parking brake AUDI TT COUPE 2019 User Guide

Driving

followingmessageappearsinthedisplaywhen
theselectorleverisinthe"P"or "N"positionto
remindthedriver:
Toselectagear,pleasepressbrake pedaland
presslockbuttononselectorlever
Theautomaticshiftlockonlyfunctionswhenthe
vehicleisstationaryoratspeedsbelow1mph
(2km/h). Athigherspeeds,thelockisautomati-
callydeactivatedinthe"N"position.
Theselectorleverisnotlockedwhenshifting
quicklythrough"N",forexamplefrom"R"to"D".
Thismakesitpossibletofreethevehiclewhenit
isstuckby“rocking”it.Theselectorleverlocken-
gagesiftheleverstaysinthe"N"positionlonger
thanapproximatelytwosecondswhenthebrake
pedalisnotpressed.
Interlockbutton
Theinterlockbuttonintheselectorleverhandle
preventsyoufrommovingtheselectorleverin-
advertentlywhileinsomeselectorleverposi-
tions.Thepositionsthatrequiretheinterlock
buttontobepressedaremarkedincolorintheil-
lustration>fig.61.

ZAWARNING
ReadandfollowallWARNINGS.>A\inSelec-
torleverpositionsonpage59.

@Tips
—Iftheselectorleverdoesnotengage,there
isamalfunction.Theengineisdisabledto
preventthevehiclefromdrivingoffuninten-
tionally.Toallowtheselectorleverto en-
gageagain,proceedasfollows:
—Brieflypressthebrakepedal.
—Ifthevehicledoesnotmoveforwardorin
reverseeventhoughadrivepositionisse-
lected,proceedasfollows:
—Ifthevehicledoesnotmoveinthedesired
direction,thesystemmaynothaveengaged
thedrivepositioncorrectly.Pressthebrake
pedalandselectthedrivepositionagain.
—Ifthevehiclestilldoesnotmoveinthede-
sireddirection,thereisasystemmalfunc-
tion.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
60
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance
tohavethesystemchecked.
Thetransmissionshiftsupanddownautomati-
callywheninthedrivinggears.

Fig.62Section ofthecenterconsole:selectorleverwith
interlockbutton
Startingtheengine
>TheselectorlevermustbeintheP ortheNpo-
sition.Atlow temperatures(below14°F
(-10°C)),theenginecanonlybestartedwhen
theselectorleverisinthePposition.
Startingfromastop
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal.
>Pressandholdtheinterlockbuttonintheselec-
torleverhandle,selectthedesiredselectorlev-
erpositionsuchas"D">page58andrelease
thelockbutton.
>Waitamomentuntilthetransmissionshifts.
Youwillnoticeaslightmovementwhenthe
gearengages.
>Releasethebrake pedalandpresstheaccelera-
torpedal>A\.
Variousconveniencefunctionsareavailablefor
startingonhills>page57.
Stoppingtemporarily
>Keepthevehiclestationary usingthebraking
pedal,forexampleattrafficlights.
>Donotpresstheacceleratorpedalwhendoing
this.
>Topreventthevehiclefromrollingwhenyou
startdriving,settheparkingbrakewhenstop-
pingonsteephills>A\and>@).

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Driving

>Theparkingbrakewillreleaseautomatically
andthevehiclewillstartmovingonceyoupress
theacceleratorpedal.
Stopping/parking
Iftheselectorleverisnotinthe"P"position
whenyouopenthedriver’sdoor,thevehicle
couldroll.Invehicleswithaconveniencekey*,
themessageShifttoP,otherwisevehiclecan
rollaway.Doorsdonotlockifgearshiftisnotin
Pappears.Awarningtonewillalsosound.
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal>/\.
>Set theparkingbrake.
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
Undercertaincircumstances,suchasdrivingin
themountains,itmaybeusefultoswitchtempo-
rarilytothemanualshiftprograminorderto
manuallyadjustthegearstothedrivingcondi-
tions>page62.
Whenparkingonalevelsurface,simplyplacethe
selectorleverinthe"P"position.Oninclines,ac-
tivatetheparkingbrakefirstandthenmovethe
selectorlevertothe"P"position>page55.This
preventsthelockingmechanismfrombeingload-
ed tooheavilyandwillmakeiteasiertomovethe
selectorleveroutofthe"P"position.


