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Stowingandusing
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Fig.48Unlockedluggagecompartmentcover
BFV-0097
Followthesafetyprecautions>page44.
Removingtheluggagecompartmentcover
>Tounlocktheluggagecompartmentcover,turn
thetwistlocktothehorizontalposition
>fig.47.
> Gripthesideoftheluggagecompartmentcov-
er
andpullthecoverinthedirectionofthear-
row>fig.48.
Installingtheluggagecompartmentcover
> Placetheluggagecompartmentcoverwiththe
retainersonthepinsandslidethecoverup-
ward.
>Turn thetwistlockwithgentle pressuretothe
verticalposition.
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BFV-0077
Fig.49Backrestreleaselever (leftside)
Toexpandtheluggagecompartment,bothsec-
tionsofthebackrestcan be separatedorcanbe
foldedforwardtogether.
Followthesafetyprecautions>page44.
Foldingthebackrestforward
>Pushthereleaselever>fig.49inthedirection
ofthearrow.
>Foldthebackrestforward.
Foldingthebackrestbackintothe upright
position
> Foldthebackrestdownuntilitlatchessecurely.
Fig.50Luggagecompartment:locationofthetie-downs
Therearetie-downsintheluggagecompartment
tosecurepiecesofluggageandobjects.
Followthesafetyprecautions>page44.
»Usethetie-downstosecure thecargo.
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Fig.52Luggagecompartment:sparetireremoved
Followthesafetyprecautions>page44.
>»Removethecargofloor>page276.
>Removetheplasticfloorpanel>fig.51.
>Turn thehandlecounter-clockwisetoremove
andremovethefoampiece.
>Removethesparetire.
>Reinsertthefoampieceandturnthehandle
clockwisetotighten.
>Nowreinsertthecargofloor.
Loweringthecargofloor
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ZAWARNING
Pleasenotethatyouarenolongermobilein
theeventofaflattire.Pleasenotethelegal
regulationsbeforeremovingthesparetire.
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sportystyle.Showrespecttoothersaround
you and
theenvironmentwiththewayyouop-
erateyourvehicle,especiallyatnight.
Steering
Adjustingthesteeringwheelposition
Thesteeringwheelpositionisfullyadjustableup
anddownandforwardandback.
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Fig.56Leveronthesteeringcolumn
>Tiltthelever=fig.56downward>A\.
> Bringthesteeringwheelintothedesiredposi-
tion.
>Pushtheleveragainstthesteeringcolumnun-
tilitissecure.
tionduringacollision.Alwaysmakesure
thatthesteeringwheelislevelwithyour
chest.
—Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelwithyour
handsinthe9o'clockand3o'clockposi-
tionstoreducetheriskofinjuryiftheairbag
deploys.
—Neverholdthesteeringwheelinthe12
o'clockpositionorwithbothhandsonthe
rimorthecenterofthesteeringwheel.
Holding the
steeringwheelincorrectlysig-
nificantlyincreasestheriskofinjurytothe
hands,armsandheadiftheairbagdeploys.
ZAWARNING
Incorrectuseofthesteeringwheeladjust-
mentandanincorrectseatingpositioncan
causeseriousinjuries.
—Onlyadjustthesteeringcolumnwhenthe
vehicleisstationaryso thatyoudonotlose
controlofthevehicle.
—Adjustthedriver'sseatorsteeringwheelso
that
thereisatleasta10in(25cm)dis-
tancebetweenyourchestandthesteering
wheel.Ifyoudonotmaintainthisdistance,
youwillnotbeproperlyprotectedbytheair-
bagsystem.
—Ifyourphysicalcharacteristicspreventyou
fromsittingatleast10in(25cm)ormore
awayfromthesteeringwheel,seeifanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitycanprovideadaptersthat
willhelp.
—Ifyourfaceislevelwiththesteeringwheel,
theairbagdoesnotprovideasmuchprotec-
Startingandstopping
theengine
Startingtheengine
The[STARTENGINESTOP]buttonswitchesthe
ignitiononandstartstheengine.
