brake AUDI TT COUPE 2019 Owner's Manual

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.
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[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.

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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.
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Assistsystems

Assistsystems
Speedwarningsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithspeedwarningsystem
Thespeedwarningsystemhelpsyoutostaybe-
low aspecifiedmaximumspeedthatcanbeset,
changedordeletedintheInfotainmentsystem.
Thespeedwarningsystemwarnsyouifyouare
exceeding themaximumspeedthatyouhaveset.
Awarningtonewillsoundassoonasyourspeed
exceedsthestoredvalueslightly.Theoe)in-
dicatorlightandamessagewillappearinthein-
strumentclusterdisplayatthesametime.The
oweindicatorlightandthemessageturnoffif
thespeedfallsbackbelowthestoredmaximum
speed.
Settingathresholdisrecommendedifyouwould
liketoberemindedwhenyoureachacertain
maximumspeed.Situationswhereyoumaywant
todosoincludedrivinginacountrywithagener-
alspeedlimitorifthereisaspecifiedmaximum
speedforwintertires.
Settingthewarningthreshold
> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:MENUbut-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Speedwarning>Manual.
G)Tips
Regardlessofthespeedwarningsystem,you
shouldalwaysmonitoryourspeedusingthe
speedometerandmakesureyouarefollowing
thelegalspeedlimit.
Cruisecontrolsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithcruisecontrolsystem
Thecruisecontrolsystemassiststhedriverin
maintainingaconstantspeedaboveapproxi-
mately15mph(20km/h).Thesystemmaintains
thedesiredspeedbybrakingandaccelerating.
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ZAWARNING
—Alwayspayattentiontothetrafficaround
yourvehiclewhenthecruisecontrolsystem
isinoperation.Asthedriver,youarealways
responsibleforcontrollingyourvehicle
speedandthedistancebetweenyourvehicle
andothervehicles.
—Forsafetyreasons,cruisecontrolshould not
beusedinthecity,instop-and-gotraffic,on
windingroads,andwhenroadconditionsare
poor(suchasice,fog,gravel,heavyrain,
andconditionsthatcouldlead tohydroplan-
ing),becausethisincreasestheriskofanac-
cident.
—Switchthecruisecontrolofftemporarily
whendrivinginturninglanes,highwayexits,
orinconstructionzones.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,youshould
onlyresumethestoredspeedifitissuitable
forthecurrenttrafficconditions.
()Note
Beforedrivingdownhillalong distanceona
steephill,decreaseyourspeedandselecta
lowergear.Thismakesuseoftheenginebrak-
ingeffectandreducestheloadplacedonthe
brakes.
G)Tips
Thebrakelightsturnonwhenthebrakesare
appliedautomatically.
Switchingthesystemon
Appliesto:vehicleswithcruisecontrolsystem


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Fig.67Lever:switchingonthecruisecontrolsystem

Requirement:switchtheignitionon.

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>Toswitchthesystemon,pullthelevertoward
youtoposition@).
TheGgor{§]indicatorlightandthecorre-
spondingmessagewillappearintheinstrument
cluster.

Z\WARNING
Ifthebrakesaremalfunctioning(forexample,
overheating)whilethecruisecontrolsystem

isswitchedon,itmayshutoffautomatically.
Preselectingoractivatingacruisecontrol
ey-t-fe)
Appliesto:vehicleswithcruisecontrolsystem

