park assist AUDI TT COUPE 2019 User Guide

Driving


—Oncethevehiclehasstartedmoving,press
the|&OFF]buttonbrieflytoturnthesport
modeoff.



G@)Note
WhenacceleratingusingLaunchControl,all
vehiclecomponentsaresubjecttoheavy
loads.Thiscanresultinincreasedwear.
G)Tips
AfteracceleratingusingtheLaunchControl,
thetemperatureofsomevehiclecomponents
mayincreasegreatly.Ifthathappens,the
functionwillnot beavailable forafewmi-
nutestoreducetheriskofdamage.Aftera
cool-downperiod,LaunchControlwillbe
availableagain.
Menesesdela)
i]Transmission:malfunction!Safelystopvehi-
cle
Donotcontinuedriving.Stopthevehicleassoon
aspossibleinasafelocationandsecureitsoit
doesnotroll.SeeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
5]Transmission:toohot.Pleasestopvehicle
Thetransmissionistoo hotandcanbecomedam-
aged.Stopandletthetransmissioncoolwiththe
enginerunning(atidle)inthe"P"selectorlever
position.Thentheindicatorlightandthemes-
sageturnoff,drivetoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethe malfunctioncorrected.Iftheindicator
lightandthedrivermessagedonotturnoff,do
notcontinuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
fs}Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedriving.Seeowner'smanual
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
64
[GjTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Noreverse
gear
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Thismodeonlyshiftsintocertaingearsor
maynolongershiftatall.Theenginemaystall.
You cannotengagethereversegear.Drivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohave the malfunctioncor-
rected.
iTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivinginDuntilengineisoff
Drivethevehicleawayfrommovingtrafficand
park.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
i]Transmission:toohot.Pleaseadaptdriving
style
Thetransmissiontemperaturehasincreasedsig-
nificantly.Driveverycautiouslyortakeabreak
fromdrivinguntilthetemperaturereturnstothe
normalrangeandtheindicatorlightturnsoff.
Transmission:pleasepressbrake pedaland
selectgearagain
Ifthetransmissionmalfunctionsbecausethe
temperatureistoohigh,amessageappears
whenthetransmissioniscooled.

8S1012721BA

Driving

Selectorleveremergencyrelease

BFV-0266
Fig.66Selectorlever:usingtheemergencyreleaseto
moveoutoftheParkposition
Theemergencyreleasemechanismislocatedin
therightareaundertheselectorlevershiftgate.
Usingtheemergencyreleasecanbecomplicated.
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.
Youwillneedthescrewdriverfromthevehicle
toolkittoreleaseit>page276.Usetheflatside
ofthereversiblescrewdriverblade.
Removingthecover
>Set theparkingbraketosecureyourvehicle
fromrollingaway.Ifthisisnotpossible,secure
yourvehiclefromrollingusinganothermeth-
od.
>Switchtheignitionoff.
>Toloosentheshifterboot,carefully insertthe
flatsideofthescrewdriversidewaysintothe
slitneartheshifterboot>fig.65.
>Carefullyprytheshifterbootoutwiththe
screwdriverwhilegrippingthebootatthefold
andpullingitupwardandoutoftheopening
>fig.66.
>Foldtheshifterboot uparoundtheshifter
knob.
Selectorleveremergencyrelease
>Pressandholdtheyellowreleasebuttonwith
thescrewdriver.
>Atthesametime,pressthereleasebuttonon
theselectorlever@andmovetheselectorlev-
ertothe“N”position.
Reattachingthecover
> Cliptheshiftcoverbackintotheshiftgate.

ZA\WARNING
—Theparkinglockmayonlybereleasedusing
the emergencyreleaseiftheparkingbrake
isset.Ifit isnotworking,securethevehicle
fromrollingusingthebrakepedalorother
suitablemeans,suchasblockingafrontand
arearwheel.Anunsecuredvehiclemayroll
away,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Onlyactivatethe emergencyreleasewhile
onalevelsurfaceoraslightslope.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,youmust
notdrivewhentheemergencyreleaseisac-
tivated.