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Fig.58Steeringwheel:STARTENGINESTOPbutton
Switchingtheignitiononoroff
Ifyouwouldliketoswitchtheignitiononwith-
outstartingtheengine,followthesesteps:
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Messages
Pressingthestart/stopbuttonagainwillswitch
offtheengine
Thismessageappearswhenyoupressthe
STARTENGINESTOP]buttonwhiledriving.
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Driving
Messages
Pressingthestart/stopbuttonagainwillswitch
offtheengine
Thismessageappearswhenyoupressthe
STARTENGINESTOP]buttonwhiledriving.
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8S1012721BA
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Messages
Pressingthestart/stopbuttonagainwillswitch
offtheengine
Thismessageappearswhenyoupressthe
STARTENGINESTOP]buttonwhiledriving.
Enginestartsystem:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Theengineautomaticstartsystemhasamal-
function.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.Tostarttheen-
gine,pressandholdthe[STARTENGINESTOP
button.
Remotecontrolkey:holdbackofkey
againstthedesignatedarea.Seeowner'sman-
ual
This
messageappearsifthereisnoconvenience
keyinsidethevehicleorifthesystemdoesnot
recognizethekey.Theconveniencekeymaynot
berecognized,forexample,ifitiscoveredbyan
objectthatdisruptsthesignal(suchasabrief-
case),orifthekeybatteryisweak.Electronicde-
vicessuchascellphonescanalsointerferewith
thesignal.
Tostillbeabletostartorstoptheengine,see
=page55,Startingtheenginewhenthereisa
malfunction.
BRemotecontrolkey:key notdetected.Isthe
keystillinthevehicle?
TheBSindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appearsiftheconveniencekeywasremovedfrom
thevehiclewhentheenginewasrunning.Ifthe
conveniencekeyisnolongerinthevehicle,you
cannotswitchtheignitiononorstarttheengine
onceyoustopit.Youalsocannotlockthevehicle
fromtheoutside.
Pleasepressthebrake pedal
Thismessageappearsifyoudonotpressthe
brakepedalwhenstartingtheengine.
PleaseselectNorP
Thismessageappearswhenstartingorstopping
theengineiftheselectorleverisnotinthe"N"or
"P"position.Theenginewillnotstart/stop.
Startingtheenginewhenthereisa
malfunction
Itmaynotbepossibletostarttheengineunder
certaincircumstances,forexample,ifthebat-
tery
inthevehiclekeyisdrained,ifinterferenceis
affectingthekeyorifthereisasystemmalfunc-
tion.
|
Fig.59Steeringcolumn/remotecontrolkey:startingthe
engineifthereisamalfunction
Aslongasthemessage?)Remotecontrolkey:
holdbackofkey againstthedesignatedarea.
Seeowner'smanualisdisplayed,youcanemer-
gencystartyourvehicle.
>Pressthebrakepedal.
>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]button.
>Holdthemasterkeyinthelocationindicatedin
theillustrationP)©fig.59.Theenginewill
start.
>Iftheenginedoesnotautomaticallystart,
pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]buttonagain.
@Tips
Youcanviewthemessageagainbypressing
the [STARTENGINESTOP]button.
Electromechanical
parkingbrake
The©)switchislocatedundertheselectorlever
inthecenterconsole.
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanelectromechani-
calparkingbrake.Theparkingbrakeisdesigned>
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topreventthevehiclefromrollingunintentional-
lyandreplacesthehandbrake.
Setting/manuallyreleasingthe parking
brake
>Pullthe©)switchto settheparkingbrake.The
LEDintheswitchturnson.ThePARK(USAmod-
els)(Canada models)indicatorlightalso
turnsonintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
>Toreleasetheparkingbrakemanually,press
thebrakeoracceleratorpedalwhiletheigni-
tionisswitchedonandpressthe@)switchat
thesametime.The LEDinthebuttonandthe
indicatorlightinthedisplayturnoff.
Releasingtheparking brake automatically
Requirement:
thedriver'sdoormustbeclosed.
>Tostartdrivingandreleasetheparkingbrake
automatically,presstheacceleratorpedalas
usual.
Inadditiontoreleasingtheparkingbrakeauto-
matically,otherconvenienceandsafetyfunctions
are availablewhenyoustartdriving>page57,
Startingtodrive.
