
CD 
CD 
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Emergency brake function 
An emergency  brake  ensures  tha t the  vehicle  can 
be  slowed  down  even  if the 
normal brakes  fai l 
¢ page  88,  Emergency  braking. 
A WARNING 
If  a  drive range  is engaged  with  t he  vehicle 
stat iona ry and  the  engine  running,  you  must 
in  no  instance  accelerate  care lessly . Other
w ise  the  vehicle  will  start  to  move  immed iate
ly- risk  of  a n accide nt. 
(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  instrumen t cluster  will  go 
out  af ter  a ce rtain  per io d  of  t ime . 
- Occasiona l noises  when  the  park ing  brake  is 
applied  and  re leased  a re normal  and  a re  not 
a  cause  for  conce rn. 
- When  the  vehicle  is parked,  the  park ing 
brake  goes  th ro u gh  a  se lf-tes t cycle  at  regu
l a r i nte rva ls . Any associated  noises  a re  no r
mal. 
Parking 
~ P ress  the  brake  ped al  to  stop  the  vehicle. 
~ Pull  the  switch c::> page  86,  fig.  102 to  set  the 
parking  b rake. 
~ Move the  selecto r lever  to  P . 
~ Turn  the  eng ine  off c::> .&, . 
-
~ When  on  incl ines  or  declines,  turn  the  steering 
wheel  so  that  the  veh icle w ill roll  into  the  curb 
if  it  beg ins  to  move . 
A WARNING 
-Whe n you  leave  your  ve hicl e  -even  if  onl y 
br iefly- alw ays  remove  the  ig nition  key.  Thi s 
applies  p articul arly when  children  rem ain  i n 
t h e  ve hicle . Othe rwise  the  c hildren  could 
sta rt the  eng ine,  release  t he  parking  brake 
o r operate  elect rical  eq uipment  (e.g.  powe r 
windows).  There  is the  risk of  an  accident. 
- When  the  vehicle  is  loc ke d ,  no  one  - part icu
larly  not  children  shou ld  remain  in the  vehi-
-
D riving 
cle.  Locked  doors  make  it  more  d ifficult  for 
emergency  wo rkers  to  get  into  the  vehicle  -
putting  lives  at  r isk. 
Starting  from  rest 
The starting  assist  function  ensures  that  the 
parking  brake  is released  automatically  upon  starting. 
Stopping  and  applying  parking  brake 
~ Pull  the  sw itch  to  app ly  the  parkin g brake. 
Starting  and automatically  releasing  the 
parking  brake 
~ W he n  you  start  to drive  as  usu a l, t he  p ark ing 
b rake  is automa tic ally  released  and  yo ur vehicle 
beg ins  to  move. 
When  stop ping  at  a  tr affic sig nal or  sto pping  in 
c ity  traff ic on  vehicles  wi th  an  aut omat ic t ra ns
mission,  t he  parking  brake  can  be  app lied . The 
vehicle  does  not  have  to  be  held  with  the  foot
bra ke.  The  pa rking  brake  e liminates  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  a utomat ica lly and  the  vehicle  starts  to 
move . 
Starting  on slopes 
When  starting  on  incl ines,  the  sta rting  assist  pre
vents  the  vehicle  from  un intent iona lly rolling 
back.  The  b raking  force  of  the  parking  brake  is 
not  re leased  unt il su ff icient  dr iving  force  has 
been  buil t up  at  t he wheels . 
(D Tips 
For safety  reasons,  the  park ing  brake  is  re
l eased  automatically  on ly when  t he d river's 
safety  be lt  is  engaged  in t he  buc kle. 
Starting  off  with  a trailer 
To prevent  rolling back  unintentionally  on an in
cline,  do the  following: 
~ Keep  the  switch  pulled  and  depress  the  acceler
ator . The  parking  brake  stays  applied  and  pre-
vents  the  veh icle  from  roll ing  backward . .,,. 
87  

Driving 
"'You  can  re lease  the  switch  once  you  are  sure 
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 
trai ler)  and  t he severity  of  the  incline,  you  may 
ro ll backwards  as  you  start . You ca n prevent  roll
ing  bac kwards  by  holding  the  parking  brake 
sw itch  pulled  out  and  accelerating  -just  as  you 
wou ld when  sta rting  on  a  hill  with  a  conventional 
hand  b rake. 
