwarning light
Thewarningtightisaremindertofasten
safetybelts.
The warninglight.comesonfor afewsec­
ondsaftertheignitionisswitched onasare­
mindertofastenyoursafetybelt.
Additional
informationonsafetybelts
~page103.
oGenerator
Thiswarning/indicator tightdetects amal­
function
inthe generator orinthevehicle's
electrical system.
The.warning/indicatorlightilluminates
whenyouswitch ontheignition andmustgo
outaftertheenginehasstarted.
Ifthe.warning/indicatorlightilluminates
while youaredriving, youshould
contactyour
authorizedAudi dealer. Sincethevehicle bat­
teryisdischarging, youshouldswitchoffany
unnecessaryelectricalconsumers(for exam­
ple,
theair conditioner).
'e:r.Engineoilpressure1
Thered engineailpressure warningsymbol
requires immediate serviceorrepair.
Ifthe.symbolappearsinthedisplay and
flashes,theoilpressureistoolow.Inaddition
tothesymbol,thefollowingmessagealsoap­
pearsinthedisplay:
Switchoffengine!Oilpressureistoolow
~Pull offtheroad andstopthevehicle.
~Shuttheenginedown.
~Checktheengineoillevel~page187.
~Contact yourauthorizedAudidealerforas­
sistanceifnecessary.
Engineoilleveltoolow
Iftheengineoillevelistoolow,topoff oilto
theproperlevel~page 187.
EngineoillevelOK
Ifthe.symbolstartsflashing againeven
thoughtheengineoillevelchecksOKonthe
dipstick,donotstartdrivingagainanddo
notlettheenginerunat..ldle.Instead,con­
tactyourauthorizedAudides,lerforassis­
tance.
ij)Tips
-Theengineoilpressuresymbol.is
notanindicatorforalowengineoillev­
el.Donotrelyonit.Instead,checkthe
oillevelinyourengineatregularinter­
vals,preferablyeachtimeyou refuel,
andalwaysbeforegoingonalongtrip.
-The yellowoillevelwarningindication
IIIrequiresoilrefillorworkshopserv­
ice
withoutdelay.Donotwaituntilthe
red oilpressurewarningsymbol.
startstoflashbeforeyourespondto
thelowoillevelwarningIll.Bythen,~
p
yourenginemayalreadyhavesuffered
seriousdamage.
.J:Enginecoolingsystem
Amalfunctioninthe engine cooting system
mustberepaired assaon aspossible.
Whenthe.symbolinthedisplay flashes,
theneithertheenginecoolanttemperatureis
toohigh, orthecoolantlevelistoolow.Inad­
dition
tothesymbol, the.followingmessage
alsoappearsinthedisplay:
Switch
offengineandcheckcoolantlevel
~Pull offtheroad andstopthevehicle.
~Turn offtheengine.
~Checkcoolantlevel~page 189.
~Addcoolantifnecessary~page190.
~Continue drivingonlyaftertheenginecool­
antwarning/indicatorlightgoesout.
~Contact yourauthorizedAudidealerforas­
sistance ifnecessary.
Iftheenginecoolantleveliscorrect,thenthe
radiatorfanmay bethecauseofthemalfunc­
tion.
Ifthegeneratorwarning/indicatorlight
should alsoilluminate
~page16,thenthe
fanbeltmay bedamaged.
&WARNING--If your vehicle shouldbreakdownfor
mechanical or
otherreasons,parkata
safe distance frommoving traffic,
turn
offtheengineandturnonthehazard
warning lights
~page48,Emergency
flasher!là.
- Never openthehoodifyouseeorhear
steamorcoolantescapingfromtheen­
gine
compartment- you riskbeing scald­
ed. Wait untilyoucanno
longerseeor
hearsteamorcoolantescaping.
-Theenginecompartmentofanyvehicle
ISadangerousarea. Before youperform
anyworkintheenginecompartment,
turnofftheengineand allowittocool.
Follo w
thewarning
stickers~page176,Englnecompartment.
CI)Note
Donotcontinuedriving ifthe.symbol
illuminates. Thereisamalfunction inthe
enginecoolingsystem-you coulddamage
your engine.
@Electro-mechanicalpowerassist
Iftheindicatorlightilluminates whileyouare
driving,
thereisa malfunctionintheelectro­
mechanical
steering.Iftheindicator lightis
showing~,theremaybeareductioninpow­
ersteeringassist.Iftheindicatorlightis
.showing.,theremay beatotallossofpow­
ersteeringassist.Thesteeringmustbe in­
spectedimmediatelybyaqualified workshop
.~.&.Withtheenginenotrunning(e.g.when
thecarisbeingtowed),thereisalsonopower
assistavailable.
&WARNING
Ifthereisamalfunction,theindicator
light for
theelectro-mechanicalpoweras-.
sistilluminates. Seekprofessional assis­
tance.
Appliestavehicles:withmanualtransmission
Theindicatorlight~illuminatesifyoudo
notpresstheclutchpedalwhenstartingthe
engine. Forsafetyreasons,theenginewillon­
lystartwhentheclutchpedalispressed.
f:,1fl:Electronicstabilizationprogram(ESP)
IftheDlindicator lampblinks whiledriving,
theESPorASR(Anti-Slip Regulation)isactive­
lyregulating.
