Audi R8 2017 Owner's Manual page 60

Dr iv ing
switche d on. Switch the ignition off so that the
battery will not discharge .
Pressing start / stop button again will switch off
engine.
This message appears when you press the
I START ENGINE STOP I button whi le dr iving .
Engine start syst em: malfunction! Please con-
tact Service
The engine automatic start system has a mal-
function . Drive to an author ized Audi dealer or
authorized Audi Service Facility immed iate ly to
have the malfunct ion corrected . To sta rt the en-
g ine , press and ho ld the lSTART ENGINE STOPI
button.
fl
Remote control key: hold back of key
again st the designated area. See owner's man-
ual
This message appears if the re is no convenience
key inside the vehicle or if the system does not
recognize the key. The conve nience key may not
be recognized, for examp le, if it is cove red by an
object that
disrupts
the signal (such as a brief-
case), o r if the key bat te ry is weak. Elect ronic d e-
vices such as cell phones can also interfere wit h
the signal.
To sti ll be able to sta rt or stop the e ng ine, refe r
t o
¢
page 58, Star ting the engine when there
is a malfunction.
Ill
Remote control key: key not recognized . Is
the key still in the vehicle?
The
Ill
indicator light turns on and this message
appears if the conve nience key was removed from
the vehicle whe n the eng ine was runn ing .
If
the
convenience key is no longer in the vehicle, you
cannot switc h the ig nition on o r st art t he engine
once you st op it. In ad dit io n, you cannot lock t he
ve hicle from the outside .
Please press brake pedal
This message appears if you do not press the
brake pedal whe n starting the engine.
Please select N or P
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This message appears w hen starting or st opping
the engine if the se lecto r lever is not in the N or P
pos ition . The engine will not sta rt/stop.
Shift to P, otherwise vehicle can roll away.
Doors can be locked in P only
This message appears for safety reasons along
with a warning tone. It appears if t he selec t or
lever for t he a utoma ti c tr a nsmiss ion is not in t he
P position when switching the ign ition off with
the I START ENGINE STOPI button. Shift these-
lector lever to the P pos ition. Otherwise, t he vehi-
cle could roll. You also cannot lock the veh icle us-
ing the lock ing sensor on the door handle or us-
ing t he conven ience key.
Starting the engine when there is a
malfunction
It may not be possible to start the engine under
certain circumstances, for example if the battery
in the vehicle key is drained, if interferen ce is af-
fe cted the key or if there is a system malfunc-
tion.
Fig . 5 7 Stee ring column/ remote control key: sta rting t he
engine if there is a ma lfunct ion
As long as the mess age t >>)
Remote control key:
hold back of key against the designated area.
See owner's manual is displayed, you can emer -
gency start your vehicle.
.,. Press t he bra ke pedal ¢ ,&
in Starting the en-
gine on page 57 .
... Press the ~ , s= T ~ A ~R -T ~E_ N _ G _ I_ N = E- S ~T =o - p ~ , button .
.,. Hold the master key in the locat ion ind icate d as
shown in the illustration y>l)
¢ fig. 57.
The en-
gine will start.
.,. If the eng ine does not automat ically start,
press the
I
START ENGINE STOPI button aga in. ..,.