Start/Stop System - Audi A3 Sportback g-tron Owner's Manual

98 Driving
However, if the vehicle exceeds the program-
med speed by more than 10 km/h for more
than 5 minutes, the cruise control system will
be deactivated temporarily. The indicator
lamp
Ill
in the instrument cluster will go out,
but the programmed speed will remain stor-
ed.
Pre-selecting a speed
Applies to vehicles: with crui se control system
You con pre-select a desired speed while the
vehicle is stationary.
• Switch on the ignition .
• Pull the lever to position
CD
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page 97,
Fig. 108.
• Push the lever up towards
G
or down to-
wards
0
in order to increase or reduce the
cruising speed setting .
•Release the lever to store the ind icated
cruising speed.
This function allows you to enter the desired
cruise control settin g speed ahead of ti me, for
example before joining a motorway. Once you
are on the motorway, you can activate the
cruise control system by pulling the lever to
position
(D.
Switching off
Applies to vehicles: with cruise control system
Switching off temporarily
• Press the brake pedal, or
• Push the lever to position @ (click stop not
engaged)
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page 97, Fig. 108, or
Switching off completely
• Push the lever to position @ (click stop en-
gaged), or
• Switch off the ignition.
The speed setting will remain stored after the
system is temporarily deactivated. To resume
the programmed cruising speed, release the
brake pedal and pull the control lever to posi-
tion @ .
The programmed cruising speed is deleted if
you switch off the cruise control system com-
pletely or switch off the ignition.
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WARNING
Do not resume the programmed cruising
speed if this is too high for the traffic con-
ditions - this can cause accidents.
- The cruise control system will be deacti-
vated if you keep your foot on the clutch
pedal.
- The cruise control system is deactivated
if the brakes become too hot while driv-
ing. If this happens on a s lope, you can
reduce the load on the brakes by select-
ing a lower gear.
- The ESC sport mode cannot be switched
on when the cruise control system is ac-
tivated.
Start/stop system
Description
Applies to vehicles: with sta rt/stop system
The start/stop system can help to save fue l
and reduce C02 emissions.
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In start/stop mode, the engine Is switched off
automatically when the veh icle stops, e.g. at
traffic lights. The ignition remains on during
this stop phase. The engine is automatically
started on demand.
The start/stop system is automatically activa-
ted each time you switch on the ignition.
Basic conditions for start/stop mode
- The driver's door must be closed.
- The driver's seat belt must be buckled.
- The bonnet must be closed.
- The vehicle must have been moving at over
4 km/h since the last stop.
- A trailer must not be hitched up to the vehi-
cle. ..,.