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ized Audi Service Facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected.
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Electromechanical
parking
brake
Operation
The elec trome chanical parking brake replaces
the hand brake.
Fig. 8 2 Cent er console : Park ing bra ke
.. Pull on the switch
C®>
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fig . 82
to apply the
parking brake . The ind icator lights in the sw itch
and -
(USA
models),11
(Canada models) in
the instr ument cluster illum inate .
.. With the ign it ion sw itched on, step on the
bra ke pedal or the acce le rato r pedal and press
the switch
(®)
at the same time to release t he
parking brake. The ind icator lights in the sw itch
and -
(USA
models),11
(Canada models) in
the instrument
cluster go out .
Your ve hicle is equipped with an e lec t romechani-
cal parking brake. The parking brake is designed
to prevent the vehicle from rolling unintentional -
ly and rep laces the hand brake.
In addition to t he norma l func t ions of a tradi -
tional hand brake, the electromechanica
l parking
brake provides various conve n ience and safety
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functions .
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When starting from rest
- The integra l sta rti ng assist helps yo u when
driving by au toma t ically re leas ing the parking
brake
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page 78, Starting from a stop.
- When start ing on inclines, t he st arti ng assist
prevents the veh icle from un int en t ionally ro ll-
ing back . The braking force of the parking bra ke
is not re leased unti l sufficient dr iving force has
been bu ilt up at the whee ls.
Emergency brake function
An emergency brake ensures that t he vehicle can
be s lowed down even if t he
normal
brakes fail
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page 78, Emergency braking function .
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WARNING
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Do not press the acce lerator peda l inadver-
tently if the veh icle is stationary but the en-
g ine is running and a gear is selected. Other-
wise the veh icle w ill sta rt to move immediate-
ly and co uld res ult in a crash.
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- If the park ing bra ke is applied w ith the igni-
tion switched off, the indicator lights in the
switch and -
(USA
models),11
(Cana-
da models) in the instr ument cluster will go
out afte r a certain pe riod of time.
- Occasional noises when the parking brake is
applie d and released are normal and are not
a ca use for con cern.
- When the vehicle is pa rked, the parking
brake goes through a self-test cycle at regu-
lar int ervals. Any as sociate d noises are nor-
ma l.
Parking
.. Press t he brake pedal to stop the veh icle.
.. Pull the sw itch ~ to set the pa rking brake .
.. Move the selector lever to P .
.. Turn the engine off
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&, .
.,. Turn the steering wheel when park ing on in-
clines so that the wheels w ill roll into the curb
if t he vehicle starts moving.
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