Emergency  braking 
In  the  even t that  the  conventional  brake system 
fails  or locks . 
"'In  an  emergency,  pull  the  switch  and  cont inue 
to  pull  it to  slow  your  ve hicle  down  with  the 
park ing  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 rge ncy brak ing 
f u nction  is  ini tiated . The vehicle  is braked at  all 
four  whee ls  by activating  th e hydrau lic brake  sys
t em.  T he  b rake  perfo rman ce  is  sim ila r to  making 
a n emergency  stop ~.&, . 
In  order  not  to  activate  the  emergency  brak ing  by 
mista ke,  an  audib le wa rn ing  tone  (buzz er) 
sounds  w hen  the  sw itch  is  p ulled . As soon  as  the 
sw itch  is  rele ased,  or  the  a cce le ra to r pedal  is de
p ressed,  eme rgency  bra king  stops. 
_& WARNING 
Emergency  braking  should  only  be  use d in an 
emergency,  w hen  the  normal  foot  brake  has 
failed  or  the  bra ke  peda l is obstr ucted . Using 
the  parking  b rake  to  perfo rm  emergency 
brak ing  will  slow  your  vehicle  down  as  if you 
had  made  a  fu ll bra ke  ap plication . The  laws  of 
physics  c annot  be  suspended  even  wi th  E SC 
a nd  i ts asso ciated  componen ts  (AB S, AS R, 
ED S).  I n corne rs  and  when  r oad  or  we ather 
c ondi tions  are bad , a  f ull  bra ke  ap plicat ion 
can  ca use  the  vehicle  to  sk id  or  the  rea r end  to 
break  away -ris king  an  accident . 
88  ' 
Driver  messages in the  instrument  cluster 
Caution:  Vehicle  parked  too  steep 
This  message  appears  when  the  pa rking  brake  is 
applied  on  an  in cl in e that  exceeds  about  30%. 
In  this  case  the  braking  power  of  the  pa rking 
brake  may 
not  be adequate to  prevent  the  veh i
cle  from  roll ing  unin ten tionally. 
Press b rake  pedal  to  release parking  brake 
This  dr iver  message  appears  when  the  sw itch  to 
r elease  the  parking  brake  was  pressed.  The  pa rk
i ng  brake  can  only  be  released  if you  step  on  the 
brake  pedal  and  at  the  same  time  p ress  the 
switch  or  you  automat ica lly re lease  the  par king 
bra ke w ith  the  sta rting  ass is t ~ 
page  87 . 
f pj Parking  brake  malfunction! 
This  dr iver  message  appears  together  with  the 
yellow 
DI symbol  when  there  is a  parki ng  b rake 
malfunction . 
Start/Stop  system 
Description 
Applies  to:  vehicles  wit h Start ·Stop ·System 
The  Sta rt -Stop-System  can  he lp increase  f uel 
economy  and  reduce  CO2 emissions. 
I n  the  Start -Stop -mode,  the  eng ine  sh uts  off  au 
tomat ica lly when  the  vehicle  is sto pped,  such  as 
at  a t raff ic light.  The  ignition  remains  switched 
on  du ring  this  stop  phase . The  eng ine  will  be  au
tomat ically  restarted  when  needed. 
The  last  Start-Stop -System  setting  (on/off  using 
the  b utton 
l(A)~ I) will  be  restored  when  the  igni
tion  is turned  on.  The  L ED in t he 
l(A) ~I b utton  turns 
o n  when  the  Start-Stop-System  is switched  off 
manua lly . 
Ba sic requirements  for  the  Start-Stop  mode 
- The  driver 's  door  is closed. 
- The  drive r's  sea t  b elt  is  latched. 
- The  hood  is  closed . 
- The  vehicle  m ust  have  bee n driven  fas ter than 
2.5 mph  (4  km/h)  s ince  the  last  s top. 
- A t railer  is not  hitched  to  the  vehicle .  .,.  