IftheJi]indicatorlampilluminates,thesys­
temhasswitchedtheESPoff. Inthis case, you
can switch
theignition offandthenonto
switchtheESPonagain. Thesystemisfunc­
tioning
completelywhentheindicatorlamp
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Ifthefiindicatorlampilluminates,theESP
wasswitchedoffwiththe[illbutton.
StabilisationprogramandABSfault!See
owner'smanual
IftheDlindicatorlampandthe[1]ABSindi­
catorlampilluminateandthedrivermessage
appears,theABSorelectronicdifferentiallock
ismalfunctioning.Thisalsointerruptsthe
ESP.Thebrakesstillfunctionwiththeirnor­
malpower,butABSisnotactive.
Drive
tayourauthorizedAudidealerimmedi­
atelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
FormoreinformationabouttheESP
Qpage153.
AB5/(8)Anti-lockbrakesystem
Thiswarning/indicator lightmonitorstheABS
andtheelectronicdifferentiallack(EDL).
Thewarning/indicatorlight~(USAmod­
els)/[1](Canadamodels)willcomeonfora
fewsecondswhentheignitionisswitchedon.
The
lightwillgooutafteranautomaticcheck
sequenceiscompleted.
ThereisamalfunctionintheAB5when:
- Thewarning/indicatorlightdoesnotillumi­
natewhenyou switchtheignitionon.
-Thewarning/indicatorlightdoesnotgoout
afterafewseconds.
-Thewarning/indicatorlightilluminates
while driving.
The
ESPindicatorlightalsoilluminatesif
thereisamalfunctionintheABS.Themes­
sageStabilisationprogramandABS:fault!
Seeowner'smanualalsoappearsinthein­
strumentclusterdisplayandawarningtone
sounds.
Thebrakesystemwillstillrespondeven
withouttheassistanceoftheABSsystem.
SeeyourauthorizedAudidealerassoonas
possibletorestorefullbrakingperformance.
FormoreinformationregardingtheABS
Qpage153.
Malfunctioninthebrakesystem
IfthebrakewarninglightQpage14andthe
ABSwarningilluminatetogethertheremay be
a
malfunctionintheABS,andtheremay also
be a
malfunctioninthebrakesystemitself
QLè,..The ABS willnotworkandyouwill no­
ticeachangeinbrakingresponseandper­
formance.
Intheeventofamalfunctioninthebrake
systemthewarning/indicatorlight_
(USAmodels)/II(Canadamodels)inthein­
strumentclusterflashesQpage 14.
MaLfunctionintheeLectronicdifferentiaLLock(EDL)
The
EDLworkstogetherwiththeABS.The
ABSwarninglightwillcomeonifthereisa
malfunctionintheEDLsystemQpage153.
SeeyourauthorizedAudidealerassoonas
possible.
AWARNING
-Ifthe~(USAmodels)/[I](Canada
models)warninglightdoesnotgoout,
orifitcomeson while driving,theABS
systemisnotworking properly. Thevehi­
clecanthenbestoppedonlywiththe
standardbrakes(withoutABS).Youwill
nothavetheprotectionABSprovides.
ContactyourAudi deaLerassaonaspos­
sibLe.
-USA~odels:Ifthe.warninglight,
theDlwarninglightandthe~warn­
ing
lightcomeontogether,therear
wheelscould lockupfirstunderhard
braking. RearwheelLock-upcancause
lossofvehiclecontrolandanaccident.
Haveyourvehiclerepairedimmediately
byyourauthorizedAudidealeroraquali­
fied
workshop.Drive slowlyandavoid
sudden,hardbrakeapplications.
-Canada models:Ifthebrakewarning
lightIl,theDlwarninglightandthe
ABSwarninglight[1]comeontogether,
therearwheelscouldlockupfirstunder
hardbraking. Rearwheellock-upcan~
p
causelossofvehiclecontrolandanacci­
dent.Haveyourvehiclerepairedimmedi­
atelybyyourauthorizedAudidealerora
qualified workshop. Driveslowly
and
avoidsudden,hardbrakeapplications.
(Q)Wornbrakepads
IIICheckbrakepads!
Ifthewarninglightilluminates,immediately
contactyourauthorizedAudidealerorquali­
fied
workshoptahave allbrakepadsinspect­
ed.
OnUSAmodelsthewarninglightri]
comesontogetherwiththewarninglight
•.Bathsetsofbrakepadsonanaxle
mustalways bereplacedatthesametime.
AWARNING
Driving withbadbrakescancauseacolli­
sion
andseriouspersonalin jury.
-
Ifthewarninglightri]andthewarninglight_1)withthemessageBrake
pads!camesonintheinstrumentcluster
display,immediatelycontactyourau­
thorizedAudidealerorqualified work­
shoptohaveallbrakepadscheckedor
replaced ifnecessary.
CDTirepressuremonitoringsystem­
teLLtaLeindicatorlamp
Thewarning/indicator lightappearsinthe
eventofasignificant1055ofair pressure.
TherD]warning/indicatorlightilluminatesfor
afewsecondsaftertheignitionisturnedon
asfunction checkandthengoesout.
IftherD]symbolappears,pressureistaolowinatleastonetire.
Whenthesystemdetectsamalfunctionthe
warning/indicatorlightwillflashforap~roxi­
matelyoneminuteandthenremaincontinu­
ouslyilluminated.Thissequencewillcontinue
uponsubsequentvehiclestartsupaslongas
themalfunctionexists.Contactyourauthor-
1l.:USAmodelsonly
izedAudidealerandhavethemalfunction
corrected.
