2018 AUDI Q7 stop start

Drivin g
are available when you start driving r=:> poge 83,
Starting to drive .
Preventing th e automatic parking brake
r e leas e
The vehicle could begin rolling unintentiona lly,
depending on the hill or if towing a trailer .
.,. To preve nt the parking b rake from releasing au­
tomat ica lly, pull and hold the© switch and
press the acce lerator pedal. The parking brake
remains set and prevents the vehicle from ro ll­
ing backward.
.,. You can release the(®) switch again once you
are sure that you are g iv ing enough dr iv ing
force to the wheels by pressing the accelerator
pedal.
Emer gency br aking fun ction
You can use the emergency braking function in an
emergency situation, or if the standard brake op­
eration malfunctions or is disabled.
.,. Pu ll and hold the(®) switch.
.,. As soon as you release the © switch or acceler -
ate, the braking stops .
Pulling and holding the<®> switch while driving
the vehicle activates the emergency braking func ­
tion . The vehicle is braked at all four wheels by
activating the hydraulic brake system. The brak­ ing effect is s imilar to heavy braking
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To reduce the risk of activating the emergency
braking by mistake, a warning tone (buzzer)
sounds when the(®) switch is pulled. Emergency
braking stops as soon as the(®) switch is released
or the accelerator pedal is pressed .
Parking
.,. Press the brake peda l to stop the vehicle.
.,. Pu ll the(®) switch to set the parking brake.
.,. Se lect the "P" selector lever pos it ion.
.,. Turn the eng ine off
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.,. Turn the steering wheel when parking on in ­
clines so that the wheels will roll into the curb
i f the veh icle sta rts mov ing .
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A WARNING
-Do not press the accelerator pedal inadver­
tently if a gear is selected when the vehicle
is stationary and the eng ine is runni ng . Oth­
erwise, the vehicle will start to move imme­
d iate ly and this could result in an accident.
- Eme rgency brak ing shou ld only be used in
a n emergency, when the no rma l bra ke pedal
h as fa iled or the bra ke peda l is obstr ucted.
Dur ing eme rgency brak ing, you r vehicle w ill
brake s imilar to heavy b raking. ESC and the
associated components (ABS, ASR, EDL)
cannot overcome the laws of physics.
Around curves and when road or weather
conditions are bad, a full brake applicat ion
can cause the veh icle to skid or the rear end
to swerve, wh ich increases the risk of an ac­
cident .
- If the power supply fails, you cannot set the parking brake if it is released . In this case,
pa rk the veh icle on leve l ground and secure
it by p lac ing the sele ctor l eve r in the "P " po­
si tion. See an au thor ized A udi dealer o r au ­
thorized A udi Se rvice Fac ility for assis tance.
- Always set the pa rking brake when leaving
your veh icle, even if for a sho rt period of
time . Otherwise the vehicle could roll away,
increasing the risk of an accident.
- If you leave the vehi cle, sw itch the ignition
off and take the ve hicle key with you . This
applies partic ularly when children remain in
the vehicle. Otherwise, chi ldren co uld start
the engine, release the parking brake or op­
erate e lectr ica l equipment such as power
w indows, wh ich increases the r isk of an acci­
dent.
- No one, especially ch ildren, should remain
in the vehicle when it is locked . Locked
doors make it more diff icu lt for eme rgency
wo rkers to get into the vehicle, which puts
lives at r is k .
0) Tips
When stopp ing at a traff ic signa l or stopp ing
i n city traffic, you can set the park ing brake
manua lly . The veh icle does not have to be
h eld wi th the b rake pedal. The par king b rake

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::r ' eliminates the tendency to cree p when a se ­
lector lever position is engaged . As soon as
you press the accelerator pedal, the park ing
brake releases automat ica lly and your vehicle
starts to move
r=> page 83.
(D Tips
- Occas iona l noises when the par king b ra ke is
set and re leased a re normal and a re not a
ca use for concer n.
- The park ing bra ke goes th rough a se lf-test
cycle at regular intervals when the vehicle is
stopped. Any noises associated w it h this are
normal.
