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l
ligent
Technology
The fo llowing situations are exceptions where it
may be useful to switch on sport mod
e
to a llow
the wheels to sp
in:
- Rocking the vehicle to free it when it is stuck
-
Driving in deep snow or o
n
loose g round
-
Driving with snow chains
Sport mode on
ESC
/
ASR off
Sport mode off or
ESC
/
ASRon
Behavior
The ESC and ASR stabiliza-
The stabilization funct ion is The
full
stabilization fun c-
t
ion funct ions are lim ited
not availab le
¢
,&.. ESC and
tion of the ESC and ASR is
¢ .&..
ASR are switched off.
ava ilab le aga in.
Operation
Press the
I
1>
OFF I
button
Press and hold the
!1>
O
F
FI
Press the
I,,
OFF I
button
briefly
.
button longer than 3 sec-
again
.
onds
.
I
ndicator
II
turns on.
•
and
lf'lii•li~
turn on
.
II
turns off or
II
and
light
s
lf'lii•l~~
turn off.
Driver mes-
Stabilization control
( ESC)
: Stabilization control
(ESC)
: Stabilization control
sages
Sport. Warning! Restricted off
.
Warning
!
Restri cted
(ESC)
: On
st abilit
y
stabilit
y
It
is on ly possible to t
ur
n off the ASR up to 30
mph (SO km/h) fo
r
vehicles w ith front wheel
d rive. At about 45 mph (70 km/h) it automatical-
ly tu rns on again. It is possible to turn off the
ASR at any speed for vehicles w ith all whee
l
drive
.
A
WARNING
You should only switch sport mode on or
switch ESC/ASR off if your driving abilities
and road conditions permit
.
-
-
The stabilization function is limited when
sport mode is sw itched on
.
The driving
wheels co uld spi
n
a nd the vehicle could
swerve
,
espec ia lly on s lick o
r
slippery road
s
ur
faces.
-
The re is no vehicle stab ilizat ion when ESC/
ASR a re switched off.
(D
Tips
ESC/ASR cannot be sw itched off or sport
mode cannot be switched on when cruise co n-
t
rol or adaptive cruise control* is switched on
.
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Braking
What affects braking efficiency?
New brake pads
Dur
ing the first 250 miles (400 km)
,
new brake
pads do not possess their full braking effe ct, they
have to be "b roken in" first
¢ ,&..
You can com-
pensa
t
e for th is slightly reduced b raking power
by pushing harder on the brake pedal. Avoid
heavy braking loads dur ing the break-in period
.
Operating conditions and driving habits
The brakes on today's automobi les are
sti
ll sub-
je ct
t
o wear, depending large ly on operating con-
dit ions and driving hab its
¢
.&.. On vehi cles
t
hat
a re either driven mostly
in
stop-and-go city traf-
fic or are drive
n
hard, the brake pads sho uld be
checked by your authorized Audi dealer more of-
ten than specified in the
Wa
rranty
&
Mainte-
nance booklet
.
Failure to have your brake pads
inspected can result in reduced brake perform
-
ance
.
On steep slopes, you should use the brak ing ef-
fect of the engine
.
This way, you prevent unnec-
essary wear on the brake system
.
If you must use
your brakes, do not ho ld the bra kes down contin-
uously. Pump the bra kes at inte rvals.
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