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The parking brake warning light _
(USA)/.
(CON) illuminates when the parking
brake is set and you switch on the ignition .
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WARNING
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Always release the parking brake com-
pletely. A partially engaged brake will
overheat the rear brakes, reduce the ir ef-
fectiveness and cause excess ive wear. This
cou ld lead to brake failure and an accident .
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Note
Only after the ve hicle has come to com-
plete stop, should you f irm ly set the park-
ing brake and move t he gearsh ift lever into
a gear .
Parking
To prevent a parked vehicle from rolling
away, there are a few things you should do.
.,. Stop the vehicle using the brake pedal.
.,. Set the parking brake firmly .
.,. Switc h off the engine .
" Engage a gear ~
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What else you should do when parking
your vehicle on an incline or decline
Turn the steering wheel so that if the vehicle
should sta rt to roll, it will roll into the curb .
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WARNING
This is how yo u can reduce the risk of in-
jury when leaving your veh icle.
- Never par k the vehicle whe re it can come
in contac t wit h dry grass, s pilled fuel or
any other flammable mater ials .
- Never allow anyone - especially small
children - to rem ain in t he vehicle whe n
it is locked. Locked doors ma ke it mo re
difficult for rescuers t o access the pas -
senger compartment
in the event of an
emergency. Danger to life!
- Never leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle. Children could release the park-
ing brake or move the gea rshift lever out
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of gear . The vehicle cou ld sta rt to roll
away and cause an acc ident.
- No matte r what the season is, the tem-
peratu re in a parked veh icle can reach
dangerous leve ls.
Starting on hills
Applies to vehicles : wit h hill ho ld assist
Hill ho ld assist makes it eas ier to start on
hills .
The system is activated when the brake peda l
is depressed for a few seconds .
After releasing the brake pedal, t he brake
power is held for a brief moment to prevent
the vehicle from rolling back when starting .
During this t ime, you can easily begin to move
your vehicle.
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WARNING
- If you did not begin moving immed iate ly
after rel easing the brake pedal, the vehi-
cle could beg in to roll bac kward unde r
cer ta in circums t ances . Depress the brake
pedal imme diate ly or eng a ge the par king
bra ke.
- If the engine sta lls, de press the bra ke
ped al imme diate ly or engage the pa rking
brake .
- To prevent t he vehicle from ro lling back
un intent iona lly when st art ing in stop -
an d-go tra ff ic, keep the brake pedal de -
pressed for a few seconds before d riving
off.
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Tips
You can find out if your vehicle is eq uipped
wit h "hi ll hol d assist" at an a uthorized Au-
di dealer.
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