2016 AUDI Q5 door lock

Driving
E m erg ency b ra ke function
An emergency b rake ensures that the veh icle can
be slowed down even if the normal brakes fai l
¢ page 91, Emergency broking.
A WARNING
If a drive range is engaged with the vehicle
stationary and the engine running, you must
in no instance accelerate care lessly. Other­
w ise the vehicle will start to move immediate­
ly -risk of an accident.
(D Tips
- If the parking brake is app lied with the igni­
tion switched off, the indicator lights in the
switch and. (USA models)/ . (Cana-
da models) in the instrument cluster will go
out after a ce rtain per iod of t ime.
- Occasiona l noises whe n the parking b rake is
applied and released are normal and are not
a cause for conce rn.
- When the vehicle is par ked, the park ing
brake goes thro ugh a self-test cycle at regu­
l a r i nte rvals. Any associa ted noises a re nor­
mal.
Parking
" Press the brake ped al to stop the vehicle.
" Pull the switch
¢ page 89, fig. 103 to set the
parking brake.
" Move the selector lever to P.
" Turn the eng ine off¢ &_.
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"When on incl ines or declines, turn the steering
wheel so that the vehicle w ill roll into the curb
if it beg ins to move .
A WARNING
-When you leave your vehi cle - even if on ly
br iefly- always remove the ign ition key. This
applies particular ly when c hildren remain in
the vehicle . Otherwise the children could
sta rt the engine, release the pa rking brake
or operate electrical eq uipment (e .g. power
windows). There is the risk of an acc ident.
- When the vehicle is loc ked, no one - particu ­
larly not children shou ld remain in the vehi-
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cle. Locked doors make it more d ifficult for
emergency wo rkers to get into the vehicle -
putting lives at risk.
Starting from rest
The starting assist function ensures that the
parking broke is released automatically upon
starting.
Stopping and applying park ing brake
" Pull the switch to app ly the parking b rake.
Starting and automat ically releasing the
park ing brake
" When you start to d rive as usua l, the par king
brake is automatically released and yo ur vehicle
beg ins to move.
When stopp ing at a t raffic sig na l or s topping in
c ity traff ic on vehicles with an automat ic t rans ­
mission, the pa rking brake can be applied . The
vehicle does not have to be held with the foot­ brake. The parking brake eliminates the tendency
to c reep w ith a dr ive range engaged . As soon as
you drive off as usual, the parking brake is re­
leased automat ica lly and the vehicle starts to
move.
Starting on slope s
When starting on incl ines, the starting assist pre­
vents the vehicle from un intent iona lly rolling
back. The braking force of the parking brake is
not re leased u nti l sufficient dr iv ing fo rce has
been built up at the wheels.
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For safety reasons, the park ing brake is re­
l eased automatically on ly when the d river's
safety be lt is engaged in the b uckle.
Starting off with a trailer
To prevent rolling bock unintentionally on on in­
cline, do the following:
" Keep the switch pu lled and depress the acceler­
ator. The park ing brake stays applied and pre-
vents the ve hicle from roll ing backward.
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,...., ~ You can release the switch once you are s ure
that you are developing enough driving force at
the wheels by depressing the accelerator .
Depending on the weight of the r ig (vehi cle and
tra iler) and the severity of the incline, you may
ro ll backwards as you start . You can prevent roll ­
ing backwards by holding the parking brake
switch pulled out and accelerating -just as you
wou ld when starting on a hill with a conventiona l
h and brake .
Emergency braking
In the event that the conven tional brake system
fails or locks .
~ In an emergency, pull the sw itch and cont inue
to pull it to slow your veh icle down with the
parking b rake.
~ As soon as you release the switch or accelerate,
the b raking process stops .
If you pull the sw itch and hold it above a speed of
about 5 mph (8 km/h) , the eme rgency braking
function is in it iated . The vehicle is braked at all
four wheels by activating the hydraulic brake sys­
te m. T he b rake perfo rman ce is sim ila r t o making
an em ergen cy sto p ~ ,& .
In o rder not to activate the emergency brak ing by
mista ke, an audib le wa rn ing tone (buzze r)
sounds w hen the sw itch is p ulled. As soon as t he
sw itch is rele ased, or the acce le ra to r p edal is de­
p ressed, eme rgency bra king stops.
A WARNING
Emergency bra king should only be use d in an
emergency, w hen the normal foot brake has
fai led or the bra ke pedal is obstructed . Using
the par king b rake to perfo rm emergency
brak ing will slow your vehicle down as if you
had made a full bra ke ap plication . The laws of
physics cannot be suspended even wi th ESC
a n d its associated components (A BS, ASR,
E DS). In c orn ers and when road or weath er
c ondi tions are bad, a full brake ap plication
c an ca use the vehicle to sk id or the rear end to
break away· r isking an accident .
