2019 AUDI Q5 power steering

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inthevehiclekeyisdrained,ifinterferenceisaf-
fectingthekey,orifthereisasystemmalfunc-
tion.
>Holdthevehiclekeyverticallyinthelocationin-
dicated?)©fig.87.
>Pressthebrakepedal.
>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]button.The
enginewill start.
>DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunctionrepaired.



Start/Stopsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswith Start/Stopsystem
TheStart/Stopsystemcanhelpincreasefuel
economyandreduceCO2emissions.
InStart/Stopmode,theengineshutsoffauto-
maticallywhenstopped,forexampleatatraffic
light.Theignitionandimportantassistsystems
suchaspowersteering andthebrakeboosterwill
remainavailableduringtheStopphase.Theen-
ginewillrestartautomaticallywhenneeded.
TheStart/Stopsystemisautomaticallyactivated
oncetheignitionisswitchedon.
Basicrequirements
—Thedriver'sdoorand hoodmustbeclosed.
—"P","N",or"D"mustbeengaged.
—Thesteeringwheelmustnotbeturnedfarinei-
therdirection.
—Thevehiclemusthavedriven fasterthan2mph
(3km/h)sincethelasttimeitstopped.
—Atrailermustnot behitchedtothevehicle.
@)Note
AlwaysswitchtheStart/Stopsystemoffwhen
drivingthroughwater>page78.
G)Tips
— Depending onthedrivingsituation,theen-
ginemayalreadystopwhencoastingbefore
thevehiclehascometoacompletestop)).

D_Incertaincountries.
—Ifyouselectthe"D"positionaftershifting
intoreverse,thevehiclemustbedrivenfast-
erthan6mph(10km/h)inorderforthe
Start/Stopsystemtobeactiveagain.This
makesitpossible tomaneuverwithout
stoppingtheengine.
Stopping/starting theengine
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
>Pressandholdthebrakepedaluntilthevehicle
hasstopped.The@)indicatorlightappearsin
theinstrumentclusteroncetheenginestops
automatically.
>Theenginestartsagainwhenyouremoveyour
footfromthebrakepedal.Theindicatorlight
turnsoff.
@Tips
—PressthebrakepedalduringaStopphase
tokeepthevehiclefromrolling.
—Theignitionwillturnoffifyoupressthe
STARTENGINESTOP]buttonduringaStop
phase.
—Youcancontroliftheenginewillstopornot
byreducingorincreasingtheamountof
forceyouusetopressthebrakepedal.For
example,ifyouonlylightlypressonthe
brakepedalinstop-and-gotrafficorwhen
turning,theenginewillnotswitchoffwhen
thevehicleisstationary.Ifyoupressthe
brakepedalharder,theenginewillswitch
off.



Startingandstoppingtheengineautomat-
re]
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem

