Start-Stop-System - Audi A6 2016 Owner's Manual

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Start-Stop-System
Description
Applies to vehicles: with Sta rt-Stop-System
The Sta rt-Stop -System can help increase fuel
economy and reduce CO2 em issions .
In Start -Stop mode , the eng ine sh uts off auto -
mat ica lly when the veh icle is stopped , such as at
a traffic light. The ignition remains switched on
during this stop phase. The eng ine will restart
automatically when needed.
Vehicles with 6-cylinder-eng ine: The Start-Stop-
System is a utomatically activated each time you
switch on the ignit ion.
Vehicles with 4-cylinder -eng ine, 5-mode l: The
last Start -Stop-System setting will be restored
when the ignition is switched on .
Basic requirements for Start -Stop mode
- The driver's d oor is closed.
- The driver' seat belt is latc hed .
- The hood is closed .
- The veh icle must have been dr iven faster than
2.5 mph (4 km/h) since the last stop .
- A tra iler is not hitched to t he vehicle.
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Note
Always sw itch t he Start-Stop-System off
when dr iving th rough water
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Tips
The e ngine sto ps shortly before the vehicle
comes to a stop
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brake booster and the power steering is still
ava ilab le.
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Stopping/starting the engine
Applies to vehicles: with Start-Stop -System
Fig. 8 3 Inst rume nt cluste r: engine stopped (stop phase)
"' Brake the vehicle to a stop. The engine will be
sw itched off shortly before the vehicle comes
to a stands t ill or when the veh icle is station-
aryn. Keep your foo t on the brake pedal. The
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indicato r light a ppears in the info rmat ion
line at the bo tt om of t he instrument cluste r
disp lay. The needle in the tachometer a lso
moves into the READY pos ition.
"' The engine sta rts again whe n you take your
foot off the bra ke pedal. The indicator light
turns off.
Additional information
The engine stops in the P, N and D selector lever
pos itions.
If you se lect t he R posi t ion d uring a stop phase,
t he e ngine will sta rt aga in.
Shift to P quickly to prevent t he engine from
sta rt ing unintentionally when shifting t hrough R.
You can determine for yourse lf if the engine w ill
stop or not by reduc ing or increasing the amount
of force you use to press the brake pedal. For ex-
amp le, if you only light ly press on t he bra ke pe d-
al in stop- a nd and -go traffic o r whe n t ur ning, the
engi ne will no t sw itch off when the ve hicle is sta-
tiona ry. As soon as you press the brake down
harder, the engine w ill switch off .
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Tips
- Press t he brake pe dal during a St op ph as e
t o keep t he vehicle from rolling.
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