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Openingandclosing

Ifyoupressthehandleoroneofthe<3or&but-
tons(vehicleswithconveniencekey*)now,the
luggagecompartmentlidwilleitheropenor
close,dependingonitsangle.

ZAWARNING
—Afterclosingtheluggagecompartmentlid,
makesurethatitislatched.Otherwise,the
luggagecompartmentlidcouldopensud-
denlywhendriving,whichincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.
—Paycarefulattentionwhenclosingthelug-
gage compartmentlid.Otherwise,youcould
causeseriousinjurytoyourselforothersde-
spitethepinchprotection.
—Toreducetheriskofinjuriesbypinching,al-
waysmakesurethatnooneisintheoperat-
ingareaoftheluggagecompartmentlid,in-
cludingthehingeareasandtheupperand
loweredgeoftheluggagecompartmentlid.
—Neverdrivewiththeluggagecompartment
lidajaroropen,becausepoisonousgases
canenterthevehicleinteriorandcreatethe
riskofasphyxiation.
—Ifthereisaluggagerack(suchasabicycle
rack)ontheluggagecompartmentlid,the
luggagecompartmentlidmaynotopen
completelyundercertaincircumstancesorit
couldclosebyitselfifopenduetotheextra
weight.Therefore,theopenluggagecom-
partmentlid mustbegivenadditionalsup-
portorthecargomustfirstberemoved

fromtheluggagerack.

@Note
Theluggagecompartmentlidcanbumpinto
objectssuchasthegarageceilingwhenopen-
ingandbecomedamaged.
G)Tips
— ThesettingsintheInfotainmentsystemde-
termineiftheluggagecompartmentlidcan
beopenedusingthehandle>page33.

D_Theclosingfunctionappliestovehiclesthatalsohaveau-
tomaticluggagecompartmentlidoperation.
—Thereareaudiblesignalswhenclosingthe
luggagecompartmentlidwiththevehicle
key(vehicleswithconveniencekey*)orwith
the<¥buttoninthedriver'sdoor.
—Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey:
Youcanclosetheluggagecompartmentlid
usingthevehiclekeyfromuptoapproxi-
mately9feet(3m)away.
—Theluggagecompartmentlidcanbeoper-
atedmanuallyifthevehiclebatteryislow.
Itisnecessarytousemoreforcewhendoing
this.Movethelidslowlytoreducethe
amountofforceneeded.
—Whenthetrailersocketisbeingused(for
example,forabicyclerack),theluggage
compartmentlidcanbeopenedandclosed
usingthehandleorthefootmotionactiva-
tion(vehicleswithconveniencekey*).
Openingandclosingtheluggage
YuleeaeLeeMNCLmcellmuleCdedie)
movement)
Appliesto:Vehicleswithsensor-controlledluggagecompart-
mentlid

B4M-0110

Fig.29Rearofthevehicle:footmovement
Youcanopenandclosetheluggagecompart-
mentlidwithfootmotionactivation),
Requirements:youmustbecarryingyourconven-
iencekey*withyou.Youmustbestandingatthe
centerbehindtheluggagecompartmentlid.The
ignitionmustbe switchedoff.Makesureyou
havefirmfooting.
—Moveyourfootbackandforthunderthebump-
eronetime©fig.29.Donottouchthebumper.>
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Openingandclosing

Theluggagecompartmentlidwillopenorclose
oncethesystemdetectsthemovement.
Theluggagecompartmentlidwillonlyopenor
closeifyouperformthemovementasdescribed.
Thispreventstheluggagecompartmentlidfrom
openingorclosingduetosimilarmovements,
suchas whenyouwalkbetweentherearofthe
vehicleandyourgaragedoor.
Theclosingoftheluggagecompartmentlidisin-
dicatedbyawarningsignalandcanbecanceled
bymakingthedescribedmovementagain.
Thefootmovementdoesnotlockthevehicle.
Generalinformation
Insomesituations,thefunctionmaybelimited
ortemporarilyunavailable.Thismayhappenif:
—Theluggagecompartmentlid wasclosedor
openedimmediatelybefore
—Youparkclosetoahedgeandthebranches
movebackandforthunderthevehiclefora
longperiodoftime
—Youcleanyourvehicle,forexamplewithapres-
surewasherorinacarwash
—
Thereisheavyrain
—Thebumperisverydirty,forexampleafterdriv-
ingonsalt-coveredroads
—Thereisinterferencetothevehiclekey'sradio
signal,suchasfrommobiledevicesorremote
controls