Thesystemchecksifcertainconditionsaremet
beforeandduringtheStopphase,anddeter-
minesiftheenginestopsandhowlongitre-
mainsstopped.Forexample,ifpowerusageis
high,theenginewillnot bestopped.Alongwith
otherconditions,thefollowingfactorsinfluence
theautomaticenginestartorstop:
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Yourvehicleisequippedwithanelectromechani-
[email protected]
isdesignedtopreventthevehiclefromrolling
unintentionallyandreplacesthehandbrake.
Setting/manuallyreleasingthe parking
brake
>Pullthe©)switchto settheparkingbrake.The
LEDintheswitchturnson.TheZin/oindi-
catorlightalsoturnson.
>Toreleasetheparkingbrakemanually,press
thebrakeoracceleratorpedalwhiletheigni-
tionisswitchedon,andpressthe©)switchat
thesametime.The LEDinthebuttonandthe
indicatorlightwillturnoff.
Releasingtheparking brake automatically
Requirement:
thedoorsmustbeclosedandthe
driver'ssafetybeltmustbefastened.
>Tostartdrivingandreleasetheparkingbrake
automatically,presstheacceleratorpedalas
usual.
Inadditiontoreleasingtheparkingbrakeauto-
matically,otherconvenienceandsafetyfunctions
are availablewhenyoustartdriving>page80,
Startingtodrive.
Preventingtheautomaticparkingbrake
release
Thevehiclecould beginrollingunintentionally
whentheparkingbrakeisreleasedifthevehicle
isonahillortowingatrailer.
>Topreventtheparkingbrakefromreleasingau-
tomatically,pullandholdthe©switchand
presstheacceleratorpedal.Theparkingbrake
remainssetandpreventsthevehiclefromroll-
ingbackward.
>Youcanreleasethe@)switchagainonceyou
aresurethatyouaregivingenoughdriving
forcetothewheelsbypressingtheaccelerator
pedal.
Emergencybrakingfunction
Youcanuse theemergencybrakingfunctioninan
emergency
situation,orifthestandardbrakes
aremalfunctioningorthepedalisobstructed.
> Pullandholdthe©)switch.
>As soonasyoureleasethe©)switchoracceler-
ate,thebrakingstops.
Pullingandholdingthe©)switchwhiledriving
thevehicleactivatestheemergencybrakingfunc-
tion.Thehydraulicbrakesystemwillbrakeall
fourwheels.Thebrakingeffectissimilartoheavy
braking>A\.
Toreducetheriskofactivatingtheemergency
brakingby mistake,awarningtone(buzzer)
soundswhenthe©)switchispulled.Emergency
brakingstopsassoonasthe©)switchisreleased
ortheacceleratorpedalispressed.
Parking
>Pressthebrakepedaltostopthevehicle.
> Pullthe@®)switchto settheparkingbrake.
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
>Turn theengineoff>A\.
>Turn thesteeringwheelwhenparkingonin-
clinesso thatthewheelswillrollintothecurb
ifthevehiclestartsmoving.

ZAWARNING
—Ifagearisengagedwhilethevehicleissta-
tionaryandtheengineisrunning,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalinadvertently.
Pressingtheacceleratorpedalwillcausethe
vehicletomove, andthiscouldresultinan
accident.
—Emergencybrakingshouldonlybeusedin
anemergency,whenthewhenthestandard
brakepedalismalfunctioningorobstructed.
Duringemergencybraking,yourvehiclewill
brakesimilartoheavybraking.ESC andthe
associatedcomponents(ABS,ASR,EDL)can-
notovercomethelawsofphysics.Afull
brakeapplicationwhiledrivingthrough
curvesorinpoorroadorweatherconditions
cancausethevehicletoslideortherearof
thevehicletoswerve,whichincreasesthe
riskofanaccident.
—Ifthepowersupplyfails,youcannotsetthe
parkingbrakeonceitisreleased.Inthis
case,parkthevehicleonlevelgroundand
secureitbyplacingtheselectorleverinthe
"P"position.SeeanauthorizedAudidealer

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Thetransmissiononlyallowsmanualshifting
whentheenginespeediswithinthepermitted
range.
G)Tips
—Ifyoushifttothenextlowestgear,the
transmissionwillonlyshiftiftheenginewill
notbeover-revwved.
—Withkick-down,thetransmissionshiftstoa
lowergear,dependingonvehiclespeedand
enginespeed.
—tiptronicdoesnotworkifthetransmission
isrunninginemergencymode.
Kick-downenablesmaximumacceleration.
Whenyoupresstheacceleratorpedaldownbe-
yondtheresistancepoint,theautomatictrans-
missiondownshiftsintoalower gearandtheen-
gineutilizesitsfullpower,ifthevehiclespeed
andengineRPMpermit.Itshiftsupintothenext
highergearoncethemaximumpermittedengine
RPMisreached.