Whenthevehicleisstationary,youcanpreselect
thecruisecontrolspeedoractivatethespeed
whiledriving.
Requirement:thesystemmustbe switchedon.
>Topreselectacruisecontrolspeedwhentheve-
hicleisstationary,tapthelevertoward@)/G)
=>page66,fig.67.
>Toactivatethecruisecontrolspeed,pullthe
levertowardposition@whiledriving,or
>Tosetthecurrentdrivingspeedasthecruise
controlspeed,pressthebutton(@)onthelever.
Theactive cruisecontrolspeedisindicatedwith
theGgorBSindicatorlightintheinstrument
cluster.
Changingthecruisecontrolspeed
Appliesto:vehicleswithcruisecontrolsystem
>Toincrease ordecreasethecruisecontrolspeed
insmallincrements,tap theleveruptothe
firstleveltoward@/@)>page66,fig.67.
>Toincrease ordecreasethecruisecontrolspeed
inlargerincrements,taptheleveruptothe
secondleveltoward@)/G).
>Toincrease ordecreasethecruisecontrolspeed
continuously,tapandholdtheleveratthefirst
orsecondleveltoward(#)/).
Overridingordeactivatingthecruise
controlspeed
Appliesto:vehicleswithcruisecontrolsystem
Youcanoverride ordeactivatethecruisecontrol
system.Whenyoudeactivatethesystem,your
cruisecontrolspeedwillbestoredandyoucan
resumethatspeed.
Requirement:thesystemmustbeswitchedon
andactivated.
Overriding
>Totemporarilyoverridethecruisecontrol
speed,presstheacceleratorpedal.
>Onceyoureleasetheacceleratorpedal,thesys-
temwilladjustbacktothestoredcruisecontrol
speed.
Ifyouoverridethecruisecontrolsystemfora
longperiodoftime,thecruisecontrolsystem
willbedeactivated.Thesystemindicatorlight
willturnoffandthecruisecontrolspeedwillbe
stored.
Deactivating
>Todeactivatethecruisecontrolspeed,press
thelevertoward@)(notlockedintoplace)
=>page66,fig.67.
>Pressthebrakepedal.

Z\WARNING
Restingyourfootontheacceleratorpedal
couldoverridethecruise control.Thiswillpre-
ventbrakinginterventionsby the system.
Siemeel
Appliesto:vehicleswithcruisecontrolsystem

Whenyouswitchthesystemoffcompletely,the
cruisecontrolspeedwillbedeleted.
Requirement:thesystemmustbeswitchedon.
>Toswitchthesystemoff,pressthelevertoward
@(lockedintoplace)>page66,fig.67,or
>Switchtheignitionoff.
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Appliesto:vehicleswithcruisecontrolsystem
ICRUISE|/3)Speedcontrolsystem:currentlyun-
available.Seeowner'smanual
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thecruisecontrolsystemhasbeendeac-
tivated.Thereisatemporarymalfunction,forex-
amplethebrakesareoverheating.Switchthe
cruisecontrolsystemonagainlater.
Audiactivelaneassist
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
Activelaneassistdetectslanemarkerlineswith-
inthelimitsofthesystemusingacamerainthe
windshield.Ifyouareapproachingadetected
lane markerlineanditappearslikelythatyou
willleavethelane,thesystemwillwarnyouwith
correctivesteering.Youcanoverridethissteering
atanytime.Ifyoupassoveraline,thesteering
wheelwillvibratelightly.Inorderforthiswarn-
ingvibrationtooccur,itmustfirstbe switched
onintheInfotainmentsystem.Activelaneassist
isreadyforoperationwhenthelanemarkerline
isdetectedonatleastonesideofthevehicle.
Thesystemisdesignedfordrivingonexpress-
waysandhighwaysandsoitonlyactivatesat
speedsaboveapproximately40mph(65km/h)
(dependingonthemarket).
Appliestovehicleswithsideassist*:Ifyouacti-
vateaturnsignalwhenactivelaneassistisready
anditclassifiesalanechangeascriticalbecause
ofvehiclestravelingalongsideyouorapproach-
ingyou,therewillbenoticeablecorrectivesteer-
ingshortlybeforeyouleavethelane.Thiswillat-
tempttokeepyourvehicleinthelane.
Appliestovehicleswithoutsideassist*:When
thesystemisready,itwillnotwarnyouifyouac-
tivatetheturnsignalbeforecrossingthelane
markerline.Inthiscase,itassumesthatyouare
changinglanesintentionally.