ZXWARNING
—Paycarefulattentionwhenclosingthelug-
gage compartmentlid.Otherwise,youcould
causeseriousinjurytoyourselforothersde-
spitethepinchprotection.
—Toreducetheriskofinjuriesbypinching,al-
waysmakesurethatnooneisintheoperat-
ingareaoftheluggagecompartmentlid,in-
cludingthehingeareasandtheupperand
loweredgeoftheluggagecompartmentlid.
—Neverdrivewiththeluggagecompartment
lidajaroropen,becausepoisonousgases
canenterthevehicleinteriorandcreatethe
riskofasphyxiation.
—Ifthereisaluggagerack(suchasabicycle
rack)ontheluggagecompartmentlid,the

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luggagecompartmentlidmaynotopen
completelyundercertaincircumstancesorit
couldclosebyitselfifopenduetotheextra
weight.Therefore,theopenluggagecom-
partmentlid mustbegivenadditionalsup-
portorthecargomustfirstberemoved
fromtheluggagerack.
Mechanicallyunlockingtheluggage
compartmentlid



Fig.30Innerluggagecompartmentlid:access tothe
emergencyrelease
>Removethescrewdriverfromthevehicletool
kit.
>Usethescrewdrivertoprythecoveroff
>fig.30.
>Presstheleverinthedirectionofthearrowus-
ingthescrewdrivertoreleasetheluggagecom-
partmentlid.

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ZA\WARNING
—Looseobjectscanbethrownaroundtheve-
hicleinteriorduringsuddendrivingorbrak-
ingmaneuvers,whichincreasestheriskof
anaccident.Storeobjectssecurelywhile
driving.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,makesureall
storagecompartmentsarealwaysclosed
whiledriving.
—Only use thestoragecompartmentsinthe
doortrimpanelstostoresmallobjectsthat
willnotstickoutofthecompartmentand
impairthefunctionofthesideairbags.
—Duetostrengthreasons,onlysecureobjects
upto11lbs(5kg)withthetie-downs*.
Heavierobjectsarenotadequatelysecured.
Thereisriskofpersonalinjury.
—Makesureyour viewtowardtherearisnot
blocked,forexamplebyhangingclothing or
objects
inthevehicle.
—Onlylightweightclothingshould behung
fromthegarmenthooksinthevehicle.The
pocketsoftheclothingmustnotcontainany
heavy,breakable,orsharp-edgedobjects.
Suchobjectsendangervehicleoccupants
andincreasetheriskofinjuryduringsudden
drivingorbrakingmaneuversorinanacci-
dent,especiallyiftheairbagsdeploy.
—Donotusecoathangerstohanggarments
becausethiscouldreducetheeffectiveness

ofthesidecurtainairbags*.

Luggagecompartment
Generalinformation
Allpieces ofluggageor objects mustbesecurely
fastenedintheluggagecompartment.Notethe
followingtomaintaingoodvehiclehandling:
>Distributetheloadevenlyintheluggagecom-
partment.
>Stowheavyluggageasfarforwardinthelug-
gagecompartmentaspossible.
»Usenon-elasticcordsattachedtothetie-downs
tosecureobjects.