ZA\WARNING
Pleasenotethatthewheelscouldspinon
slickorslipperyroadswhenkick-downisac-
tive.
Launchcontrolprogram
Appliesto:vehicleswithStronictransmission

The launchcontrolprogramprovidesthebest
possibleaccelerationwhenstartingfromastop.
Requirement:theenginemustbeatoperating
temperatureandthesteeringwheelmustnot be
turned.
>DeactivatetheStart/Stopsystem*>page78.
TheLEDinthe[®«]buttonturnson.
>Withtheenginerunning,pressthe|&OFF]but-
tonbriefly>page145.TheBindicatorlight
turnsonandthemessageStabilizationcontrol
(ESC):offroad.Warning!Reducedstabilityap-
pearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
> Pull
theselectorleverbackoutofthe"D/S"po-
sitionbrieflytoselectthe"S"positionorselect



theDynamicdrivingmodeindrivese-
lect*>page127.
>Pressthebrakepedalfirmlywithyourleftfoot
andholditallthewaydownforatleastone
second.
>Atthesametime,pressthegaspedalallthe
waydownwithyourrightfootuntiltheengine
reachesandstaysatahighRPMlevel.
>Removeyourfootfromthebrakepedalwithin
fiveseconds>/\.

ZA\WARNING
—Alwaysadaptyourdrivingtothetrafficflow.
—OnlyusetheLaunchcontrolprogramwhen
roadandtrafficconditionsallowitandother
driverswillnot beendangeredorbothered
byyourdrivingandthevehicle'saccelera-
tion.
—Pleasenotethatthedrivewheelscanspin
andthevehiclecanbreakawaywhenoffroad
modeisswitchedon,especiallywhenthe
roadisslippery.
—Oncethevehiclehasstartedmoving,press
the[&OFF]buttonbrieflytoturntheoffroad
modeoff.



CG)Note
WhenacceleratingusingLaunchControl,all
vehiclecomponentsaresubjecttoheavy
loads.Thiscanresultinincreasedwear.
G@)Tips
AfteracceleratingusingtheLaunchControl,
thetemperatureof somevehiclecomponents
mayincreasegreatly.Ifthathappens,the
functionwillnot beavailable forafewmi-
nutestoreduce theriskofdamage.Aftera
cool-downperiod,LaunchControlwillbe
availableagain.
Messages
[BiTransmission:toohot.Pleasestopvehicle
Donotcontinuedriving.Selectthe"P"selector
leverpositionandcontactanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
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Assistsystems

