Audi R8 Spyder 2012 Owner's Manual page 53

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When the emergency flasher is on, all four
turn signal blink at the same time . The turn
signal ind icator lights
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in the instrument
cluster, as well as the light in the emergency
flasher switch ~ blink likewise . The emergen-
cy flasher also works when the ignition is
switched off.
The emergency flasher wi ll automatically
switch on if you are in an accident where the
airbag has deployed .
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Tips
You should switch on the emergency flash-
er when:
-you are the last vehicle standing in a traf -
fic jam so that any other vehicles coming
can see you, or when
-your vehicle has broken down or yo u are
in an emergency situation , or when
- your vehicle is being towed by a tow
truck or if yo u are towing another vehicle
behind you.
Turn signals and high beam lever
The lever is used to operate the turn signals
and the high beam as well as the headlight
flasher .
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Fig. 6 2 Turn signa l and high beam lever
The turn signal and high beam lever has the
followi ng functions:
Turn signals ¢
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Lift the lever up all the way
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the right turn signals
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or push the lever
down all the way to use the left turn signals
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Clear vi sion
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Move the lever (up or down) just to the
point of resistance to use the turn signals
for as long as you need them, for example
when changing lanes.
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Briefly move the lever up or down just to
the point of resistance and t hen release it to
flash the turn signals three times in succes-
sion . This Convenience turn signal funct ion
must be activated in t he menu disp lay
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High beam
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Push the lever forward @ to switch on the
high beam .
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Pull the lever back towards you to switch off
the high beam.
Headlight flasher
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Pull the lever t oward the steering wheel ©
to use the headlight flasher .
Note s on the se feature s
- The turn signals on ly work with the ignition
switched on . The indicator lights
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the instrument cluster
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- After you have turned a corner, the turn sig-
nal switches off automatically.
- The high beam wo rks only when the head-
lights are on. The indicator light
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in the
instrument cluster illuminates when the
high beams are on .
- The headlight flasher works on ly as long as
you hold the lever - even if there are no
lights switched on. The ind icator light
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in
the instrument cluste r illuminates whe n you
use the headlight flasher .
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WARNING
Do not use t he high beam or headli ght
fl asher if yo u know t hat these could be
blin ding oncoming t raffic .

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