Driving
Driver messages in the instrument cluster
Caution: Vehicle parked too steep
T h is message appears when the pa rking bra ke is
applie d on an in cl in e that exceeds about 30%.
In this case the braki ng power o f the pa rking
brake may not be adequate to prevent the ve hi­
cle from roll ing uninten tionally.
Press b rake pedal to release park ing brake
This dr iver message appears when the sw itch to
re lease the par king brake was pressed. The park­
ing brake can only be released if you step o n the
brake pedal and at the same time press the
switch or you automatica lly re lease the park ing
bra ke w ith the sta rting ass ist ~
page 90 .
r.lJ Parking brake malfunction!
This dr iver message appears together w ith the
yellow
rlJ symbol whe n there is a parki ng brake
malfu nction .
Start/Stop system
Description
Applies to vehicles: wit h Start-Stop-Syste m
The Start -Stop -System can he lp increase f uel
economy and reduce CO2 emissions.
In the Start -S top -mode, the engine sh uts off au­
tomat ica lly when the vehicle is stoppe d, such as
at a t raff ic light. The ignition remains switched
on d uring this stop phase. The eng ine will be a u­
tomat ically restarted when needed.
T he last Start-Stop -System setting (on/off usin g
the b utton
10~ 1) will be restored when the ign i­
t ion is turned on. The LED in the
10'" 1 button turns
on when the Start-Stop-System is switched off
manua lly .
Ba sic requirements for the Start-Stop mode
- The d river 's door is closed.
- The driver 's sea t belt is latc hed.
- The hood is closed.
- The vehicle must have bee n driven fast er than
2.5 mph (4 km/h) s in ce the last s top.
- A t railer is not hitched to the vehicle . .,.
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engine will no t be switched off in the following
situations:
- The eng ine has not reached the m in imum re­
quired temperature for Start-Stop-mode.
- T he interior temperature selected by the A/C
system has not been reached.
- The outs ide temperatu re is ext remely h igh/low.
- The w indshield is being defrosted
¢ page 82.
-The parking system* is switched on.
- The battery charge level is too low.
- The steering whee l is sharply turned or there is
a steering movement.
- After engaging the reverse gear.
- On sharp inclines .
IIJ appears in the instrument cluster display and
§ii;Ff&Ff ~lso appears in the tr ip comp ute r.
Engine automatically re starts
The stop phase is interrupted in the following sit­
uations, for example . The eng ine restarts without
any action by the driver .
- The interior temperature varies from the tem­
perature se lected in the A/C system .
- The windshield is beeing defrosted
¢ page 82.
- The brake pedal is pressed several times in a
row.
- The battery charge level becomes too low.
- High power cons umption .
IIJ appears in the instrument cluster display and
H§;Ff&Fii ~lso appears in the tr ip comp ute r.
Switching the ignition off autom atically
To prevent the battery from draining, the ignition
will switch off
automati cally when all of the fol ­
lowing cond itions have been met:
- The veh icle has already been driven.
- The eng ine has been turned off by the Start-
Stop-System .
- The driver's door is opened .
- T he dr iver's seat bel t is removed.
- The brake pedal is not pressed down.
- T he veh icle is stationary .
In this case, the activated low beam will be re­
placed by the s ide marker lights . The side marker
D rivi ng
lights will switch of f after approximate ly 30 m i­
nutes or when you lock the veh icle.
If t he Start-S top-System has not turned off the
engine or if you have swi tched the S tart -Stop­
System off manually, the ignition will
not be au ­
tomatica lly switched off and the eng ine wi ll con­
t in u e to run¢& .
A WARNING <= -
Never allow the engine to run in confined
spaces -danger of asphyx iation.
(D Tips
If you shift into the 0/S or N positions after
shifting into reverse, the vehicle must be dr iv­
en faster than 6 mph (10 km/h) in order for
the engine to switch off again .
Switching the Start-Stop -System on /off
manually
App lies to vehicles: wi th Start -S top-Syste m
If you do not wish to use the system, you can
switch it off manually.
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Fig . 10 6 Cen ter co nsole: S ta rt -Stop -System button
.. To switch the Start -Stop-System on/off man­
ually, press the
I CAJ ,,.I button. The LED in the b ut­
ton turns on when the system is switched off .
In vehicles without the M MI*, the
!CA.> "'! button is
found underneath the se lector lever.