Trailertowing
Generalinformation
YourAudiisnotdesignedtotowatrailer.
TowingatrailerwithyourAudiisnotrecom-
mendedandcancausedamagetothecar.Dam-
agedcausedbytowingatrailerisnotcoveredby
yourAudi Warranty.
65

Parkingaid

Parkingaid
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearparkingsystem/parkingsystem
plus
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,various
parkingaidswillhelpyouwhenparkingandma-
neuvering.
Therearparkingsystemisanaudible parkingaid
thatwarnsyouofobstaclesbehindthevehicle
=>page79.
Theparkingsystemplusassistsyouwhilepark-
ingbyaudiblyandvisuallywarningyouofobjects
detectedinfrontofandbehindthevehicle
=>page79.
Therearviewcamerashowstheareabehindthe
vehicleintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay.The
linesintherearviewcameraimagehelpyouto
parkormaneuver>page80.

ZAWARNING
—Alwayslookfortrafficandcheckthearea
aroundyourvehiclebylookingatitdirectly
aswell.Theparkingsystemcannotreplace
thedriver'sattention.Thedriverisalways
responsiblewhenenteringorexitingapark-
ingspaceandduringsimilarmaneuvers.
—Pleasenotethatsomesurfaces,suchas
clothing,arenotdetectedbythesystem.
—Sensorsandcamerashaveblindspotsin
whichpeopleandobjectscannotbedetect-
ed.Beespeciallycautiousofsmallchildren
andanimals.
— Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetotheradiatorgrille,bumper,
wheelhousingandtheunderbody.Thepark-
ingsystemmaybeimpairedasaresult.
HaveanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitychecktheirfunc-
tion.
—Makesurethesensorsarenotobstructedby
stickers,depositsorothermaterials.Ifthey
are,thesensorfunctioncouldbeimpaired.
Foradditionalinformationoncleaning,see
=page270.

78
@)Note
—Someobjectsarenotdetectedordisplayed
bythesystemundercertaincircumstances:
—objectssuchasbarrierchains,trailerdraw
bars,verticalpolesorfences
—objectsabovethesensorssuchaswallex-
tensions
—objectswithcertainsurfacesorstructures
suchaschainlinkfencesorpowdersnow
—Ifyoucontinuedrivingclosertoalowob-
ject,itmaydisappearfromthe sensor
range.NotethatyouwillnoLongerbe
warnedaboutthisobstacle.
—Maintainenoughdistancefromthecurbto
reducetheriskofdamagetotherims.
G)Tips
— The systemmayprovideawarningeven
thoughtherearenoobstaclesinthecover-
ageareainsomesituations,suchas:
—certainroadsurfacesor whenthereistall
grass
—externalultrasonicsourcessuchasfrom
cleaningvehicles
—inheavyrain,snow,orthickvehicleex-
haust
—Werecommendthatyoupracticeparkingin
atraffic-freelocationorparkinglotto be-
come
familiarwiththesystem.Practice
parkingingoodlightand weathercondi-
tions.
—Youcanchangethevolumeofthesignals.
—Whatappearsinthedisplayisslightlyde-
layed.
— Thesensorsmustbekeptcleanandfreeof
snowandicefortheparkingaidtooperate.

8S1012721BA
Parkingaid

Rearparkingsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearparkingsystem
Therearparkingsystemisanaudibleparking
aid.
Description
Thereisasensorintherearbumpercover.If
thesedetectanobstacle,audiblesignalswarn
you.
Makesurethesensorsarenotcoveredbystick-
ers,depositsoranyotherobstructionsasitmay
impairthesensorfunction.Forinformationon
cleaning,see>page270.
Therangeatwhichthesensorsbegintomeasure
isapproximately:

Side
Center
3ft(0.90m)
5.2ft(1.60m)
Rear

Thecloseryougettotheobstacle,theshorter
theintervalbetweentheaudiblesignals.Acon-
tinuoustonesoundswhentheobstacleisless
thanapproximately1foot(0.30meters)away.
Donotcontinuebackingup>A\inIntroduction
onpage78,>@inIntroductiononpage78!
Ifthedistancetoanobstacleremainsconstant,
thevolumeofthedistancewarninggradually
dropsafteraboutfourseconds(thisdoesnotap-
plyinthecontinuoustonerange).
Activating
Therearparkingassistactivatesautomatically
whenthereversegearisengaged.Abrieftone
willsound.
Parkingsystemplus
Appliesto:vehicleswithparkingsystemplus
Parkingsystemplusprovidesaudioandvisual
signalswhenparking.

