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Instrumentcluster
vehicleisrolling,trytobringittoastopoffto
thesidefrommovingtraffic.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityfor
assistance.
ZAWARNING
Iftheenginestopswhiledriving,youwill
needtousemoreforce tobrakethevehicle.
This increasestheriskofanaccident.There
willstillbepowersteeringiftheignitionis
switchedonwhilethevehicleisrollingand
thereissufficientbattery charge.Otherwise,
youmustusegreaterforcewhensteering.
ntrol(ESC)53/2ElectronicStabilization
Ifthe|3indicatorlightblinkswhiledriving,the
ESCorASR(Anti-SlipRegulation)isactivelyregu-
lating.
IftheBindicatorlightturnson,thesystemhas
switched
theESCoff.Inthiscase,youcanswitch
theignitionoffandthenontoswitchtheESCon
again.Theindicatorlightturnsoffwhenthesys-
temisfullyfunctional.
IftheBaindicatorlightturnson,ESCwas
switchedoffusingthe|£*|button>page85.
Stabilizationcontrol(ESC/ABS):malfunction!
Seeowner'smanual
IftheBindicatorlampandthefs/@))ABSin-
dicatorlampturnonandthedrivermessageap-
pears,theABSorelectronicdifferentiallockis
malfunctioning.ThisalsocausestheESCtomal-
function.Thebrakesstillfunctionwiththeirnor-
malpower,butABSisnotactive.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
G)Tips
ForadditionalinformationonESCandABS,
see>page84.
<>Enginecontrol
IftheBindicatorlightturnsonifthereisamal-
functionintheenginecontrol.Driveslowlytoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitytohavetheenginechecked.
OMeeileLs
IftheAorNindicatorlightturnson,check
themessageintheinstrumentcluster.
AN}Pleaserefuel
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonforthefirsttime
andthemessageappears,thereareabout1.9 gal
(7L)offuelleftinthetank.
AN}Pleaserefuelimmediately
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thefueltankisalmostempty.Refuel
thevehicleimmediately.
[iYTanksystem:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thereisamalfunctioninthetanksys-
tem.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
themalfunctioncorrected.
©)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Fuelshouldneverenterthesewersystemor
comeintocontactwiththeground.
@Tips
Formoreinformationonfueling,see
=page232.
®Washerfluidlevel
IftheESindicatorlightturnson,thewasherflu-
idisalmostout.Fillthewasherfluidforthe
windshieldwashersystemandtheheadlight
washersystem*whentheignitionisswitchedoff
=>page246.
eARTTnaeMNTte
Ifthekeindicatorlightturnson,thenthereisa
windshieldwipermalfunction.Drivetoan>
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IntelligentTechnology
IntelligentTechnology
Electronicstabilization
control (ESC)
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)supports
driversafety.Itreducestheriskofslippingand
improvesdrivingstability.ESCdetectscriticalsit-
uationssuchasthevehicleoversteeringandun-
dersteeringorthewheelsarespinning.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.
Anti-SlipRegulation(ASR)
ASRreducesdrivepowerwhenthedrivewheels
beginspinningandadaptsthepowertotheroad
conditions.Thismakesiteasiertostart,acceler-
ateanddriveuphills.
ElectronicDifferentialLock(EDL)
TheEDLappliesthe brakestowheelsthatare
slippingandtransfersthedrivepowertotheoth-
erwheels.Thisfunctionisnotavailableathigher
speeds.
Inextremecases,EDLautomaticallyswitchesoff
tokeepthebrakeonthebrakedwheelfromover-
heating.Thevehicleisstillfunctioningcorrectly.
84
EDLwillswitchonagainautomaticallywhencon-
ditionshavereturnedtonormal.
Powersteering
The ESCcanalsosupportvehiclestability
throughsteering.
Selectivewheeltorquecontrol
Selectivewheeltorquecontrolisusedwhendriv-
ingoncurves.Brakingistargetedtowardthe
wheelsontheinsideofthecurveasneeded.This
allowsmoreprecisedrivingincurves.
