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Offroad vehicle?
Your Aud i is not an off road vehicle - there is not
enough ground clea rance . For this reason, avo id
difficu lt terrain .
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WARNING
- Also, in vehicles with all whee l dr ive, adapt
your dr iving style to the current road and
traffic conditions. Do not let the increased
safety provided tempt you into taking risks,
because t his increases the risk of an acci-
dent .
- The brak ing ability of yo ur vehicle is lim ited
to t he traction of the wheels . In this way, it
is not different from a two wh eel drive veh i-
cle. Do not be tempted to accelerate to a
high speed when t he road is s lippery t his in-
creases the risk of an accident .
- Note t hat on wet streets, t he front wheels
can "hyd rop lane" if driving at speeds that
are too high. Unlike front whee l drive
vehicles, the engi ne does not rev higher sud -
den ly when the vehicle begins hydrop laning.
For this reaso n, pay attent ion to the road
condit ions regardless of your speed to re-
duce t he risk of an accident .
Rear spoiler
The extendable rear spoiler increases driving sta-
bility.
Fig. 17 9
Cente r console : rear spoiler butto n
The rear spoiler retrac t s and extends. Various op-
erat ing modes (automatic or manual mode) can
be activated .
Intelligent
Technology
Automatic mode (normal operation)
- Aut omatic deployment : At a s peed of ab out 80
mph (130 km/h) , the rear spo ile r deploys auto -
matically .
- Aut omatic retra ction: When speed drops below
abou t SO mph (80 km/h), the rea r spoi ler re-
tracts automatically.
Manual mode
- Manual deployment: Tapp ing br iefly on t he
sw itch ~ fig. 179 deploys the rea r spo ile r.
- Manual retraction : At speeds up to about
10 mph (20 km/h), ret ract the rear spoiler by
pressi ng a nd hold ing t he sw itch. At speeds be-
tween 10 mph (20 km/h) and 80 mph (130
km/h), retract the rear spoi ler by tapping on
the switch.
Indicator lights
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Rear spoiler : System fault
The rea r spoi le r may not have exte nded due to a
malfunction . This could change the vehicle's driv-
ing charac teristics at high speeds . Do not exceed
8 5 mp h (140 km/h). Drive to you r a uthorized
Audi dealer immed iate ly to have t he malfu nct ion
corrected. The color of the indicator light de -
pends on the vehicle speed .
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WARNING
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Driving at higher speeds witho ut the rear
spoi ler deployed ca n impair handling charac-
terist ics, making the vehicle harder to control.
- Always make sure that the spo iler is de-
p loyed when d riving at speeds over 85 mph
(140 km/h). If the rea r spo ile r warning/ind i-
cato r light in the instrument cluster comes
on, the rear spoile r may not have deploye d .
- Never drive at speeds higher than 85 mph
(140 km/h) if the spo iler is not deployed.
Have the spoiler inspected as soon as possi-
b le by an au t ho rized Audi deale r o r q ualified
wo rkshop.
- Always obey speed lim its and othe r traff ic
laws.
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