ZAWARNING
— Theluggagecompartmentcoverisnota
surfaceforstoringobjects.Objectsplaced
onthecoverincreasetheriskofinjurytoall
vehicleoccupantsduringsuddendrivingor
brakingmaneuversorintheeventofanac-
cident.
—Looseobjectscanbethrownaroundtheve-
hicleinteriorduringsuddendrivingorbrak-
ingmaneuvers,whichincreasestheriskof
anaccident.Alwaysstowobjectssecurelyin
theluggagecompartmentandsecurethem
atthetie-downs.Usestrapssuitablefor
heavyobjects.
—Ifpieces ofluggageor objects aresecured
tothetie-downswithunsuitableordam-
agedstraps,thiscanincreasetheriskofin-
juryduringbrakingmaneuversoraccidents.
—Whentransportingheavyobjects,thevehi-
clecharacteristicswillchangeduetothe
shiftinthe centerofgravity,whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.Youmayneedto
adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothe
currentconditions.
— Thecargonetisonlystrongenoughtose-
curelightobjects.Heavyobjectsarenotade-
quatelysecured.Attemptingtosecureheavy
objectsincreasestheriskofinjury.
—Neverexceedthepermittedaxleandload
andvehicleweight>page373.
—Neversecurea childsafetyseattothetie-
downs.
—Neverleaveyourvehicleunattended,espe-
ciallyiftheluggagecompartmentlidis
open.Childrencouldentertheluggagecom-
partmentandclosetheluggagecompart-
mentlidfromtheinside.Thiscreatesthe
riskoffatalinjury,sincethechildrenwould
belockedinandmaynotbeabletoescape
bythemselves.
—Donotallowchildrentoplayinorontheve-
hicle.Closeandlocktheluggagecompart-
mentlidaswellasallotherdoorswhenyou
leavethevehicle.

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Stowingandusing

Roofrack
Appliesto:vehicleswithroofrack

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BFY-0041


Fig.81Roofrail:installingaroofrack
Ifluggageorcargoistobecarriedontheroof,
youmustobservethefollowing:
—Onlyapprovedroofracksmaybeusedonyour
vehicle.Theseroofracksarethebasisfora
completeroofracksystem.Additionalattach-
mentsorcarriersystemsare neededtotrans-
portluggageandsportsequipment.Roofracks
andattachmentsfromtheAudiGenuineAcces-
soriesprogramarerecommended.
—Wheninstallingtheroofrack,makesurethatit
ismountedonlyatthedesignatedpointson
theroof>fig.80.
—Notethepermittedaxleload,permittedtotal
weight,andpermittedroofloadofyourvehicle
=page373.Theroofloadisthetotalofthe
weightoftheroofrack,theattachmentsand
thecargoyouarecarrying.However,youmust
alsonote thepermittedloadofthecarriersys-
tembeingused.
Installingtheroofrack
Appliesto:vehicleswithroofrackssupplied bythefactory
Theroofracksetconsistsofafrontandrearroof
rack,thecoverprofileandasocketwrench.On
theinnersideoftheroofrail,therearetwoholes
fortherearroofrack.Topreventconfusingthe
frontandrearroofrack,therearethree holeson
theleftinnersideandtwoholesontherightin-
nerside>fig.80.
—Beforemountingtheroofrack,openthecap@)
upward.
—Usethesocketwrench(@)toloosentheleftand
rightscrewinthedirectionof@)untilresist-
anceisfelt.Makesurethearrowonthesocket
wrench andthearrowonthescrewlineupex-
actly.
—Cleanthe rubberwashers(4)andtheroofrail
aroundthemountingpoints.
—Carefullyplacetheroofrackovertheholesin
theroofrail.Makesurethestickerisontheleft
sideofthevehicleandtheimprintedarrow
pointsinthedirectionoftravel.
—Placethepins@)intotheholes.Theclawfas-
tenerG)mustengageintotheedgeoftheroof
rail.Makesurethe rubberwashers(4)lieflaton
theroofrail.
—Tightenthescrewinthedirectionof@)using
the socketwrench.Makesurethearrowonthe
socketwrenchandthearrowonthescrewline
upexactly.Therequiredtighteningspecifica-
tionis4ftlbs(6Nm).
—Repeatthesestepsfortheothermounting
pointsfortheroofrack.
Installingtheattachments
Appliesto:vehicleswithroofrackssupplied bythefactory
—Removethe cap©)tomountattachmentson
theroofrack.
—SlidetheattachmentintotheT-groove(7).
—Tightentheattachmentaccordingtotheroof
rackinstallationinstructions.
—Closethecap©).
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Installingthecoverprofile
Appliesto:vehicleswithroofrackssupplied by thefactory
—Afteryouhavemountedtheattachments,seal
theopeningsintheT-groove(%)withthecover
profile@).
—Ifyoudonotwanttouse theattachment,seal
thewholeT-groove()withthecoverprofile@).
—Ifnecessary,cutthecoverprofiletotheneces-
sarylength.

