Brakes - Audi A3 Sportback g-tron Owner's Manual

184 Intelligent technology
- Driving in deep snow or on loose surfaces
Sport mode on ESC/ ASRoff Sportmodus off or
ESC/ ASR on
Characteris- The ESC intervenes less for The ESC intervenes a lot The stabilising function of
tics stabilisation purposes and less for stabilisation pur- the ESC and traction con-
the traction control sys- poses and the traction trol system (ASR) is fully
tern (ASR) is switched off control system (ASR) is available again.
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switched off
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Controls
Press the
I ~
OFF I
button Press the
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O FFI
button Press the
I ~
OFFI
button
briefly.
for longer than 3 seconds. again.
Indicator
fl
lights up.
II
and
Ill*
light up.
II
goes out, or
II
and
lamps
Ill*
go out.
Driver mes- Stabilisation
control Stabilisation control Stabilisation control
sages
(ESC): sport. Warning! (ESC): off. Warning! Re- (ESC): on
Restricted stability stricted stability
(on vehicles with driver in-
(on vehicles with driver in- (on vehicles with driver in- formation system*)
form a tion system*) formation system*)
&.
WARNING
You should switch off the ESC only if your
driving ability and the traffic cond itions al-
low you to do so safely - danger of skid-
ding!
- The stabilising functionality is restricted
in ESC sport mode. The driven wheels
may start to spin, causing the vehicle to
lose grip, in particu lar on slippery or wet
roads.
- When the ESC/traction control system
(ASR) is switched off, the vehicle will not
be stabilised.
@ Note
- If a malfunction occurs in the Audi mag-
netic ride system, the ESC sport mode
cannot be switched on and the ESC can-
not be switched off. If the ESC sport
mode is activate.d or the ESC is off, the
ESC will automatically be reactivated.
- The ESC sport mode cannot be switched
on (i.e. the ESC/ASR cannot be switched
off) while the cruise control system* or
adaptive cruise control* is actively regu-
lating the speed.
Brakes
New brake pads
New brake pads do not give full braking effect
for the first 400 km, they must first be "bed-
ded in". However, you can compensate for the
slightly reduced braking effect by applying
more pressure on the brake pedal. Avo id plac-
ing a heavy load on the brakes during the run-
ning-in period .
Wear
The rate of wear on the brake pads depends a
great deal on how you drive and the condi-
tions in which the vehicle is operated. Nega-
tive factors are, for instance, city traffic, fre-
quent short trips or hard driving with abrupt
starts and stops.
Noises
Brake noise may develop in certain situations,
depending on the speed, braking force and
ambient conditions (such as temperature and
relative humidity) .
Effect of moisture and salt
In certain conditions, such as in heavy rain,
early morning dew, or after washing the car or
driving through water, the fu ll braking effect .,..