Emergencybrakingfunction
Youcan use theemergencybrakingfunctioninan
emergencysituation,orifthestandardbrakes
aremalfunctioningorthepedalisobstructed.
>Pullandholdthe©)switch.
>Assoonasyoureleasethe©)switchoracceler-
ate,thebrakingstops.
Pullingandholdingthe©)switchwhiledriving
thevehicleactivatestheemergencybrakingfunc-
tion.Thehydraulicbrakesystemwillbrakeall
fourwheels.Thebrakingeffectissimilartoheavy
braking>/\.
Toreducetheriskofactivatingtheemergency
brakingbymistake,awarningtone(buzzer)
soundswhenthe©)switchispulled.Emergency
brakingstopsassoonasthe©)switchisreleased
ortheacceleratorpedalispressed.
Parking
>»Pressthebrakepedaltostopthevehicle.
>Pullthe©switchto settheparkingbrake.
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>Placetheselectorleverinthe“P”position.
>Turn theengineoff>A\.
>Turn thesteeringwheelwhenparkingonin-
clinesso thatthewheelswillrollintothecurb
ifthevehiclestartsmoving.
ZAWARNING
—Ifagearisengagedwhilethevehicleissta-
tionaryandtheengineisrunning,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalinadvertently.
Otherwise,thevehiclewillstarttomoveim-
mediatelyandthiscouldresultinanacci-
dent.
—Emergencybrakingshouldonlybeusedin
anemergency,whenthewhenthestandard
brakepedalismalfunctioningorobstructed.
Duringemergencybraking,yourvehiclewill
brakesimilartoheavybraking.ESC andthe
associatedcomponents(ABS,ASR,EDL)can-
notovercomethelawsofphysics.Incorners
andwhenroadorweatherconditionsare
bad,afullbrakeapplicationcancausethe
vehicletoskidortherearendtoswerve,
whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Ifthepowersupplyfails,youcannotsetthe
parkingbrakeonceitisreleased.Inthis
case,parkthevehicleonlevelgroundand
secureitbyplacingtheselectorleverinthe
Pposition.SeeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassis-
tance.
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This
appliesparticularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwisechildrencouldstart
theengine,releasetheparkingbrakeorop-
erateelectricalequipmentsuchaspower
windows,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Nooneshouldremaininthevehiclewhenit
islocked-especiallychildren.Lockeddoors
makeitmoredifficultforemergencywork-
erstogetintothevehicle,whichputslives
atrisk.
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—Beforestopping thevehicle,allowtheengine
andbrakestocoolbackdowntoaregularoper-
atingtemperaturebydrivingnormally.
Ifnecessary,use thefollowingfunctions:
—dynamicAudidriveselect*mode>page75
—LaunchControl>page63
—LimitESC>page85
G)Tips
Wearcausedbyloaddoesnotconstituteave-
hiclefaultasdefinedby thetermsofthewar-
ranty.
Automatictransmission
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanelectronically-
controlledDSGtransmissioncalledStronic.Two
independentclutchestransferthepowerbe-
tweentheengineandtransmission.Itallows the
vehicletoacceleratewithoutanoticeableinter-
ruptionintraction.
Thetransmissionupshiftsordownshiftsauto-
matically.Thedrivingstylecontinuouslyinfluen-
cestheselectionofthedrivingprogram.
Whenamoderatedrivingstyleisused,the
transmissionselectsthemosteconomicaldriving
mode.ThetransmissionupshiftsatalowerRPM
anddownshiftsatahigherRPMtoimprovefuel
efficiency.
Thetransmission switchestoasportymodeafter
akick-downorwhenthedriverusesasportydriv-
ingstylecharacterizedbyquickacceleratorpedal
movements,heavyacceleration,frequent
changesinspeed,andtravelingatthemaximum
speed.
Ifdesired,thedrivercanalso selectthegears
manually(tiptronicmode).
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Selectorleverpositions
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Fig.60Instrumentcluster:selectorleverpositions
TheInfotainmentsystemdisplayshowsthecur-
rentselectorleverpositionandtheengaged
gear.
P-Park
YoucanonlyshiftintoParkwhenthevehicleis
stationary>A\.
ToshiftinandoutofthePselectorleverposition,
presstheinterlockbuttonintheselectorlever
whilepressingthebrakepedal.
