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Trailer
mode
notes
Important to know
Your veh icle handles different ly when tow ing a
trailer
because of
the
additional weight and d if-
ferent weight distr
ibuti
on. Safety, perfo rmance
and economy will greatly depend on how careful-
ly
you load your trailer and operate your rig
.
Before
you actually
tow
your trailer, practice
turning,
stopp ing
and backing
up in
an area
away
from traffic. Keep practicing until you have be-
come completely familiar with the way your vehi-
cle-trailer combination behaves and
responds.
Backing
up is d ifficult
and
requires pract ice.
Backing
up with a trailer generally
requires
steer
-
ing action opposite to that when backing up your
vehicle without a trailer.
Maintain
a
greater
d istance
between
you
r
vehicle
and the one
in front
of you.
You
w
ill
need more
room to stop.
To
compensate for the trailer, you
will need a larger than normal turning
radius.
When pass ing,
remember
that you
cannot
accel-
erate as fast as you normally would because of
the added
load.
Make sure you
have
enough
room
to pass. After passing, allow plenty of room for
your trai ler before changing
lanes
again.
Avoid jerky starts, sharp
turns
or rapid lane
changes.
(D
Tips
-
Do not
tow
a
trailer
during the
break-in
per i-
od of your vehicle.
-
If you
tow a
trailer, your Audi
may
require
more frequent maintenance
due
to the ex-
tra load
c::>
page 244.
Parking on a slope
Do
not pork on a slope with a
trailer. If
it
cannot
be avoided, do so only ofter doing the following:
When parking:
;::;
..
Apply
the
foot brake.
0
~
..
Have someone place chocks
under
both the ve-
~
hicle
and the trailer
whee ls.
Lil
,....,
v:,
,....,
Trailer
mode
..
With chocks in
place,
slowly release
the
brakes
until the wheel chocks absorb the
load.
..
Turn the wheels towards the curb .
..
Apply the parking brake.
..
Place an automatic transmission* in P, respec-
tively a manual transmission in first or reverse
gear
.
When restarting
after
parking:
..
App ly the
foot
brake.
..
Start the engine
.
..
Move the selector lever to D/S, respectively a
manual transmission in first gear
.
..
Release
the
parking brake and slowly pull out
and away from
the
wheel chocks.
..
Stop and have someone
retrieve the
wheel
chocks.
(D
Tips
If you move the selector leve
r
of the
automat-
ic
transmission*
to
P
before
applying the
parking
brake
and
before blocking
the
wheels,
you may have to use more force later to move
the lever out of the P
position.
183
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