Automaticpost-collisionbrakingsystem
Theautomaticpost-collisionbrakingsystemcan
helptoreducetheriskofslidingandofaddition-
alcollisionsafteranaccident.Iftheairbagcon-
trolmoduledetectsacollisionaboveacertainve-
hiclespeed, thevehicleisbraked by theESC.
Thevehicledoesnotbrakeautomaticallyifoneof
thefollowingoccurs:
—Thedriverpressestheacceleratorpedal
—Thebrakingforcegeneratedbythepressed
brakepedalisgreaterthanthebrakingforce
thatwouldbeinitiatedbythesystem
—TheESC,thebrakesystem,orthevehicleelec-
tricalsystemisnotfunctioning
ZAWARNING
—TheESCanditsintegratedsystemscannot
overcomethelimitsimposedbynatural
physicallaws.Thisisespeciallyimportanton
slipperyorwetroads.Ifthesystemsbegin
acting tostabilizeyourvehicle,youshould
immediatelyalteryourspeedtomatchthe
roadandtrafficconditions.Donotletthein-
creasedsafetyprovidedtemptyouintotak-
ingrisks.Thiscouldincreaseyourriskofa
collision.
—Pleasenotetheriskofacollisionincreases
whendrivingfast,especiallythroughcurves
andonslipperyorwetroads,andwhendriv-
ingtooclosetoobjectsahead.The ESC and
itsintegratedsystemscannotalwayspre-
ventcollisions-thereisstillariskofacci-
dents!
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Convenienceopeningandclosing
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WIMEOWSS.«seinoosunsnce0eaatexewomans0mn29
Convertiblechildsafetyseats............219
Convertiblelockingretractor
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Déactivating< =2s.%serene:seensssemese225
Usingtosecureachildsafetyseat.......225
CoolingModes»
Addingcoolantscivics«2cece«2exnesv ¥exe242
Coolant.....0...eeeeee242
Coolantlevelchecking.................242
Coolanttemperatureindicator...........10
Indicatorlight..............eeeeee eee17
Crashdatarecorder(EDR)..............5.89
CrOSSHATSE:«crauinsasvenaeanawineowante®are132
Gruisecontrolisystems«wie+woma 6ewexs66
Gupholdersen:+ saeon
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DataPrivacy:«somezsmeas«2meeepeesees128
DatafECORde?r’s«saansaumn& amavema2meeae89
Date....eee eeeeeeeee
Datedisplay
Daytimerunninglight...................32
Declarationofcompliance...............291
Defrosting(windows)..............-.000550
DEF(instrumentcluster).................10
Deluxeautomaticclimatecontrol
refertoClimatecontrolsystem(automatic).49
Determiningcorrectloadlimit...........262
DigitakeoOmpasssssx«sees2 3oesoewaru238
DigitalRightsManagement..............150
DIMENSIONS:= ¢ess.2 ywees¢ sees2seesee293
Dimmingtherearviewmirror.............36
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298
Doors
Mechanicallyunlockingandlocking.......
Driverinformationsystem................
On-boardcomputer..............000005
SwitchingvieWS..........-..0eeeeeeee
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Drives
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Drivingthroughwater................05.
DriViNOPtiMiGien«»news»owesosRoemagwees3
Drivingtips
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Drivingtracksssc«=sien23oem%3aver38oe
Dustfilter
refertoPollutantfilter.................
DVDdrive(mediadrives)................
Dynamicvolume
refertoSystemvolume..............--
EDL
refertoElectronicDifferentialLock.......
Electricalsystem....0.0.02...00eee eee
Electromechanicalparkingbrake..........
ElectronicDifferentialLock...............
Electronicimmobilizer...................
Electronicstabilizationcontrol(ESC).......
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ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
Indicatorlight.............00ececeeee
Emergencyassistance..................
Emergencybrakingfunction..............
Emergencyflashers..............--000--
Emergencyfueling.............-+2e+ee)
Emergencyoperation
Luggagecompartmentlid...............
Emergencyrelease
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