FormoreinformationQpage216.
EPCElectronicpowercontrol
Thiswarning/indicator lightmonitorsthe
electronic powercontrol.
ThelHBwarning/indicatorlight(Electronic
Power Control)
illuminateswhenyouswitch
ontheignitionasafunctioncheck.
mTips
Ifthiswarning/indicatorlightilluminates
whileyouaredriving,thenthereisamal­
functionintheengineelectronics. Have
"
themalfunctioncorrectedassaonaspos­
sible by
yourauthorizedAudidealeror
qualifiedworkshop.
~MalfunctionIndicatorLamp(MIL)
The Malfunction
IndicatorLamp(MIL)ispart
oftheOn-Board Diagnostic(OBDII)system.
Thesymbollillightsupwhentheignitionis
turnedonandwillturnoffaftertheengine
hasstartedandhassettledatconstantidle
speed.ThisindicatesthattheMILisworking
properly.
The
warninglightilluminateswhenthereisa
malfunctionintheengineelectronicsystem.
ContactyourauthorizedAudidealerandhave
themalfunctioncOlrected.
An
improperlyclosedfuelfillercapmayalso
causetheMILlighttoiLluminate
Qpage180.
FormoreinformationQpage33.
!?)EnginespeedLimitation
Appliestovehicles:withengine speedlimitation
IIIDonotexceedmax,enginespeedofXXX)(
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-The vehiclebatterymustnotbecharged
with astandardsmallchargerthatplugs
intothecigarettelighteroroutlet.
Outlet
Theoutletinthefront center consolemoybe
used for
i2-voltopplionces.
Fig.7SCenter console, front:12-voltoutlet
~Foldthecoyerfortheoutletup.
~Pluginappliancetobeused.
Theoutletmaybeusedfor12-voltappliances
withmaximumconsumptionofupto100
watts,suchasaflashlight,smallvacuum
cleaner,etc.
Before youpurchaseanyaccessories,always
read
andfollowtheinformationin
qpage247,Additional accessories andparts
replacement.
AWARNING
Theoutletplusanyappliancespluggedin­
toitremainfunctionaleven iftheignition
isswitchedoffortheignition keyisre­
moved. Neverleavechildren inside
theve­
hicle
withoutsupervision.
CDNote
Toavoiddamagingthesocket,onlyuse
plugsthatfitproperly.
iTips
Whentheengineisoffandaccessoriesare
stillpluggedinandareon,thevehiclebat­
terycanstillbedrained.
Storage
General'.
AWARNING
- Alwaysremoveobjectsfromtheinstru­
mentpanel.Anyitemsnotputaway
could
slidearoundinsidethevehicle
while driving
orwhenacceleratingor
whenapplyingthebrakesorwhendriv­
ing
arounda corner.
-
Whenyouaredrivingmakesurethat
anythingyou may have placedinthecen­
terconsoleorotherstoragelocations
cannotfalloutintothefootwells.Incase
ofsuddenbraking youwouldnotbeable
tobrakeoraccelerate.
-Anyarticlesofclothingthatyou have
hungupmustnotinterferewiththedriv­
er'sview.Thecoathooksaredesigned
onlyforlightweightclothing.Neverhang
anyclothingwithhard,pointedorheavy
objectsinthepocketsonthecoathooks.
During
suddenbrakingorinanaccident­
especially iftheairbagisdeployed­
theseobjectscouldinjure anypassen­
gersinsidethevehicle.
Glovecompartment•
Theglovecompartmentisilluminated and
con belocked.
_...
Fig.76Glovecompartment
Toopenglovecompartment
~Pullthehandleqfig.76inthedirectionof
thearrowpushdownlidtothefullyopen
position.
b
__---------------------------...:s:::::e:."'a~t::.:s~a'-'-n'-'d~s~t~o~r~a~g~e
Taclose glovecompartment
~Pushtheglovecompartmentlidupwardun­
tilthelockengages.
cochanger*
TheCDchangerfortheSoundSystemislocat­
ed
intheglovecompartment.
AWARNING
Toreducetheriskofpersonalinjuryinan
accidentorsuddenstop,always keepthe
glovecompartmentclosedwhiledriving.
5toragecompartmentinthefrontseats
Appliestavehicles: withstoragecompartmentinthefrontseats
Thereisafold-out storagecompartmentin
thefrontofthe seats.
Opening
~Liftthehandleandpullthedrawerout.
Clasing
~Pushthedrawerincompletelyuntilitlatch­
es.
iTips
Themaximumcarryingcapacity2.2lbs
(lkg).
Coathooks
AWARNING
-Hangclothesinsu ch awaythattheydo
notimpairthedriver's vision.
- The
coathooksmustonlybeusedfor
lightweightclothing.Donotleave any
heavy
orsharpedgedobjectsinthepock­
etswhich mayinterferewiththesideair­
bag
deploymentandcancausepersonal
injuryina crash.
-Donothang heavyabjectsonthecoat
hooks,astheycouldcausepersonalin­
_ Jury
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Voushouldalwayslockthesteeringwhenever
youleaveyourvehicle. Thismakesavehicle
theftevenmoredifficultq&'
Ignitionkeysafetylock
After switching offtheignition,theignition
keycanonlyberemoved fromtheignition
lock when
theselectorleverisinthe"P"
(Park) position. Afteryouhave removedthe
key,theselectorleverislockedandcannotbe
moved.