a, 
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0: 
co 
,&_ WARNING 
-Never  turn  off  the  engine  before  the  veh icle 
has  come  to  a  complete  stop . T he f ull  func
tion  of the  brake  booster  and  the  power 
steering  is not  guaranteed.  You must  use  more  force  to  turn  or  brake  if necessary . Be
cause  you  cannot  steer  and  b rake  as  you 
us ually wou ld,  this  could  lead  to  crashes 
and  ser ious  injuries. 
- To  red uce  the  risk of  injuries,  make  s ure  that 
the  Start-Stop-System  is turned  off  when 
wor king in  the  eng ine  compartment 
r:::;, page  90. 
(D Note 
Always  sw itch  off  the  Start -Stop-System 
when  dr iv ing  th ro ugh  water 
c::> page  90. 
Starting/stopping  the  engine 
Applies  to:  vehicles  with  Start-Stop -System 
Fi g. 103 Ins tru ment  clust er:  Engin e  sw it ched  off  (stop 
p hase) 
.,.  Slow the  vehicle  to  a  stop  using  t he  brake  and 
keep  pressing  the  brake  pedal.  The  engine  w ill 
switch  off . The 
[I] indicator  light  appears  i n the 
instrument  cluste r display  and 
ft¼• also 
appears  in the  tr ip computer  . 
.,.  When  you  take  your  foot  off  the  brake  peda l, 
the  engine  restarts.  The  ind icator  light  tu rns 
off . 
Additional  information 
The  engine  wi ll switch  off  in the  P, D/S and  N po
sitions  as  we ll as  in  manual  mode.  I n the  P pos i
tion,  the  engine  will also  remain  off  if you  take 
your  foot  off  the  brake  pedal.  The  engine  starts 
D rivi ng 
again  when  you  select  anoth er se lector  lever  po 
sition  and  take  your  foot  off  the  brak e pedal. 
If you  se lect  t he  R posi tion  d uring  a  Stop  ph ase, 
the  engine  w ill s tart  ag ain. 
S hi ft  from  D/S to  P q uick ly to  prevent  the  eng ine 
from  s tarting  un intent ional ly when  s hift ing 
th rough  R . 
You can  determine  for  yourse lf  if the  engine  w ill 
stop  or  not  by red ucing  or  inc reasing  the  amount 
of for ce you  use  to  p ress  the  b rake  pedal.  Fo r ex
amp le,  if yo u only  ligh tly p ress  on  the  br ake  ped
al  i n sto p-and  and-go  traffic  o r whe n turni ng , the 
engine  wi ll not  switch  off  when  the  vehicle  is sta 
tionary.  As soon  as  you  press  th e brake  down 
harder,  the  engine  w ill switch  off . 
(D Tips 
-Press  the  brake  peda l during  a  stop  ph ase  to 
keep  the  vehicle  from  rolling. 
- The  ignitio n will turn  off  if yo u press  the 
! STAR T ENGINE ST OPI * button  dur ing  a 
stop  p hase . 
- The  image  in the  d is p lay  is sligh tly  differen t 
in some  models. 
General information 
Applies  to:  vehicles  with  Start-Stop-System 
The standard  S tart-Stop-mode  can  be  can celled 
for  different  system -related  reasons . 
Fig. 10 4 In str um en t cl uste r: E ng ine-Stop  tem por aril y un
ava ilabl e 
Engine will  not  switch off 
Befo re  each  stop  phase,  t he system  checks  if cer
t ai n cond itions  have  been  met.  For  ex ample,  t he  .,. 
89  

Driving 
engine  will not be  switched  off  in the  following 
situations: 
- T he  eng ine  has  not  reached  the  mi nimum  re· 
quired  temperature  fo r Start-Stop-mode . 
- T he  inter io r  temperat ure  selected  by the  A/C 
system  has  not  been  reached. 
- T he  outs ide  temperatu re  is ext remely  high/low. 
- The w indshield  is being  defrosted 
c:> page  79 . 
-The  park ing  system*  is switched  on. 
- The  battery  charge  leve l is too  low. 
- The  steering  wheel  is sharply  tu rned  or there  is 
a  steering  movement. 
- After  engaging  the  reverse  gear. 