(D Tips
If y ou swit ch the system off d uring a stop
phase, the engine will st art aga in automati­
ca lly.
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Automatic transmissio n
(N eu tra l) for more than approx imately 1 second,
w ithout th e brake peda l being pressed.
Release button
The release button on the se lec to r lever preven ts
the lever from being accidentally sh ifted into cer­
tain posit ions . Press ing t his but ton deactivates
the selector lever lock . Depending on the direc­
tion of the shift, the selector lever locks at differ ­
ent positions. The positions are high lighted in
the illustrat ion ¢
fig. 135 .
Ignition key safety int erlock
The key cannot be removed from the igni tion un ­
less the selector lever is in the P park pos ition .
When the ignition key is removed, the selector lever will be locked in the P pos ition.
Driving the automatic transmission
F ig. 1 36 Shi ft gat e on t he c en te r co nsole : se lecto r lev er
w ith release b utto n
Starting the engine
~ The selector lever must be in P or N.
Starting off
~ Press and hold the brake pedal.
~ Press and hold the release button in the selec­
tor lever handle, se lect the des ired selector lev­
er posit ion such as D/S and release the button.
~ Wait briefly until the transmission has shifted
(you w ill feel a slight movement) .
~ Remove your foot from the brake pedal and ac­
cele rate .
Stopp ing temporarily
~ Keep the veh icle stationary us ing the braking
pedal, for example at traffic lights .
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~ Do not press the acce lerato r pedal when doing
this.
~ To prevent the veh icle from ro lling when you
start driving, set the parking brake when stop­
ping on steep incl ines¢ &_.
The parking brake wi ll re lease automatically and
the ve hicle w ill start moving once you press the
acce lerator pedal.
Stopping /par king
If the se lector lever is not in the P position whe n
you open the driver's door, the vehicle cou ld roll.
The message
Tr ansmis sion: Car may roll! Shift
to park!
appears.
~ Press and hold the brake peda l un til the vehicle
has come to a comp lete stop .
~ Apply the parking brake¢ page 90, Parking .
~ Select the P selector lever posit ion ¢ &_ .
Stopping on an incline
~ Always press the brake pedal to ho ld the vehi ­
cle in p lace and prevent it from "rolling back"
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not try to prevent the vehicle from
"rolling back" when a gear is engaged by in­
creas ing the engine speed ¢(D .
Starting on an incline
~ Ac tivate the pa rk ing br ake.
~ With the d riving gear selected, press the accel ­
erator pedal carefully. The parking brake will
release a utomatica lly if your seat belt is fas­
tened.
Under certain circumstances, such as driving in
the mounta ins, it may be useful to switch tempo ­
rarily to the manual sh ift program in order to ad­
j ust the gears to the dr iv ing cond it ions by hand
¢ page 126.
On slopes, activate the parking b rake first and
then move the selector lever to the P position.
This prevents too m uch stress from being placed
on the locking mechanism.
A WARNING
- Unintended vehicle movement can cause se­
rious injury .

Driving safety
-Always put objects, for example, luggage or
other heavy items in the luggage compart­
ment.
- Always secure objects in the luggage com­
partment using the tie-down eyelets and
suitable straps.
A WARNING
Heavy loads will influence the way your vehi­
cle handles. To help reduce the risk of a loss
of control leading to serious personal injury:
- Always keep in mind when transporting
heavy objects, that a change in the center of
gravity can also cause changes in vehicle
handling:
- Always distribute the load as evenly as
possible.
- Place heavy objects as far forward in the
luggage compartment as possible.
- Never exceed the Gross Axle Weight Rating or the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating specified
on the safety compliance sticker on the left
door jamb. Exceeding permissible weight
standards can cause the vehicle to slide and handle differently .
- Please observe information on safe driving
¢page 134.
A WARNING
To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the vehicle, always keep the
rear lid closed while driving.
- Never transport objects larger than those fitting completely into the luggage area be­
cause the rear lid cannot be fully closed .
- If you absolutely must drive with the rear lid open, observe the following notes to reduce
the risk of poisoning:
- Close all windows,
- Close the Panoramic sliding sunroof*,
- Open all air outlets in the instrument pan-
el,
- Switch off the air recirculation,
- Set the fresh air fan to the highest speed .
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A WARNING
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Always make sure that the doors, all win­
dows, the Panoramic sliding sunroof* and the
rear lid are securely closed and locked to re­
duce the risk of injury when the vehicle is not
being used .
-After closing the rear lid, always make sure
that it is properly closed and locked.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe­
cially with the rear lid left open. A child
could crawl into the vehicle through the lug­
gage compartment and close the rear lid be­
coming trapped and unable to get out. Be­
ing trapped in a vehicle can lead to serious
personal injury.
