16 Instrum ent s and w arn ing /indic ato r light s
swerve and increase the risk of sliding .
Drive carefully to the nearest authorized
Audi dealer or other qualified workshop and have the malfunction corrected.
- If the brake warning/indicator light does
not go out after a few seconds and the
park ing brake is released, or lights up
wh ile you are driving, the fluid level in
the brake fluid reservoir is too low.
If you
believe that it is safe to do so, proceed
immediately at low speed to the nearest
au thorized Audi dealer or qualified work
shop and have the brake system inspect
ed.
-Always keep in m ind that afte r several
brake applications, yo u will need greater
pressure on the brake peda l to stop your
vehicle. Do not re ly on stra ined brakes to
respond w ith maximum stopp ing power
in critical situations. You must a llow for
increased brak ing dista nces. The extra
distance used up by fad ing brakes could
lead to an acc ident.
:fil.J{®) Electromechanical park ing b rake
The warning/indicator light monitors the
electromechanical parking brake .
If the indicator light. (USA models)/ .
(Canada models) turns on, the park ing brake
was set .
The warning/indicator light will go out when
the park ing brake is released.
• (USA model s) ;a (Canada model s) Cau
tion: Vehicle pa rked too steep
If the in dica tor light blinks and the message
appears, there is not eno ugh braking power to
keep the vehicle from ro lling . The brakes have
overheated . The vehicle could ro ll away even
on a small incline.
Pre ss brake pedal to rele ase parking br ake
To release the parking bra ke, press t he b ra ke
pedal and press the button<®> or start driving
with s tart ing ass ist at the same time
¢ page 88.
Plea se relea se parking brake
T o re lease the par king brake manually, p ress
t h e b rake pedal and press the button<®> at
the same time. The parking brake on ly re leas
es automatically if the driver's safety be lt is
fastened.
Ill Parking brak e!
If the Ill ind icator light turns o n and this
message appears, there is a parking b rake
malfu nction . D rive to your author ized Audi
dealer or qualified workshop immediately to
have the malfunct ion corrected.
.ft Safety belts
This warning/indicator light reminds you to
put on your safety belt.
The . war ning/ indicato r light illum inates
whe n the ignition is switched on to remind
t h e d river and (o n USA models on ly) any front
passenge r to p ut on the s afety be lt. Ad dit ion
ally, an acoustic warning (gong) will also
sound .
Fo r more In format ion ¢
page 136, Safety
belt warning light.
D Battery
T he . warning/indicator light illuminates
when you switch on the ignition and must go
o ut after the engine has started.
• Alternator fault : Battery is not being
charged
If the indicator l ight turns on and the mes
sage appears, there is a mal funct ion in the
generator or veh icle electrical system .
D rive to your authori zed A udi dealer or quali
fied wor kshop immed iate ly. Because the ve hi
cle b attery is discharg ing, turn
off all unnec
essa ry e lec trical equipmen t such as the rad io.
Seek professiona l assistance if the battery
charge level is too low.
(•) Low battery : Battery will b e charged
while dri ving ..,.