Engineandautomatictransmission
Dependingonthemode,theengineandauto-
matictransmissionrespondmorequicklyorina
morebalancedmannertoacceleratorpedal
movements.InthesportyDynamicmode,the
transmissionshiftsathigherspeedranges.
Airsuspension
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
Theairsuspensionisanelectronically-controlled
suspensionandlevelingsystem.Thefirmnessof
thesuspensionwilladapttothedrivingcondi-
tionsandthedrivingsituation.Thesystembalan-
cesoutchangesinload.Thevehiclelevelwillalso
adaptgraduallytothevehiclespeedinorderto
reducethewindresistanceathighspeedsandin-
creasethegroundclearanceatlowspeeds.The
settingsdependontheselectedAudidrivese-
lect*mode.
Suspensioncontrol*
Thesuspensioncontrol”usessensorsto record
informationregardingsteeringmovements,
brakingandaccelerationoperationsbythedriver,
roadsurface,drivingspeed,andload.Thismakes
itpossibletoadaptdampingtothedrivingsitua-
tionnearlyinrealtime.Withdriveselect,youcan
adjustthesuspensioncontrol tosporty(Dynam-
ic),comfortable(Comfort)orbalanced(Auto).
Steering
Thepowersteeringadapts.Indirectsteeringthat
moveseasilyasinComfortmodeisespecially
suitedtolongdrivesonhighways.TheDynamic
modeprovidessporty,directsteering.
Thefollowingapplies tovehicleswithdynamic
steering*:thesteeringratiochangesbasedonve-
hiclespeedinordertomaintainoptimumsteer-
ingeffort forthedriveratalltimes.This setsthe
steering tobelesssensitiveathigherspeedsin
ordertoprovideimprovedvehiclecontrol.Atre-
ducedspeeds,steeringismoredirectinorderto
keepthesteeringeffortasminimalaspossible
whenthe driverismaneuveringthevehicle.At
lowandaveragespeeds,dynamicsteering*addi-
tionallyprovidesmoreresponsivesteeringper-
formance.
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Sportdifferential*
Dependingonthesetting,thedrivepoweratthe
rearaxlewillbedistributedwiththesportdiffer-
ential*tobemoresportyormoderate.
Adaptivecruisecontrol(ACC)*
Thebehaviorwhenacceleratingcanbeadjusted
fromcomfortabletosporty,dependingonthe
driveselectmode.Adaptivecruisecontrolalso
respondstothedrivingbehaviorofthevehicle
aheadinamoreconservativeorsportymanner.
Enginesound*
Theenginesoundadaptstothecurrentmode
andcan besubtletosporty.
@)Note
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
—Makesurethereisenoughclearanceabove
andbelowthevehiclewhenparking.The
heightofthevehicle(groundclearance)can
changeonceitisparkedduetotemperature
fluctuations,changestotheload condi-
tions,andchangestothedrivingmodes.
—
Whentransportingthevehicleonacarcar-
rier,train,ship,orbyothermeans,onlyse-
curethevehicleattheoutercircumference
ofthetires(thetreadsurface).Securingthe
vehicleattheaxlecomponents,suspension
struts,ortowingeyesisnotpermittedbe-
causethepressureintheairsuspension
strutscanchangeduringtransport.Theve-
hiclemightnot besecuredsufficientlyifthis
happens.
—Whentransportingthevehicleonaroad
carrier,railcarrier,shipcarrier,orothercar-
rier,itmayonlybesecuredatthe running
surfacesofthetires(circumference).Secur-
ingthevehicleattheaxlecomponents,sus-
pensionstruts,ortowingeyesisnotpermit-
tedbecausethepressureintheairsuspen-
sionstrutscanchangeduringtransport.The
vehiclemightnotbesecuredsufficientlyif
thishappens.
G)Tips
The"S"selectorleverpositionautomatically
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—Keepinmindthattheimageinthedisplayis
incorrectiftheexteriormirrorhousinghas
beenmovedoutofplace.
—Onlyuse theimagesprovidedby thecamera
ontherearofthevehiclewhentheluggage
compartmentlidiscompletelyclosed.Make
sureanyobjectsyoumayhavemountedon
theluggagecompartmentliddonotblock
therearviewcamera.
— Theareaaroundthevehicleisshownusing
thecameraimages.Thevehicleimageis
shownbythesystem.Objectsandobstacles
abovethecameraarenotdisplayed.
—Cameralensesenlargeanddistortthefield
ofvision.Theobjectsappearbothaltered
andinaccurateonthescreen.
—Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension:the
accuracyoftheorientationlinesandblue
surfacesdecreaseswhenthevehicleis
raised/lowered>page125.

@)Note
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>@inGeneralinformationon
page129.
— TheInfotainmentdisplayshowsthedirec-
tioninwhichtherearofthevehicleistravel-
ingbasedonthesteeringwheelangle.The
frontofthevehicleswings outmorethan
therearofthevehicle.Maintainplentyof
distanceso thatanexteriormirrororacor-
nerofthevehicledoesnotcollidewithany
obstacles.
G)Tips
—Ifthe2/&8/ playandtherespectivedisplayareais
grayedout,thenthepowerexteriormirrors
werefoldedinorthedriver'sdoor/front
passenger'sdoor/luggagecompartmentlid
wasopened.
—Thereisnodistancewarningfortherear
andthesides*whentrailertowingmodeis
detected.Thefrontsensorsremainactivat-
ed.Thevisualdisplayswitchestotrailer
mode.Therearviewcameraimagewillnot
showtheorientationlinesandthebluesur-
faces.Thereisnoguaranteethefunctions
willswitchoffwhenusingaretrofittedtrail-
erhitch.
ice
Appliesto:vehicleswithperipheralcameras