ZA\WARNING
—Followtheinstallationinstructionsprovided
withtheroofracksystem.Ifyoudonotse-
curetheroofracksystemandobjectsonthe
roofcorrectly,theycouldcomeloosefrom
thevehicleandcauseanaccident.
—Theriskofanaccidentincreases whenusing
aroofracksystem,becauseitchangesthe
drivingcharacteristicsbyshiftingthecenter
ofgravityand/ortheincreasingthesurface
areaexposedtowind.Youmayneedto
adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothe
currentconditions.Werecommendthatyou
donotdrivefasterthan80mph(130
km/h).
—Distributethecargoevenlyontheroofrack
anddonotexceedthemaximumwidthor
themaximumtotalroofloadweight.
—Beforeeverytrip,allboltsandconnections
ontheroofrackmustbechecked.Tighten
themifnecessaryandrecheckthemregular-
ly.Ifyoudonotdothis,thereisahigherrisk
oftheroofrackortheattachmentsloosen-
ingorfallingoff.
—Appliesto:vehicleswithroofrackssupplied
bythefactory:Wheninstallingafactory-
suppliedroofracksystemontheroofrail,
theESCwillusesensorstoadaptitselfto
thedifferentcenterofgravityif itchanges
becauseofcarryingaload.Thisdoesnotoc-
cur whenusingotherroofracksystems,so
theriskofanaccidentwillincrease.

@)Note
—Ifyouuseotherroofluggageracksystems
ordonotinstalltheroofracksasspecified,
thenanydamagetothevehicleisnotcov-
ered bythewarranty.Carefullyfollowthe
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assemblyandinstallationinstructionsin-
cludedwiththeroofrackcarriersystem.
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,youmustre-
movetheroofrackand attachmentbefore
takingyourvehiclethroughanautomatic
carwash.
—Makesurethattheluggagecompartment
lidandthepanoramicglassroof*donot
comeintocontactwithobjectsontheroof
whentheyareopen.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Energyusagewillincreasebecauseofthein-
creasedwindresistance.Removetheroofrack
whenyouarenolongerusingit.

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Driving
Generalinformation
Anewvehiclemustbebrokeninwithinthefirst
1,000miles(1,500km)sothatallmovingparts
worksmoothlytogether,whichhelpsto increase
theservicelifeoftheengine.
Donotdrivehigherthantwo-thirds ofthemaxi-
mumpermittedengineRPMduringthefirst600
miles(1,000km)and donotusefullaccelera-
tion.TheenginecanbeincreasedRPMgradually
duringthenext300miles(500km).
Reducingtheriskof vehicledamage
@Note
Whendrivingonpoorroads,overcurbs,and
onsteepramps,makesurethatcomponents
thathang belowthevehicle,suchasthespoil-
erandexhaustsystem,arenotstruckbecause
theycouldbedamaged.Thisespeciallyap-
pliestovehicleswithlowgroundclearance
andvehiclesthatareheavilyloaded.
Drivingthroughwateronroads
Notethefollowingtoreducetheriskofvehicle
damagewhendrivingthroughwater,forexample
onfloodedroads:
—Thewatermustnotbeanyhigherthanthebot-
tomofthevehiclebody.
—Donotdrivefasterthanwalkingspeed.

Z\WARNING
Afterdrivingthroughwaterormud,theeffec-
tivenessofthebrakesmaybereduceddueto
moistureonthebrakerotorsandbrakepads.
Afewcarefulbrakeapplicationsshoulddryoff
thebrakesandrestorethefullbrakingeffect.


