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Clear v ision
The
leaving home
function illuminates the
area around the vehicle when unlocking it.
This funct ion can be switched on and off.
The
coming home
and
leaving home
func-
tions on ly operate when it is dark and the
light switch is in the AUTO position
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52,
fig.
55 .
Auto headlight s*
When the light switch is in the AUTO
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52 position, the sw itch-on po int of the
lights can be changed in the automatic driving
light function.
Daytime running lights
USA models:
You can switch the dayt ime run-
ning lights
on
and
off .
Canada mod els:
The function cannot be
turned off . It is activated automat ically each
time the ign ition is switched on.
Travel mod e*
The headlight beam is asymmetrical. This pro-
vides stronger illum ination on the s ide of the
road on wh ich you are driving . If you a re driv-
ing in a count ry that d rives on the opposite
side of the road from you r own country, th is
will cause glare for oncoming dr ivers. To pre-
vent glare :
- Trave l mode must be selected in vehicles
with Xenon headlights*.
- In vehicles with halogen head lights, certain
areas of the head light lenses must be cov-
ered w ith wate rproof adhesive covers tha t
prevent light from passing through. For
more information, please see your author -
ized Audi dea ler or author ized repair fac ility .
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Tips
When trave l mode is activated, a display in
the driver information system indicates
this each time you switch the ignitio n on.
Emergency flashers
Fig. 5 7
Center console : emergency flashe r switch
The emergency flashers makes other moto-
rists aware that you or your vehicle are in an
emergency situation .
... Press the switch ~
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fig.
57 to turn the
emergency flashers on or off.
When the emergency flashers are on, all four
turn s ignals blink at the same time. The turn
s ignal indicator lights
H II
in the instrument
cluster, as well as the light in the emergency
flasher sw itch ~ blink likewise.
You can indicate a lane change or a t urn when
the emergency flashers are switched on by us-
ing t he turn signal lever. The emergency flash-
ers stop temporarily .
The emergency flashers also work when the
ignition is turned off.
The emergency flashers will t urn on automat i-
cally if yo u are in an accident where the airbag
has deployed.
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Tips
You sho uld turn on the emergency flas hers
when:
- you are the last veh icle standing in a t raf-
fic jam so that any other vehicles corning
can see you, or whe n
- your vehicle has bro ken down or you are
in an emergency s ituation, or when
- your vehicle is be ing t owed by a t ow
t ruck or if you are towing ano t her vehicle
beh ind you .
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