ZA\WARNING
—Thevehiclecanrollevenwhentheengineis
switchedoff.
—Unintendedvehiclemovementcanlead to
seriousinjuries.
—Neverleaveyourvehiclewiththeengine
runningwhileingear.Ifyoumustleaveyour
vehiclewhentheengineisrunning,setthe
parkingbrakeandmovetheselectorleverto
thePposition.
—Powerisstilltransferredtothewheelswhen
theengineisrunningatidle.Topreventthe
vehiclefrom“creeping”,youmustkeep your
footonthebrakewhentheengineisrun-
ningandtheselectorleverisinthe"D","S"
or"R"positionor“tiptronic”modeisselect-
ed.
—Donotinadvertentlypresstheaccelerator
pedalwhenthevehicleisstationary.Other-


wise thevehiclewillstarttomoveimmedi-
ately,eveniftheparkingbrakeisset.This
couldresultinacrash.
—Donotpresstheacceleratorpedalwhen
changingtheselectorleverpositionwhile
thevehicleisstationaryandtheengineis
running.
—Neverengagethe RorPselectorlevelposi-
tionswhiledriving.Itcouldcauseacrash.
—Beforedrivingdownasteepslope,reduce
yourspeedandshiftintoalowergearwith
“tiptronic”.
—Donotridethebrakesorpressthebrake
pedaltoooftenortoolongwhendriving
downhill.Constantbrakingcausesthe
brakes
tooverheatandcansubstantiallyre-
ducebrakingperformance,increasebraking
distance,orcausecompletefailureofthe
brakesystem.
—Ifyoumuststoponanincline,alwayshold
thevehicleinplacewiththefootbrakeor
parkingbraketopreventitfromrolling
back.
—Neverholdthevehicleonaninclinewitha
slippingclutch.Theclutchopensautomati-
callywhenitbecomestoohotfromtheover-
load.Thefs}indicatorlightturnsonanda
messageappears>page64whenthe
clutchisoverloaded.
—Iftheenginemustrunwhileyouarework-
ingintheenginecompartmentwiththe
hoodopen,makesureagearisnotengaged.
Theselectorlevermustbefirmlyinthe
Ppositionandlockedinplaceandthepark-
ingbrakemustbeset>page235.Other-
wise,thevehiclecouldbeginmovingwhen
increasingtheenginespeed,evenwiththe
parkingbrakeset.


CG)Note
—Whenstoppingonanincline,donottryto
holdthevehicleinplacebypressingtheac-
celeratorpedalwhileadrivinggearisse-
lected.Thiscan cause theautomatictrans-
missiontooverheatandcandamageit.Set
theparkingbrakeorpressthebrakepedal
topreventthevehiclefromrolling.
61

Driving

—Allowingthevehicletorollwhentheengine
isstoppedandtheselectorleverisintheN
positionwilldamagetheautomatictrans-
missionbecauseitisnotlubricatedunder
thosecircumstances.
— Thetransmissioncan overheatandbedam-
agedundercertaindrivingandtrafficcondi-
tionssuchasfrequentstarts,creepingfora
longtime,orstop-and-gotraffic.Whenthe
fa}
oriindicatorlightturnson,stopthe
vehicleatthenextopportunityandletthe
transmissioncool>page64.
—Allowingthevehicletorollwhentheengine
isstoppedwilldamagetheStronictrans-
missionbecauseitisnotlubricated
=>page282,Towing.
G@)Tips
Forsafetyreasons,theparkingbrakeisre-
leasedautomaticallyonlywhenthedriver's
safetybeltisfastened.
Hilldescentcontrol
Thehilldescentcontrolsystemassiststhedriver
whendrivingdownhills.
Hilldescentcontrolisactivatedwhentheselec-
torleverisinthe"D" or"S"positionandyou
pressthebrakepedal.Thetransmissionautomat-
icallyselectsagearthatissuitableforthehill.
Hilldescentcontroltriestomaintainthespeed
thatwasselectedatthetimeofbraking,within
physicalandtechnicallimitations.Ifmaystillbe
necessarytoadjustthespeedwiththebrakes.
Becausehilldescentcontrolcannotshiftdown
fartherthan3rdgear,itmaybenecessarytoshift
intotiptronicmodeinverysteepareas.Inthis
case,shiftmanuallyinto1stor2ndgearintip-
tronicmodetouse theengine'sbrakingforce to
relievethebrakes.
Hilldescentcontrolswitchesoffoncethehilllev-
elsoutorifyoupresstheacceleratorpedal.
Onvehicleswithacruisecontrolsystem*
=>page66,hilldescentcontrolisalsoactivated
when
thespeedisset.
62


