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Trailer
t owing
drive at the maximum permissible speed. Re-
duce your speed even more if load, weather or
wind condit ions are unfavorable - part icularly
when going downhill.
Reduce vehicle speed
immediately
if the trail -
er shows the slightest sign of swaying.
Do not
try to stop the swaying by accelerating .
Observe speed limit s. In some areas, speeds
for vehicles towing trailers are lower than for
regular vehicles.
Always apply brakes early. When driving
downhill, shift into a lower gear to use the en-
gine braking effect to slow the vehicle. Use of
the brakes alone can cause them to overheat
and fail.
Coolant t emperature
The coolant temperature gauge ¢ page 10
must be observed carefully. The coolant tem-
perat ure can increase if you drive on long in-
clines in a low gear at high engine speeds. Re-
duce your speed immediate ly if the LEDs in
the top part of the display turn on.
For more information about indicator lights,
referto .
¢ page
15 .
A
WARNING
Anyone not properly restrained in a mov-
ing vehicle is at a much greater risk in an
accident . Never let anyone ride in your car
who is not properly wear ing the restra ints
provided by Audi.
Trailer
towing
tips
Important to know
Your vehicle hand les different ly when towing
-
a trailer because of the addit ional weight and
different weight distribution . Safety, perform-
ance and economy will greatly depend on how
carefully you load your trailer and operate
your ng .
Before you actually tow your trailer, practice
turning, stopp ing and backing up in an area
away from traffic . Keep practicing until you
have become completely familiar with the way
your vehicle-trailer combination behaves and
responds .
Backing up is difficult and requ ires practice .
Backing up with a trailer gene rally requires
steering action opposite to that when backing
up your vehicle without a tra iler.
Maintain a greater dista nce between your ve-
hicle and the one in front of you. You will need
more room to stop. To compensate for the
trailer, you will need a larger than normal
turning rad ius.
When passing, remember that you cannot ac-
celerate as fast as you norma lly would be-
cause of the added load. Make sure you have
enough room to pass. After passing, allow
plenty of room for your t railer before chang-
ing lanes again .
Avoid jerky starts, sharp turns or rapid lane
changes.
(D
Tips
- Do not tow a trailer during the break-in
period of your vehicle.
- If you tow a trailer, your Audi may re-
quire more frequent maintenance due to
the extra load ¢ page 290.
Parking on a slope
Do not park on a slope with a trailer. If it can-
not be avoided, do so only after doing th e fol-
lowing:
When parking:
.,. Apply the foot brake.
.,. Have someone place chocks under both the
vehicle and the tra iler wheels .
.,. With chocks in place, slowly release the
brakes unt il the wheel chocks absorb the
load.
.,. Turn the whee ls towards the curb.
.,. Apply the parking brake .
.,. Select the P se lector lever posit ion.
When restarting after parking:
.,. Apply the foot brake.
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