))Thecorrectivesteeringfunctionisnotavailableinallmar-
kets.
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ZAWARNING
— The systemwarnsthedriverthatthevehicle
isleavingthelaneusingcorrectivesteering.
Thedriverisalwaysresponsibleforkeeping
thevehiclewithinthelane.
— The systemcanassistthedriverinkeeping
thevehicleinthelane,butitdoesnotdrive
byitself.Alwayskeep yourhandsonthe
steeringwheel.
—Correctivesteeringmaynotoccurincertain
situations,suchasduringheavybraking.
—Theremaybecaseswherethecameradoes
notrecognizealllanemarkerlines.Correc-
tivesteeringcanonlytakeplaceontheside
ofthevehiclewherelanemarkerlinesare
detected.
—Otherroadstructuresorobjectscouldpossi-
blybeidentifiedunintentionallyaslane
markerlines.Asaresult,correctivesteering
maybeunexpectedormaynotoccur.
— Thecameraviewcanberestricted,forexam-
plebyvehiclesdrivingaheadorbyrain,
snow,heavyspraylightshiningintothe
cameraorbydirtonthewindow.Thiscan
resultinactivelaneassistnotdetectingthe
lane markerlinesordetectingthemincor-
rectly.
—Incertainsituationswherevisibilityislow,
thevehiclemayswitchinternallyfrom“ear-
ly”to“late”steeringcorrection)).
—Undercertainconditionssuchasrutsinthe
road,aninclinedroadwayorcrosswinds,the
correctivesteeringalonemaynot beenough
tokeepthevehicleinthemiddleofthelane.
—Forsafetyreasons,activelaneassistmust
notbeusedwhentherearepoorroadand/or
weatherconditionssuchasslipperyroads,
fog,gravel,heavyrain,snowandthepoten-
tialforhydroplaning.Usingactivelaneas-
sistundertheseconditionsmayincreasethe
riskofacrash.

Parkingaid

Switchingonandoff
Appliesto:vehicleswith parkingsystemplus
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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
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—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

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Fig.83Diagram:linestoaidinparking
Therearviewcamerahelpsyoutoparkormaneu-
verusingtheorientationlines.

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Electronicstabilization
control (ESC)
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)supports
driversafety.Itreducestheriskofslippingand
improvesdrivingstability.ESCdetectscriticalsit-
uationssuchasthevehicleoversteeringandun-
dersteeringorthewheelsarespinning.The
brakesareappliedortheenginetorqueisre-
ducedinordertostabilizethevehicle.Whenthe
ESCengages,theBindicatorlightblinksinthe
instrumentcluster.
ThefollowingsystemsareintegratedintheESC:
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)
ABSpreventsthewheelsfromlockingwhenbrak-
ing.Thevehiclecanstillbesteeredevenduring
hardbraking.Applysteadypressuretothebrake
pedal.Donotpumpthepedal.Apulsinginthe
brakepedalindicatesthatthesystemisacting to
stabilizethevehicle.
Brakeassistsystem
Thebrakeassistsystemcandecreasebrakingdis-
tance.Itincreasesbrakingpowerwhenthe driver
pressesthebrakepedalquicklyinemergencysit-
uations.Youmustpressandholdthebrakepedal
untilthedangeroussituationisover.
Anti-SlipRegulation(ASR)
ASRreducesdrivepowerwhenthedrivewheels
beginspinningandadaptsthepowertotheroad
conditions.Thismakesiteasiertostart,acceler-
ateanddriveuphills.
ElectronicDifferentialLock(EDL)
TheEDLappliesthe brakestowheelsthatare
slippingandtransfersthedrivepowertotheoth-
erwheels.Thisfunctionisnotavailableathigher
speeds.
Inextremecases,EDLautomaticallyswitchesoff
tokeepthebrakeonthebrakedwheelfromover-
heating.Thevehicleisstillfunctioningcorrectly.
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EDLwillswitchonagainautomaticallywhencon-
ditionshavereturnedtonormal.
Powersteering
The ESCcanalsosupportvehiclestability
throughsteering.
Selectivewheeltorquecontrol
Selectivewheeltorquecontrolisusedwhendriv-
ingoncurves.Brakingistargetedtowardthe
wheelsontheinsideofthecurveasneeded.This
allowsmoreprecisedrivingincurves.
Automaticpost-collisionbrakingsystem
Theautomaticpost-collisionbrakingsystemcan
helptoreducetheriskofslidingandofaddition-
alcollisionsafteranaccident.Iftheairbagcon-
trolmoduledetectsacollisionaboveacertainve-
hiclespeed, thevehicleisbraked by theESC.
Thevehicledoesnotbrakeautomaticallyifoneof
thefollowingoccurs:
—Thedriverpressestheacceleratorpedal
—Thebrakingforcegeneratedbythepressed
brakepedalisgreaterthanthebrakingforce
thatwouldbeinitiatedbythesystem
—TheESC,thebrakesystem,orthevehicleelec-
tricalsystemisnotfunctioning

