2019 AUDI Q5 warning lights

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AboutthisOwner'sManual......
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Cockpitoverview.............-0000-5
Indicatorlightsoverview...........0..
Displayandoperation............
Instrumentcluster...............
Instrumentclusteroverview...........
Coolanttemperatureindicator.........
Tachometer.........0.0 eeeeeeee
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Multifunctionsteeringwheelplus......
Multifunctionsteeringwheel..........
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MessageS...0...eeeeee
Head-updisplay..................
Description...............0..000000.
Startinganddriving.............
Openingandclosing.............
Centrallocking..................000-
Luggagecompartmentlid.............
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PowerwindowS............000e0eee
Panoramicglassroof..............-.-
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LightsandVision.................
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Interiorlighting.................00-.
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Windshieldwipers...............0005
Digitalcompass................0000.
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Luggagecompartment...............61
Roofrack...eeeeee67
WarrantGoudie:¢swss 0wennoeve69
Climatecontrolsystem...............69
3zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol.70
Steeringwheelheating...............72
Driving......6.eee73
Generalinformation................. 73
SHORINGcessto=snennieewoanaes= 6erties4wom74
Startingandstoppingtheengine.......75
Start/Stopsystem...........--.0000-77
Electromechanicalparkingbrake.......78
Starting todrive.....02...eeeeee80
Offroaddriving«ease «news« «cowsaawow81
Tiltsangle:display«ciseooec&vemoe82
Automatictransmission..............83
Trailertowing.................0..90
Drivingwithatrailer.................90
Driverassistance.................93
Assistsystems...................gS
Speedwarningsystem.............---93
Cruise controlsystem..............--93
Camera-basedtrafficsignrecognition...95
Laptimer............0..00eeeeeee97
Predictiveefficiencyassist.............98
Audi adaptivecruisecontrol...........101
Audipresense..............00--000ia
Audiactivelaneassist...........0.4.116
Audisideassisticn:+sccmwowanesvwaware¥«120
Audidriveselect..............0..0000.125
Parrkitigpaieds.«iccs0cxscweis36asewes8vanes129
Generalinformation.................129
Rearparkingsystem................130
Parkingsystemplus...............0..130
RearviewCame?woesossieeoeenewace132
Peripheralcameras...........---0005134
ParkaSSISUsx ¢casess &xaos+Remy¥ 8ROS137
Adjustingtheparkingaid.............142
ErrormessageS.............0e0eeeee142
IntelligentTechnology...........144
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)....144
Brakes«xwswe2wana xgee2Ymaese te146

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sideassistdisplays,warningabout
exitingthevehicle..............
Doorhandle
Centrallockingswitch...........
Memorybuttons...............
Thumbwheelforvent
Vent
Leverfor:
—Turnsignalsandhighbeams....
—Highbeamassistant..........
—Active laneassist.............
—Trafficjamassist.............
Multifunctionsteeringwheelwith:
—Hornbe
—Driver'sairbag............05.
—Driverinformationsystemcon-
trols..0...eeeeee eee
—Audio/video,telephone,naviga-
tionandvoicerecognitioncon-
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—Shiftpaddles................
Instrumentcluster.............
Windshieldwashersystemlever..
Resettripodometer............
Emergencyflashers.............
Steeringwheeladjustment,de-
pendingonequipment
—Mechanical...............0..
Leverfor:
—Cruisecontrolsystem.........
—Adaptivecruisecontrol........
Buttonforswitchingthehead-up
displayon/off,adjustingthe height.
DatalinkconnectorforOnBoard
DiagnosticSystem(OBDII)......
Hoodrelease............---05.
Instrumentillumination.........
Headlightcontrolswitch........
Buttonsfor:
—All-weatherlights............
—Rearfoglights...............
Switchforluggagecompartment
UGcsanme2ssemesoeeecceess
—[&/steeringwheelheatingbutton.
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Powerexteriormirroradjustment.
Powerwindows..............--
Childsafetylock...............
Infotainmentsystemdisplay.....
Lockableglovecompartment.....
DrivesforCD,DVD,SIMcards....
Frontpassenger'sairbag........
Switchforcooledglovecompart-
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Climatecontrolsystem..........
Dependingonequipment,buttons
for:
—driveselect..................
—Start/Stopsystem...
—ElectronicStabilizationControl
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—Parkingsystem...............
—Hillholdassist...............
—Infotainmentsystemdisplay....