ZAWARNING
Hilldescentcontrolmaynotbeabletomain-
tainaconstantspeedunderallconditions.Al-
waysbereadytoapply thebrakes.
Shiftingmanually(tiptronicmode)
Thetiptronicmodeallowsthedrivertoshiftthe
gearsmanually.

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oa
Fig.63Centerconsole:shiftingmanuallywiththeselector
lever



BFV-0104
ey
Fig.64Steeringwheel:shiftingmanuallywiththeshift
paddles*

Shiftingwiththeselectorlever
Youcanshiftintotiptronicmodewhilethevehi-
cleisstationaryorwhiledriving.
>Toshiftintotiptronicmode,pushtheselector
leverfromthe“D/S”settingtotherightinthe
tiptronicshiftgate.Oncethetransmissionhas
switched modes,theselectorleverpositionM
isshownintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay
=>page58,fig.60. ForexampleM4meansthe
fourthgearisengaged.
>Toshiftupagear,tap theselectorleverfor-
ward@)>fig.63.
>Toshiftdownagear,tap theselectorbackward
©.

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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

Switchingonandoff
Appliesto:vehicleswith parkingsystemplus
a 3q | >
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Fig.81Centerconsole:parkingaidbutton

Fig.82Opticaldistancedisplay
Switchingon
>Shiftintoreverse,or
>PressthePvbuttoninthe centerconsole
>fig.81.Ashortconfirmationtonesoundsand
theLEDinthebuttonturnson.
Switchingoff
>Drivefasterthan6mph(10km/h),or
>PressthePbutton,or
>Switchtheignitionoff.
Activatingautomatically
The
parkingaidisactivatedautomaticallyat
speedslessthan6mph(10km/h) andwhenap-
proachinganobstaclefromapproximately
3.1feet(95cm)away.Thereareaudiblesignals
whenapproximately1.6ft(50cm)awayfromthe
obstacle.IfyoupresstheP”buttontoswitchthe
parkingaidoff,itcanonly bereactivatedauto-
maticallywhenoneofthefollowingconditionsis
met:
—Thevehiclespeedexceeds6mph(10km/h)
—Theignitionisswitchedoffandbackonagain
—Theparkingbrakeissetandthenreleased
80

—Theselectorlevermustbeinthe"P"position.
Segmentsinthevisualdisplay
Thesegmentsinfront ofandbehindthevehicle
(vehicleswithparkingsystemplus*)>fig.82
helpyoutodeterminethedistancebetweenyour
vehicleandanobstacle.Theredlinesmarkthe
expecteddirectionoftravelaccordingtothe
steering angle.Awhitesegmentindicatesan
identifiedobstacle thatisoutsideofthevehicle's
path.Redsegmentsshowidentifiedobstacles
thatareinyourvehicle'spath.Asyourvehicle
comesclosertotheobstacle,thesegmentsmove
closertothevehicle.Thecollisionareahasbeen
reachedwhenthenexttolastsegmentisdis-
played.Obstaclesinthecollisionarea,including
thoseoutsideofthevehicle'spath,areshownin
red.Donotcontinuedrivingforwardorinreverse
=AinIntroductiononpage78,>@inIntro-
ductiononpage78!
Rearviewcamera
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearviewcamera

B8V-0629

Fig.83Diagram:linestoaidinparking
Therearviewcamerahelpsyoutoparkormaneu-
verusingtheorientationlines.

CheckingandFilling

reason,followallthewarningsandgeneral
safetyprecautionsprovidedinthefollowingin-
formation.Theenginecompartmentisadan-
gerousarea.>/\.