Ignitionon@
Ifitisdifficulttoturnthekeyafteryou have
inserteditintotheignition lock,turnthe
steeringwheelbackandforth.Thiswilltake
theloadoffthesteeringlockmechanismand
you will be
abletoturnthekeyfreelyand
starttheengine.
Startingtheengine®
Inthispositiontheenginestarts.Whilethe
engineisstarting,thepowersupplytothe
headlightsandotherelectricalconsumersis
temporarilyinterruptedtoconservebattery
power. Aftertheenginehasstarted,reLease
thekeyanditwillreturntopositionCD,
Beforethestartercanbeoperatedagainthe
[email protected]
non-repeatlockpreventsyou fromdamaging
thestarterwhentheengineisrunning.
AWARNING
- Never
removethekeyfromtheignition
lock
whiLethevehicleismoving. The
steeringwheeLwilllockcausinglossof
control.
-Ifyouhavetoleaveyourvehicle-even
forjustaminute-always removetheig­
nition
keyandtakeit with you.Thisises­
pecially
importantifyou aregoingto
leave children behindinthevehicle.The
children could
starttheengineoruse
othervehiclecontrols. Unsuperviseduse
ofvehiclecontrals(forexample,power
windows) cancauseseriouspersonalin­
juries.
@Tips
Ifthevehiclebatteryhasbeendisconnect­
edandthenreconnected,thenyoumust
leavethekeyinpositionCDforabout5
secondsbeforeyoucanstarttheengine.
Startingandstopping
theengine
Startingtheengine1
Theengine canonly bestartedwith anorigi­
nal Audi key.
~Settheparking brake.
~Movetheselectorlevertotheneutralposi­
tion(automatictransmission):selectorlever
inPorN).
~Onvehicles withmanualtransmission,fully
depresstheclutchpedal.
~Turntheignitionkeytoposition0
qpage75,fig.80-donotdepressthegas
pedalwhenstartingtheengine!
~Letgoofthekeyassoonastheengine
starts.
Acoldenginemayatfirstbe loudafterithas
beenstarted.Thisisduetothehydraulic
valves building up
theoilpressure. Thisnor­
malandnoneedforconcern.
Iftheenginedoesnotstartimmediately,stop
tryingafterlasecon~ndthentrytorestart
theengineabout30seco~slater.
AWARNING
Never
startorlettheenginerunina con­
fined
orenclosedarea.Exhaustfumes
framtheenginecontaincarbonmonoxide,
a colorless
andodorlessgas. Carbonmon­
oxide canbefatalifinhaled.
- Never leave
theengineidlingunattend­
ed.Anunattendedvehicle witharunning
engineposesadangerofpersonalinjury
ortheft.~
..
-
CDNote
_Avoidhighenginespeeds,fastaccelera­
tion
orheavyengineloadswhiletheen­
gine isstill cold. Thiscould
damagethe
engine.
_Theenginecannotbestartedbypushing
or towing
thevehicle.
@lForthesakeoftheenvironment
Toavoidunnecessaryenginewearandto
reduceexhaustemissions,donotletyour
vehicle
standandwarmup.Bereadyto
driveoffimmediatelyafterstartingyour
vehicle. Maintain
moderatespeeduntilthe
engineiscompletelywarm.Remember,
theengineperformsbestatoperating
temperature.
Stoppingtheengine
~Turntheignition keytoposition@
qpage75,fig.80.
AWARNING
- Never
turnofftheengineuntilthevehi­
cle
hascometoacompletestop.
- The brakeboosterandservotroniconly
work when
theengineisrunning. With
theignitionturnedoff,you havetoapply
more force
whensteeringorbraking.
5ince you
cannotsteerandstopnormal­
ly,thiscanleadtoaccidentsandserious
injuries.
- The
radiatorfan cancontinuetorunfor
uptolaminutesevenafteryou have
turnedofftheengineandremovedthe
ignitionkey.Theradiatorfancanalso
turnonagain iftheenginecoolantheats
upbecauseofintensesunlightorheat
build-upintheenginecompartment.
CDNote
Donotstoptheengineimmediatelyafter
hardorextendeddriving. Keeptheengine
runningforappraximatelytwominutesto
preventexcessiveheatbuild-up .
Ontheroad
Parkingbrake
Parkingbrake
Whentheparking brakeisset,itpreventsthe
vehiclefromralling awayunintentianally.
Fig.81Center console: Parkingbrakeset
Settingtheparkingbrake
~Pulltheparking brakeleverallthewayup.
Releasingtheparkingbrake
~Pulltheparking brakeleverupslightlyand
pressthereleasebuttonatthesametime
qfig.81-arraw-.
~Keepthereleasebuttonpressedandlower
theparking brakeqA·
Ifyoushoulddriveoffwiththeparkingbrake
still
set,awarningtonewillsoundandthe
following willappearintheinstrumentc1us­
tertoremindyoutoreleasetheparking
brake:
Pa rki ng b
rakeset
The parking brakewarningcomesononly af­
teryouhave drivenforlongerthan3seconds
andfasterthan5mph(5km/hl.
Theparking brakewarninglight_
(USA)/.(CON)illuminateswhenthepark­
ing brake
issetandyou switch ontheignition.