- On sharp  inclines. 
tij appea rs  in the  instrument  cluster  display  and 
6/i;Ff-Flf 1lso  appears  in the  tr ip comp ute r. 
Engine  automatically  restarts 
The  stop  phase  is  interrupted  in the  following  sit· 
uations,  fo r example . The  engi ne  restarts  without 
any  action  by the  dr iver . 
- The  inter ior  temperatu re varies  from  the  tern· 
perature  se lected  in the  A/C system . 
- The w indshield  is beeing  defrosted 
c:> page  79. 
- The  brake  pedal  is pressed  severa l times  in a 
row. 
- The  battery  charge  leve l becomes  too  low. 
Switching  the  ignit ion  off  automat ically 
To prevent  the  battery  from  dra ining,  the  ignition 
will  switch  off 
automat ically when  all  of the  fol · 
low ing  conditions  have  bee n 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  driver's  seat  bel t is removed . 
- T he  brake  pedal  is no t pressed  down. 
- T he  veh icle  is sta tionary. 
In  th is  case,  the  activated  low  beam  will  be  re· 
p laced  by the  s ide  marker  lights . T he  side  marker 
90 
lights  w ill switch  off  a fter  approximate ly 30  mi· 
nutes  or when  you  lock the  vehicle. 
If t he  S tart-S to p-Sy stem  has not tu rne d off  the 
engine  or  if yo u have  swi tched  the  S tar t-Stop· 
System  off  manually,  the  ignition  wi ll 
not be  au 
tomatica lly switched  off  and  t he eng ine  wi ll con
tin ue to  run 
c:> A . 
_& WARNING 
Never a llow the  engine  to  run  in conf ined 
spaces·  danger  of  asphy xiat ion . 
(D Tips 
-
If you  shift  into  the  0/5  or  N positions  after 
shift ing  into  reverse,  the  vehicle  must  be  dr iv· 
en  faste r than  6  mph 
(10 km/h)  in o rder  for 
the  eng ine  to  switch  off  again. 
Switching  the  Start -Stop-System  on /off 
manually 
App lies  to:  vehicles with  Start-Stop-System 
If you  do not  wish to  use  the system,  you  can 
switch  it off  manually. 
F ig . 10 5 Ceri ter co nsole:  S tar t-Stop -System  bu tton 
..  To swit ch the  Start-Stop -System  on/off  man 
ually,  press  t he 
l(A)  .. I button . The  LED in the  but· 
ton  turns  on  when  the  system  is switched  off . 
I n vehicles  withou t the  MMI*, the 
l(A)"'I button  is 
fo und  underneath  the  se lector  lever. 
(D Tips 
I f yo u swit ch  the  sy stem off dur ing  a stop 
p hase,  the  engi ne will start  ag ain automati· 
cally .  

CD 
CD 
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Messages  in the  instrument  cluster  display 
Applies  to:  vehicles  with  Start-Stop -System 
Start-stop  system : deactivated.  Please 
restart  engine  manually 
This  message  appea rs whe n speci fic conditions 
a re  not  met  dur ing  a  stop  phase  and  the  S tart
Stop-System  w ill 
not be  able  to  restart  the  en 
gine.  The  engine  must  be  started  with  the  key or 
with  the 
! S TAR T ENGINE STOPI* button. 
Start-stop  system : sy stem  fault.  Function 
una vailable 
There  is  a  malfunction  in the  Start-Stop-System . 
Drive the  ve hicle  to  an  author ized  repa ir facility 
for  servicing  as  soon  as  possible  to  correct  the 
malfunct ion. 
Transmis sion:  Car may  roll! Shift  to  park! 
This  message  appears  if the  selecto r lever  is  not 
in the 
P position  w hen  the  driver's  door  is 
opened.  You will  also  hear  a  warn ing  tone.  Shift 
the  selector  lever  to  the 
P posit ion.  Otherw ise, 
the  vehicle  could  roll. 
Speed  warning  system 
Overview 
T he speed  warning  system  helps you  to  keep your 
driving  speed  below  a set  speed  limit. 