Audimusicinterface............
Centerarmrestwithstoragecom-
partment.Dependingonvehicle
equipment,itmayhave:
—Cupholder...............0-.
—Audimusicinterface..........
—Audiphonebox...............
Startingtheengineifthereisa
Malfunction«:s..5secesscceenas
Electromechanicalparkingbrake. .
Automatictransmissionselector
Infotainmentsystemunit.......
STARTENGINESTOP]button....


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Infotainmentsystemon/offbutton.
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Sometheequipmentlistedhereisonlyinstal-
ledincertainmodelsorisavailableasanop-
tion.

Quickaccess

Indicatorlightsoverview
Theindicatorlightsintheinstrumentcluster
blinkorturnon.Theyindicatefunctionsormal-
functions.
Messagesmayappearwithsomeindicatorlights.
Awarningsignalwillsoundatthesametime.
Theindicatorlightsandmessagesmaybecov-
ered byotherdisplays.Toshow themagain,se-
lectthesecondtabformessageswiththemulti-
functionsteeringwheel>page15or
=>page18.
Someindicatorlightsinthedisplaycandisplayin
severalcolors.

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Ifthewaorindicatorlightturnson,check
themessageintheinstrumentcluster.
OTA]
Someindicatorlightsturnonbrieflyasafunction
checkwhenyouswitchtheignitionon.Thesesys-
temsaremarkedwithaVinthefollowingtables.
Ifoneoftheseindicatorlightsdoesnotturnon,
thereisamalfunctioninthatsystem.
Yourvehiclehaseitheramonochromedisplayor
amulticoloreddisplay,dependingonvehicle
equipment.Someindicatorlightsappearwhite
onamonochromedisplay.TheBoWcentral
indicatorlightturnsonatthesametimetoindi-
catethepriorityoftheseindicatorlights.
Thefollowingindicatorlightsmaybeavailable,
dependingonthevehicleequipment:

Redindicatorlights
Centralindicatorlight
=>page10,
Audipresense
=page111
Brakesystem¥
=>page21
Brakesystem¥
=>page21
10

Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page 22
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page22
Coolingsystem
=>page 22
Engineoilpressure
=>page314
Engineoillevel(MIN)
>page315
Electricalsystem
=>page320
Safetybelt
=>page23
Electromechanicalsteering
=>page147
Steeringlock
=>page23
Enginestartsystem
=>page23
Transmission
=>page87
Hood
=>page23
Adaptivecruisecontrol¥
=>page103
Trafficjamassist
=>page108
Airsuspension
=>page24
Drivesystem
=>page24


Yellowindicatorlights
Centralindicatorlight
=>page 10
ElectronicStabilizationControl
(ESC)
>page23
ElectronicStabilizationControl
(ESC)¥
=>page23

Instrumentcluster

Certaininstrumentclustercontentcanalsobe
displayedinthehead-updisplay*>page27.

ZAWARNING
Donotassumetheroadsarefreeoficebased
ontheoutsidetemperaturedisplay.Beaware
thattheremaybeiceonroadsevenwhenthe
outsidetemperatureisaround41°F(+5°C)
andthaticecanincreasetheriskofaccidents.