- If there is a power fa ilure, the parking brake
will not set if it is re leased, and it will not
r elease if it is set
r=> ..&, . See a n author ized
A udi dealer or autho riz ed A ud i Service Fa­
cil ity fo r ass is tan ce.
Starting to drive
Various conven ience and safety functions may be
ava ilable when t he vehicle begins dr iv ing, de­
pending on vehicle eq uipment.
Starting on hills with the parking brake set
Requirement: the doors must be closed and the
driver's safety belt must be fastened .
~ To start driving comfortably when on a hill, set
the parking brake and begin dr iving as usual.
The braking force of the parking brake does not
release automatically u ntil the wheels build up
enough dr iv ing fo rce .
St arting on hills with hill hold a ssist
Hill hold ass ist makes it eas ier to start on hills.
Requirement: the driver's door must be closed
and the engine must be r unning .
~ To activate hill hold assist, press a nd hold the
brake peda l for seve ral seconds. The ve hicle
must be in an up hill direction of travel.
Afte r releasing the bra ke pedal, the bra king pow­
e r i s ma inta ined for a br ief moment
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ve nt the vehicle from rolling back when starting .
During this time, you can easi ly begin to move
your ve hicle .
Driving
A WARNING
--
-If you do not beg in driving immed iate ly or
the engine stalls afte r releasing the brake
pedal, your veh icle may beg in to roll back­
ward. Press the brake pedal or set the park­
i n g br ake immedia tely.
- The intelligent technology of h ill hold assist
can not ove rcome the limitat io ns imposed by
n atural physical laws. The increased comfort
offe red by hill ho ld assist should not cause
you to ta ke safety risks .
- Hi ll hold ass ist canno t hold the vehi cle in
p lace on all hills (for examp le, if the ground
is s lippery or icy).
- T o re duce the r is k of an accident, alw ays
make su re the ve hicle is situated safe ly
while stationary .
Offroad driving
General information
The electronic stab il izat io n control (ESC) func­
tions were enhanced for driving offroad . Offroad
mode can be activated when driv ing in situa tions
whe re s lippage o r a d iffe ren tial lock f unct ion is
ne cessary
r:=>page 143. The hill desce nt assist is
also availab le, w hic h automatically brakes the ve ­
hicle and maintains a constant speed as a res ult
r:=> page 144. In addition, your A udi provides con­
t inuous all wheel dr ive.
However, yo ur Audi is not a purely offroad vehi ­
cle . Yo ur vehicle was not designed to drive under
extreme operating conditions s uch as driv ing in
an expedit ion style.
Onl y drive in terrain that is su itable fo r the vehi­
cle and you r dri ving ability. Never take any un­
ne cessa ry risks!
Befor e driving offroad
-Check the engine o il leve l, the tire p ressure, the
coo lant level and t he fluid leve l in t he washer
fluid reservoir .
- Sto re pieces of luggage and other objects in the
luggage compartment and secure them from
sliding out of place. .,.
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" N ...... 0
0
::r ' selector lever, and select the "R" pos ition
¢ fig . 85.
A confirmation tone w ill sound when the reve rse
gear is engaged.
N · N eutral (idle )
The transm iss ion is in idle in this pos ition. To en­
gage the "N" selector lever position, press the l o cki ng button (!) on the se lector lever a nd sh ift
in to t he "N " posit ion¢
fig. 85.
If you sw itch the engine off w hen the "N" selector
l ever pos ition is se lected, the transmission re­
mains in "N" for app rox ima tely 30 minutes and
then "P " is engaged.
You cannot select the "N" pos ition w hen the ign i­
tion is sw itched off . W hen d riving through an au­
tomatic ca r wash, first select the "N" posi tion and
then tur n t he eng ine off.
For safety reasons, the vehicle ca nnot be locked
when the transm ission is in the
"N" pos it ion.