Fig.138Infotainmentsystem:selectthemode
Switchingonandoff
Requirement:thevehiclespeedmustbeunder
approximately6mph(10km/h).
>PressthePsbuttoninthecenterconsole
=>page131,fig.130.Ashortconfirmation
tonesoundsandtheLEDinthebuttonturns
on.
Switchingonautomatically
Thesystemswitchesonautomaticallywhenre-
versegearisengagedwhiletheengineisrun-
ning.Abrieftonewillsound.
Switchingoffautomatically
Thesystemswitchesoffautomaticallywhendriv-
ingforwardfasterthan6mph(10km/h).
Selectingthemode
>Turn thecontrolknobtothesymbolforthede-
siredmode(A)through©)>fig.138andpress
thecontrolknob.
Youmayselectfromthefollowingmodes:
@-Cornerview(front)>page136
-Front>page136
©-Area>page136
©-Rear>page136
@®-Cornerview(rear)>page136
Youcanalsoswitchtotrailerview>page134.
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ElectronicStabilization
Control(ESC)
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)supports
driversafety.Itreducestheriskofslippingand
improvesdrivingstability.ESCdetectscriticalsit-
uations,suchasifthevehicleisoversteeringor
understeering,orifthewheelsare spinning.The
brakesareappliedortheenginetorqueisre-
ducedinordertostabilizethevehicle.Whenthe
ESCengages,theBindicatorlightblinksinthe
instrumentcluster.
ThefollowingsystemsareintegratedintheESC:
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)
ABSpreventsthewheelsfromlockingwhenbrak-
ing.Thevehiclecanstillbesteeredevenduring
hardbraking.Applysteadypressuretothebrake
pedal.Donotpumpthepedal.Apulsinginthe
brakepedalindicatesthatthesystemisacting to
stabilizethevehicle.
Brakeassistsystem
Thebrakeassistsystemcandecreasebrakingdis-
tance.Itincreasesbrakingpowerwhenthe driver
pressesthebrakepedalquicklyinemergencysit-
uations.Youmustpressandholdthebrakepedal
untilthedangeroussituationisover.Invehicles
withadaptivecruisecontrol*,thebrakeassist
systemismoresensitiveifthedistancedetected
tothevehicledrivingaheadistoosmall.
Anti-SlipRegulation(ASR)
ASRreducesdrivepowerwhenthedrivewheels
beginspinningandadaptsthepowertotheroad
conditions.Thismakesiteasiertostart,acceler-
ateanddriveuphills.
ElectronicDifferentialLock(EDL)
TheEDLappliesthe brakestowheelsthatare
slippingandtransfersthedrivepowertotheoth-
erwheels.Thisfunctionisnotavailableathigher
speeds.
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Inextremecases,EDLautomaticallyswitchesoff
tokeepthebrakeonthebrakedwheelfromover-
heating.Thevehicleisstillfunctioningcorrectly.
EDLwillswitchonagainautomaticallywhencon-
ditionshavereturnedtonormal.
Powersteering
The ESCcanalsosupportvehiclestability
throughsteering.
Selectivewheeltorquecontrol
Selectivewheeltorquecontrolisusedwhendriv-
ingoncurves.Brakingistargetedtowardthe
wheelsontheinsideofthecurveasneeded.This
allowsmoreprecisedrivingincurves.
Automaticpost-collisionbrakingsystem
Theautomaticpost-collisionbrakingsystemcan
helptoreducetheriskofslidingandofaddition-
alcollisionsafteranaccident.Iftheairbagcon-
trolmoduledetectsacollision,thevehicleis
braked bytheESC.
Thevehicledoesnotbrakeautomaticallyifoneof
thefollowingoccurs:
—Thedriverpressestheacceleratorpedal
—TheESC,thebrakesystem,orthevehicleelec-
tricalsystemisnotfunctioning