BFV-0262

Fig.80Principleofoperation
Sensorsarelocatedinthefrontandrearbump-
ers. Ifthesedetectanobstacle,audibleandvisu-
alsignalswarnyou.
Makesurethesensorsarenotcoveredbystick-
ers,depositsoranyotherobstructionsasitmay
impairthesensorfunction.Forinformationon
cleaning,see>page270.
Thedisplayfieldbeginsapproximatelyat:




@4ft(1.20m)
@3ft(0.90m)
®5.2ft(1.60m)
@3ft(0.90m)

Thecloseryougettotheobstacle,theshorter
theintervalbetweentheaudiblesignals.Acon-
tinuoustonesoundswhentheobstacleisless
thanapproximately1foot(0.30meters)away.
Donotcontinuedrivingforwardorinreverse
=AinIntroductiononpage78,>©inIntro-
ductiononpage78!
Ifthedistancetoanobstacleremainsconstant,
thevolumeofthedistancewarninggradually
dropsafteraboutfourseconds(thisdoesnotap-
plyinthecontinuoustonerange).
79

8S1012721BA
Parkingaid

Ceeace1od}
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearviewcamera

BFV-0086
Fig.84Diagram:areacovered@)andareanotcovered(2)
bythe rearviewcamera.

BFV-0087


Fig.85Luggagecompartmentlid:locationoftherear-view
camera
Therearviewcameraislocatedabovetherearli-
censeplatebracket.Makesurethatthelensfor
theparkingsystem>fig.85isnotcoveredbyde-
positsoranyotherobstructionsbecausethiscan
impairthefunctionoftheparkingsystem.Forin-
formationoncleaning,see>page270.
Therearviewcameracoverageareaincludes(4)
=>fig.84.OnlythisareaisshownintheInfotain-
mentdisplay.Objectsthatareinarea(2),whichis
notcovered,arenotdisplayed.

Z\WARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>A\inIntroductiononpage78.
—Ifthepositionandtheinstallationangleof
therearviewcamerawaschanged,forexam-
pleafteracollision,donotcontinuetouse
thesystemforsafetyreasons.Haveit
checkedbyanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacility.
—Onlyuse therearviewcameratoassistyouif
itshowsagood,clearpicture.Forexample,


theimagemaybeaffectedbythesunshin-
ingintothelens,dirtonthelens,orifthere
isamalfunction.
—Usetherearviewcameraonlyiftheluggage
compartmentlidiscompletelyclosed.Make
sureanyobjectsyoumayhavemountedon
theluggagecompartmentliddonotblock
therearviewcamera.
— Thecameralensenlargesanddistortsthe
fieldofvision.Theobjectappearsbothal-
teredandinaccurateonthescreen.
—Incertainsituations,peopleor objectsin
thedisplayappearcloserorfartheraway:
—Forobjectsthatdonottouchtheground,
suchasthebumperofaparkedvehicle,a
trailerhitchortherearofatruck.Donot
usetheorientationlinesinthiscase.
—Ifdrivenfromalevelsurfaceontoanin-
cline,oradownwardslope.
—Ifdriventowardprotrudingobjects.
—Ifthevehicleiscarryingtoomuchloadin


therear.
CG)Note
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>@inIntroductiononpage78.
—Theorange-coloredorientationlinesinthe
Infotainmentdisplayshowthevehiclepath
basedonthesteeringwheelangle.The
front ofthevehicleswingsoutmorethan
therearofthevehicle.Maintainplentyof
distanceso thatanexteriormirrororacor-
nerofthevehicledoesnotcollidewithany
obstacles.
SicLeRoi
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearviewcamera

Switchingon
>Shiftintoreverse,or
>PresstheP”buttoninthecenterconsole
=>page80,fig.81.Ashortconfirmationtone
soundsandtheLEDinthebuttonturnson.
Switchingoff
>Drivefasterthan6mph(10km/h),or
>PressthePvbutton,or
>»Switchtheignitionoff.
81

Parkingaid

@®Tips
—Thevisualdisplayintheleftpartofthedis-
playshouldhelpyoudetectthecriticalvehi-
cleareas.
—Youcanchangethevolumeofthesignals
andthedisplay>page82.
Perpendicularparking
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearviewcamera
Thisviewmaybe usedwhenparkinginagarage
orinaparkingspace.
4d.Look!Safetomove?

