All Wheel Drive (Quattro) - Audi R8 2017 Owner's Manual

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Stop the vehicle in a safe location as soon as pos-
sib le . Do not continue driving. See an authorized
Aud i dea ler or authorized Aud i Serv ice Facility for
assistance .
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Steering: malfunction! You may continue
driving
If the indi cator light turns on , the steer ing whee l
may be more diff icu lt to move or more sensitive
than usual. The steering wheel may also be at an
angle when driving straight.
Drive slow ly to an author ized Audi dealer or au-
thor ized Audi Se rvice Facility t o have the ma l-
function corrected.
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Dynamic steering : Initializing
If the indicator light is blinking and this message
appears, dynamic steer ing * is being initialized .
The steering wheel will be easy to move after
starti ng the eng ine. Re-init ia lizat io n might be
necessary if the steer ing whee l was moved hard
to the left and right wh ile the vehicle was not
moving. The display turns off if the initialization
was successful.
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Tips
- If
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ind icator light only st ays on
for a short time, you may continue driving .
- The dynamic steering* stability systems
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system malfunction .
- For additional informat ion on dynami c
steering*, refer to
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ALL wheel drive (quattro)
In all wheel drive, all four wheels are powered.
General info rmation
In all wheel d rive, the d riving power is divided be-
tween a ll four wheels. This happens au t oma t ical-
ly depending on you r driving behavior as well as
the current road conditions.
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page 81, Electron -
ic stabilization control (ESC).
The a ll wheel d rive co ncept is designed for high
engine powe r. Your ve hicle is exceptionally pow-
erful and has excellent driving characte ristics
both under norma l driving conditions and on
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snow and ice . Always read and follow safety pre -
cautions <=> & .
Winter tires
By using all wheel dr ive, your veh icle has good
forward
mot ion w it h st andard tires in winter con-
ditions . However, in w inter we recommend using
winter or all season tires on
all four
whee ls, be-
ca use this wi ll improve the
braking
effect.
Snow chains
If there a re snow chain laws , snow cha ins m ust
also be used on ve hicles w ith all wheel dr ive
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page 250, Snow chains .
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WARNING
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- Also, in vehicles with all whee l drive, adapt
your driving sty le to the current road and
traffic cond itions. Do not let the increased
safety prov ided tempt you into taking risks,
because this increases the risk of an acci-
dent.
- The braking ab ility of your vehicle is limited
to the traction of the wheels . In this way, it
is not different from a two wheel drive vehi-
cle . Do not be tempted to accelerate to a
high speed whe n the road is slippery this in-
creases the risk of an accident.
- Note that o n wet streets, the front wheels
can "hydrop lane" if dr iving at speeds tha t
are too high. Unlike front wheel drive
veh icles, the engine does not rev higher sud -
denly when the vehicle begins hydroplaning.
For this reason, pay attent ion to the road
conditions regardless of your speed.
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