AWARNING
Alwaysreleasetheparking brakecom-
pletely. A
partiallyengagedbrakewill
overheattherearbrakes, reducetheiref­
fectiveness
andcauseexcessive wear.This
could lead
tobrakefailureandanaccident.~

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78Ontheroad
c:DNote
Onlyafterthevehiclehascometocom­
pletestop,shouldyoufirmlysetthepark­
ing brake
andeithermovethegearshift
leverintolst.gear(manualtransmission)
ormovetheselectorleverinto"P"(Auto­
matietransmission).
Parking
Topreventaparkedvehicle fromrolling
away,
thereare afewthingsyoushoulddo.
Whe'n youparkyourvehicle,dothefollowing:
~Stopthevehicle usingthebrakepedalo
~Settheparking brakefirmly.
~Switchofftheengine.
~MovetheselectorleverintothePposition
(automatictransmission)ormovethegear­
shiftleverintolst.gear(manualtransmis­
sion) .
~Removetheignition keyfromtheignition
lock.
Whatelse youshould dowhen parking
your vehicle onanincline ordecline
Turnthesteeringwheel50thatifthevehicle
shouldstarttoroll, itwill rollintothecurb.
Ifyouareparking onadecline(thefrontof
your vehicle facingdownhill),turnthefront
wheelstotheright50thattheypointtoward
thecurb.
Ifyouareparking onanincline(thefontof
yourvehiclefacinguphill),turnthefront
wheelstotheleft50thattheypointaway
fromthecurb.
.&.WARNING
Thisishowyoucanreducetheriskofin­
jury
whenleaving yourvehicle.
-Neverparkthevehiclewhereit cancome
incontactwithdrygrass,spilledfuelor
any
otherflammablematerials_
- Never
allowanyone-especiallysmall
children -taremaininthevehiclewhen
itis locked. Lockeddoorsmakeitmore
difficultforrescuerstoaccessthepas-
sengercompartmentintheEventofan
emergency. Dangertolife!
-Neverleave children unsupervisedinthe
vehicle.Children couldreleasethepark­
ing brake
ormovethegearshiftleverout
ofgear. Thevehicle couldstarttoroll
away
andcauseanaccident.
-Nomatterwhattheseasonis,thetem­
peratureina parked vehicle canreach
dangerouslevels.
StartingonhiLLs
Appliestovehicles: withhillhold assist
Hillholdassistmakesiteasiertostarton
hills.
The
systemisactivated whenthebrakepedal
isdepressedforafewseconds.
Afterreleasingthebrake pedal,thebrake
powerisheldforabriefmomenttoprevent
thevehiclefromrolling backwhenstarting.At
thistime,youcaneasily begintomoveyour
vehicle.
.&.WARNING
-Ifyoudidnotbeginmovingimmediately
afterreleasingth~brakepedal,under
certaincircumstances,thevehicle would
begin
toroll backward. Depressthe
brakepedalimmediatelyorengagethe
handbrake.'--.
-Shouldtheenginestall..depressthe
brakepedalimmediatelyorengagethe
handbrake.
- In
ordertopreventthevehiclefromroll­
ing back
unintentionallywhenstartingin
stop-and-go traffic, keepthebrakepedal
depressedforafewsecondsbeforedriv­
ing off.
(DTips
Youcan findoutifyou rvehicleisequipped
with"Hill holdassist"atanauthorizedAu­
didealership.
tnz
-cruisecontroL
switchingthesystemon
Thecruise controlsystemmakesitpossibleto
driveataconstantspeedstartingat20mph
(30km/h).
Fig.82Contrallever withsetbutton!
Fig.83Display:Selected speed
~Pullthelevertopositionfig.82ta
switchthesystemon.
~Driveatthespeedyouwishtoset.
~Pressbutton®tosetthatspeed.
Thedisplaycc:>fig.83willshowthesetspeed.
Thedisplay mayvarydependingonthetypeof
displayinyour vehicle. Theindicatorlight
(USmodel)/11.1(Canadian model)will
also
lightupintheinstrumentcluster.
AWARNING
- Always payattentiontotrafficEvenwhen
thecruisecontrolisswitchedon.Youare
alwaysresponsibleforyourspeedand
thedistancebetweenyourvehicleand
othervehicles.
-Forsafetyreasons,thecruisecontrol
shouldnotbeusedinthecity,instop­
and-gotraffic,ontwistingroadsand
whenroadconditionsarepoor(suchas
Ontheroad
ice,fog, gravel,heavyrainandhydro­
planing) -risk
ofaccident.
- Turn
offthecruisecontroltemporarily
whenenteringturnLanes, highway exit
Lanes
orinconstructionzones.
- Please
notethatinadvertently"resting"
yourfootontheacceleratorpedalcauses
thecruisecontrolnottobrake. Thisis
becausethecruisecontrolisoverridden
bythedriver'sacceleration.
r(DTips
-Vehicles withmanualtransmission:You
canattainthesetspeedonlyifthecur­
rently
engagedgearallows itandtheen­
gine
isnotstressed.Shiftingtoahigher
orlowergearpromptlywill allowtheen­
gine
torunsmoothly.
- The cruisecontrolcannotmaintaina
constantspeedwhendriving downhillo
The vehicle will
accelerateunderitsown
weight.Downshifttoalowergearoruse
thebrakestoslowdown.
Changing speed
~PressleverintheCVor0direction
cc:>page79,fig.82toincrease ordecrease
yourspeed.
~Releasethelevertosavethatspeed.
