Ignition Lock And Ignition Switch; Starting And Stopping The Engine - Audi TT 2010 Owner's Manual

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Ignition Lock and ignition switch
Ignition lock
The ignition key star ts or st ops the engine.
Ignition off
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Fig. 78 Ignit ion lock
positions
In position=> fig. 78
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both the ignition and engine are off, and the
st eering is locked.
To lock the steering after you have removed t he ig nit ion key, turn the
steering wheel in either direction until you hear it lock into place. You
should always lock t he steer ing whe neve r you leave you r vehicle. This
makes a vehicle theft even more difficult => & .
Ignition key safety lock
After switching off the ign ition, the ignition key can only be removed
from the ignition lock when the selector lever is in the "P" (Park) posi-
tion. After you have removed the key, the selector lever is locked and
canno t be moved.
Ignition on
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If it is d ifficult to turn the key after you have inserted it into the igni-
tion lock, tur n the steering wheel back and fort h. This w ill take the
load off the steering lock mecha nism and you will be able to t ur n the
key freely and start the eng ine.
Starting the engine ®
In this posit ion the engine starts. While the eng ine is starting, the
power supply to the hea d light s an d ot her el ect rical consume rs is
temporarily interr upted to conse rve battery power. Afte r the en gi ne
has sta rt ed, release th e key and it w ill return to posit ion @ .
Before the starter can be operated again the key must be turned back
t o pos itio n
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The non-repeat lock p revents you fro m damagi ng t he
starter w hen the eng ine is running.
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WARNING
• Never remove the key from the ignition lock while the vehicle
is moving . The steering wheel will lock causing loss of control.
• If you have to leave your vehicle - even for just a minute·
always remove the ignition key and take it with you. This is espe-
cially important if you are going to leave children behind in the
vehicle. The children could start the engine or use other vehicle
controls . Unsupervised use of vehicle controls (for example , power
window s) can cause serious personal injuries.
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Tips
If the vehicle bat te ry has been di sconne cted an d t hen reconnected,
then yo u m ust leave the key in position @ for about 5 seco nds befo re
you can star t the eng ine. •
Starting and stopping the engine
Starting the engine
The engine can only be started with an original Audi key.
- Set t he parkin g brake.
- Move t he selecto r lever in P or N
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