ZAWARNING
—TheESCanditsintegratedsystemscannot
overcomethelimitsimposedbynatural
physicallaws.Thisisespeciallyimportanton
slipperyorwetroads.Ifthesystemsbegin
acting tostabilizeyourvehicle,youshould
immediatelyalteryourspeedtomatchthe
roadandtrafficconditions.Donotletthein-
creasedsafetyprovidedtemptyouintotak-
ingrisks.Thiscouldincreaseyourriskofa
collision.
—Pleasenotetheriskofacollisionincreases
whendrivingfast,especiallythroughcurves
andonslipperyorwetroads,andwhendriv-
ingtooclosetoobjectsahead.The ESC and
itsintegratedsystemscannotalwayspre-
ventcollisions-thereisstillariskofacci-
dents!

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—Thereisnovehiclestabilizationwhen
ESC/ASRareswitchedoff.

@)Tips
—Whenthecruisecontrolsystem*isswitched
on,ESC/ASRcannotbeswitchedofforsport
modecannotbeswitchedon.
—MalfunctionsintherearspoilerortheAudi
magneticridemaymakeitimpossibleto
switchtheESC/ASRoffor toswitchsport
modeon.
Brakes
Youcanapplythevehicle'sbrakesusingthebrake
pedal.
Operatingnoise
Noisesmayoccurwhenbrakingdependingonthe
speed,
brakingforce,andoutsideconditionssuch
astemperatureandhumidity.
Brakingeffect
Theresponsetimefromthebrakesdependson
theweatherandenvironmentalconditions.To
ensuretheoptimumbrakingeffect,thebrake
systemiscleanedatregularintervals.Thisis
donebyapplyingthebrakepadstothebrakero-
torsforashortperiodoftimewhendrivingat
highspeedswhenthewindshieldwipersare
switchedon.
Ifthebrakesystembecomesdamp,forexample
afterdrivinginheavyrain,thebrakingeffectmay
bedelayed.Otherfactorsthatcouldtemporarily
increasetheresponsetimeofthebrakesinclude:
—Wetconditions
—Lowtemperatures,ice,andsnow
—Roadscoveredinsalt
—Dirtybrakepads
Corrosion
Corrosionmayformonthebrakerotorsifthereis
noheavybraking,ifthevehicleisnotdrivenfor
longperiodsoftime,orifthevehicleisnotdriv-
enfrequentlyorforlongdistances.Inthiscase,
brakingheavilyseveraltimeswhiledrivingat
highspeedscancleanthebrakerotors>A\.
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Brakepads
Newbrakepadsdonotachievetheirfullbraking
effectduringthefirst250miles(400km).They
mustbe“brokenin”first.However,youcancom-
pensatefortheslightlyreducedbrakingforceby
pressingfirmlyonthebrakepedal.Avoidheavy
brakingduring thebreak-inperiod.
Brakepadweardependslargelyonthewaythe
vehicleisdrivenandonoperatingconditions.
Brakepadwearincreaseswhendrivingfrequently
inthecityorshortdistancesorwhenusingavery
sportydrivingstyle.
Ceramicbrakes
Appliesto:vehicleswithceramicbrakes
Ceramicbrakesprovideexcellentdeceleration
rates.
Thebreak-inperiodfornewceramicbrakesmay
besignificantlylongerthanforstandardbrake
rotors.Duetothepropertiesofthematerial,
theymaycausenoisesatlowerspeeds.Ceramic
brakesalsoabsorbmoremoistureinwetcondi-
tions.Therefore,therewilltemporarilybeless
brakingforcethanwhenthebrakesaredry.You
cancompensateforthisbypressingthebrake
pedalharder.