- Never let children play in or around the vehi­
cle.
- Never let passengers ride in the luggage
compartment. Vehicle occupants must al­
ways be properly restrained in one of the ve­
hicle's seating positions.
(D Tips
- Air circulation helps to reduce window fog­
ging. Stale air escapes to the outside
through vents in the trim panel. Be sure to keep these slots free and open .
- The tire pressure must correspond to the
load. The tire pressure is shown on the tire
pressure label. The tire pressure label is lo­
cated on the driver's side B-pillar . The tire
pressure label lists the recommended cold
tire inflation pressures for the vehicle at its
maximum capacity weight and the tires that
were on your vehicle at the time it was man­
ufactured. For recommended tire pressures
for normal load conditions, please see chap­
ter ¢
page 245.
Tie-downs
The luggage compartment is equipped with four
tie-downs to secure luggage and other items.
Use the tie-downs to secure your cargo properly
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seats support the baby 's back, neck and he ad in a
crash
c!;> fig . 174.
The airbag on the passenger side makes the front
seat a potentially dange ro us p lace for a child to
ride. The front seat is not the safest place for a
child in a forward-facing child seat . It is a very
dangerous place for an infant or a larger child in
a rearward-facing seat .
A WARNING
Not using a child safety seat , using the wrong
child safety seat or imp roperly installing a
child restra int increases the risk of se rious
perso nal in jury and death in a crash .
- Never install rear -facing child safety seats
o r infant carriers on the front passenger
seat -even with an Advanced Airbag System.
A ch ild will be ser iously injured and can be
ki lled when the infla ting airbag hi ts the
child safety seat o r infant carr ier with great
force and smashes the child safety seat and child against the backrest, center armrest,
door or roof
c:> page 152, Child restraints on
the front seat -some important things to
know .
-Always install rear-facing child safety seats
or infant carriers on the rear seat.
- Never install a rear -facing child restraint in
the forward-facing direct ion. Such restraints
are designed for the spec ial needs of infants
and very small children and cannot protect
them properly if the seat is forwa rd- facing .
- If you must install a rearward fac ing ch ild
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­
c a use of except io na l circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come o n and stay o n, immed iate ly i nstall
the re ar-facing c hild safety seat ih a rear
seating posit ion and have the airbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer .
- Always read and heed all WARN INGS when ­
ever using a child restrained in a veh icle is
being used
c:, page 143, Safety belts,
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151, Airbag system and
c:> page 171, Important information.
Ch ild sa fety
Convertible child safety seats
Properly used convertible child safety seats can
help protect toddlers and children over age one
who weigh between 20 and 40 lbs . (9 and 18 kg)
in a crash.
F ig . 17 5 Schem atic overv ie w: installat ion o f the attac h­
me nts applicable to a LA TCH sea t
Fig. 17 6 Sc hemat ic overv iew : in sta llat ion of t he seat using
t he ve hicle 's sa fety be lt syst em
.. W hen using the vehicle safe ty belt to install a
child sa fety seat, you must first activate the
convertib le locking feat ure on the safety belt to
prevent the child safety seat from moving
c:::> page 180 or install the seat using the LATCH
attachments .
.. Push the ch ild safety seat down with yo ur full
we igh t to ge t the safety belt really tight so tha t
t he seat can not move forwa rd or sideways
more than one inch (2 .5 cm)
<=:> page 180.
.. If the child safety seat is equ ipped with a tether
strap, attac h it to the tether anchors
c:::> page 186.
.. Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
c:::> page 176 .
A toddler or child is usua lly too large fo r an in­
fant restraint if it is more th an one year old and
weighs more t han 20 lbs. (9 kg). ..,
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Improperly installed child safety seats in­
crease the risk of serious personal injury and
death in a collision .
- Always make sure that the safety belt re­
tractor is locked when installing a child
safety seat . An unlocked safety belt retrac­
tor cannot hold the child safety seat in place during no rma l driving or in a crash.
- Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in
place even if a child is not sitting in it. A
loose child safety seat can fly around d uring
a sudden stop or in a collision .
- Always ma ke sure that the rear seat bac k­
rest to wh ich the center rea r safety be lt is
attached is secure ly latched whenever the
rear center safety belt is being used to se­
cure a ch ild rest raint.
- If the backrest is not securely latched, the
child and the child restraint will be thrown
forward together with the backrest and will
strike parts of the vehicle interior. The ch ild
can be seriously injured or killed.
- Never install rear-facing child safety seats or infant carriers on the front passenger
seat. A child will be serious ly injured and
can be killed when the passenger airbag in ­
flates .
