Parking Brake - Audi Q7 2015 Owner's Manual

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it. For example, the master key cannot be rec-
ognized if it is covered by an object (e.g. alu-
minum brief case) which
screens
the radio sig-
nal. Electronic devices such as cell phones can
also interfere with the radio signal.
Press brake pedal to start engine
This message appears if you press the
I START !
button to start the engine and do not depress
the brake pedal. The engine can only be start-
ed if the brake pedal is depressed .
Engage Nor P to start engine
This message appears when the engine is
started if the selector lever for the automatic
transmission is not in the P or N position. The
engine can only be started with the selector in
these positions.
!I
Key not in vehicle
This message appears along with the
!J!
sym-
bol if the master key is removed from the ve-
hicle with the engine running .
It
is intended
to remind you (e.g. when changing drivers)
not to continue the journey without the mas-
ter key.
If the master key is no longer in the vehicle,
you cannot switch off the ignition after stop-
ping the engine and you also cannot start the
engine again. Moreover, you cannot lock the
vehicle from the outside with the key.
Shift to P otherwise vehicle can roll away.
Doors do not lock if you are not in P.
This message appears for safety reasons
along w ith a warning buzzer if the selector
lever for the automatic transmission is not in
the P position when the ign it ion is switched
off with the
ISTOPI
button and the dr iver's
door is opened. Move the selector lever to t he
P position, otherwise the vehicle is not se-
cured against rolling away. You also cannot
lock the vehicle using the locking button on
the door hand le or using the remote key.
On the road 111
To engage steering lock, press and hold
STOP button
This message appears for safety reasons if the
engine and the ignition have been switched
off by pressing the
ISTOPI
button once, and
then the driver's door is opened. In this in-
stance, the steering is not locked . The steer -
ing is locked:
- If you press the
ISTOPI
button again for
more than 1 second.
- If
you close the driver's door and lock your
vehicle from the outside.
Parking brake
Operation
The parking brake replaces the handbrake .
Fig. 126 Sectio n of inst rument clust er: Parking brake
Applying parking brake
.,. Press the pedal down forcefully~ fig . 126
@ in the direction of the arrow.
Releasing parking brake
.,. Pull the handle to the rear @ in the direc-
tion of the arrow ~ _&. .
If you should drive off with the parking brake
still set, a warning tone will sound and the
fo ll ow ing will appear in the instrument clus-
te r to remind you to release the parking
brake:
Parking brake is applied
The park ing brake warning comes on only af-
ter you have dr iven for longer than 3 seconds
and faster than 5 mph (5 km/h) . .,._