AWARNING
—Onlyapplythebrakesforthepurposeof
cleaningthebrakesystemwhenroadand
trafficconditionspermit.Youmustnoten-
dangerotherroadusersandincreasethe
riskofanaccident.
—Duetotheriskofinjury,onlyhaveanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityworkonthebrakesystem.
Incorrectrepairscouldimpairthefunction.
—Neverletthevehiclerollwhiletheengineis
stoppedbecausethisincreasestheriskofan
accident.
— Depending onvehicleequipment,thebrake
pedalmaymovedownwardautomatically
duringautonomousbrakingmaneuvers.To
reducetheriskofinjury,donotplaceyour
footunderthebrakepedal.

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@)Note
—Neverletthebrakes“rub”bypressingthe
pedallightlywhenbrakingisnotactually
necessary.Thiscancause thebrakestoover-
heatandincreasesbrakingdistanceand
causeswear.
—Beforedrivingonlongstretcheswithsteep
hills,reduce thevehiclespeedandshifttoa
lowergeartouse theenginebrakingeffect.
Thisreducestheloadonthebrakes.Ifyou
needtobrakeadditionally,brakeinintervals
andnotcontinuously.
G)Tips
—Ifyouretrofityourvehiclewithafrontspoil-
er,wheelcoversorsimilaritems,makesure
thattheairflowtothebrakesisnotob-
structed.Otherwisethebrakesystemcan
overheat.
—Alsorefertotheinformationaboutbrake
fluid>page243.
Steering
Electromechanicalsteeringsupportsthedriver's
steeringmovementsbyelectronicallyadapting
thepowersteeringdependingonthevehicle
speed.ThesettingsdependontheselectedAudi
driveselect*mode.
aSteering:malfunction!Pleasestopvehicle
Thepowersteeringmayhavefailed.Adaptyour
drivingstyleimmediatelytocompensateforthe
factthatitmaybemoredifficulttoturnthe
steeringwheel,andstopyourvehicleinasafelo-
cationassoonaspossible.Donotcontinuedriv-
ing.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
&Steering:malfunction!Youcancontinue
driving
Thereisamalfunction.Steeringmaybemoredif-
ficultormoresensitive.Adaptyourdrivingstyle.
Havethesteeringsystemcheckedimmediately
byanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.Pleasenotethatthered indicator
lightmayturnonafterrestartingtheengine.Do
notcontinuedrivingifitdoes.
@)Tips
Ifthe1orlindicatorlightonlystayson
forashorttime,youmaycontinuedriving.
ALLwheeldrive(quattro)
Appliesto:vehicleswithallwheeldrive
Inallwheeldrive,allfourwheelsarepowered.
Generalinformation
Inallwheeldrive,thedrivingpowerisdividedbe-
tweenallfourwheels.Thishappensautomatical-
lydependingonyourdrivingbehavioraswellas
thecurrentroadconditions.Alsosee>page84,
Electronicstabilizationcontrol(ESC).
Theallwheeldriveconceptisdesignedforhigh
enginepower.Yourvehicleisexceptionallypow-
erfulandhasexcellentdrivingcharacteristics
bothundernormaldrivingconditionsandon
snowandice.Alwaysreadandfollowsafetypre-
cautions>A\.
Wintertires
Byusingallwheeldrive,yourvehiclehasgood
forwardmotionwithstandardtiresinwintercon-
ditions.However,inwinterwerecommendusing
winterorallseasontiresonallfourwheels,be-
causethiswillimprovethebrakingeffect.
Snowchains
Iftherearesnowchainlaws,snowchainsmust
alsobe usedonvehicleswithallwheeldrive
=>page263,Snowchains.
Replacingtires
Forvehicleswithallwheeldrive,onlywheelswith
thesamerollingcircumference should beused.
Avoidusingtireswithdifferenttreaddepths
=>page255,Newtiresorwheels.
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ZA\WARNING
Improperoperationoftherearspoilercan
causecrushinginjuries.
—Alwaysmakesure thatnobody,especially
children,isinthewaywhentherearspoiler
isdeployedorretracted.