- The inflating a irbag w ill hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the ch ild safety seat and ch ild
against the backrest, center armrest, door
o r roof.
- Always install rear-faci ng child safety seats
o r infant carriers on the rear seat.
- Forward-fac ing ch ild safety seats or infant
c a rriers ins talled on the front passenge r's
seat may inte rfe re with t he deployment of
the a irbag and cause serious injury to the
child.
- It is s afe r to ins tall a forward-fac ing ch ild
sa fety seat on the rear seat.
- Always read and heed all WARN INGS when­
ever using a child res trained in a veh icle is
being used
r:o page 171. Spec ia l precautions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat
¢ page 152, Child
Ch ild safety
restraints on the front seat -some impor­
tant things to know.
A WARNING
-A lways take special precautions if you must
i nstall a forward or rearward-facing child re­
stra int on the front passenger's seat in excep ­
tional s ituations:
- Whenever a forward or rearward-fac ing
child restraint is installed on the front pas ­
senger seat, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light must come on and stay on whenever
the ignition is switched on.
- I f the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not come on and stay on, perform the
checks desc ribed
r:o page 161, Monitoring
the Advanced Airbag System.
- T ake the child restra int off t he front passen­
ge r seat an d install it prope rly at one of the
rear seat positions i f the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
light does not stay on whenever
the ignition is switched on .
- Improper installat ion of child res traints can
reduce their effectiveness or even prevent
them f rom providing any protect ion .
- An improperly installed child restraint can
interfere with the airbag as it deploys and
serio usly injure or even kill the chi ld.
- Always carefully follow the manufacturer's
instr uctions provided with the child sa fety
seat o r carr ie r.
- Never p lace additiona l items on the seat
that can increase the total weight registered
by the weight-sensing mat and can cause in­
jury in a crash.
A WARNING
-Forward-facing child restra ints:
- Always make sure the forward- facing seat
has been des igned and certified by its man­
ufacturer for use on a front seat with a pas­
senger front and side airbag .
- Never put the forward-facing child restraint
up, against or very near the instrument pan-
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Child safety
-Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat's fore and aft
adjustment range, as far away from the air­
bag as possible before installing the for­
ward-facing child restraint. The backrest must be adjusted to an upright position.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on .
A WARNING
Rearward-facing child restraints:
-A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat
installed on the front passenger seat will be
seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates - even with an Ad­
vanced Airbag System.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, door
or roof.
- Always be especially careful if you must in­
stall a rearward facing child safety seat on
the front passenger seat in exceptional cir­ cumstances.
- A tight tether strap on a rearward-facing
child restraint attached to the front passen­
ger seat can put too much pressure on the
weight-mat in the seat and register a heavi­ er weight in the Advanced Airbag System.
The heavier weight registered can make the
system work as though an adult were on the
seat and deploy the Advanced Airbag when
it must be suppressed causing serious or
even fatal injury to the child.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on.
-If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not come on and stay on, immediately in­
stall the rear-facing child safety seat in a
rear seating position and have the airbag
system inspected by your Audi dealer .
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· Activating the convertible locking retractor
Use the convertible locking retractor to secure a
child restraint.
Always heed the child safety seat manufacturer 's
instructions when installing a child restrain t in
your vehicle . To activate the convertible locking
retractor:
.. Place the child restraint on a seat, preferably
on the rear seat .
.. Slowly pull the belt
all the way out .
.. Route it around or through the child restraint
belt path
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.. Push the child safety seat down with your full
weight to get the safety belt really tight.
.. Insert the belt tongue into the buckle for that
seating position.
.. Guide the safety belt back into the retractor un­
til the belt lies flat and snug on the child safety
seat.
.. You should hear a "clicking" noise as the belt
winds back into the inertia reel. Test the con ­
vertible locking retractor by pulling on the belt.
You should no longer be able to pull the belt
out of the retractor. The convertible locking re­
tractor is now activated.
.. Make sure that the red release button is facing
away from the child restraint so that it can be
unbuckled quickly.
.. Pull on the belt to make sure the safety belt is
properly tight and fastened so that the seat
cannot move forward or sideways more than
one inch (2 .5 cm) .
A WARNING
Using the wrong child restraint or an improp­
erly installed child restraint can cause serious
personal injury or death in a crash.
- Always make sure that the safety belt re­
tractor is locked when installing a child
safety seat. An unlocked safety belt retrac­
tor cannot hold the child safety seat in place
during normal driving or in a crash.
- Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in
place even if a child is not sitting in it. A
loose child safety seat can fly around during
a sudden stop or in a crash.