R-Reverse
Onlyshiftintoreversegearwhenthevehicleis
stationaryandtheengineisrunningatidle
speed>A.
Toselectthe Rselectorleverposition,pressthe
interlockbuttonwhilepressingthebrakepedal.
Theback-uplightsswitchonintheRpositionif
theignitionisswitchedon.
N-Neutral
Thetransmissionisinidleinthisposition.
D/S-Normalpositionfordrivingforward
IntheD/Sselectorleverposition,thetransmis-
sioncan beoperatedeitherinthenormalDmode
orintheSsportmode.ToselecttheSsport
mode,pulltheselectorleverbackbriefly.Pulling
theleverbackagainwillselectthenormal D
mode.Theselecteddrivingmodeisshowninthe
Infotainmentdisplay.
Inthenormalmode"D",thetransmissionauto-
maticallyselectsthecorrectgear.Itdependson
engineload,vehiclespeedanddrivingstyle.
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Selectthesportmode"S"forsportydriving.The
vehiclemakesfulluseoftheengine'spower.
Shiftingmaybecomenoticeablewhenaccelerat-
ing.
Tomovefromselectorleverposition"N" to"D",
youmustpressthebrakepedalandthevehicle
mustbetravelinglessthan1mph(2km/h)orbe
stationary>A\.
ZAWARNING
ReadandfollowallWARNINGS.
—Beforestartingtodrive,checkifthedesired
selectorleverpositionisdisplayednextto
theselectorLever.
—Thevehiclecanrolleveniftheignitionis
switchedoff.
—Neverselect"R"or"P"whiledriving,be-
causethisincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Powerisstilltransmittedtothewheels
whentheengineisrunningatidle.Topre-
vent thevehiclefrom“creeping”,youmust
keep yourfootonthebrakeinallselector
leverpositions(except“P”)whentheengine
isrunning.Otherwise,thisincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.
—Donotinadvertentlypresstheaccelerator
pedalwhenthevehicleisstoppedifagearis
engaged.Otherwisethevehiclewillstartto
moveimmediately,eveniftheparkingbrake
isset.Thiscouldresultinacrash.
—Donotpresstheacceleratorpedalwhen
changingtheselectorleverpositionwhile
thevehicleisstationaryandtheengineis
running.
—Neverleaveyourvehiclewiththeengine
runningwhileingear.Ifyoumustleaveyour
vehiclewhentheengineisrunning,setthe
parkingbrakeandmovetheselectorleverto
the"P"position.
—Todecreasetheriskofanaccident,these-
lectorlevermustbeinthePpositionand
theparkingbrakemustbesetbeforeopen-
ingthehoodandworkingonarunningen-
gine.Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicable
warnings>page235,Generalinformation.
C@)Note
Neverletthevehiclerolldownhillwithengine
offandtheselectorleverinthe"N"position,
becausethiscoulddamagetheautomatic
transmissionandcatalyticconverter.
(i)Tips
—Driveselect:sportyshiftingcharacteristics
canbeselectedusingtheDynamicdriving
mode.TheInfotainmentdisplayshowsSas
theselectorleverpositioninsteadofD.
—Ifyouaccidentallyselect"N"whiledriving,
takeyourfootofftheacceleratorpedalim-
mediatelyandwaitfortheenginetoslow
downtoidlebeforeselecting"D"or"S".
—Ifthereisapowerfailure,theselectorlever
willnotmoveoutofthe"P"position.The
emergencyreleasecan beusedifthishap-
pens.Left-handdrivevehicles>page65.
Selectorleverlock
Theselectorleverlockpreventsyoufromselect-
ingagearaccidentally,causingthevehicleto
roll.
BFV-0112
Fig.61Selectorleverlock
Toreleasetheselectorleverlock:
>»Switchtheignitionon.
>Pressthebrakepedalwhilepressingtheinter-
lockbutton.
Automaticshiftlock(ASL)
Theselectorleverislockedinthe"P"and"N" po-
sitionswhentheignitionisswitchedon.You
mustpressthebrakepedaltoselectanotherpo-
sition.Youmustalsopresstheinterlockbuttonif
youaremovingfromthe"P"position.The
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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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>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.
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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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