2015 AUDI S3 SEDAN parking brake

Table of contents
Owner's Literature
About this Owner's Manual ... .. .
Cockpi t ... ...... ........... .. .. .. .
Cockpi t overview .......... .. .. .. .
Controls at a g lance . ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
Instrument s and indicator lights
Instruments .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .
I ndicator ligh ts .... ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) ..... .
Driver inform ation system ..... .
Overview ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Operation . ..... .. . .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Boost indicator .... ........... .. .. .. .
Efficiency program ............ .. .. .. .
Lap t imer a nd engine oil temperature
i n dicator . .. .... .......... ...... ... .
Start and drive .............. .. .. .
Opening and clo sing ...... .. .. .. .
Centra l locking .. .............. ... .. .
L uggage compa rtment lid .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Ch ild safety loc k ... ......... .. .. .. .. .
P ower windows . ............. .. .. .. .
P anorama s unroof .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
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Light and Vi sion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7
W indshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Dig ita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Seats and storage ....... .. .. ... . .
General information .......... .. .. .. .
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Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
H ead rest raints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
S to rag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
L uggage compa rtmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Roof rac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Climate con trol sy stem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4
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Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Econom ica l and envi ronmentally-friendly
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Starting and stopp ing the engine
(ve hicles w ith an ign ition lock) . . . . . . . . . 73
Start ing and stopp ing the engine
(ve hicl es w ith a convenience key) . . . . . . . 75
Drive r messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7
E lectromechanica l pa rking brake . . . . . . . 78
Hill ho ld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Automatic tran smission . . . . . . . . . 82
S troni c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Trai ler mode notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Driver assi stance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4
Assi st .. .. .. .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. 94
E lectronic speed limiter* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Cruise contro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . .
96
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
General informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Audi pr e sense bas ic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Audi pre se nse front. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Audi s ide ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
A udi drive select (d rive settings) . . . . . . . . 112
Parking systems
General information
Rear par king system
115
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Parking system pl us. .. ........... .. .. 116
Rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

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@ Tips
Diesel engines: Due to the high efficiency of
these engines, the engine may not a lways
reach operating temperature in cold outside
temperatures. This is normal and not a cause
for concern.
Indicator lights
Description
Fig. 6 Instrument cl uster : example of a d isplay in vehicles
wit h a mo noc hro me display
@ Indicator light
® Message
© Status line:
-• ID Central indicator light or addition­
al d isplays for active systems such as
- - (USA models)
I. (Canada models)
electromechanical parking brake
- [ij;(i)~14 (USA models) / Iii (Canada models)
cruise control system*
- • I. Active lane assist*
The indicator lights in the instrument cluster
blink or turn on. They indicate functions or mal­
functions.
The
central indicator light@ • or a also
turns on with some indicator lights@.
I f the centra l indicator light @turns on, check
the additiona l information in the instrument
cluster display @ and @.
In addition to the indicator lights in the display,
there are add it ional ind icators in the tachometer .
They blink or turn on to ind icate functions or mal­
functions. Messages @ may also appear briefly
Instruments and indicator lights
with some indicato r lights. A warning tone a lso
sounds at the same time.
If t here are mult iple malfunctions, the indicator
lights will appear br iefly one after another in the
display.
T he ind icators and messages in the display can be
covered over by other displays . In cases where
the indicator light @is covered over, the centra l
indicator light@will remain visible until the
malfunction is repaired .
T he messages can be displayed again in the driv­
er information system
~ page 28, Operation.
Overview
Some indicator lights turn on briefly to check the
function of that system when you switch the igni­
tion on . These systems are marked with a./ in
the following tables. If one of these indicator lights does not turn on, there is a malfunction in
that system .
Your vehicle has either a monochrome display or a multicolored display, depending on vehicle
equipment . In a monochrome display, the indica­
tor lights @ only appear in white
Q page 13,
fig . 6. The central indicator light ©. / D also
appea rs to indicate the prio rity of these indicator
lights. Refer to the explanations for red or yellow
indicator lights.
