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Instruments
and indicator
lights
-
Always keep in min
d
that afte
r
severa
l
brake
applications, you will need greate
r
pressure
on the brake pedal t
o
stop you
r
vehicle. Do
not re ly on strained brakes to respond w ith
ma ximum stopping power in
crit
ical situa
-
t ions.
You
must allow for increas
ed
braking
dist
an ces. The
ext ra
dist ance used up by
fa
d
ing brak es
coul
d
le ad
to
an a cciden
t
.
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Electromechanical parking brake
The warning/indicator light monitors
the
elec-
trome chanical parking brake.
If the ind icator light
.
(USA models)
;II
(Cana-
da models) t urns on
,
the park ing brake was set
.
The warning/indicator
light will go out when the
pa rking brake is re leased.
•
(
USA
models)
/.
(Canada models) Cau-
tion: Vehicle parked too steep
If th
e ind icator lig
ht
blinks
a
nd t he message ap
-
pea rs, there is not eno ugh bra king power to keep
the vehicle from
rolling.
The bra kes have over
-
heate
d.
The vehicle could
roll
away even on a
sma
ll
incline
.
Press brake pedal to release parking brake
To re lease the pa rking bra ke, press
t
he bra ke
ped
al
a nd
press t he
butt
on<®) or
sta
rt
d
riving
wit
h
st
arti ng assis
t
at
th
e
sa
me t ime
¢
page 78
.
Please release parking brake
To re lease the park ing brake ma nually, press the
brake pedal and press the button<®> at the same
time
.
The parking brake o nly re leases automati-
cally if the dr iver's safety be
lt
is fastened.
El
Parking brake!
If the
El
indicato
r
light turns on and this mes
-
sage appears, there is a pa rking brake mal func-
tion. Drive to your authorized
Audi
dealer or
qua lified workshop immed iate ly to have the mal-
function corrected
.
16
~ Safety belts
This warning/indicator light reminds you to put
on your safety belt.
The
.
warn ing/ indicator light illum inates when
the ignit
ion
is switched on to rem ind t he driver
and
(on
USA models on ly) any front passenge
r
to
put on t he safety be lt
.
Additionally, a
n
aco ust ic
wa
rning (gong) w ill also so und.
For
more Information
¢
page 121
,
Safety belt
warning light
.
f::::l
Battery
The
.
war ning/ indica
t or
light illum inates when
you
sw itch on the ig nition
and
m ust go out afte
r
th
e e ngine has st
a
rte
d
.
•
Alternator fault
:
Battery is not being charg-
ed
If the indicato
r
light turns on and the message
appears, the re is a ma lfu nction in t he generator
o
r
vehicle e lectr ica
l
system
.
Drive to your authorized Audi dealer or qualified
workshop immediately
.
Because the vehicle bat-
tery is d ischa rging
,
tur
n
off all unnecessa ry elec
-
trical eq uipme nt such as
t
he rad io
.
Seek profes-
sio na
l
assis
t
ance if the battery charge leve
l
is too
low.
(•) Low battery: Battery will be charged while
driving
If the indicato
r
light turns on and the message
appears, there may be limited sta rting ability.
If this message t urns off after a little
wh
ile, t he
ba tte ry charge
d
enough while dr iving
.
If
t
he mess age does
not tur
n
off
, have
your
au
-
thorized Audi dea le
r
or
qu
a lified wor ks hop
cor-
rect the ma lfunction
.
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