The  speed  warning  system  wa rns  if the  driver  ex
ceeds  a  prev io usly stored  maximum  speed.  A 
war ning  tone  w ill sound  as  soon  as  the  vehicle 
speed  ex ceeds  t he  set  speed  by abo ut 
3 m ph 
(3 km/ h).  At the  same  time,  a warni ng  symbo l 
appears  in the  display.  The  symbol's  appearance 
might  be  different  in some  models . 
The  speed  w arning  sys te m  has 
two warning 
threshold s 
that function  independen tly of  each 
other  an d that  have  somewhat  different  purpos
es: 
Speed  warning  1 
You  can  use  speed  war ning  1 to  se t the  maxim um 
speed  while  yo u are  dr iving.  This setting  w ill re
main  in  e ffec t unti l you  turn 
off the  ign ition,  as -
Driving 
su ming  tha t you  have  not  changed  or  reset  the 
setting . 
T he  speed  wa rn ing  symbol .  (U SA mode ls)/ . 
(Cana da mo dels)  in  the  warn ing  1 disp lay ap
pears  when  you  exceed  the  maxim um  s peed. 
It 
goes  out  when  the  speed  falls  be low  the  stored 
max imum  speed. 
T he  spee d warn ing  symbol  will also  go  out  if  the 
speed 
exceeds the  stored  max imum  speed  by 
more  than  about 
25 mph (40 km/h)  for  at  least 
10 seconds . The  stored  max imum  speed  is delet 
ed . 
Setting  spee d warn ing 
1 r=> page  92. 
Speed  warning  2 
Stor ing  warn ing 2 is  recomm ended  if you always 
want  to  be  reminded  of  a ce rtain  speed,  for  ex
amp le when  you  are  traveling  in a  coun try  tha t 
ha s a  genera l maximum  speed  limi t, or  if you  do 
not  want  to  e xceed  a  specified  speed  for  winte r 
ti res. 
T he  spee d wa rn ing 
2 symbol, . (USA mo dels)/ 
•  (Cana da  models)  appears  in  the  display  when 
yo u exceed  the  stored  speed  limit . Unli ke  warn 
ing 
1, it  will  not  go  out  until  t he vehicle  spee d 
drops  below  the  stored  speed  limit. 
Setting  spee d warn ing 
2 r=> page  92. 
(D Tips 
Eve n though  your  vehicle  is e quippe d w ith  a 
s peed  w arning  system,  yo u should  still  w atch 
t he  spee dome ter  to  ma ke  sure  you  are  not 
d riving  faste r than  the  speed  lim it. 
91  

Driving 
Driving  the  automatic  transmission 
F ig.  111 Shift gate  o n the  cen te r  co nso le: selecto r lever 
wi th  re lease  button 
Starting  the  engine 
..  The  selector  leve r must  be  in  P o r N. 
Starting  off 
..  Press  and  hold  the  brake  pedal. 
..  Press  and  hold  the  release  button  in the  selec 
tor  lever  handle,  select  the  des ired  selector  lev
er  posit ion  such  as  D/S  and  release  t he  button. 
..  Wai t briefly  until  the  transmission  has  shifted 
(you  w ill feel  a s light  movement)  . 
..  Remove  your  foot  from  t he  b rake  pedal  and  ac 
ce lerate. 
Stopping  temporarily 
..  Keep  the  veh icle  stat iona ry  using  the  b raking 
pedal,  fo r example  at  traffi c lights . 
..  Do not  p ress  the  accelerator  pe dal  when  doing 
th is . 
..  To  preve nt  the  vehicle  from  rolling  when  you 
start  driving,  set  the  parking  brake  w hen  stop
ping  on  steep  inclines¢_&. . 
The  parking  b rake  will  release  automatica lly and 
the  vehicle  will  start  moving  once  you  press  the 
accelerator  pedal. 
Stopp ing /parking 
If t he  se lec to r l ever  i s  not  in t he  P posit io n  w hen 
you  open  t he  d river's  door,  the  vehicle  could  roll. 
The  message 
Transmission: Ca r ma y roll! Shift 
to pa rk! 
appears . 
..  Press  and  hold  the  brake  pedal  unti l the  vehicle 
has  come  to  a comp lete  stop. 