D IS -Dri ving forward
When the transmission is in the "D/S" posit ion, it
can be operated either in the normal "D" mode or
in the "S " sport mode . Move the selector lever
back to engage the "S" spo rt mode . You can only
se lect the "S" selector lever position when the "D"
or "E " posit ion is selected. To select the "D" or " E"
posi tion again w hen "S " is engaged , move the se­
l ector lever back ¢& . T o shift from "N" to "D"
when traveling at speeds below 1 mph (2 km/h), press the brake pedal and s hift into the "D" posi ­
tion
c> & .
I n t he
no rmal mode "D ", t he transmission a uto­
matica lly selects the suitab le gear ratio .
It de­
pends on engine load, vehicle speed and driving
style.
Selec t the
spo rt mode "S" for spo rty driving . The
ve hicle makes full use of the engine's power .
Shifting may become noticeab le when acce lerat­
ing.
The "S" selector lever posit ion engages a utomat i­
cally when you se lect
Dynamic mode in drive se­
l ect*.
Driving
A WARNING
-Read and follow all WARNINGS.
-The vehicle can roll even if the ignit ion is
sw itched off.
- Power is still transmitted to t he whee ls
when the engine is runn ing at idle. To pre­
vent the vehicle from "creeping", you must keep your foot on the brake in all selector
lever pos itions (except "P" and "N") when
the eng ine is ru nning .
- Before ope ning the hood, select the "P" se­
lecto r lever posit ion and set the pa rking
b rake. This red uces the risk of an acc ident.
A lways read and follow the app licab le wa rn­
i n gs¢
page 319, Working in the engine
compartment .
(D Tips
If you accidenta lly select "N" whi le dr iv ing,
t a ke yo ur foot off the acce le rato r pedal and
w ait fo r th e e ngine to slow down to idle be ­
f o re selecting "D" or "S".
Driving tips
Starting th e engine
.. The "P" or "N " posit ion must be selected .
Starting from a stop
.. Press and hold the b rake peda l.
.. Sta rt the engine ¢
page 77.
.. Press the locking button (Don the selecto r lev ­
er and se lect the "D " "E " "S " or "R " posit io n
' '
i=:> page86.
.. Wait a moment until the transmission shifts.
You will notice a slight movement when the gear engages.
.. Re lease the brake pedal and press the accelera-
tor pedal
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Various convenience functions are available for
start ing on h ills
c> page 83.
Stopping t emporarily
.. Press the brake pedal to sto p the veh icle, for
examp le at a traffic light . Do not press the ac-
celerator pedal when doing this . .,._
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Drivin g
~ To prevent the vehicle from rolling when you
start driving, set the parking brake when stop ­
ping on steep hills¢
/A.
~ The parking brake will release automatically
and your vehicle will begin to move when the
doors are closed, the driver's safety belt is fas ­
tened, and you accelerate as usual.
Stopp ing /p a rki ng
If the selector lever is not in the "P" position
when you open the dr iver's door, the veh icle
could roll.
~ Press and hold the brake pedal¢ /A.
~ Set the parking brake.
~ To select the "P" selector lever pos it ion, press
the "P" button @on the selector lever
¢ page 86, fig . 85 .
Under certain condit ions, such as driving in the
mounta ins or when towing a trailer, it may be
helpful to switch to manual mode temporarily
and sh ift
manually to adapt to the driving condi­
tions
¢ page 89.
On hills, set the parking brake first and then s hift
into the "P" position¢
page 81. This prevents too
much stress from being placed on the locking
mechanism .
.8, WARNING
- The veh icle can roll eve n when the engine is
swit ched off.
- Unintended ve hicle movement can lead to
serious injur ies.
- T o reduce the risk of an acc ident, do not
press the acce le rato r pedal whe n cha ng ing
the se lecto r lever posit ion while the ve hicle
is s ta tionary and the eng ine is ru nning.
- T o reduce the risk of an ac cident, never se ­
lect the "R" or "P" positions while dr iv ing .
- Do not inadvertent ly press the acce le rato r
peda l w hen the veh icle is sta tionary. Othe r­
wise the risk of an acc ident in cr eases be ­
ca use the vehicle will start to move immed i­
ate ly, even if the parking brake is set .
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Hill descent control
The hill descent control system assists the driver
when driving down hills .