Fig.87Infotainmentsystem:aligningthevehicle
>Turn theInfotainmentsystemonandshiftinto
reversegear.
>Theorangeorientationlines@showthevehi-
cle'sdirectionoftravel.Turn thesteeringwheel
untiltheorangeorientationlinesalignwiththe
parkingspace>fig.86.Usethemarkings@)to
helpyouestimatethedistancetoanobstacle.
Eachmarkingrepresentsapproximately3 feet
(1m).Thebluearearepresentsanextensionof
thevehicle'soutlinebyapproximately16ft(5
meters)totherear.
>Whiledrivinginreversegear,adjustthesteer-
ingwheelangletofittheparkingspaceusing
theorangeorientationlinesforassistance>/\
82
inGeneralinformationonpage81,>@)in
Generalinformationonpage81.Area@)repre-
sentstherearbumper.Attheverylatest,stop
thevehiclewhentheredorientationline@)
bordersanobject.
Adjustingthedisplay
andthewarningtones
Appliesto:vehicleswithparkingsystemplus
Thedisplayandwarningtonescanbeadjustedin
theInfotainment.

MENU >SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Parkingaid.

Signaltones
Frontvolume-volumeforthefrontarea
Rearvolume-volumeforthereararea
Entertainmentfader-whentheparkingsystem
isturnedon,thevolumeoftheaudio/video
sourceislowered
G)Tips
—Thesettings areautomaticallystoredand
assignedtotheremotecontrolkeythatisin
use.
— Thenewlevelisdemonstratedbriefly*when
thevolumeisadjusted.
Errormessages
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearparkingsystem/parkingsystem
plus
Rearparkingaid:malfunction!Obstaclescannot
bedetected
Parkingaid:malfunction!Obstaclescannotbe
detected
ThereisasystemmalfunctioniftheLEDinthe
Psbuttonblinkswhenswitchingonthe system.
Iftheerrorisnotcorrectedbeforeyouswitchoff
theignition,theLEDinthePbuttonwillblink
thenexttimeyouswitchontheparkingsystem
byshifting intoreverse.Aslongastheerrorisac-
tive,youcandisplaytheerrormessagesinthe
secondtabofthedriverinformationsystem.>

Voicerecognitionsystem

Voicerecognitionsystem
Operating
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
YoucanoperatemanyInfotainmentfunctions
convenientlybyspeaking.
Requirement:theignitionandtheMMImustbe
switched
on.Asystemlanguagesupportedby
thevoicerecognitionsystemmustbeset.There
mustbenophonecallsinprogressandthepark-
ingaidmustnotbeactive.

>Switchingon:brieflypressthe[2]button@)
=>page14,fig.10onthemultifunctionsteer-
ing
wheelandsaythedesiredcommandafter
theBeep.
>Switchingoff:pressandholdthe|™]button.
Or:saythecommandCancel.
>Pausing:saythecommandPause.Toresume,
pressthe|]button.
>Correcting:pressthe[>]buttononetime©
=>page12,fig.6.Or:saythecommandCorrec-
tion.






Inputassistance
Thesystemguidesyouthroughtheinputwith
visualandaudiofeedback.
—Visualinputassistance:afterswitchingon
voicerecognition,adisplaywithaselectionof
possiblecommandsappears.Thecommand
displaycanbe switchedon/offunder[MENU]>
Settings>leftcontrolbutton>MMIsettings>
Speechdialogsystem.
—Audioinputassistance: tohavethepossible
commandsread,pressthe[2]buttononthe
multifunctionsteeringwheelbrieflyandsay
Help.




Forthesystemtounderstandyou:
Speakclearlyanddistinctly atanormalvolume.
Speaklouderwhendrivingfaster.
Emphasizethewordsinthecommandsevenly
anddonotleavelongpauses.
Donotspeakacommandwhenthevoicerecogni-
tionsystemismakinganannouncement.
102
Closethedoors,thewindows,andthesunroof*
toreducebackgroundnoise.Makesurethatpas-
sengersarenot speakingwhenyouaregivinga
voicecommand.
Onlyusethesystemfromthedriver'sseatbe-
causethehands-freemicrophoneisdirectedto-
wardthatseat.
Additionalsettings
See>page174,Voicerecognitionsystem.

ZAWARNING
—Directyourfullattentiontodriving.Asthe
driver,youhavecompleteresponsibilityfor
safetyintraffic.Onlyuse thefunctionsin
suchawaythatyoualwaysmaintaincom-
pletecontroloveryourvehicleinalltraffic
situations.
—Donotuse thevoicerecognitionsystemin
emergenciesbecauseyourvoicemaychange
instressfulsituations.Thesystemmaytake
longertodialthenumberormaynotbe
abletodialitatall.Dialtheemergency
numbermanually.

