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Stop vehicle and check brake fluid level
.,. Stop the vehi cle.
.,. Check the brake f luid leve l ¢ pag e 224 .
.,. Seek professional assistance if necessary.
Warning! Fault in brake system. Contact
work shop
.,. Drive carefu lly to the nearest authorized Audi
dealer or other qualified workshop and have
the malfunction corrected ¢
,&..
Parking brake system fault! See owner 's
manual
.,. If this symbol appears when the ve hicle is sta-
tionary or after the ignition is turned on, check
to see if the park ing brake can be released.
Drive to an authori zed Audi dealer or other
qualified workshop as soon as poss ible and
have the malfunction corrected . If the parking
brake cannot be opened, then take it to an ex-
pert at a n author ized Audi dealer.
.,. If t he symbol appears while you are d riving, it is
poss ible th at t he traction co ntro l or the emer -
gency brake has malfunctioned . It is possib le
that the parking brake cannot be applied . It is
also possible that th e parking brake cannot be
released after it has been applied. Drive to an
authori zed Aud i dea ler or other qualified work-
shop to have the malfunct io n corrected.
If the ABS system malfunct ions, the ABS warn-
ing/indicator
light illuminates together with the
brake system malfunction warn ing/ indicator
light ¢ .&..
A
WARNING
- Always observe t he warnings in
¢page 217, befo re opening the hood and
che cking the b rake fl uid .
- Driving with low brake fl uid is a safety haz-
ar d . Stop the car and get professional ass is-
tan ce.
- If the ..
(USA models) .
(Canada mod-
els) brake system ind icator light t urns on to-
ge t her wit h the ABS a nd ESC indi cato r
ligh t s, the ABS/ ESC regula t ing func t ion may
have failed . Functions that stab ilize the ve-
hicle a re no longe r available. This could
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cause the vehicle to swerve and increase the
risk of sliding. Drive caref ully to the nearest
author ized Audi dealer or other qualified
workshop and have the malfunct ion correct-
ed.
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Engine cooling system malfunction
A malfunction in the engine cooling system mu st
be repaired as soon as possible.
If the .
symbol flashes in the disp lay, either the
engine coo lant temperature is too high or the en -
gine coolant level is too low. A driver message
appears as we ll to expla in the malfunct ion in
more detail. The dr iver warn ing goes out after
about 5 seconds, but it can be brought up at any
time by pressing t he
IS ET I
button agai n.
Turn off engine and check coolant level
.,. Pull off the road .
.,. Stop the vehicle .
.,. Turn off the engine .
.,. Check coolant level ¢ page 223 .
.,. Add coolant
if
necessary~
page
223 .
.,. Continue dr iving only after the engine coolant
wa rning/i nd icator light goes out .
.,. Contact your authori zed Audi dealer for assis-
tance if ne cessa ry.
If the engine coo lant level is correct, then t he ra-
diato r fan may be the cause of t he malfunc t ion.
A
WARNING
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- If you r vehicle should break down fo r me-
chan ica l or othe r reasons, park at a safe dis -
tance from mov ing traffic, turn off the en-
gine and turn on the hazard warning lights
¢
page 51, Emergency flashers.
- Never open the hood if you see or hear
steam or coolant escaping from the engine
compartment
-you risk being scalded. Wait
until you can no longer see or hear steam or
coo lant escaping .
- The engine compartment
of any veh icle is a
dangerous area. Before you perfo rm any
work in the engine compartment,
tu rn of
t he engine and allow it to cool. Follow the
warn ing stickers ¢ page 217.
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