Changespeedinincrementsof1mph(1km/
h)bylightlypressingthelever.Ifyoukeepthe
leverpresseddow~,youwillalteryourspeed
inSmph(10km/hlincrements.
Youcanalsopresstheacceleratorpedaldown
toincrease yourspeed,e.g.ifyouwantto
pa55someone.Thespeedyousavedearlier
willresumeassoonasyoureleasetheacceler­
atorpedalo
If, however, youexceed your
savedspeedby
5mph(10km/hlforlongerthan5minutes,
thecruisecontrolwillturnofftemporarily.
The
symbolwillgooutbutthesavedspeed
willberetained.

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((DTips
Withthegearselectorleverineither"0"
or"5"thetransmissionwiLLswitchbackto
theautomaticmodeifyoudonotusethe
paddleswithinapprox.30seconds.
Shifting down
..Pulltheleftpaddle,marked0qfig.92
brieflytowardsyou.
The
selectorpaddlesonthesteeringwheel
areactivatedwhentheselectorlever onthe
centerconsoleisinD,S,orinthemanualpo­
sition (Tiptronicmode).
VoucanalsoshiftgearsintheTiptronicmode
usingtheselectorleveronthecenterconsole.
Steering wheelwithTiptronic® controls
Fig.92Sportsteeringwheelwithselectorpaddles
ShiftingUp
..PuLLtherightpaddle,marked8qfig.92
brieflytowardsyou.
Theselectar paddlesal/owthedrivertokeep
bath hands onthe steering wheelwhen
shift­
inggears.
Appliestovehicles: withStronic
Ifyouhaveselectedillowergearthanthecur­
rentone,thetransmissionwill onlyshiftdown
whentheenginecannotbeoverspeeded.
Ifkick-downisactuated,thetransmission
shiftsintoalowergearindependentlyof
speedandenginerpm.
5witchingtomanualcanbecarriedoutwith
thevehiclestationaryaswellasmoving.
When
accelerating,thetransmissionshiftsin­
tothenextgearingears1, 2,3,4and5
shortly
beforethemaximumpermissibleen­
ginespeedisreached.
Upshifting
..Taptheselectorleverforward(inthetip­
tronicsetting)qfig.908.
Downshifting
..Taptheselectorlever backward (inthetip­
tronicsetting)O.
Switchingtomanual
..Movetheselectorlevertotherightoutof
the0position. Thedisplaychangesoncethe
transmissionhasswitchedtomanualmode.
Forexample,M4indicatesthat4thgearis
engaged.
1· stovehicles:
withStronicAPP,e
Tiptranic allowsthedrivertoshiftgearsman-
ual/y.
Appliestovehicles: withStronicandHillDescent Assist
thevehicle"jerk"andtheselectorlever
displaywillstartblinking.
- Before driving
downasteepslope,re­
duceyourspeedandshiftintoalower
gearwith"tiptronic".
-Donotridethebrakesorapplythebrake
pedaltoooftenortoolong.Constant
brakingcausesthebrakestooverheat
andsubstantiaLLyreducesbrakingper­
formance,increasesbrakingdistanceor
causescompletefailureofthebrakesys­
tem.
HillDescent Assist •
HillOescentAssisthelpsthedriverwhendriv­
ingdawn inclines.
HillOescentAssistisactivatedbypressingthe
brakewhiledescendingwhentheselectorlev­
erisin0/5.The5tronictransmissionauto­
maticaLLyshiftsdowntoilgearsuitablefor
theincline.HiLLOescentAssistattemptsto
maintainthecurrentvehiclespeedwhenthe
braking occurs,asfarasphysicalandtechni­
callimitsaLLow.ltmaybenecessarytoadjust
thespeedusingthebrakes.
Hill
OescentAssistswitchesoffwhenthein­
cline levelsoutor whenthegaspedalispress­
ed.
Onvehicleswithcruise'-control*qpage79,
HillOescentAssistisalsoaètivatedwhenthe
speedisset.
.&.WARNING1-HiLLOescentAssistcannotovercomephysi-
callimitations,50itmaynotbepossibleto
maintainaconstantvehiclespeedunder
aLLcircumstances.Alwaysbereadytoap­
plythebrakes.
.&.WARNING
-Never leaveyourvehiclewiththeengine
running whileingear.Ifyoumustleave
yourvehiclewiththeenginerunning,set
theparking brakeandengagethepark
lock.
-
Whentheengineisrunningandthe
transmissionisingear(0,5orR)orin
"tiptronic"mode,itisessentialthatyou
stopthevehiclewiththefootbrake.
Whenidling,thetransmissionofpower
doesnotstopcompletely-thevehicle
"creeps".
-Donotacceleratewhenyouchangethe
selectorleverpositionwiththevehicle
stationaryandtheenginerunning-risk
ofanaccident!
- Never placetheselectorleverintheRor
Nposition whilethevehicleismoving­
riskofanaccident!
-Ifyouhavetobringyourvehicletoastop
whileonanincline, keepthefootbrake
depressedallthewaydown50thatthe
vehicledoesnotstarttorollbackward.
Voushouldneverholdthevehicle using
theclutchifyouaregoingtobestopped
onan incline.Ifyou do,theclutchwiLL
starttoslipwhenitoverheatscausedby
theconstantoverload.Thisisdangerous
becauseifthevehiclestartstoroLLback­
ward,you.couldcauseanaccident.Ifthe
clutchshouldstarttoslip, youwiLLfeel
..Withtheengineingear, graduaLLy acceler­
ateandreleasethehandbrake.