@)Tips
— Depending onvehicleequipment,thein-
strumentillumination(needlesandgauges)
mayturnonwhenthelightsareoffandthe
ignitionisswitchedon.Theilluminationfor
thegaugesreducesautomaticallyandeven-
tuallyturnsoffasbrightnessoutsidein-
creases.Thisfunctionremindsthedriverto
turnthelowbeamsonattheappropriate
time.
—Youcanselecttheunitsusedfortempera-
ture,speed,andothermeasurementsinthe
Infotainmentsystem>page245.
—Speedsaredisplayedinmph(milesper
hour)orkm/h(kilometersperhour).
—Ifyourvehicleisstationaryor ifyouaredriv-
ingatverylowspeeds,thetemperaturedis-
playedmaybeslightlyhigherthantheac-
tualtemperatureoutsideduetotheheatra-
diatingfromtheengine.
—Attemperaturesbelow41°F(+5°C),a
snowflakesymbolappearsinfront ofthe
temperaturedisplay>A\.
Coolanttemperature
indicator
Thecoolanttemperaturedisplay@>page13,
fig.3or>page13,fig.4onlyfunctionswhen
theignitionisswitchedon.Toreducetheriskof
enginedamage,pleaseobservethefollowing
notesaboutthetemperatureranges.
Coldrange
IfonlytheLEDsatthebottomofthegaugeturn
on,theenginehasnot reachedoperatingtem-
peratureyet.Avoidhighenginespeeds,fullaccel-
eration,andheavyengineloads.
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Normalrange
Theenginehasreacheditsoperatingtempera-
tureoncetheLEDsuptothecenterofthegauge
turnon.Ifthegindicatorlightintheinstru-
mentclusterdisplayturnson,thecoolanttem-
peratureistoohigh>page22.
@)Note
—Auxiliaryheadlightsandotheraccessoriesin
frontoftheairintakeimpairthecoolingef-
fectofthecoolant.Thisincreasestheriskof
theengineoverheatingduringhighoutside
temperatures andheavyengineload.
—Thefrontspoileralsohelpstodistribute
coolingaircorrectlywhiledriving.Ifthe
spoilerisdamaged,thecoolingeffectwill
beimpairedandtheriskoftheengineover-
heatingwillincrease.SeeanauthorizedAu-
didealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility
forassistance.
Tachometer
Thetachometerdisplaystheenginespeedinrev-
olutionsperminute(RPM).
Thebeginningoftheredzoneinthetachometer
indicatesthemaximumpermissibleenginespeed
forallgearsoncetheenginehasbeenbrokenin
andwhenitiswarmeduptooperatingtempera-
ture.Before reachingthiszone,youshouldshift
intothenexthighestgear,selectthe"D/S"selec-
torleverposition,orremoveyourfootfromthe
acceleratorpedal.
@)Note
Theneedleinthetachometer2)>page13,
fig.3or>page13,fig.4mayonlybeinthe
redareaofthegaugeforashorttimeorthere
isariskofenginedamage.Thelocationwhere
theredzonebeginsvariesdependingonthe
engine.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Upshiftingearlyhelpsyoutosavefuelandre-
ducesoperatingnoise.

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Instrumentcluster

maybehigherifthereisheavyengineloadand
hightemperaturesoutside.Thisisnotacausefor
concernaslongasthe|=>page314or=
=page315indicatorlightsdonotturnon.
Boostindicator
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudivirtualcockpit
Theboostindicatorisonlydisplayedinthesport
view>page17.
Thecurrentengineload(meaningthecurrent
boostpressure)isindicatedbyabar.
Messages
BRAKE/@)/‘C:/®Brakesystem
Ifthisindicatorlightturnson,thereisamalfunc-
tioninthebrakesystem.
HiT)Brakes:stopvehicleandcheckbrake
fluid level
Stopthevehicleandcheckthebrakefluidlevel.
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.
GGit@Brakes:malfunction!Stopvehicle
safely
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thereisamalfunctioninthebrakesys-
tem.
1fBES/GJandBialsoturnon,thereisamal-
functionintheABS,ESC,andbrakingdistribu-
tion.
Donotcontinuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance>A\.
EG/@Parkingbrake:malfunction!Safely
stopvehicle.Seeowner'smanual
—Iftheindicatorlightandthemessageappear
whenthevehicleisstationary orafterswitch-
ingtheignitionon,checkifyoucanreleasethe
parkingbrake.Ifyoucannotreleasetheparking
brake,seeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacility.Ifyoucanreleasethe
parkingbrakeandthemessagestillappears,
seeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAu-
diServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe mal-
functioncorrected.
—Iftheindicatorlightandmessageappearwhile
driving,thehillstartassistoremergencybrak-
ingfunctionmaybemalfunctioning.Itmaynot
bepossibletosettheparkingbrakeorrelease
itonceithasbeenset.Donotparkyourvehicle
onhills.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
fieifeBrakepads:wearlimitreached.You
cancontinuedriving.PleasecontactService
Thebrakepadsareworn.Drivetoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityas
soonas possible tohavethemalfunctioncorrect-
ed.
©Brakesoverheating.PleaseshifttoD
Therewasaheavyloadonthebrakes.Placethe
selectorleverinthe"D/S"positioninordertouse
theenginebrakingeffectandreducetheloadon
thebrakes.
Brakebooster:limitedfunctionality.Youcan
continuedriving.PleasecontactService
Thereisamalfunctioninthebrakebooster.The
brakeboosterisavailable,butitseffectivenessis
reduced.Brakingbehaviormaybedifferentfrom
howitnormallyfunctionsandthebrakepedal
mayvibrate.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.

