warning AUDI TT COUPE 2019 Workshop Manual

Assistsystems

areindicatedby thetimetheyenteryour“blind
spot”,
atthelatest.
@®Vehiclesyouarepassing
Ifyouslowlypassavehiclethatsideassisthas
detected(thedifferenceinspeedbetweentheve-
hicleandyourvehicleislessthan9mph(15km/
h)),thedisplayintheexteriormirrorturnsonas
soonasthevehicleentersyourblindspot.
Thedisplaywillnotturnonifyouquicklypassa
vehiclethatsideassisthasdetected(thediffer-
enceinspeedisgreaterthan9mph(15km/h)).
Functionallimitations
Theradarsensorsaredesignedtodetecttheleft
andrightadjacentlaneswhentheroadlanesare
thenormalwidth.Insomesituations,thedisplay
intheexteriormirrormayturnoneventhough
thereisnovehiclelocatedintheareathatiscriti-
calforalanechange.Forexample:
—Ifthelanes arenarroworifyouaredrivingon
theedgeofyourlane.Ifthisisthecase,the
systemmayhavedetectedavehicleinanother
lanethatisnotadjacenttoyourcurrentlane.
—Ifyouaredrivingthroughacurve.Sideassist
mayreacttoavehiclethatisonelaneoverfrom
theadjacentlane.
—Ifsideassistreactstootherobjects(suchas
highordisplacedguardrails).
—Inpoorweatherconditions.Thesideassist
functionsarelimited.
Donotcovertheradarsensors>fig.77with
stickers,deposits,bicyclewheelsorotherob-
jects,becausetheywillimpairthefunction.For
informationoncleaning,see>page270.

ZAWARNING
—Alwayspayattentiontotrafficandtothe
areaaroundyourvehicle.Sideassistcannot
replaceadriver'sattention.Thedriveralone
isalwaysresponsibleforlanechangesand
similardrivingmaneuvers.
—Insomesituations,thesystemmaynot
functionoritsfunctionmaybelimited.For
example:

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—Ifvehiclesareapproachingorbeingleft
behindveryquickly.Thedisplaymaynot
turnonintime.
—Inpoorweatherconditionssuchasheavy
rain,snoworheavymist.
—Onverywidelanes,intightcurves,orif
thereisariseintheroadsurface.Vehicles
intheadjacentlanemaynot be detected
becausetheyareoutsideofthesensor
range.
()Note
Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetothebumper,wheelhousingand
underbody.Thiscan impair thesystem.Have
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitychecktheirfunction.
@Tips
—Ifthewindowglassinthedriver'sdooror
front
passenger'sdoorhasbeentinted,the
displayintheexteriormirrormaybeincor-
rect.

—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsinthe UnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page291.
SyiememeRela
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audisideassist

Ifthesystemisactivated,thedisplaysintheex-
teriormirrorswillturnonbrieflywhentheigni-
tionisswitchedon.
Adjustingthedisplaybrightness
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audisideassist
ThedisplaybrightnesscanbeadjustedintheIn-
fotainmentsystem.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audisideassist