The
enginecanonly bestartedwiththeselec­
torleverinPorNqpage76.Atlowambient
temperatures(14oF/-10oC),itisonlypossi­
bletostarttheenginewiththeselectorlever
inP.
Whenparkingonlevelground,itissufficient
toplacetheselectorleverinP.Onasteeply
sloping road,youshouldfirstapplythepark­
ingbrake firmlyandthenplacetheselector
leverinP.Thisway, youdonotoverloadthe
pawlmechanismanditiseasiertomovethe
selectorleveroutofP.
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Intelligenttechnology
Noticeaboutdata
recordedbyvehicle
controlmodules
yourvehicleisnotequippedwithanEventDa­
taRecorder(EOR),installedbysornemanu­
facturersfortheexpresspurposeofcapturing
dataforretrievalafteranaccidentorcrash
event.
EOR'saresometimescalled"crashre­
corders" .
Some
statelawsrestricttheretrieval ordown­
loading
ofdatastoredbyEDR'sthatwerein­
stalled
ina vehicle fortheexpresspurposeof
retrievingdataafteranaccidentorcrash
event
withouttheowner'sconsent.
Althoughyourvehicleisnotequippedwithan
EOR,itisequippedwith anumberofelectron­
iccontrolmodulesforvarious vehiclesystems
suchas,forexample,enginefunction,emis­
sioncontrol,aswell asfortheairbagsand
safety belts.
These electronic
controlmodulesalsorecord
vehicle-related
dataduringnormalvehicle op­
eration
fordiagnosticandrepairpurposes.
The recording capacityoftheelectroniccon­
trol
modulesis limitedtodata(nosoundisre­
corded)
andonly asmallamountofdataisac­
tually recorded overavery limited period
of
timeandstoredwhenasystemfaultorother
condition issensedbyacontrolunit.Someof
thedatathenstoredmayrelatetovehicle
speed, direction, braking
aswellasrestraint
systemuseandperformanceintheeventofa
crash or
othercondition.Storeddatacanonly
bereadanddownloadedwithspecialequip­
ment.
ElectronicstabiLization
program(E5P)
Description
ESPhelpstoimprove roadholdingandvehicle
dynamics
tohelpreducetheprobabilityof
skiddingandlossofvehiclecontrol.Itworks
only
whentheengineis running.ESPdetects
certaindifficult drivingsituations,including
whenthevehicleisbeginningtospin(yaw)
outofcontrolandhelpsyoutogetthevehicle
back
undercontrolbyselectively brakingthe
wheels,and/orreducingenginepowerand
providingsteeringassistancetohelpholdthe
vehicle onthedriver'sintendedcourse. Thein­
dicatorlightDlintheinstrumentcluster
blinkswhenESPistakingactiontohelp you
controlthevehicle.
ESPhaslimitations.Itisimportanttoremem­
berthatESPcannotovercomethelawsof
physics.Itwillnotalways beabletohelpout
underallconditionsyoumaycomeupagainst.
Forexample,ESPmaynotalways beableto
helpyoumastersituationswherethereisa
sudde!lchangeinthecoefficientoffrictionof
theroadsurface.Whenthereisasectionof
dryroadthatissuddenlycovered withwater,
slushorsnow,ESPcannotperformthesame
wayitwould onthedrysurface.Ifthevehicle
hydroplanes(ridesonacushionofwaterin­
steadoftheroadsurface),ESPwillnotbe
abletohelp yousteerthevehiclebecausecon­
tactwiththepavementhasbeeninterrupted
andthevehiclecannotbebraked orsteered.
Ouringfastcornering, particularly onwinding
roads,
ESPcannotalwaysdealaseffectively
with difficult driving
situationsasatlower
speeds.
Alwaysadjustyourspeedanddrivingstyleto
road,traffiçandweatherconditions.ESPcan­
notoverridethevehicle'sphysicallimits,in­
creasetheavailabletraction,orkeep avehicle
on
theroad ifroaddepartureisaresultof
driverinattention.Instead,ESPimprovesthe
possibilityofkeepingthevehicleundercon­
trolandontheroadduringextrememaneu­
versbyusingthedriver'ssteeringinputsto
helpkeepthevehicle goingintheintendeddi­
rection.
Ifyou aretravelingataspeedthat
causesyoutorunofftheroadbeforeESPcan
provide anyassistance,youmaynotexperi­
encethebenefitsofESP.
ESPincludesand/orworkstogetherwiththe
anti-lock brakesystem(ABS),brakeassistsys-
temandanti-slipregulation(ASR).ESPis~

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Switchingon
Pressthe[!Jbuttonagain.ThemessageStabi­
Lisationprogramonappearsbrieflyinthedis­
play.
switchingESPoff(sportmode)
Incertainsituations,itmightmakesenseto
alLowsomeslip. Forexample:
_Rockingthevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
_Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
_Drivingwithsnowchains
Press
the[!Jbutton.TheESPindicatorlightfi
turnsonandStabilisationprogramoffap­
pearsinthedispLay.A5Rdeactivatescom­
pletely
andthestabilizationeffectsfromthe
ESPsystemarelimited.
SwitchingESPoff
Pressandholdthe[!Jbuttonforthreesec­
onds.TheESPindicatorlightmturnsonand
Stabi,Lisationprogramoffappearsinthedis­
play.