..  Apply  t he  parking  brake¢ 
page  87,  Parking . 
.. Se lect  the  P selector  lever  position  ¢ _&. . 
96 
Stopping  on  an  incline 
.. Always press  the  brake  pedal  to  ho ld  the  vehi
cle  in  p lace  and  prevent  it  from  "rolling  back" 
¢  _&. . D o 
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  driving  gear  selected,  press  the  accel 
erator  pedal  carefully.  The  parking  brake  will 
re lease  a utomatically  if your  seat  belt  is fas 
tened. 
Under  certain  circumstances,  such  as  driving  in 
the  mountains,  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  98 . 
On slopes,  activate  the  parking  brake  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  moveme nt  can  cause  se
rious  injury . 
- Never  leave  your  veh icle  with  the  engine 
r u nning  while  in gear . If you  mus t leave 
your  veh icle  when  the  engine  is running,  ac
tiva te t he  pa rking  bra ke  and  move  the  selec
t o r  lever  to  P  . 
- P owe r is still  transmitted  to  the  wheels 
w hen  t he engine  is  running  at  idle . To  pre
vent  the  vehi cle  from  "creeping",  yo u m ust 
keep  your  foot  on  the  brake  when  the  en 
gine  is running  and  the  se lector  lever  is  in  0/ 
Sor  R or  "tiptronic"  mode  is  se lected . 
- Do not  press  the  acce le ra tor  pedal  when 
changing  t he se lector  lever  posit ion  while 
the  vehicle  is stat ionary  and  the  engine  is 
running. 
- Never  shift  into  R or  P whi le  driving. 
- Before  driving  down  a  s teep  slope,  reduce 
your  spee d and  sh ift  into  a  lower  gear  with 
"t i pt ronic" .  

Starting  the  vehicle 
Applies  to:  vehicles with  hybrid  drive 
The  vehicle  is  started  and  turned  off  either  wi th 
the  ign ition  key <;> 
page  81 or  with the 
IS TAR T ENG INE S TOPI button* 9 page 84 in  t he 
same  way  as  a  conventional  vehicle . 
W hen  start ing  the  veh icle,  the  needles  in the  in
s trument  clus ter  move  upward  briefly . When  the 
ve hicle  enters  d rive ready  mode,  the  s tatus  mes
sage 
hybrid  ready appears  briefly  in t he  instru
ment  cluster  display  and  the  needle  in the  power 
meter  points  to 
READY 9 page 101. 
Depending  on  the  ope ration  mode  of  the  hybrid 
sys tem,  there  are  two  possible  drive  ready  modes 
after  the  vehicle  has  been  started: 
Drive  ready  mode  with  combustion  engine 
If  the  ope rat ing  req uiremen ts 
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e lectric  dr ive  mode  are  not met,  the  combust ion 
Power meter  overview 
Applies  to: vehicles with  hybrid drive 
Hybrid 
engine  starts  the  veh icle  as  usual.  You can  start 
driving  as  usual. 
Drive  ready  mode with  the  electric motor 
If  the  operating  requireme nts 
9 page 103 for 
the  e lectr ic dr ive  mode  a re  met,  the  comb ustion 
engi ne  rema ins  off  after  starting  the  vehicle . 
(j) Tips 
To p revent  the  12  vo lt  batte ry from  discha rg 
i ng,  never  le ave  the  vehicle  pa rked  in the  drive 
ready  mo de. Remove  the  key from  the  igni
tion  or  press  the 
I START E N GINE STOP ! but
ton* . When  leaving  the  vehicle  always  take 
the  key with  yo u. 
The power  meter  shows  the  hybrid drive condition  and  the  availability  of  the  hybrid system. 
Fig . 116  Power mete r overv iew 
An econom ica l dr iv ing  and  recupe ra tion  range  is 
shown  in g reen.  A driv ing  range  that  is no t 
eco
nomi cal  is shown  in  o range.  In addition , the  bat
tery  s tat us  provides  informatio n about  the  high 
a, 
~ voltage  batte ry c harge  stat us. 
