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In st rum e nt s and w a rn ing /i ndic a t o r light s
A
WARNING
- Always observe the warnings in
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page 214, before opening the hood
and checking the brake fluid.
- Driving with low brake fluid is a safety
hazard. Stop the car and get professional
assistance.
- If the .
(USA
models);II
(Canada
models) brake system indicator light
turns on together with the ABS and ESC
indicator lights, the ABS/ESC regu lating
function may have failed. Functions that
stabilize the vehicle are no longer availa-
ble. This could cause the vehicle to
swerve and increase the risk of sliding .
Drive carefu lly to the nearest authorized
Audi dealer or other qualified workshop
and have the malfunction corrected.
- If the brake warning/indicator
light does
not go out after a few seconds and the
park ing brake is released, or lights up
wh ile you are driving, the fluid level in
the brake fluid reservoir is too low. If you
believe tha t it is safe to do so, proceed
immediately at low speed to the nearest
authorized Audi dealer or qualified work-
shop and have the bra ke system inspect-
ed.
- Always keep in m ind that after several
brake applications, you will need greater
pressure on the brake peda l to stop your
vehicle. Do not rely on strained brakes to
respond with maximum stopp ing power
in critical situations. You must allow for
increased brak ing distances . The extra
distance used up by fad ing brakes could
lead to an acc ident.
:fil.J(® ) Electromechanical parking brake
The warning/indicator
light monitors the
electromechanical parking brake .
If the indicator light .
(USA models)/ .
(Canada models) turns on, the park ing brake
was set . If the parking brake is set when the
ignit ion is off, the indicator light turns off af-
ter about 20 seconds.
The warn ing/indicator light will go out when
the parking brake is released.
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(USA model s) / .
(Canada mod els) Cau-
ti on: Vehicle parke d too steep
If the indicato r light blinks and the message
appea rs, t here is not enough bra king power to
keep the vehicle from roll ing . The bra kes have
overheated. The veh icle cou ld roll away even
on a sma ll incline.
Press brake pedal to release parking brake
To release the park ing brake, press the brake
pedal and press the button(®) or start dr iving
with sta rting assist at t he same time
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page 86.
Please release parking brake
To release the park ing brake manually, press
the brake pedal and press the button®) at
the same time. The parking brake on ly releas-
es automatically if the driver's safety be lt is
fastened.
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Parking brake!
If t he
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ind icator light tu rns o n and this
message appears, there is a parking brake
malfunction. Drive to your authorized Audi
dealer or qualified workshop immediately to
have the malfunct ion corrected.
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Safety belts
This warning/indicator
light reminds you to
put on your safety belt.
The .
warning/ indicator light illuminates
when the ignition is switched on to remind
the driver and (on USA models only) any front
passenger to put on the safety be lt. Addit ion-
ally, an acoustic warning (gong) will also
sound.
For more Informat ion
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page 138, Safety
belt warning light.
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