@)Note
—Vehiclecomponentssuchastheengine,
transmission,suspension,orelectricalsys-
tem,canbeseverelydamagedbydriving
throughwater.
—AlwaysswitchtheStart/Stopsystem*off
whendrivingthroughwater>page77.
@)Tips
—Determinethedepthbeforedrivingthrough
water.
—Donotstopthevehicle,driveinreverse,or
switchtheengineoffwhendrivingthrough
water.
—Keepinmindthatoncomingvehiclesmay
createwavesthatraisethewaterleveland
makeittoodeepforyourvehicletodrive
throughsafely.
—Avoiddrivingthroughsaltwater,because
thiscancausecorrosion.
aieeReerietele)

driving
Theamountoffuelconsumption,theenviron-
mentalimpact,andtheweartotheengine,
brakes,andtiresdependsmostlyonyourdriving
style.Notethefollowinginformationforefficient
andenvironmentally-consciousdriving:
— Donotlettheenginerunwhilethevehicle
parked.
—UsetheStart/Stopsystem>page77.
—Turnoffelectricalequipmentthatisnotneed-
ed, forexampleseatheating*.
—Anticipateupcomingtrafficsituationswhile
drivingto avoidunnecessaryaccelerationand
braking.Usetheefficiencyassist*>page98.
—Utilizetheenginebrakingeffect.
—Avoiddrivingshortdistancesorathighspeeds
whenpossible.
—Avoidaddingextraweighttothevehicleifpos-
sible,forexamplebynotleavingroofracksor
bikeracksinstalledwhentheyarenotneeded.
—Have maintenanceperformedregularlyonthe
vehicle.
— Donotdrivewithwintertiresduring thesumm-
er.
—Makesurethetirepressureiscorrect
=>page334.
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Trailertowing

Trailertowing
Drivingwithatrailer
eTreeeleurltela}
Yourvehicleisprimarilyintendedfortransport-
ingpeopleandluggage.However,ifyoudrive
withatrailer,followthetechnicalrequirements,
the operationanddrivingtips,andthelegalreg-
ulations.
Drivingwithatraileraffectsthevehicle'sfuel
consumption,performanceandwear.Italsore-
quireshigherconcentrationfromthedriver.

ZAWARNING
Donottransportanypeopleinatrailerdueto
theriskoffatalinjury.
Technicalrequirements
Certainrequirementsmustbemetwhentowing
atrailer.

Trailerhitch
Onlyuseatrailerhitchwitharemovableball
hitchmountandballhitch.Thetrailerhitchmust
bepermittedforthevehicle,thetrailerandthe
permittedtotalweightofthetrailerbeing
pulled.Aboveall,itmustbesecurelyandsafely
attachedtothevehicletrailer.
Nevermountatrailerhitchonthebumper.The
trailerhitchmustbemountedinawaythatdoes
notimpair thefunctionofthebumper.Donot
makeanychangestotheexhaustsystemandthe
brakesystem.
Checkregularlyifthetrailerhitchissecurely
mounted.Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsgivenby
thetrailerhitchmanufacturer.
Trailerbrakes
Ifthetrailerhasitsownbrakesystem,thenfol-
lowthemanufacturerspecifications.However,
thebrakesystemonthetrailermustneverbe
connectedtothevehiclebrakesystem.
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Enginecoolingsystem
Drivingwithatrailermeansahigherloadonthe
engineandthecoolingsystem.Thecoolingsys-
temmustbedesignedforadditionalloadand
containenoughcoolant>©.

ZAWARNING
—Nevermounta"weight-distributing"or
"load-balancing"trailercouplerasthetrailer
hitch.Thevehiclewasnotdesignedfor
thesetypesoftrailerhitches.Thetrailer
hitchcanmalfunctionandthetrailercan
breakofffromthevehicle.
—Ifthetrailerisequippedwithelectronic
brakes,thesebrakescannotbeactivatedby
afactory-installedcontrolsystem,whichin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,alwaysremove
theballhitchmountifnotrailerismount-
ed
@)Note
Longerinclinescannotbedrivenwithouta
suitablecoolingsystem,especiallyiftheout-
sidetemperaturesarehigh.Otherwise,this
increasestheriskofenginedamage.
Operatinginstructions
Towingcapacity