()Note
—Neverpushonthevehicleontherearspoil-
er.Thiscouldcausedamage.
—Topreventdamagetotherearspoilerdo
notleanorplaceanythingonit.
—Onlyoperatetherearspoilermanuallywhen
theluggagecompartmentlidiscloseand
therearspoilermovingpartsarenot
blocked.Otherwise,damagecouldoccur.
@Tips
Cleantherearspoilercompartmentevery2 to
3
months.Tofunctioncorrectly,therear
spoilermustbefreeofice,snowandleaves.
Energymanagement
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanintelligentener-
gymanagementsystemfordistributingelectrici-
ty.Thissignificantlyimprovesthestartingability
andincreasesthevehiclebatterylife.
@Tips
—Ifyoudriveshortdistancesfrequently,the
vehiclebatterymaynotchargeenough
whiledriving.Asaresult,conveniencefunc-
tionsforelectricalequipmentmaybetem-
porarilyunavailable.
—Thevehiclebatterywillgraduallydrainif
thevehicleisnotdrivenforlongperiodsof
time,orifelectricalequipmentisused
whentheengineisnotrunning.Toensure
thatthevehiclecanstillbestarted,the
electricalequipmentwillbelimitedor
switchedoff.
Informationaboutdata
recordedbyvehicle
controlmodules
Yourvehicleisnotequippedwithacrashdatare-
corder.Thisdeviceisinstalledbysomevehicle
manufacturersto recorddataaboutcrashesso
thatitcanbeanalyzedlater.Crashdatarecorders
arealsocalled“EventDataRecorders(EDR)”.
Insomelegaljurisdictions,itisnotpermittedto
accessordownloaddatarecordedbypre-instal-
ledcrashdatarecordersinordertoevaluatea
crashwithoutclearconsentofthevehicleowner.
Yourvehicleisnotequippedwithacrashdatare-
corder.Howeveritdoescontainavarietyofelec-
troniccontrolmodulesforvariousvehiclesys-
temssuchasenginefunction,exhausttreatment
orairbagsandsafetybelts.
Theseelectroniccontrolmodulesrecordvehicle
dataduringnormaldrivingfordiagnosisandre-
pairpurposes.Therecordingcapabilityofthe
electroniccontrolmodulesislimitedtodataonly
-nosoundisrecorded.Ifthecontrolmodulede-
tectsasystemmalfunctionorotherchangein
status,averylimitedamountofdataisrecorded
foranextremelysmallperiodoftime.Datathat
isrecordedinsuchacasemayincludevehicle
speed,drivingdirection,theloadonthe brakes
andheadrestraintsandperformanceintheevent
ofanaccidentorotherchangeinstatus.Thestor-
eddatacanonlybereadordownloadedwithspe-
cialdevices.
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