Driving
switched on. Switch the ignition off so that the
battery will not discharge .
Pressing start /stop button again will swit ch off
e ngine.
This message appea rs when you press the
I S TAR T
ENGI NE STOP I but ton while dr iving .
Engine start sy st e m: malfunction! Please con
tact Se rvice
The engine automatic start system has a mal
function. Drive to an author ized Audi dealer or
author ized Audi Service Facility immed iate ly to
have the malfunct ion co rrected . To sta rt the en
g ine, p ress and ho ld the lS TART
ENGINE STOPI
button.
fl Remote control key : hold back of key
again st the designated area. See owner 's man
ual
This message appears if there is no convenience
key inside the vehicle or if the system does not
recognize the key. The conve nience key may not
be recognized, for examp le, if it is covered by an
object that
disrupts t he s ignal (such as a b rief
case), o r if the key ba tte ry is weak. Elect ronic de
vices s uch as cell phones can also interfere w it h
the sign al.
T o sti ll be able to sta rt or stop the e ngine, see
~ page 60, Starting the engine when there i s a
malfunction .
Ill Remote control key: key not recognized . Is
the key still in the vehicle?
The Ill ind icator light turns on and this message
appears if the conve nience key was removed from
the vehicle whe n the eng ine was running .
If the
conven ience key is no longer in the vehicle, you
cannot swi tch the ig nition on or st art the engine
once yo u stop it. Yo u also cannot lock the veh icle
from the outside.
Please press brake pedal
This message appears if you do not press the
b rake pedal whe n starting the engine.
Please select N o r P
60
This message appears w hen starting or stopping
the engine if the selecto r lever is not in the "N " or
" P" pos ition. The engine will not sta rt/stop.
Shift to P, otherwise vehicle c an roll away.
Door s do not lock if gearshift is not in P
This message appears for safety reasons along
with a war ning tone. It appears if t he selec to r
l ever for the a utoma tic tr ansmiss ion is no t in the
P position when switching the ign ition off with
the I START
ENGINE STOPI button. Shift these
l ector lever to the P pos ition. Otherwise, t he vehi
cle co uld ro ll. You also cannot lock the veh icle us
ing the lock ing sensor on the door handle or us
i ng the conven ience key .
Starting the engine when there is a
malfunction
It may not be possible to start the engine under
certain circumstances, for example if the battery
in the vehicle key i s drained, if in terferen ce is af
fe cted the key or if there i s a system malfunc
tion.
Fi g. 6 8 Stee ring co lumn /remote contro l key : sta rting t he
e n g in e if there is
a m alfunct io n
As long as the message y>>) Remote control key :
hold back of key against the designated area.
See owner's manual
is d isplayed, you can emer
gency start your vehicle.
.,. Press the br ake pe dal.
... Press the I S TAR T ENGINE ST OP ! butto n.
.,. Hold the master key in the location ind icated in
the illustration
y >>) ~ fig . 68. The engine will
start .
.,. If the eng ine does not automat ica lly start,
press the
I S TART E NGINE STOPI butto n aga in . ..,.
