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chnolog
y
Clean off accumulated salt coating from
brake discs and pads with a few carefu
l
brake applications
.
-
If you damage the front spoiler, or if you in-
stall a different 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
braking capab ility result ing in an increased
stopp ing distance. Avoid driving the vehicle
and have it towed to the nearest autho rized
Audi dealer or qualified workshop.
-
Never let the vehicle
roll
to a stop with the
engine shut
off.
-
If the brake booster is not working, the
brake pedal must be pressed considerably
harder to make up for the lack of booste
r
as-
sistance
.
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 me
ssages
•
Steering defective!
Do
not drive vehicle!
If
this indicator light tu rns on and stays on and
this message appears, the power steering may
have failed
.
Do
not
contin ue driving. See
your
authorized
Audi
dealer
or
a qua lified repair facility for assis-
tance.
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ij
Dynamic
steering
:
Syst em fault! You can
cont inue
driving
If the indicator light turns on and the message
appears, the steer ing may be more difficult to
move or more sensitive than usual. The steer ing
wheel may also be at an ang le when driving
straight.
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Drive slowly to your authorized Audi dea ler or
qualified workshop to have the ma lfunction cor-
rected.
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ij
Dynamic st eering: initializing
If this driver message appears and the indicator
light is flashing on the instrume nt pane l, dynam-
ic steer ing* is being reinit ialized
.
After sta rting
the engine, the steer ing whee
l will
move
slight
ly.
Re-initialization might be necessary if the steer
-
ing whee
l
was moved hard to th
e
left and right
while the vehicle was not
moving.
The display
goes
out as soon as initialization is comp lete.
A
WARNING
,
-
Have the dynamic steering* system malfunc-
tion repaired as soon as possible by an author
-
ized Audi dealer or qualified workshop - risk
of accident!
@
Tips
-
If the
.
or
'T
fl
indicator light only stays on
for a short time, you may cont inue driving.
-
The dynamic steering* stab ility system
s
are
not available in the event of a system mal-
function
.
-
For add itional information on dynamic
steering*, refer to
<=>
page 103
.
Driving
with
your
quattro
Applies to vehicles
:
wit
h
all -w hee
l
drive
With all-wheel
drive,
all four wheels are
driven.
General information
With all-wheel drive, power is distrib uted to
all
four wheels
.
This happens automatica lly depend-
ing on your driving style and the road conditions
at the t ime
.
See also
<=>
page
170.
A center differential distributes the driving power
variably to the front and rear axle. It works to-
gether with select ive whee
l
torque control
,
which
activates when driving throug
h
curves
¢
page 171
.
With the sport differential*, power
distribution to the rear wheels is variable and can
be
adj
usted with drive select
¢
page 103
.
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