ASRisalsoswitchedoffwhenESPis
switchedoff.
.&.WARNING
YoushouldonlyswitchtheESPoffifyour
driving abilityandthetrafficsituationaL­
Low.ThiscouLdincreasetheriskofslip­
ping.
- The
stabilizingfunctionis limitedinESP
sportmode.The drivingwheelscould
spinandthevehiclecouLdswerve,espe­
cially onslickorslipperyroadsurfaces.
-Thereisno vehiclestabilizationwhen
ESPisswitchedoff.
Switchingon
Pressthe[!Jbuttonagain.ThemessageStabi­
Lisationprogramonappearsbrieflyinthedis­
play.
ESPsportmode
Incertainsituations,itmightmakesenseto
allowsomeslip. Forexample:
-Rockingthevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
- Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
-Drivingwithsnowchains
Pressthe[!JbuttonbriefLyqfig.134.TheIl
indicatorlightturnsonandSportcontroL
Warning!RestrictedstabiLityappearsinthe
driverinformationsystemdisplay. Drivingsta­
bilityislimitedinsportmode.
I~Tips
IfthereisamalfunctionintheretractabLe
rearspoiler*ortheAudimagneticride',it
maynotbepossibletoactivateESPsport
modeornormalmodemayactivateagain
automatically.
J
Fig.134Centerconsole:ESPOFFbutton
TTRS:Switchingon/off
iTips
Iftherearefaultsintherearspoilersys­
temorinAudimagneticride,itmaynotbe
possibLetoactivateESPsportmodeor
normaLmodemayactivateagainautomat­
ically.
AWARNING
OnlyswitchESPsportmodeonwhenyour
drivingabilitiesandthetrafficsituation
permit.Pleasenotethatthedriving
wheelscanspinandthevehicle canbreak
awayinESPsportmode,especiallywhen
theroadisslippery.
ESPturnsonoutomotically whenyoustort
theengine.
Appliestavehicles:TIR5Coupe
totakerisks. Doing50willincreasethe
riskofalossofvehiclecontrol,collision
andseriouspersonalinjuries.
-
ALwaysadaptyourspeedtoroad, traffic
andweatherconditions.TheriskofLos­
ingcontrolofthevehicleincreaseswhen
drivingtoofast,especiallythrough
curvesandonslipperyorwetroads,and
whendrivingtooclosetavehiclesup
ahead.ESP,ABS,thebrakeassistsystem,
EDLandASRcannatpreventcollisions.
- Always
acceleratewithspecialcare on
even,smoothsurfacessuchasthosethat
arewetorcoveredwithiceandsnow.
The drive
wheelscanspineven with
theseassistancesystemsthatcannotal­
ways
helptareducetheriskoflossofve­
hicle
control.
tWJTips
-ABSandASRonly work correctLywhen
allfourwheelsareequippedwithidenti­
cal
tires.Different tiresizescanLeadtoa
reductioninenginepower.
-
Youmayhearnoiseswhenthesystems
describedareworking.
-
IftheindicatorlightJjJor~(USA
modeLs);t§l(Canadamodels)appears,
theremaybeamalfunctionqpagelB,
qpoge17.
Fig.133Center console:ESPOFFbutton
TT/TTS:Switchingon/off•
ESPturnsonautomotically whenyoustart
theengine.
Appliestovehicles:TICoupe andTIS Coupe
Brakeassistsystem
The brakeassistsystemcandecreasebraking
distance.ltincreasesbrakingpowerwhenthe
driverpressesthebrake pedaLquicklyinemer­
gencysituations.Youmustpressandholdthe
brakepedaluntilthesituationisover.
ELectronic
differentiaLLock(EDL)
switchedon allthetime.Incertainsituations
whenyouneedlesstraction,you canswitch
offESPbypressingthebutton[!J.Besureto
switchESPonagainwhenyou nolongerneed
lesstraction.
.&.WARNING
-ESP,ABS,ASRandEDLcannotovercome
thelawsofphysics. Thisisespeciallyim­
portantonslipperyorwetroads.Ifthe
systemsbeginactingtostabilizeyourve­
hicle, youshouLd
immediatelychange
yourspeedtomatchtheroadandtraffic
conditions.Donotlettheincreasedsafe­
typrovided bythesesystemstemptyou
Anti-sLip
reguLation(ASR)
ASRreducesenginepowerwhenthedrive
wheelsbegintospinandadaptstheforceto
theroadconditions.Thismakesiteasierto
start,accelerateanddrive
uphills.
Anti-Lock
brakingsystem(ABS)
ABSpreventsthewheelsfromlockingup
whenbraking.
Thevehicle canstillbesteered
evenduringhardbraking. Applysteadypres­
suretothebrakepedaloDonotpumptheped­
aloApulsinginthebrakepedalindicatesthat
thesystemishelpingyoutobrakethevehicle.
The
EDLbrakeswheelsthatarespinningand
transfersthedrivepowertotheotherdrive
wheelorwheelsifthevehicleisequippedwith
all-wheeL drive".ThisfunctionisavailabLeup
toabout60mph(100km/hl.
Inextremecases,EDLautomaticallyswitches
offtohelpkeepthebrake onthebrakedwheel
fromoverheating.EDLwillswitch onagainau­
tomaticallywhenconditionshavereturnedto
normal.