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coatings will be cleaned off after a few
careful brake applicat ions.
- Driving for an extended period of time on
salt-covered roads without using your
brakes can also affect braking efficiency.
Clean off accumulated salt coating from
brake discs and pads w ith a few careful
brake applicat ions.
- If you damage the front spoiler, or if you
install a different spoiler, be sure the air
flow to the front brakes is not obstruct-
ed. Otherwise the brake system could
overheat reducing the effectiveness of
the ent ire brake system.
- Failure of one brake circuit will impair
t he braking capabi lity resulting in an in-
creased stopp ing distance . Avoid driv ing
the vehicle and have it towed to the near-
est Aud i dealer or qualified workshop .
- Never let the vehicle roll to a stop w ith
the engine shut off.
- If the brake booster is not work ing, the
brake pedal must be pressed considera -
bly harder to make up for the lack of
booster assistance.
Electromechanical
power
assist,
dynamic
steering
The electrome chanical power assist helps the
driver when steering.
Power steering adapts
electronically
based on
the vehicle speed.
Indicator lights and mess ages
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St ee ring defecti ve! Stop th e vehicle
If th is ind icator light turns on and stays on
and this message appears, the power steering
may have fa iled.
Do
not
cont inu e driving . See your authorized
Audi dealer or other qualified repair facility
for assistance .
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Steering: System fault You can contin ue
driving
Int e llig e nt technolog
y
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If the indicator light turns on and the mes-
sage appears, the steering may be more diffi-
cult to move or more sensit ive than usual. The
steering wheel may also be at an angle when
driv ing straight.
Drive slowly to your authorized Audi dealer or
qualified workshop to have the malf unction
corrected.
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Dynamic stee ring: Init ializing
If this driver message appears and the indica-
tor lig ht is flas hing on the instrumen t panel,
dynam ic st eering* is being rein it ializ ed. After
starting the engine, the steering wheel will
move slight ly. Re-initialization might be nec-
essary if the steering wheel was moved hard
to the left and right whi le the vehicle was not
moving. The display goes out as soon as initi-
alization is complete .
Drive slowly to your authorized Audi dealer or
qualified workshop to have the malf unction
corrected.
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WARNING
Have the dynamic steering* system mal-
f unction repaired as soon as possible by an
authorized Audi dealer or qualified wor k-
shop - risk of accident!
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Tips
If the .
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ind icator light only stays
on for a short t ime, you may continue dr iv-
ing .
- The dynamic steering* stab ility systems
are not availab le in t he event of a system
malfunction .
- For additiona l information on dynamic
steering*, refer to
~page 108 .
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