ZAWARNING
— The ESCanditsintegratedsystemscannot
overcomethelimitsimposedbynatural
physicallaws.Thisisespeciallyimportanton
slipperyorwetroads.Ifthesystemsbegin
actingtostabilizeyourvehicle,youshould
immediatelyalteryourspeedtomatchthe
roadandtrafficconditions.Donotletthein-
creasedsafetyprovidedtemptyouintotak-
ingrisks.Thiscouldincreaseyourriskofa
collision.
—Pleasenotetheriskofacollisionincreases
whendrivingfast,especiallythroughcurves
andonslipperyorwetroads,andwhendriv-
ingtooclosetoobjectsahead.The ESC and
itsintegratedsystemscannotalwayspre-
ventcollisions-thereisstillariskofacci-
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Brakingeffect
Theresponsetimefromthebrakesdependson
theweatherandenvironmentalconditions.To
ensuretheoptimumbrakingeffect,thebrake
systemiscleanedatregularintervals.Thisis
donebyapplyingthebrakepadstothebrakero-
torsforashortperiodoftimewhendrivingat
highspeedswhenthewindshieldwipersare
switchedon.
Ifthebrakesystembecomesdamp,forexample
afterdrivinginheavyrain,thebrakingeffectmay
bedelayed.Otherfactorsthatcouldtemporarily
increasetheresponsetimeofthebrakesinclude:
—Wetconditions
—Lowtemperatures,ice,andsnow
—Roadscoveredinsalt
—Dirtybrakepads
Corrosion
Corrosionmayformonthebrakerotorsifthereis
no heavybraking,ifthevehicleisnotdrivenfor
longperiodsoftime,orifthevehicleisnotdriv-
enfrequentlyorforlongdistances.Inthiscase,
brakingheavilyseveraltimeswhiledrivingat
highspeedscancleanthebrakerotors>A\.
Brakepads
Newbrakepadsdonotachievetheirfullbraking
effectduringthefirst250miles(400km).They
mustbe“brokenin”first.However,youcancom-
pensatefortheslightlyreducedbrakingforceby
pressingfirmlyonthebrakepedal.Avoidheavy
brakingduringthebreak-inperiod.
Brakepadweardependslargelyonthewaythe
vehicleisdrivenandonoperatingconditions.
Brakepadwearincreaseswhendrivingfrequently
inthecityorshortdistancesorwhenusingavery
sportydrivingstyle.

—Duetotheriskofinjury,onlyhaveanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityworkonthebrakesystem.
Incorrectrepairscouldimpairthefunction.
—Neverletthevehiclerollwhiletheengineis
stoppedbecausethisincreasestheriskofan
accident.
— Depending onvehicleequipment,thebrake
pedal
maymovedownwardautomatically
duringautonomousbrakingmaneuvers.To
reducetheriskofinjury,donotplaceyour


ZA\WARNING
—Onlyapplythebrakesforthepurposeof
cleaningthebrakesystemwhenroadand
trafficconditionspermit.Youmustnoten-
dangerotherroadusersandincreasethe
riskofanaccident.


footunderthebrakepedal.

