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Inte
l
ligent
Technology
Clean off accumulated
salt coating from
brake discs and pads with a few caref
ul
brake app lications.
-
If you damage the front spoiler, or if yo
u
in-
stall a d ifferent spoiler, be sure the air flow
to the front brakes is not obstructed.
Other-
wise the brake system could overheat reduc-
ing the effectiveness of the entire brake sys-
tem.
- Failure of one brake circuit will impair the
bra king capability res
ult
ing
in
a
n
increased
stopp ing distance. Avoid driving the vehicle
and have
it t
owe
d
to the ne
ar
es
t
author ized
Audi dealer or quali fied workshop.
-
Never let the vehicle roll to a
st
o
p with
the
eng ine shut off.
-
If the bra ke booste
r
is not wor king, the
bra ke pe dal m ust be presse
d
considerably
harder
t
o make up for
t
he lac
k of
boos
t
er
assistance
.
Electro-mechanical
power
assist,
dynamic
steering
The electro-mechanical
power assist helps the
driver when steering.
Power steering adapts electronically based on
the vehicle speed
.
Indicator lights and messages
•
Steering defective! Do not dri ve vehicle!
If
t his ind icator light tu rns on and stays o
n
and
this message appears, t he power steering may
have fa iled.
Do
not
conti
nu
e d riving. See yo
ur
autho rized
Aud
i
dea ler
or
a q ua lified repair facility fo
r
assis
-
tance.
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Dynamic steering
:
System fault! You can
continue driving
If t he indicator light t
ur
ns on and the message
appears, the steering may be more difficult to
move or mo re sens it ive than usual. The
st
eer ing
wheel may also be
at a
n an gle when dr iving
st
ra ight
.
174
Drive slowly to your a ut horized Audi dea ler or
qualified workshop to have the malfunction cor-
rected.
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Dynamic steering: initializing
If this d
river
message appea rs and t he indicator
light is flashing on the instr ume nt pa ne l, dynam-
ic st
eer ing
*
is being re
initi
ali zed. After
st
arting
the e
ng
ine, t he
st
eer ing whee
l
w
ill
move sligh
t
ly.
Re-initializa
t
ion might be necessary if
t
he steer
-
ing whee
l
was moved hard to the left and right
whi le the vehicle was not moving
.
The d isp lay
goes out as soon as initiali zation is comp lete.
A
WARNING
-
Have the dynamic steering* system malfunc-
tion repaired as soon as poss ible by an au-
thor ized Audi dealer or qualified workshop -
risk of acc ident!
@
Tips
-
If the
.
or
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indicator light only stays on
for a sho rt time, you may cont inue driving.
-
The dynamic steerin g* stab ility systems a re
not ava ilable in the event of a system mal-
function
.
-
For add itiona
l
information on dynamic
steeri ng*, refer to
<=>
page 102.
Driving
with
your
quattro
Applies
to
vehicles: with all-whee
l
dr
ive
With all-wheel drive, all four wheels are driven.
General informat ion
With a ll-wheel d rive, power is distri
bu
ted to a
ll
fo
ur
wheels. This happens automat ica lly depend-
ing on your d riving style a nd the roa
d
conditions
at
t
he t ime
.
See
al
so
c>
page 170.
A center d ifferen
t
ial d istr ibu
t
es the dr iving powe
r
variab ly to the front and rear ax le.
It
works to-
gether w it
h
select ive whee
l
torque contro l, w
hich
ac
t
ivates w hen d riving thro ugh curves
<=>
page 171. W ith
t
he spo
rt
d ifferent ial *, power
distribution to
t
he rear wheels is variable and can
be adjusted with drive select
<::>
page 102.
.,.
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