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Thedisplaybrightnessadjustsautomaticallyto
thebrightnessofthesurroundings,bothinthe
informationandinthewarningstage.Invery
darkorverybrightsurroundings,theautomatic
adjustmentwillsetthedisplaytotheminimum
ormaximumlevel.Insuchcases,youmaynotice
nochangewhenadjustingthebrightness, orthe
changemayonlybenoticeableoncethesur-
roundingschange.
Adjustthebrightnesstoalevelwherethedisplay
intheinformationstagewillnotdisruptyour
view
ahead.Ifyouchangethebrightness,thedis-
playintheexteriormirrorwillbrieflyshowthe
brightnesslevelintheinformationstage.The
brightness ofthewarningstageislinkedtothe
brightnessintheinformationstageandisadjust-
edalongwiththeinformationstage.
@)Tips
—Sideassistisnotactivewhileyouaremak-
ingtheadjustment.
—Yoursettingsareautomaticallystoredand
assignedtotheremotecontrolkeybeing
used.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
Ifthesideassistswitchesoffautomatically,a
messageappearsintheInfotainmentsystemdis-
play.
Audisideassist:currentlyunavailable.
Sensorvisionrestrictedduetosurroundings.
Seeowner'smanual
Theradarsensorvisionisimpaired.Donotcover
theareainfront ofthesensorswithbikewheels,
stickers,dirtorotherobjects.Cleantheareacov-
eringthesensors,ifnecessary>page73,fig.77.
E]Audisideassist:currentlyunavailable.
Seeowner'smanual
Sideassistcannotbe switchedonatthistimebe-
causethereisamalfunction(forexample,the
batterychargelevelmaybetoolow).
Audisideassist:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thesystemcannotguaranteethatitwilldetect
vehiclescorrectlyandithasswitchedoff.The
sensorshavebeenmovedor arefaulty.Havethe
systemcheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilitysoon.
Audidriveselect(drive
settings)
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect
Driveselectmakesitpossibletoexperiencedif-
ferenttypesofvehiclecharacteristicsinonevehi-
cle.Thedrivercanselectfromthreemodes,
Comfort,Auto,andDynamic,usingthesistbut-
toninthecenterconsoleorbyusingtheInfotain-
mentsystem.Thisallowsyoutoswitchbetween
asportyandacomfortabledrivingmode,forex-
ample.IntheIndividualmode,thesettingscan
be
adjustedtoyourpersonalpreferences.This
makesitpossibletocombinesettingssuchasa
sportyenginesettingwithlightsteering.

ZA\WARNING
UsingAudidriveselectincorrectlycanlead to
collisions,otheraccidentsandseriousinju-
ries.
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect

Thevehiclesetupineachmodedependsonthe
vehicle'sfeatures.
Engineandautomatictransmission
Dependingonthemode,theengineandauto-
matictransmissionrespondmorequicklyorina
morebalancedmannertoacceleratorpedal
movements.
Suspensioncontrol(Audimagneticride)*
Thesuspensioncontrolusessensorstorecordin-
formationregardingsteeringmovements,brak-
ingandaccelerationoperationsbythedriver,as
wellasinformationabouttheroadsurface,driv-
ingspeed,andload.Withdriveselect,youcan>
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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.

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@)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.

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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.

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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).
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Parkingaid

Ceeace1od}
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearviewcamera

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

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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.
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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.>

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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.
84
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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—Acceleratecarefullywhendrivingoncondition.Differenttiresizescanleadtoa
smooth,slipperysurfacessuchasiceandreductioninenginepower.
snow.Thedrivewheelscanspinevenwhen—Youmayhearnoiseswhenthesystemsde-
thesecontrolsystemsareinstalledandthisscribedareworking.
canaffectdrivingstabilityandincreasethe
riskofacollision.

G)Tips
— TheABSandASRonlyfunctioncorrectly
whenallfourwheelshaveasimilarwear
ScaleLiemelal
TheESCisautomaticallyswitchedonwhentheignitionisswitchedon.

functionislimitedorswitchedoff.Theamountof
stabilizationcontrolwilldifferdependingonthe
level.
eS
sgS$
= o
Thefollowingexamplesareunusualsituations
whereitmaymakesensetoswitchsportmode
oninordertoallowthewheelstospin:
—Rocking thevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
—Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
—Drivingwithsnowchains


Fig.88Uppercenterconsole,53OFFbutton
The ESCisdesignedtofunctioninlevels.Depend-
ingonthelevelselected,theESCstabilization

SportmodeonESC/ASRoffSportmodeofforESC/ASR
on
BehaviorThe ESC andASRstabiliza-|Thestabilizationfunctionis|Thefullstabilizationfunc-
tionfunctionsarelimitednotavailable>A\.ESCand_|tionoftheESC andASRis



>A.ASRareswitchedoff.availableagain.
OperatingPressthe2OFF]buttonPressandholdthe|&OFFPressthe2OFF]button
briefly.buttonlongerthan3sec-again.
onds.