G)Tips
— Thedialogpauseswhenthereisanincom-
ingphonecallandwillcontinueifyouig-
norethecall.Thedialogendsifyouanswer
thecall.
—Therearenovoiceguidance*promptswhen
adialogisactive.
—Youcanselectan iteminthelistusingei-
therthevoicerecognitionsystemorthe
controlknob.
Commandoverview
information
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
Thefollowingoverviewsdescribethecommands
thatcan beusedtooperatetheMMIusingthe
voicerecognitionsystem.
Alternativecommandsareseparatedusinga“/”,
forexamplesay:Telephone/(or)Navigation/
(or)Radio.

Emergencyassistance

Emergencyassistance
Generalinformation
>Parkthevehicleasfaraspossiblefrommoving
trafficinthe eventofabreakdown.Intheevent
ofaflattire,parkthevehicleonalevelsurface.
Ifyouareonasteephill,beespeciallycareful.
>Set theparkingbrake.
>Switchtheemergencyflasherson.
>Havethepassengersexitthevehicle.They
shouldmovetoasafeplace,forexamplebe-
hindaguardrail.

ZAWARNING
Follow thesteps givenabove.Thisisforyour
protectionandtheforthesafetyofotherson
theroad.

Equipment
Vehicletoolkit/tiremobility
compressor
kit/
=}\V

Fig.193Luggagecompartment:cargofloorclosed
Thevehicletoolkit,tiremobilitykitandcompres-
sor arestoredintheluggagecompartmentunder
thecargofloorcover.
>Push ontheplastichandleandliftupthecargo
floor.
>Openthecargofloor.
Completelyretractthevehiclejackarmbefore
storingthevehiclejack”.
G)Tips
Thevehiclejack*doesnotrequireanymainte-
nance.
276
Tiremobilitykit
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit
>Readandfollowtheimportantsafetyprecau-
tions>page276,Generalinformation.
»Settheparkingbrake.
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
>Checkifarepairwiththetiremobilitykitispos-
sible>page276.
ORTManetee)Lisald
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit

B8K-1475



Fig.194Tire: tiredamagethatcannotberepaired
Thetirerepairisonlymeantfortemporaryuse.
Changethedamagedtireassoonaspossible
SA.
Ifthetireispiercedbyanobjectsuchasanail,
donotremovetheobjectfromthetire.
Thetirerepairsetisabletobeusedattempera-
turesaslowas -4°F(-20°C).
Thetiremobilitykitmustnotbeused:
—Ifthetirehascutsorpuncturesthatarelarger
than 0.16in(4mm)@©fig.194.
—Iftherimisdamaged(2)
—Ifyouhavedrivenwithverylowtirepressureor
withoutairinthetire@)
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistanceinthesesituations.

ANWARNING
—Pleasenotethatthetiremobilitykitcannot
beusedinallsituations,andthatitmayon-
lybeusedtemporarily.>

Emergencyassistance

>Inflatethetiretobetween29psi(200kPA)
and36psi(250kPA)andreadthepressureon
thegauge.
>Ifthistirepressureisnotreached,removethe
fillerhose.Driveslowlyapproximately33feet
(10m)forwardorinreverse sothatthesealant
canbedistributedinthetire.Inflatethetire
again>A\.

Z\WARNING
—Readandfollowthemanufacturer'ssafety
precautionsonthecompressorandinthein-
structionsonthebottleofsealant.
—Ifatirepressureof29psi(200kPA)cannot
reachedafterinflatingfor6minutes,then
thetireistooseverelydamaged.Donotcon-
tinuedriving.
—Ifthetirecannotberepairedwiththetire
sealant,seeanauthorizedAudidealerorau-

thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.

@Tips
Donotoperatethecompressorformorethan
sixminutescontinuously,oritcanoverheat.
Oncethecompressorhascooled,youcancon-
tinuetouseit.
Completing
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit
>Affixthestickerthatsays"max.50mph(max.
80km/h)"thatisprovidedwiththetiremobili-
tykitwithinthedriver'sfieldofvision.
>Stopthevehicleafterdrivingforabout10mi-
nutesandcheckthetirepressure.
>
Ifthetirepressureislowerthan19psi(130
kPA),thenthetireistooseverelydamaged.Do
notcontinuedriving.

