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Indicat or lights and messages
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Do not drive vehicle: steerin g defective
If th is ind icator light turns on and stays on and
this message appears, t he power steer ing may
have fa iled.
Stop the vehicle in a safe locat ion as soon as pos-
sib le. Do not continue dr iving. See an authorized
Audi deale r or autho rized Audi Service Facility fo r
assistance .
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Steering: System fau lt You can continu e
driving
If the indicator light turns on and the message
appears, the steering may be more difficult to
move or more sensit ive tha n usual. The steering
wheel may also be at an angle when driving
stra ight.
Drive slowly to your author ized Audi dealer or au-
thor ized Audi Service Facility to have the mal -
function corrected.
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Dynamic steering : I nitializing
If the indicator lig ht ls bli nking and th is message
appears, dynamic steering* is being initialized.
Once you start the engine after this is finished,
the steering wheel will be easy to move. Re-initi-
alization m ight be necessary if the steering wheel
was moved hard to the left and right wh ile the
vehicle was not moving . The display turns off if
the initialization was successful.
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Tips
- If the .
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ind icator light only stays on
for a short time, you may continue driving .
- The dynamic steering stability systems
¢ page 187 are not available in the event of
a system ma lf unction.
- For additional informat ion on dynamic
steering, refer to¢ page 100 .
Intellig
e nt Technology
All wheel
drive
(quattro)
Applies to vehicles: with all wheel drive
In all wheel drive, all four wheels are powered.
General informat ion
In all whee l dr ive, the dr iving power is div ided be-
tween all fou r wheels . This happens automatical-
ly depending on your driving behavior as we ll as
the cur rent road conditions . Refer to ¢ page 187,
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC).
A center differential distribu t es the driving power
variab ly to the front and rear axle. It works to-
gether with selective whee l torque contro l, w hich
activates when driving through curves
¢
page 188. With the sport differential*, power
distribution to the rear wheels is variable and can
be adjusted with drive select ¢ page 100 .
The all wheel drive concept is designed for high
engine power. Your vehicle is except ionally pow-
erfu l and has excellent driv ing characteristics
both under normal driving conditions and on
snow and ice. Always read and follow safety pre-
cautions ¢
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Winter tires
By using all wheel dr ive, your vehicle has good
forward motion with standard tires in w inter con-
ditions. However, in w inter we recommend using
winter or all season tires on all four wheels, be-
cause this will improve the brak ing effect.
Snow chains
If there are snow chain laws, snow chains must
also be used on vehicles w ith all wheel dr ive
¢
page 246 , Snow chains .
Replacing tires
For vehicles with all wheel drive, on ly wheels with
the same roll ing circumference should be used.
Avoid whee ls with different tread depths
¢
page 238, New tires or wheels .
Offroad vehicl e?
Your Audi is not an offroad vehicle - there is not
enough ground clearance. For this reason, avoid
difficult terrain.
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