ZA\WARNING
—Turntheengineoff.
—Switchtheignitionoff.
—Settheparkingbrake.
—Selectthe“P”(Park)selectorleverposition.
—Allowtheenginetocool.
—Keepchildrenawayfromtheenginecom-
partment.
—Neverspillfluidsonahotengine.Theseflu-
ids(suchasthefreezeprotectioncontained
inthecoolant)cancatchfire.
—Avoidshortcircuitsintheelectricalsystem.
—Neverreachintotheradiatorfan.Thefanis
temperature-controlledandcanturnon
suddenly,evenwhentheignitionisswitched
off.
—Neveropenthehoodwhenthereissteamor
coolantescapingfromtheenginecompart-
ment,becausethereisariskthatyoucould
beburned.Waituntilnosteamorcoolantis
escaping.
—Neveropenthe caponthecoolantexpan-
siontankwhentheengineiswarm.The
coolingsystemisunderpressure.
—Toprotectyourface,hands,andarmsfrom
hotsteamor coolant,coverthecapwitha
thick clothwhenopening.
—Donotremovetheenginecoverunderany
circumstances.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.
—Duetotheriskofelectricshock,nevertouch
theignitioncableorothercomponentsin
theelectronichigh-voltageignitionsystem
whentheengineisrunningorisstarting.
—If agearisengagedwhilethevehicleissta-
tionaryandtheengineisrunning,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalinadvertently.
Pressingtheacceleratorpedalwillcause the
vehicletomove,andthiscouldresultinan
accident.
—Ifinspectionsorrepairsmustbeperformed
whiletheengineisrunning,movingcompo-

nents(suchastheribbedbelt,generator,
andradiatorfan)poseanadditionalrisk.
—Set theparkingbrakefirstandselectthe
“P”(Park)selectorleverposition.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnopartsofthe
body,jewelry,ties,looseclothing,and
longhaircanbecaughtinmovingengine
components.Beforeanywork,alwaysre-
moveanyjewelryandties,tiebacklong
hair,andmakesureallclothingfitsclose
tothebodytotoreducetheriskofany-
thingbecomingcaughtinenginecompo-
nents.
—Payattentiontothefollowingwarningslist-
edwhenworkonthefuelsystemoronthe
electricalequipmentisrequired.
— Donotsmoke.
—Neverworknearopenflames.
—Alwayshaveaworkingfireextinguisher
nearby.
—Allworkonthebatteryorelectricalsystem
inyourvehiclecanresultininjuries,chemi-
calburns,accidents,or burns.Becauseof
this,allworkmustbeperformedonlybyan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Limityourexposuretoexhaustandchemi-
calsto asshortatimeaspossible.


ZA\WARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,
andcertainvehiclecomponentscontainor
emitchemicalsknowntotheStateofCali-
forniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsand
reproductiveharm.Inaddition,certainflu-
idscontainedinvehiclesandcertainprod-
ucts ofcomponentwearcontainoremit
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharms.
Washhandsafterhandling.


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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.

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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

Emergencyassistance

ignitionisswitchedonandthevehicleisroll-
ing1).Ifthebrakeboosterandpowersteering
arenotfunctioning,youmustpressthebrake
pedalmuchharderandusemoreforcetosteer.
>Releasetheparkingbrake>page55.
> Selectthe"N"selectorleverposition.
>Makesurethetowingcableisalwaystaut.

ZA\WARNING
Nevertowavehicleusingatowbarortowing
cableifthevehicledoesnothaveelectrical
power.

Fronttowingloop
BFV-0309

Fig.206Frontbumper:installingthetowingloop
Thethreadedopeningforthetowingloopislo-
catedontherightsideofthefrontbumper.
>Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page276.
>Pressthecapinwardwithbrief,strong pressure
=>fig.206.Thecapwillloosenfromthebump-
er.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
>»Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.


ZAWARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnot tighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe
pulledoutwhentowingthevehicleandresult
inanaccident.



D_Requirement:thevehiclebatterymusthaveasufficient
chargelevel.
284
Reartowingloop

BFV-0310

Fig.207Rearbumper:installingthetowingloop
Thethreadedopeningforthetowingloopislo-
catedontherightrearofthebumper.
>Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page276.
>Pressthecap inwardwithbrief,strongpressure
=>fig.207.Thecapwillloosenfromthebump-
er.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
»Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.

ZA\WARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnottighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe
pulledoutwhentowingthevehicleandresult
inanaccident.