ZXWARNING
Payattentiontothefollowingafterrepairing
thetire:
—Donotdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h).
—Avoidhardaccelerationorbrakinganddriv-
ingfastaroundcurves.
— Thevehiclemaybecomemoredifficultto
control.

278

—Ifthetireistooseverelydamaged,seean
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.

()Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youcangivetheusedtiresealantbottletoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityfor disposal.
G)Tips
Remembertoobtainanewbottleofsealant
fromanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityafterrepairingatire.
Replacingwheels
Youmustcompletethepreparationbefore
changingatire.
>Readandfollowtheimportantsafetyprecau-
tions>page276,Generalinformation.
>Set theparkingbrake.
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
>Layout thevehicletoolkit>page276andthe
sparetire>page282.

ZAWARNING
Whenusingthevehiclejack*onaroadwitha
steephillorwhenoffroad,youmusttakeex-
traprecautionstopreventthevehiclefrom
rolling.Usesuitableobjectstoblockthefront
andbackofthewheelthatisdiagonalfrom
thewheelwiththeflattire.

8S1012721BA
Emergencyassistance

Notesontowing
Whentheengineisstopped,thetransmission
willnot besufficientlylubricatediftravelingat
highspeedsandlongdistances:
—Themaximumpermittedtowingspeedis30
mph(50km/h).
—Themaximumpermittedtowingdistanceis30
miles(50km).
Additionalinformationontowingwithatow
truck
Thevehiclemayonlybetowedwiththefrontaxle
raised.Donotwrapanychainsorcablesaround
thebrakelines.
Ifthevehicleshould betowedwiththeaxle
raised,thentheignitionmustbe switchedoffto
reducetheriskofdamagetothedrivetrain.
Towbarandtowingcable
Thevehiclecanbetowedwithatowbarortow-
ingcable.Bothdriversshould befamiliarwith
thespecialconsiderationswhentowing,especial-
lywhenusingatowingcable.
Alwaysmakesurethetractionforcedoesnotex-
ceed thepermittedlevelandtherearenoshock
loadingconditions.Thereisalwaystheriskofthe
couplingbecomingoverloadedwhendrivingoff-
road.
Forthemostsafetyandsecurity,drivewithatow
bar.Youshould useatowingcableonlyifatow
barisnotavailable.Useatowingcablemadeof
synthetic
elasticcablesimilarelasticmaterial.

ZA\WARNING
—Towinghighlyincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent,forexamplefromcollidingwiththe
towingvehicle.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,donotal-
lowanyonetoremaininsidethevehicle
whenitisbeingtransportedbyatowtruck
oraspecialtransporter.

@)Note
—Ifnormaltowingisnotpossible,forexam-
pleifthetransmissionisfaultyorifthe
towingdistanceisgreaterthan30miles
(50km),thentransportthevehicleona
specialcarrier.
—Ifthevehicleistowedbyatowtruckatthe
axlethatisnotpermitted,thiscan causese-
veredamagetothetransmission.
—Thevehiclemustnotbetowstartedfor
technicalreasons.
G@)Tips
—Ifthereisapowerfailure,theselectorlever
willnotmoveoutofthe"P"position.The
parkinglockmustbereleasedusingthe
emergencyreleasebeforetowingthevehi-
cle>page65.
—Followthelocallegalregulationsfortow-
ing.
Readandfollowtheimportantinformationunder
=>page282.
Preparations
>Onlysecure thetowingcableortowbaratthe
designatedtowingloops>page284,
=>page284.
>Makesurethetowingcableisnottwisted.Oth-
erwiseitcoulddisconnectfromthetowingloop
whiletowing.
>Switchtheemergencyflashersoninbothvehi-
cles>page34.However,donotdothisifit
prohibitedbylaw.
Towingvehicle(front)
>Onlystarttodrivewhenthetowingcableis
taut.
>Beespeciallycarefulwhenaccelerating.
>Avoidsuddenbrakingordrivingmaneuvers.
Vehiclebeingtowed(rear)
>Makesuretheignitionisswitchedonso that
thesteeringwheelisnotlockedandsothatyou
canusetheturnsignals,thehorn,andthe
windshieldwipersifneeded>A\.
>Thebrakeboosteronlyworkswhentheengine
isrunning.Powersteeringonlyworkswhenthe>
283