Hill descent control activates when the transm is­
s ion is in the "D" or "S" pos ition and you press the
brake pedal. The transmission automat ically se ­
lects a gear that is suitable for the hill. Hill de­
sce nt cont rol tr ies to maintain the speed ach­
i eved at the t ime of braking, w it hi n phys ical and
tec hnical lim itations . If may still be necessary to
adjust the speed wit h the brake peda l.
Hill descent cont rol sw itches off once the h ill lev­
els out or you press the accelerator pedal.
When operating the cru ise control system*
¢
page 95 , hill descent control is also activated
whe n the speed is set.
.8, WARNING
Hill desce nt co ntro l cannot ove rcome physical
lim itat ions, so it may not be ab le to m ainta in
a constant speed under all conditions. A lways
be ready to app ly the brakes.

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:E ' Assistance systems Speed warning system
Description
App lies to: vehicles with speed warning system
The speed warning system helps you to stay be­
low a specified maximum speed that can be set,
changed or deleted in the Infotainment system .
The speed warning system warns you if you are
exceeding the maximum speed that you have set .
A warning tone will sound as soon as your speed
exceeds the stored value slightly . The indicator
l ight also turns on in the instr ument cluster d is­
p lav
[0] (USA models)/ [81 (Ca nada models) and
a message. The indica tor l igh t
[0]/ [OJ and the
message turn off if the speed fa lls back be low
the stored maximum speed.
Sett ing a threshold is recommended if you would
like to be reminded when yo u reach a certa in
maximum speed . Situations where you may want
to do so include driving in a country with a gener ­
al speed lim it or if there is a specified maximum
speed for winter tires.
Setting the warning threshold
Select in the I nfotai nment system:
IMENU I but­
ton
> Ve hicle > le ft control button > Dri ver a ss is ­
tance
> Speed warning > Manual.
@ Tips
Regard less of the speed warning system, you
should always monitor yo ur speed using the
speedomete r and make sure you are following
the legal speed limit.
A ssi st a nce systems
Cruise control system
Switching on
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
The cruise con trol system makes it possible to
drive at a constant speed starting at 15 mph
(20 km/h) .
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f
~
0
Fig. 89 Op era ting leve r: cru ise co ntrol sys te m
.,. To switch t he system on, pull the lever into po-
sition
(D ¢ fig. 89 .
.,. Drive at the speed to be maintained.
.,. To store the speed, press the button @.
T he stored speed and the
@jltJ~i, (USA models) /
l'I (Canada models) ind icator lig ht appear in the
instrument cluster display . An additional indica­
tor appears in the head-up display*.
T he speed is mainta ined by modifyi ng engine
power or through an active brake intervention.
A WARNING
- Always pay attention to the traffic a round
you when the cruise control system is in op­
eration . You are always responsible for you r
speed and the distance be tween your ve hi­
cle and othe r vehicles .
- For safety reasons, cru ise cont rol should not
be used in the city, in stop -and-go t raff ic, on
winding roads a nd when road conditions a re
poor (su ch as ice, fog, g rave l, heavy ra in and
hy droplani ng), bec ause this in cr eases the
risk of an acciden t.
- S witch the cr uise con trol off tempor arily
when dr iv in g in turning lanes, highway exits
or in construction zones.
- P lease no te th at uncon sc iously "resting "
your foot on the accelerator ped al prevents
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0
::r ' Operating the lap timer
.,. On t he mult if u nct ion s teer ing whee l, tur n the
l e ft thumbw hee l
0 ~ page 12 unt il t he desired
menu item is displayed in the instrument cl us­
ter .
.,. Press the left thumbwhee l to confirm the selec­
t ion.
A WARNING
Your focus should always be on driving your
veh icle safely . As the dr ive r, yo u have com­
plete responsib ility for safety in traffic. Only
use t he f unctions s uch as the lap time r in s uch
a way tha t you alw ays ma int ain com plete con ­
tr ol ove r your vehicle in all tra ffic s itu ations.
(D Tips
You ca n ret rieve information from the t rip
computer while t he lap t ime r stopwatch i s
r u nning.