Examples of indicator lights in a monochrome
display:
11 @ Priority 1 (high priority)
. © Refer to
red indicator lights
m@ Pr iority 2 (medium priority)
II ©
Refer to yellow indicator lights
D@ Pr iority 3 (low priority)
These are i nformative indicator
-- © lights
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Instruments and indicator lights
Red indicator light s
or
or
or
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Central indicator light (note addi-
tional informat ion in the instru-
ment cluster display) ©
<=>page 13, fig. 6
USA m odel s:
Brake system ../
<=>page 17
Cana da models :
Brake system ../
<=>page 17
USA models :
Electromechan ical parking brake
<=> page 18
Canada mod els :
Electromechanica l parking b rake
<=> page 18
Cooling system
<=>page 19
Eng ine oil pressure
<=>page 19
Al ternator
<=>page 19
Fr ont safety belt
<=>page20
S teer ing../
<=>page 126
or
or
or
or
or Steering lock
<=>
page20
Engine start system
<=> page20
Engine stop whi le driving
<=> page 20
Transmission malfunction
<=>page 88
Adaptive cruise control*./
<=>page 98
USA mod els: Speed warning sys ­
tem
<=> page 94
Canada mo del s: Speed warning
system
<=> page 94
Fill Ad Blue*
<=> page 195
AdB lue malfunct ion*
<=> page 195

Instruments and indicator lights
Drive to your authorized Audi dea le r or a uthor ­
ized Audi Service Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunct ion corrected
¢ .&. .
1111 (USA m od els) /. (C an ada mod els) Park­
ing brake sy stem f ault! See owner' s manual
- If the indicato r light and the message appear
wh en th e vehi cle is stationar y or aft er swit ch­
ing the ignit ion on ,
check if you can release the
parking b rake . If you cannot re lease the parking
brake, see your authorized A udi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility. If you can re lease
the parking brake and the message st ill ap­
pears, see an authori zed Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Serv ice Facility immediately to have
the malfunct ion corrected .
- If the indica tor light and message appear
whil e
driving ,
the hill start assist or emergency brak ­
i ng function may be malfunct ion ing . It may not
be possib le to set the pa rking brake o r release
i t once it has been set. Do not pa rk your ve hicle
o n hill s and see an authorized Audi dea ler or
authorized Audi Service Fac ility for assistance .
If the
1111 and El warning lights turn on to­
gethe r, take you r veh icle to a n author ized Audi
dealer o r autho rized Aud i Service Faci lity immedi­
ately to have the b rake pads inspected
¢ page 21 .
There is a lso a war ning tone when the lights t urn
on .
_& WARNING
- Read and fo llow ing the warn ings in
¢ page 198, Working in the engine com­
partment
before opening the hood and
check ing the brake fluid level.
- If the brake system indicator light does not
turn off or it turns on wh ile driving, the
brake flu id leve l in the reservo ir is too low,
and this increases the r isk of an accident.
Stop the vehicle and do not continue dr iv­
ing . See an author ized Audi dealer or au­
tho rized Aud i Service Fac ility for assistance.
- If the brake system indicator light tu rns on
together with the ABS and ESC ind icator
lights, the ABS/ ESC regu lating fu nction may
be malfunctioning. Functions th at stabilize
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the vehicle are no longer ava ilable . This
could cause the rear of the vehicle to
swerve, which increases the r isk that the ve­
hicle will slide. Drive carefully to the nearest
author ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Fac ility and have the malfunction
corrected.
PARK/(®)/ ~ Electromechanical parking
brake
If the -(U SA mode ls) /. (Canada mode ls)
indicato r light turns on, t he parking brake was
set.
- (USA model s) / . (Canad a model s) Cau­
tion: Vehicle parked too steep
If the indicato r ligh t blink s and the message ap­
pe ars, there is no t eno ugh braking powe r to se ­
cu re the vehicle. The brakes have overheated. The
vehicle could ro ll away even on a sma ll incline.
- (USA mod els ) /. (Canada model s)
Plea se pr ess brak e pedal t o rel ease parking
br ake
To re lease the park ing brake, press the brake ped­
al and p ress the~ button at the same time, o r
star t driving with hill start assist
¢page 80,
Starting from a stop.
Ill Parking brak e!
There is a malfunc tion in the parking brake. Drive
to an authorized Aud i dea ler or authorized Audi
Service Facility immed iately to have the malfunc­
tion co rrected .
Ill Parking brake: limited functionality !
There is a malfunction in the parking brake. Drive
to an authorized Audi dea ler or a uthori zed Audi
Service Facility immed iate ly to have the ma lfunc­
tion correc ted.