IndicatorBiturnson.BBandaaturnon.BiturnsofforFJand
lightsaaturnoff.
MessagesStabilizationcontrol(ESC):|Stabilizationcontrol(ESC):|Stabilizationcontrol
sport.Warning!Limitedoff.Warning!Restricted(ESC):on
stabilitystability



AWARNING—Thestabilizationfunctionislimitedwhen
sportmodeisswitchedon.Thedriving
wheelscouldspinandthevehiclecould
swerve,especiallyonslickorslipperyroad
surfaces.
Youshouldonly switchsportmodeonor
switchESC/ASRoffifyourdrivingabilitiesand
roadconditionspermit.






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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\.
86
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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Isthisanoffroadvehicle?
YourAudiisnot anoffroadvehicle-thereisnot
enoughgroundclearance.Forthisreason,avoid
difficultterrain.

Z\WARNING
—Also,invehicleswithallwheeldrive,adapt
yourdrivingstyletothecurrentroadand
trafficconditions.Donotlettheincreased
safetyprovidedtemptyouintotakingrisks,
becausethisincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
— Thebrakingabilityofyourvehicleislimited
tothetractionofthewheels.In thisway,it
isnotdifferentfromatwowheeldrivevehi-
cle.Donot betemptedtoacceleratetoa
highspeedwhentheroadisslippery,be-
causethisincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Notethatonwetstreets,thefrontwheels
can“hydroplane’”ifdrivingatspeedsthat
aretoohigh.Unlikefrontwheeldrivevehi-
cles,theengineRPMdoesnotincreasesud-
denlywhenthevehiclebeginshydroplaning.
Forthisreason,adaptyourspeedtothe
roadconditionstoreducetheriskofanacci-
dent.

Rearspoiler
Appliesto:vehicleswithretractablerearspoiler
Theextendablerearspoilerincreasesdrivingsta-
bility.

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Fig.89Centerconsole:buttonfortherearspoiler
Therearspoilerretractsandextends.Itcanbe
activatedinvariousoperatingmodes(manual
modeorautomaticmode).
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Automaticmode(normaloperation)
—Automaticextension:therearspoilerwillauto-
maticallyextendwhenspeedsexceedapproxi-
mately75mph(120km/h).
—Automaticretraction:therearspoilerwillauto-
maticallyretractwhenspeedsdecreasetoun-
derapproximately50mph(80km/h).
Manualmode
—Extendingmanually:brieflytapthe>fig.89
buttontofullyextendtherearspoiler.
—Retractingmanually:whendrivingatspeeds
belowapproximately10mph(20km/h),press
andholdthebuttontoretracttherearspoiler.
Whenatspeedsbetween10mph(20km/h)
and75mph(120km/h),therearspoilerwill
completelyretractwhenyoutap thebutton.
Indicatorlights
8if8Rearspoiler:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Therearspoilermaynot haveextendedduetoa
malfunction.Thiscouldchangethevehicle'sdriv-
ingcharacteristicsathighspeeds.Donotdrive
fasterthan85mph(140km/h).Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunctioncor-
rected.Thecoloroftheindicatorlightdepends
onthevehiclespeed.

ZAWARNING
Drivingathigherspeedswithouttherear
spoilerdeployedcanimpairhandlingcharac-
teristics,makingthevehiclehardertocontrol.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthespoilerisde-
ployedwhendrivingatspeedsover85mph
(140km/h).Iftherearspoilerwarning/indi-
catorlightintheinstrumentclustercomes
on,therearspoilermaynot havedeployed.
—Neverdriveatspeedshigherthan85mph
(140km/h)ifthespoilerisnotdeployed.
Havethespoilerinspectedassoonaspossi-
blebyanauthorizedAudidealerorqualified
workshop.
—Alwaysobeyspeedlimitsandothertraffic
laws.