Lap times and timing
Applies to: vehicles with lap timer
Requirement: the lap t imer must be o pen
~ page 98 .
Timing laps
.,. To start tim ing manually, se lect Start lap 1 in
the menu .
-
.,. To start tim ing a utomat ica lly as soon as you
begin to drive, select
Drive off to start lap 1 or
Start by driving off in the men u .
.,. To measure the lap t ime, select
New lap in the
menu. T his starts timing the next lap at the
same t ime.
After completing a lap, the difference between
the last lap and the previous best lap time w ill be
ind icated with a"-" or" +".
Pausing timing and displaying a split time
.,. To insert a pa use m , se lect Pau se in t he menu.
.,. To resume timing, se lect
Re sume in the men u .
.,. To display a split time, se lect
Split time in the
men u. The split t ime
[fw] appears for approxi ­
mately 10 seconds in the instrument cluste r.
The timing of the current lap continues.
A ss istance systems
Resetting timing
.,. Using the mul tifun cti on steer ing whee l, sele ct
Re set time s in the menu.
(D Tips
- A m axim um of 99 lap t imes can be meas ­
ure d.
- If tim ing is pa used, you can continue i t later
even if yo u swi tc h t he ign ition o ff.
- Saved lap ti mes ca nnot be indiv id ua lly de­
le ted from the tot al results.
- Th e saved lap t ime r va lues w ill remain after
sw itching the ign ition off.
Lap statistics
Applies to: vehicles with lap timer
Displaying lap statistics
You can display the numbe r of laps dr iven, the
fas test lap" +", the slowes t lap" -", and the aver ­
age t ime "0" in the instr ument cluster .
.,. On the multifunc tion steering w heel, select the
left contro l bu tton
> Lap stati stic s o r Sta tis ­
tics .
.,. Turn the thumbwheel down o r up to display the
individual lap times .
.,. To return to t he lap timing that was begun,
press the left thumbwheel.
Resetting lap statistics
.,. On the mul tif unc tion stee ring w heel, selec t:
the right control button
> Reset statistics.
(D Tips
The lap st atis tic s lis t the lap t imes fo r th e l ast
3 0 l aps . The fastest and slowes t lap time o ut
of up to 99 meas ured laps are a lso d isplayed.
Predictive efficiency
assist
Introduction
T he predict ive e fficiency assist he lps the driver to
drive with anticipation and therefore helps to
save fuel. The system accesses p redictive t rip da -
ta (including speed limits, inclines and the radius
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:E ' On open roads with no traffic, it functions like a
cruise control syst em . Th e stored spe ed is main­
tained. When approach ing a veh icle driving
ahead, the adaptive c ruise control system auto­
mat ica lly brakes to mat ch that vehicle's speed
and then maintains the set distance . As soon as
the system does not detect a vehicle driving ahead, adaptive cruise contro l accelerates up to
the stored speed.
In stop -and -go traff ic, adaptive cru ise control can
brake unt il the vehicle is stat io nary and then can
also start driving again automatically under cer­
tain condi tions ¢
page 106.
In traffic jams or stop -and -go traffic, traffic jam
assist can assist the driver¢
page 109 .
Which function s can be contr olled ?
When you switch adapt ive cruise control on, you
can set the current speed as the "control speed"
¢ page 104, Swi tching on/off.
When driving, you can stop c ruise contro l
¢
page 10 7 or change the speed ¢ page 106 at
any time.
You can a lso set the distance to the vehicle driv ­
ing ah ead and s et the driv ing mode of the adap­
tive cruise control¢
page 10 7.
General information
Applies to: ve hicles with Audi adaptive cruise co ntro l
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Fig. 95 Fro nt o f th e vehi cle: se nsor s and video cam era
The areas w ith the radar and ultrasonic sensors
and the video camera¢
fig. 95 must not be cov­
ered by stickers, deposits or any other objects, because this can interfe re with the adapt ive
cru ise control funct ion. For information on clean-
A ssi st a nce systems
ing, see¢ page 351 . The same applies fo r any
modifications made in the front area .