!~;1 ;1J: );J;13~ ( USA models ) / ¢@'A Plea se relea se parking brake .
Release the par king brake if this message ap ­
pears.
lt1 ;1J :);tJ :H ( USA m odels ) / iiJ (Canada models)
Parking brake aut o release unavailable
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If th is message appea rs, press t he b rake pe da l
f ir st and the n re lease the par king brake .
IZ,;11:);MJ~ (USA models) / [i] (Canada models)
Caution: Vehicle parked too steep
I f the indicator lig ht blinks and t he messag e ap­
pea rs, there is no t enoug h bra kin g power to se­
cure the vehicle. The b rakes have ove rhe ate d. T he
ve hicl e c ould r oll aw ay even on a sm all incli ne.
l:(;1;1:t:);MJ~ (USA models ) / [i] (Canada models)
Parking brake is applied
I f th is message appears , press t he brake pedal
f ir st and the n re lease the par king b rake if neces ­
sa ry .
(D Tips
For addit io nal information o n the park ing
b ra ke, re fe r to ¢
page 78.
_L Cooling system
• Switch off engine and check coolant level!
The coolant leve l is too low or the coolant tem­
pe ra tu re is too hig h.
Do not cont inue driving and switc h the engine
off. C hec k the coolant leve l¢
page 205.
- If the coolant leve l is too low, add coolant
¢ page 206 . Only cont inue driv ing once t he in­
dicator light turns off.
- If the coolant is at the correct level , the prob­
l em may be ca used by a ma lf u nction in the radi­
ator fan. Do not cont inue driv ing. See an au­
t h orized Aud i dea le r or authorized Audi Service
Fac ility for assistance .
• Coolant temperature too high! Let engine
run with vehicle stationary
L e t th e en gine cool by r unnin g it in idle for a few
minutes .
A WARNING
-Never open t he hoo d if you ca n see o r hear
steam o r co olant escap ing from the engine
compartment. T his i ncreases the ris k of
bur ns. Wai t until yo u no lo nger see o r hear
steam o r co olan t escap ing .
Instruments and indicator lights
-The engine compa rtment in any vehicle ca n
be a dange ro us area . Sto p the engine and a l­
low it t o cool befo re working in the engine
compa rtment. Always follow the informa­
tion fo u nd in ¢
page 198, Working in the
e ngine compartment .
(D Note
Do not cont inue dr iv ing if the . indicato r
li g ht tur ns on -this inc reases the r isk o f en­
g in e damage.
"1::::7: Engine oil pressure
• Switch off engine! Oil pres sure too low
St op t he engine and do not cont inue drivi ng .
Ch eck the eng ine oi l level
¢ page 203.
- If the engine o il level is too low, add eng ine oi l
¢ page 201 . Only continue dr iving once the in­
dicator light turns off.
- If the engine o il level is co rrect and the indica­
to r li ght still turns on, turn t he e ngine off and
do not cont inue drivi ng. See an authorized Aud i
dea le r or a uth o rized Aud i Serv ice Facility fo r as­
sis tance .
(D Tips
The oil pressu re war ning is not an oi l level i n­
dicator . Always chec k the o il l ev el re gular ly .
0 Alternator/battery
• Alternator fault : battery is not being charg­
ed
T he re is a malfunction in the al ternator or the ve ­
hicle e lectr ica l system .
Drive to an authorized A udi dealer or autho rized
Audi Serv ice Facility immed iately. Because t he ve­
hicle battery is d ra ining, turn off all unnecessary
elect rical e quipment suc h as th e MMI. Seek pro­
fe ssional ass istance if t he battery charge lev el is
too low.
(•) Low battery charge: Battery will be charged
while driving
The starting ab ility may be impaired.
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Instruments and indicator lights
-If the warnin g light EiJ or the warning
light
11111 ) w ith the message Brake p ads!
comes on in the instrument cluster display,
immediately contact your author ized Audi
dealer or qualified workshop to have all
brake pads checked o r replaced if necessary.
·~ Hill hold
Hill hold assi st: unavailable
If the ll ind icator light turns on and this mes­
sage appears, hill hold is not ava ilable.
II Manual control!
If thi s message appears, press the b rake peda l.