Thepermittedtowingcapacitymustnot beex-
ceededunderanycircumstances>page373.
Youcandriveuplargerinclinesifyouarenotus-
ingthemaximumtowingcapacity.
Thetowingcapacitiesgivenonlyapplytoeleva-
tionsupto3,200ft(1,000m)abovesealevel.As
theelevationincreases,theenginepowerde-
creasesduetothedecreasingairpressure.This
reducesthehillclimbingabilityandtowingca-
pacity.Foreveryadditional3,200ft(1,000m),
themaximumpermittedtowingweightmustbe
reducedbyapproximately10%.Thepermitted
towingweightisthecombinedweightofthe
(loaded)vehicleandthe(loaded)trailer.

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Tongueweight
Themaximumpermittedtongueweightofthe
trailerdrawbaronthetrailerhitchballheadmust
notbeexceeded.
Havingthetongueweighttoolowaffectstheve-
hicle'shandling.Fordrivingsafety,alwaysusing
themaximumpermittedtongueweightisrecom-
mended,butnotexceedit.Distributingthecargo
inthetrailercorrectlywillhelptoachievethis
weight.
Youcandeterminethetongueweightusinga
tongueweightscale,abathroomscale,orapub-
licweighstation,forexample.
Thepermittedtongueweightofyourvehiclecan
befoundinthevehicledocumentationorin
=>page373.
Loaddistribution
Poorcargoloadanddistributioncannegatively
impactvehiclehandling.Loadthetrailerbased
onthefollowingcriteriaasmuchaspossible:
—Storeobjectsinthevehicleluggagecompart-
ment,ifpossible.Thevehicleshould always
carrytheheaviestpossibleloadandthetrailer
shouldhavethelightestpossibleload.
—Distributetheloadinthetrailersothatthe
heavyobjectsareasclosetotheaxleaspossi-
ble.
—Secureobjectssothattheydonotslide.
—Utilizethemaximumpermittedtongueweight
ifpossible.
Tires
Set thetirepressureonyourvehiclefora“full
load”;seethetirepressuresticker>page334.If
necessary,alsoadjustthetirepressureonthe
traileraccordingtothemanufacturer'sspecifica-
tions.
Thetrailerandthevehicleshould beequipped
withwintertireswhendrivinginwintertempera-
tures.
Outsidemirrors
Ifyoucannotseethetrafficbehindthetrailer
withthestandardexterior mirrors,thenyou
mustattachadditionalexterior mirrors.Adjust
themsoyouhaveasufficientvisibilitybehind
you.
Exterior lighting
Followthelegalregulationsregardingthelight-
ingequipmentonyourtrailer.Contact anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyformoreinformation.
Beforeyoustartdriving,checkalllightingequip-
mentonthetrailerwhileitishitchedtothevehi-
cle.
Theheadlightrangecontrolautomaticallyad-
juststhelightrangeoftheheadlights.
Safety chains
Makesurethesafetychainsarecorrectlyapplied
whenpullingatrailer.Thechainsshouldhang
enoughsothatthetrailercandrivearound
curves.However,theymustnottouchthe
ground.
Airsuspension
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
The
airsuspensionmustbeatthestandardvehi-
cleheight beforeyouadjustthetongueweight
onthetrailerandhitchthetrailer9,
=>page128,Liftingandloweringthevehicle.
Forvehicleswithafactory-installedtrailerhitch,
theairsuspensiontrailermodewillautomatically
switchonifyouconnectthetrailercabletothe
socket.
Forvehicleswitharetrofittedtrailerhitch,you
mustswitchontheairsuspensiontrailermode
manually.SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:
MENU}button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>
Vehiclesettings>Airsuspension:trailer.Switch
itoffagainwhenyouarenolongertowingatrail-
er.


Youcanalsoswitchofftrailermodemanually
whiledriving,forexample,whenusingabicycle
racksystem.
Ifyouhavetodrivethroughdifficultroadcondi-
tions,youcanraisethevehicleagainafterhitch-
ingthetrailerorafteradjustingthetongue
weight.
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