Brakes - Audi TT Roadster 2018 Owner's Manual

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Intelligent Technology
Switching on and off
ESC turns on automatically when you start the engine .
Fig. 94 Upper center conso le,
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OFF button
The ESC is designed to function in levels . Depend-
ing on the level selected, the ESC stabilization
funct ion is limited or switched off. The amount of
stab ilizat ion control will d iffer depending on the
level.
The following examples are unusua l situations
where it may make sense to switch sport mode
on in order to allow the wheels to spin:
- Rocking the vehicle to free it when it is stuck
- Driving in deep snow or on loose ground
- Driving with snow chains
Sport mode on ESC / ASR off Sport mode off or ESC / ASR
on
Behavior The ESC and ASR stabiliza- The stabilization funct ion is The full stabilization func-
tion funct ions are limited not availab le
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& .
ESC and tion of the ESC and ASR is
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ASR are switched off. ava ilab le aga in.
Operating Press the
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OFFI but t on Press and hold the
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OFFI Press the
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OFFI but t on
briefly. button longer than 3 sec- aga in .
onds .
Indicator
II
turns on.
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and
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t urn on.
II
turns off or
II
and
light s
14-'ll•IH *
t urn off.
Messages
Stab ilization control ( ESC ): Stab ilization contr ol (ESC) : Stab ilization control
sport . Warning! Reduced off. Wa rning! Reduced sta- (ESC): on
stability
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WARNING
You shou ld only swit ch sport mode on or
switch ESC/ ASR off if your driving abilities
an d roa d conditions permi t.
bility
- The stabilization func tion is limited w hen
sport mode is sw itched on. The driving
whee ls co uld spi n and the vehicle cou ld
swerve, espec ially on slick or s lip pery roa d
surfaces.
- There is no vehicle stabilization when ESC/
ASR are switched off.
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Tips
- When t he cr uise control system is sw itched
on, ESC/ ASR cannot be sw itched off or sport
mode cannot be sw itche d on.
- Malfunctions in the rear spoiler or the Audi
magnetic ride may make it impossible to
switch t he ESC/ ASR off or to switch sport
mode on .
Brakes
New brake pads
New brake pads do not achieve their full braking
effect d ur ing the first 250 mi (400 km) . They
must be "broke n in" first . Howeve r, you can com-
pensate fo r t he slig htly reduced braking force by
pressing fi rm ly on t he brake ped a l. Avoid heavy
bra king d ur ing t he brea k-in pe riod . .,.
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