ZAWARNING
—Readandfollowthewarningsin
=>page311,Generalinformationbefore
openingthehoodandcheckingthebrake
fluidlevel.
—Ifthebrakesystemindicatorlightdoesnot
turnofforitturnsonwhiledriving,the
brakefluidlevelinthereservoiristoolow,
andthisincreasestheriskofanaccident.
Stopthevehicleanddonotcontinuedriv-
ing.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
—Ifthebrakesystemindicatorlightturnson
togetherwiththeABSandESCindicator
lights,theABS/ESCregulatingfunctionmay


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Instrumentcluster

DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.

Z\WARNING
Havethesafetysystemsinspectedimmedi-
ately.Otherwise,thereisariskthatthesys-
temsmaynotactivateduringacollision,
whichincreasestheriskofseriousinjuryor
death.
oRavatlhe
The|Aindicatorlightstaysonuntilthedriver's
andfrontpassenger'ssafetybeltsarefastened.
Aboveacertainspeed,therewillalsobeawarn-
ingtone.
@)Tips
Foradditionalinformationonsafetybelts,
see>page258.
@-eSteeringlock
|e—e|Steering:malfunction!Pleasestopvehicle

Thereisamalfunctionintheelectronicsteering
lock.Youcannotturntheignitionon.
Donottowyourvehiclebecauseitcannotbe
steered.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
2]Steeringlock:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheelectronicsteering
lock.
DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunction
repaired.

Z\WARNING
Donottowyourvehicleifthereisamalfunc-
tionintheelectronicsteeringlockbecause
thisincreasestheriskofanaccident.

-~©Enginestartsystem
EEnginestartsystem:malfunction!Please
contactService
Donotswitchtheignitionoffbecauseyoumay
notbeabletoswitchitonagain.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
3Enginestartsystem:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thereisamalfunctionintheenginestartingsys-
tem.
DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunctionrepaired.
IftheBindicatorlightturnson,thehoodlock
isnotlatchedcorrectly.
Stopimmediatelyandclosethehood
=>page312.
53/2ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
IftheBBindicatorlightblinkswhiledriving,the
ESCorASR(Anti-SlipRegulation)isactivelyregu-
lating.
IftheBAindicatorlightturnson,thesystemhas
switched theESCoff.Inthiscase,youcanswitch
theignitionoffandthen ontoswitchtheESCon
again.Theindicatorlightturnsoffwhenthesys-
temisfullyfunctional.
Ifthe B&Bindicatorlightturnson,ESCwas
switchedoffusingthe2%]button>page145.


Stabilizationcontrol(ESC/ABS):malfunction!
Seeowner'smanual
IftheBBindicatorlampandthefs/©)ABSin-
dicatorlampturnonandthismessageappears,
theABSorelectronicdifferentiallockismalfunc-
tioning.Thisalsocauses theESCtomalfunction.
Thebrakesstillfunctionwiththeirnormalpower,
butABSisnotactive.
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Instrumentcluster

Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thefueltankisalmostempty.Refuel
thevehicleimmediately.
|Tanksystem:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctioninthefueltanksystem.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
@Tips
Formoreinformationonfueling,see
=>page308.
@)Tips
Appliesto:vehicleswithplug-inhybriddrive
Iftheengineturnedoffbecausethefuellevel
wastoolow,thenyoumayneedtorefuelwith
upto3.9gallons(15liters)offuelinorder
forthevehicletodetect thenewfuellevel.
Otherwise,theenginemaynotrestart.
®Washerfluidlevel
Ifthe3indicatorlightturnson,thewasherflu-
idisalmostout.Fillthewasherfluidforthe
windshieldwashersystemandtheheadlight
washersystem*whentheignitionisswitchedoff
=>page323.
eeuMalte)
Ifthe&Sindicatorlightturnson,thenthereisa
windshieldwipermalfunction.Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
MAK:(ole)g
2BDriver'sdoor:malfunction!ShifttoPbefore
leavingvehicle.Seeowner'smanual
Thereisamalfunctioninthedriver'sdoor.Select
the"P"selectorleverpositiontosecurethevehi-
cle.
DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunctionrepaired.
OSTNRMelie
Ifthe2]indicatorlightturnson,abulbhas
failed.Themessageindicatesthelocationofthe
bulb.Replace thebulbimmediately.
Vehiclelights:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheheadlightsorthe
lightswitch.Driveimmediatelytoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityto
havethemalfunctionrepaired.

ZA\WARNING
—Lightbulbsarepressurizedandcanexplode
whentheyarereplaced,whichincreasesthe
riskofinjury.
—WithHIDheadlights(xenonheadlights),the
high-voltagecomponentmustbehandled
correctly.Otherwise,thereisariskoffatal
injury.

2©Dynamicheadlightrangecontrol

ByHeadlightrangecontrol:malfunction!See
owner'smanual
Thereisamalfunctioninthe headlightrange
controlsystem,whichmaycauseglareforother
drivers.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
ZOAudiadaptivelight
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivelight
ByAudiadaptivelight:malfunction!Seeown-
er'smanual
Adaptivelightisnotworking.Theheadlightsstill
function.
DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunctionrepaired.
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Instrumentcluster

mReAels
aAutomaticheadlights:malfunction!See
owner'smanual
BSAutomaticwipers:malfunction!Seeowner's
manual
Thelight/rainsensorismalfunctioning.
Thelowbeamsremainswitchedonatalltimes
forsafetyreasonswhenthelightswitchisinthe
AUTOposition.However,youcancontinueto
turnthelightsonandoffusingthelightswitch.
Youcanstillcontrolallfunctionsthatareinde-
pendentoftherainsensorthroughthewind-
shieldwiperlever.
DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunctionrepaired.
teyeerare)
Appliesto:vehicleswithsuspensioncontrol
|¢|Suspension:malfunction!Youmaycontinue
driving
Thereisamalfunction.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
TeteleYedSolemlaced
Appliesto:vehicleswithallwheeldrive/sportdifferential
t3]All-wheeldrive:malfunction!Youmaycon-
tinuedriving.PleasecontactService
T-3|Sportdifferential:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunctionrepaired.
3]All-wheeldriveoverheating. Pleaseadapt
drivingstyle.Seeowner'smanual
3]Sportdifferential:temperaturetoohigh.
Pleaseadaptdrivingstyle
Thetransmissiontemperaturehasincreasedsig-
nificantlyduetothesportydrivingmanner.Drive
inalesssportymanneruntilthetemperaturere-
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turnstothenormalrangeandtheindicatorlight
switchesof.

ZXWARNING
ContactanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityiftheallwheeldrive/
sportdifferentialisfaultyormalfunctioning.
Therepairmustbeperformedbytrainedper-
sonnelusingthecorrectoilinordertoensure
safety.
eraeel
IftheaorBindicatorlightblinks,aturnsig-
nalisturnedon.Ifbothindicatorlightsareblink-
ing,theemergencyflashersareon.

Ifanindicatorlightblinkstwiceasfast asusual,
aturnsignalbulbhasfailed.Carefullydrivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohave the malfunctioncor-
rected.
eCCmesel
Appliesto:vehicleswithtrailerhitch
Theturnsignalsareactivatedintrailermodeif
the&indicatorlightblinks.
If aturnsignalonthetraileroronthevehicle
failswhileintrailermode,theindicatorlightwill
notblinktwiceasfasttoindicatethis.