Electromechanical Parking Brake - Audi AS Coupe 2017 Owner's Manual

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Shift to N or P t o sta rt engin e
This message appears when attempting
to start
the eng ine if the selector lever fo r the automatic
transmission is not in the P o r N posi t ion . The en -
g ine can only be started with the selecto r in
these pos itions .
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I s the key in the vehicle?
This message appears if the master key is re-
moved from the vehicle with the engine run ning .
If the maste r key is no longer in the veh icle, you
cannot swit ch on the ignition after stopping the
engine and you a lso cannot star t the engine
again. Moreover, you cannot lock the vehicle
from the outside with th e key.
Shift to P otherwi se vehicle can roll away . Doors
do not lock if lever is not in P.
This message appears for safety reasons a long
with a warning signal. It appears if the selec t or
lever fo r t he automatic transm ission is not in the
P posit ion when switching off t he ignition . Move
the selector leve r to the P position, otherwise the
ve hicle is not secured against rolling away. You
also cannot lock the vehicle using the locking
button* on the door handle o r using the remote
key.
Convenience key defective ! Use ignition lock
This message appea rs if the engine mus t be
st arted or stopped us ing t he igniti on key and not
the
! STAR T ENGINE ST OP I
button .
Electromechanical
parking
brake
Operation
D r ivi ng
The electromechanical parking brake replaces
the hand brake.
Fig. 80
Cent er console: Parking brake
.,. Pull on the sw itch @ c::>
fig . 80
to apply the
parking brake. The ind icator lights in the swit ch
and .
(USA models)/ .
(Canada models) in
the inst rument cluster illuminate .
.,. With the ignition switched on, step o n the
brake pedal or the accelerator pedal and press
t he swit ch @ at the same time to release t he
pa rking bra ke . The indicator lights in the switch
and .
(USA mode ls)/ .
(Canada models) in
the instrument cluster go out.
Your vehicle is equ ipped wit h an electromechan i-
cal parking brake . The parking brake is designed
to prevent the vehicle from rolling unintentional-
ly and replac e s the hand brake.
In add ition to t he normal functions of a trad i-
t iona l ha nd brake, t he electromechanical
parking
brake provides various conveni ence and safety
funct ions .
When starting from rest
- The integra l sta rt ing assist he lps you when
driving by automati cally releas ing the pa rking
brake c::>
page
76,
Starting from res t.
- When start ing on incline s, t he st art ing assist
prevents the vehicle from uninten t ionally roll-
ing back . The braking force of the parking brake
is not re leased unti l sufficient driving force has
been built up at the wheels.
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