C)Note
—Neverletthebrakes“rub”bypressingthe
pedallightlywhenbrakingisnotactually
necessary. Thiscancausethebrakestoover-
heatandincreasesbrakingdistanceand
causeswear.
—Beforedrivingonlongstretcheswithsteep
hills,reduce thevehiclespeedandshifttoa
lowergeartouse theenginebrakingeffect.
Thisreducestheloadonthebrakes.Ifyou
needtobrakeadditionally,brakeinintervals
andnotcontinuously.
(i)Tips
—Ifyouretrofityourvehiclewithafrontspoil-
er,wheelcoversorsimilaritems,makesure
thattheairflowtothebrakesisnotob-
structed.Otherwisethebrakesystemcan
overheat.
—Alsorefertotheinformationaboutbrake
fluid>page319.
Electromechanical
steering,Dynamic
steering
Theelectromechanicalsteeringsupportsthe
driver'ssteeringmovements.
Powersteeringadaptselectronicallybasedon
thevehiclespeed.
Indicatorlightsandmessages
aSteering:malfunction!Pleasestopvehicle
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Ifthisindicatorlightturnsonandstaysonand
thismessageappears,thepowersteeringmay
havefailed.
Stopthevehicleinasafelocationassoonaspos-
sible.Donotcontinuedriving.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityfor
assistance.
aSteering:malfunction!Youcancontinue
driving
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thesteeringwheelmaybemoredifficult
tomoveormoresensitivethanusual.Thesteer-
ing
wheelmayalsobeturnedtothesidewhen
drivingstraight.
DriveslowlytoanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethemal-
functioncorrected.
Dynamicsteering:correctingsteeringwheel
position
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thedynamicsteering”isreinitializing.
Thesteeringwheelwillbeeasytomoveafter
startingtheengine.Reinitializationmightbe
necessaryifthesteeringwheelwasmovedwhile
theenginewasswitchedoff.Thedisplayturnsoff
iftheinitializationwassuccessful.
@Tips
—Iftheaoralindicatorlightonlystayson
forashorttime,youmaycontinuedriving.
— Thedynamicsteeringstabilitysystems
=>page144arenotavailableintheeventof
asystemmalfunction.
—Foradditionalinformationondynamic
steering,see>page125.
Allwheeldrive(quattro)
Theall-wheeldrivesystemdistributesthedriving
powervariablytothefrontandrearaxletoim-
provethedrivingcharacteristics.Itworkstogeth-
erwithselectivewheeltorquecontrol,whichcan
activatewhendrivingthroughcurves
=>page144.
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Appliesto:Vehicleswithquattroultra:Ifthe
drivingsituationdoesnotrequireallwheeldrive,
thentherearsection ofthedrivetrainwilldecou-
pleandthussavefuel.Thesystemconstantlyde-
terminesandanticipatesifallwheeldriveis
needed.Thisallowsthereardrivetrainto recou-
pleshortlybeforeitisneeded.
Theallwheeldriveconceptisdesignedforhigh
enginepower.Yourvehicleisexceptionallypow-
erfulandhasexcellentdrivingcharacteristics
bothundernormaldrivingconditionsandon
snowandice.Alwaysreadandfollowsafetypre-
cautions>A\.

ZAWARNING
—Eveninvehicleswithallwheeldrive,you
shouldadaptyourdrivingstyletothecur-
rentroadandtrafficconditionstoreduce
theriskofanaccident.
— Thebrakingabilityofyourvehicleislimited
tothetractionofthewheels.Inthisway,it
isnotdifferentfromatwowheeldrivevehi-
cle.Donotdrivetoofastbecausethisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.
—Notethatonwetstreets,thefrontwheels
can“hydroplane’”ifdrivingatspeedsthat
aretoohigh.Unlikefrontwheeldrivevehi-
cles,theengineRPMdoesnotincreasesud-
denlywhenthevehiclebeginshydroplaning.
Adaptyourspeedtotheroadconditionsto
reducetheriskofanaccident.
Sportdifferential
Appliesto:Vehicleswithsportdifferential


Thesportdifferentialdistributesthedrivepower
totherearaxlebasedonthesituation.Thegoal
isahighlevelofagilityandabilitytoaccelerate
oncurves.Thevehicleisvery responsivetosteer-
ing.ThesettingsdependontheselectedAudi
driveselect*mode.
Energymanagement
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanintelligentener-
gymanagementsystemfordistributingelectrici-
ty.Thissignificantlyimprovesthestartingability
andincreasesthevehiclebatterylife.