In some dr iving situations, the adap tive c ruise
contro l func tion is restricte d:
- Veh icles can on ly be detected when they are
w ith in the sensor detection zones
¢ page 102,
fig. 94 .
-The system has a limited ability to detect
ve hicles that are a short dis tance ahead, off to
t he s ide of your veh icle or moving i nto yo ur
lane.
- Objects that are d ifficult to detect s uch as mo­
tor cycles, veh icles with high gro und clea rance
or an overhanging load are detected late or not
detected at all.
- When driving through curves
¢ page 104.
-W hen the veh icle is sta tionary ¢ page 104 .
A WARNING
Always pay atten tion to the traffic around you
when adaptive cru ise con trol is switched on .
As the driver, you are still responsible for your
own speed and the distance to other veh icles.
The adaptive cruise control is used to ass ist
you. The driver must always take action to
avoid a collision . The driver is always responsi ­
b le for braking at the correct time.
- For safety reasons , do not use adaptive
cru ise cont rol when the road surface is in
poor condi tion and/or in bad weather condi­
tions (such as ic e , fog, gravel, heavy rain and
hyd roplani ng) . Using the system under
these co ndi tions i ncreases the ris k of an a c­
cident.
- Sw itch adaptive cru ise cont rol off tempo ra­
r ily when dr iving in tu rning lanes, on e x­
p re ssw ay ex its (except if pre dictive control
is switched on) or in construct io n zones .
This prevents t he vehicle f rom acce le rating
to the stored speed when in these situa­
tions.
- The adaptive cruise contro l system will not
brake by itself if you put yo ur foot on the ac­
celerator pedal. Doing so can over ride the
speed and d istance regulat ion .
~
103

Assistance systems
Changing the speed
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
0
f
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0
F ig. 100 Oper ating lever : c han ging th e speed
~ To increase/decrease the speed in 1 mph (1
km/h) increments, br iefly
tap the lever toward
010 ¢ fig . 100 to the first level.
~ To increase/decrease the speed in 5 mph
(5 km/h or 10 km/h) increments, briefly
tap
the leve r toward 0 10 to the second level.
~ To increase or decrease the speed quickly, hold
the lever towards 010 up to the first or sec­
ond level until the red LED@ reaches the de­
s ir ed speed
¢ page 104 , fig. 99.
You can also preselect the speed when adaptive
cruise control is not active by moving the lev er in
the desi red direction
010 . Activate the previ­
ously selected speed by pulling the lever into po­
si tion
(D ¢ page 104, fig. 98.
After each change, the new stored speed appears
briefly in the status line¢
page 104, fig. 99 @.
When adaptive cruise control is active, the
B in­
dicator light turns on and when adaptive cruise
control is not active, the
ll'J indicator light turns
on . In the Audi virtual cockpit*, the
II indicator
light turns on instead.
ll Thi s is no t a vail able in som e coun tries.
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Driving in stop-and-go traffic
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 101 In st rumen t cl uster: safe start mo nitor
The adaptive cruise con trol system also assists
you in stop-and-go traffic.
If a vehicle driving
ahead stops, your vehicle will brake and stay at a
stop within the limits of the system.
Starting to drive with adaptive cruise
controt
1>
As long as the message ACC: automatic go is dis­
played, your vehicle will begin driving when the
vehicle driving ahead starts to move
c::> A_.
If you are stopped for several seconds, your vehi­
cle will no lon ger drive autonomously for safety
reasons, and the message will turn off.
~ To reactivate ACC: automatic go temporari ly,
pull the lever to posit ion@¢
page 107,
fig. 102.
~ To resume manual control of the vehicle, tap
the accele rator pedal.
Safe start monitor
If
an obstacle is detected when you start driv in g,
yo u w ill be alerted to the danger by the. indi­
cator light and the image in the instrument clus­
te r display
c::> fig. 101 c::> &. . An audio sig na l w ill
also sound. Your vehicle will driv e more slowly
when starting. This may also happen in some sit ­
uations when there is no apparent obstacle .
- Press the brake pedal to slow your vehicle
down .