Continue dr iv ing with the help of the parking
b ra ke
¢ page 78
EPC Engine control (gasoline engine)
A pp lies to veh icles: w ith gaso line engine
If th e ~ indica tor ligh t turns on if there is a
malfunct ion in the engine contro l.
D rive s low ly to an author ized A udi dealer or au­
thor ized Audi Se rv ice Facility to have the eng ine
checked.
I f the ~ indicator light turns on when you sta rt
the eng ine, the re is an automatic start ma lf u n c­
tion. To sta rt the eng ine, fo llow these steps:
- Vehicles with a mechanical igni tion
c:> page 73, Automatic start malfunction
- Vehicles with a conven ience key c:> page 76,
Automatic start malfunction .
W Engine control (diesel engine)
A pp lies to veh icles: w ith d iesel e ngi ne
T he engine is prewa rming if t he II indicato r
light t urns on when the igni tion is sw itched on .
If the indicator lig ht blinks while dr iv ing , th e re is
a ma lfunct ion in the engine cont ro l.
l) - : USA mode ls onl y
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Drive slowly to an a uthorized Audi dea ler or au ­
thorized Audi Service Facility to have the mal­
funct ion corrected .
I f the
II ind ic a tor light tu rns on w hen yo u start
t h e engine, t here is a n automatic start mal func ­
tion . To start the engine, follow these ste ps:
Vehicles with a mechanical ignition ¢
page 73,
vehicles with a convenience key c:> page 76
o System indicator light (MIL )
The system indicator light (MIL) is part of the On
Board Diagnostic system (OBD II). ThP
¢..ifi sym ­
bo l turns on whe n the ignition is switched on and
tu rns off agai n once t he eng ine is started and
r un ning at a steady id le speed. This ind ic a te s th at
t h e MIL i s func tioning correc tly.
The ind icator light turns on if there is a malfunc­
t ion in t he engine electronics. See an author ized
A udi de aler or au thori zed A udi Service Faci lity to
h ave the mal funct io n corrected.
The system indicato r light (MIL) may turn o n if
the f ue l filler cap is not closed co rrectly
¢page 192.
For additional information, refer to c:> page 25.
... Diesel particulate filter
Applies to vehicles : wit h diese l eng ine a nd diese l particulate
filter
• Part iculate filter: System fault See owner's
manual
The diese l part icu late filter requires regenera ­
tion. To support the filter's self-cleaning f unc ­
tion:
D rive for app roximately 15 minutes at 40 mph
(60 km/h) o r above in the S se lector lever posi ­
tion. Keep the eng ine speed around 2,000 RP M.
The temperat ure increase that w ill result from
th is can burn off the soot in the filter. The ind ica­
tor light w ill turn off when the cleani ng has com-
pleted successfully. .,..

Driving
This message appea rs and a warn ing tone sounds
if you open the driver's door when the ignit ion is
sw itched on. Switch the ign ition
off so that the
battery will not discharge.
Pressing st a rt /s to p button a gain will swit ch off
engine!
This message appears whe n you press the
I S TART ENGINE STOP !* button while driv ing
q page 76, Emergency off .
Engine start sy ste m malfunc tion . Pl ea se c on­
ta ct Ser vice
The engine automatic start system has a mal­
function . Drive to a n author ized Audi dealer or
author ized Audi Serv ice Facility immediately to
have the m alfunction correc ted . T o star t the en ­
g ine, press and hold the
I S TAR T ENGINE ST OP I
button.
DJ Ke y not r ecogniz ed. See owner 's manual
This message appears if there is no convenience
key inside the ve hicle or if the system does not
recogn ize the key . The convenience key may not
be recogn ized, for example , if it is covered by an
object that
disrupts the s ignal (such as a brief­
case), or if the key battery is weak . E lectronic de ­
vices s uch as cell phones can also interfere w ith
the signa l.
To st ill be able to start or stop the eng ine, refer
to "Correcting a ma lfunction"
q page 77.
Ill Key not in vehicle?
The Ill indicator light turns on and this message
appears if the convenience key was removed from
the vehicle whe n the eng ine was runn ing.
If the
convenience key is no longer in the vehicle , you
cannot switch the ig nition on or start the eng ine
once yo u stop it . In add it io n, you ca nnot lock the
ve hicl e from the o utside.
Pr ess brake pedal
This message appears if you do not press the
brake peda l when starting the engine .