N r-N ...... 0 0 
0: 
co 
@ Fuel  efficient  driv ing  wi thin  the 
c ombus tion  engine's  pa rtial  load 
r a nge 
@ System  limits  for  electric  driving  in 
the  EV mode 
@ El ectr ic dr iving  o r driv ing  with  the 
c ombust ion  engine  ( EFFICI ENCY) 
101  

Hybrid 
© Vehicl e drive  ready (READY) 
® High  voltage  battery  charge status 
® Recuperation  (CHARGE) 
(j) Driving  within  the  combustion  en-
gine's  full  load range 
® 100%  combust ion engine 
® Boosting  -the  electric  engine  as-
sists  the  combustion  engine 
(BOOST) 
@ Engaging  the  conventional  brakes 
with  recuperat ion 
@ Vehicle  not  drive ready  (OFF) 
@ EV mode  act ive 
The needle  remains  at 
OFF when  the  ignition  is 
turned  on.  When  the  vehicle  enters  drive  ready 
mode,  the  status  message 
hybrid ready appears 
briefly  in the  instrument cluster  display  and the 
needle  in the  power  meter  points  to 
READY. 
Indicator  lights  and  messages 
App lies to:  ve hicles w ith  hyb rid  drive 
The  indicator  lights in the  instrument  cluster 
b lin k or tu rn on.  They indicate  functions or  mal
f unct ions. 
With  some  indicator  lights,  messages may ap
pear and a warning  tone  may sound . Also  note 
the  indicator  l ights  in 
¢page 24. 
Press  brake  pedal  to  start  vehicle 
This message appears  if you  do  not press the 
brake  pedal when  starting  the  vehicle . 
Shift  to  N or P to start  vehicle 
This message appears  if the  selector  lever  for the 
automatic  transmission  is not  in the  Nor  P posi
tions  when  starting  the  vehicle. 
- Hybrid drive:  System  fault!  Power 
brakes,  steering  malfunction  possible 
lfthe  indicator  light  turns  on and this  message 
appears,  there  is  a malfunction  in the  hybrid  sys
tem . The brake  booster  and  the power  steering 
may stop  working.  Stop  the  vehicle  in a safe  loca
tion  as soon as possible. 
102 
You  may continue  driving  i f the  i ndicator  light 
turns  off  after  starting  the  vehicle  several times . 
Drive to  an authorized  repair facility  immediate ly 
to  have the  malfunction  corrected . 
Q/ij:@,j rlybrid  drive:  System  fault!  Contact 
dealer 
If  the  indicator  light  turns  on  and this  message 
appears,  there  is a malfunction  in the  hybrid sys
tem.  Drive to  an authorized  repair  fac ility  imme
diately  to  have the  malfunct ion corrected. 
(II Hybrid  system:  Performance  restricted. 
Please  contact  dealer 
If  the indicator  light  turns  on  and this  message 
appears,  there  is an eng ine control  malfunction . 
The 
ffa i ndicator  light in the  instrument  cluster 
also  turns  on. The  engine output  is reduced. 
D rive  to your  authorized  Audi dealer  or  qualified 
r epa ir facility  immediate ly  to  have  the  malfunc
tion  corrected. 
Hybrid drive  deactivated.  Please  restart 
engine  manually. 
This message appears if the  high vo ltage  battery 
charge  level  has  fallen below a certain  range  or  if 
the  ignition  key is  no longer  inside  the  vehicle  for 
vehicles  with  the  convenience  key* . 
Start  the  engine wit h eithe r the  ignition  key 
¢ 
page 81 or  with  the !START ENGINE STOPI 
button* ¢ page 84. 
Hybrid battery:  Low battery  charge.  Battery 
will  be  charged  while  driving. 
This message  appears if  the high vo ltage  battery 
charge level  has fallen  below  a certain range. If 
this  message turns  off  after  a litt le while,  the 
high  voltage  battery  charged  enough  while  driv
i ng. 
If  the  message does not  turn off,  have an author
ized  repair  facility  correct  the  ma lfunction  as 
soon  as possib le . 
EV mode  is  currently  unavailable . 
This message appears if the  conditions 
¢ page 103 for  enha nced elect ric  driving  are not 
met.  Try  again  at a la ter  time .