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Trailer
mode
notes
Important to know
Your veh icle hand les differently when tow ing a
trailer because
of the additional weight
and
dif-
ferent weight distribution.
Safety, performance
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
difficult and
requires
practice. Back-
ing
up with a
trailer
generally requires steering
action opposite to that when backing up your ve-
hicle without a trailer
.
Maintain
a greater distance
between
your veh icle
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 radius.
When
passing,
remember that
you cannot acce l-
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 trailer before changing lanes again.
Avoid
jerky
starts, sharp turns or rapid
lane
changes.
(D
Tips
- Do
not
tow a trailer
during
the
break-in peri-
od of your vehicle.
-
If you
tow a trailer,
you
r
Audi
may require
more
frequent
maintenance due to the ex-
tra load
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Parking on a slope
Do
not park on a slope with a
trailer. If
it
cannot
be avoided, do so only after doing the following:
When parking:
..
Apply
the
foot
brake.
..
Have
someone place
chocks under
both the ve-
hicle
and the trailer
wheels.
Trailer
mode
..
With chocks in
place,
slowly
release
the brakes
until the wheel chocks absorb the
load.
..
Turn the whee ls towards the curb
.
..
Apply the parking brake.
..
Move the selector lever to P.
When restarting after parking:
..
Apply
the foot
brake.
..
Start the engine.
..
Move the selector lever to
D/S.
..
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
lever
of the automat-
ic transmission to
P before apply ing the park-
ing
brake
and before
blocking the
wheels, you
may have
to
use more
force
later
to
move
the
lever
out
of
the P position.
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