Please engage N or P
This message appea rs when starting or s topping
the engine if the selector leve r is not in the Nor P
position. The engine will not start/stop.
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Shift to P, otherwi se vehicle can roll awa y.
Door s do n ot l ock
if le ver is not in P
This message appears for safety reasons a long
with a warning tone.
It appears if the selec to r
l ever for the a utomat ic transm iss ion is not in the
P position when switching the ignition
off with
the
I S TART ENGINE STOP I* button . Shift these­
l ector lever to the P pos ition . Otherw ise, the vehi­
cle co uld roll. You also cannot lock the vehicle us­
ing the lock ing sensor o n the doo r hand le or us ­
i ng the conven ience key .
Electromechanical
parking brake
Operating
The electromechanical parking brake replaces
the hand brake.
Fig. 71 C ente r consol e: pa rk in g b rake
.. Pull the sw itch @¢ fig. 71 to set the pa rking
br ake . The - (USA models)/ . (Can ada
mode ls) indica to r li ghts in the button and in
the inst rument cluste r display turn on .
.. To release the pa rking brake, press the brake or
accelerator pedal wh ile the ignition is sw itched
on and press the button @ at the same time.
The - (USA models)
I. (Canada models)
ind icator lights in the button and in the display
turn off .
Your vehicle is equipped with an e lectromechani­
ca l park ing brake. The parking brake is designed
to prevent the vehicle from ro lling un intent ional ­
l y and replaces the hand brake .
In add ition to the normal functions of a tradition-
al hand brake, the electromechanical parking ..,_

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brake provides various convenience and safety
functions.
When starting from rest
- The integral hill start assist helps you when
driving by automatically releasing the parking
brake ¢
page 80 , Starting from a stop.
- When starting on inclines, the hill start assist
prevents the vehicle from unintentionally roll ­
ing back. The braking force of the parking brake
is not r eleased until sufficient driving forc e has
b ee n built up at the wh eels.
Emergency brake function
An emergency braking functions ensures that the
vehicle can be slowed down even if the
normal
brakes fail¢ page 80, Emergency braking func­
tion.
A WARNING
- Do not press the accelerator pedal inadver­
tently if the vehicle is stationary but the en­ gine is running and a gear is selected . Other­
wise the vehicle will start to move immedi ­
ately and could result in a crash.
-If the power supply fails, the released park­
ing brake can no longer engage. In this case,
park the vehicle on level ground and secure
it by placing the selector lever in the P posi­
tion. See an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility for assistance.
(D Note
If the . or 1111 (USA models)/ . (Canada
models) indicator light in the instrument clus­
ter blinks , there is a malfunction in the brake
system. Refer to the detailed description of
the indicator lights¢
page 17.
-If the - (USA models)/ . (Cana-
da models) or
Ill indicator light turns on,
there is a malfunction in the parking brake
¢ page 18.
(D Tips
-If the parking brake is set while the ignition
is switched
off, thP l<@) indicator light in the
button and in the instrument cluster dis­
play - (USA models) /. (Canada mod-
Driving
els) will turn off after a certain amount of
time.
- If driver's door is opened while the ignition
is switched on, the parking brake sets auto­
matically. This prevents unintended rolling
of the vehicle.
- Occasional noises when the parking brake is
applied and released are normal and are not
a cause for concern.
- When the vehicle is parked, the parking
brake goes through a self-test cycle at regu­
lar intervals. Any noises associated with this
are normal.
- If there is a power failure, the parking brake will not set if it is released, and it will not
release if it is set¢&. See an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Fa­
cility for assistance .
Parking
.. Press the brake pedal to stop the vehicle.
.. Pull the switch@¢
page 78, fig . 71 to set the
parking brake.
.. Place the selector lever in the P position.
.. Turn th e engine off¢,& .
.. Turn the steering wheel when pa rking on in­
clines so that the wheels will roll into the curb
if the vehicle starts moving .
A WARNING
--Always take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period
of time. This applies particularly when chil­
dren remain in the vehicle. Otherwise the
children could start the engine , release the
parking brake or operate electrical equip­
ment (e.g. power windows). There is the risk
of an accident.
- When the vehicle is locked, no one -particu­
larly not children should remain in the vehi­
cle. Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
which puts lives at risk.
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