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Instruments
and indicator
light
s
cooling system
-
you could damage your en-
gine
.
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- Steering column lock
•
Steering defecti ve! Do not drive vehicle!
If
the indicator light t urns on and the message
appears, the re is an electronic st eering column
lock malf unction
.
You cannot switch th
e
ignition
on.
Do
not
tow your vehicle because it cannot be
st eered
.
Seek professional assistance.
£II
Steerin
g
lock: Contact dealer!
If t he indicator light turns on and the message
appears, the re is an elect ron ic steer ing column
lock malfunct ion.
Drive
t
o your au
t
hori zed Aud
i
dea ler immediately
to have the malfunction corrected
.
A
WARNING
Your vehicle must not be towed
in
the event
of a malfunct ion in the elect ron ic steer ing col-
um
n lock
because
it
ca
nn
ot be stee red due to
t
he locke
d
steering. If
it
is
t
owed w ith
t
he
steering locked,
t
here is the risk of an
acci-
dent
.
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Ignition lock
•
Ign ition lock defecti ve. Contact dealer!
If
the ind icator lig ht
tur
ns on and the message
appears, do
not swit ch t
he ignition off because
you may not be able to switch it on again.
-
Drive to yo
ur
a ut horized Aud
i
dea le
r
immedia
t
ely
t
o have the m
al
function co rrec
t
ed
.
On ve hicles w ith convenience key*, the engine
should not be sw itched off usi ng the
I
S TAR
T E
N
GIN
E
STOP
!
but
ton because the engine
cannot be st
art
ed again afte
r
the ignit ion has
been switc hed off.
(D
Tips
The symbol 's appearan ce might be d ifferent
in some mode ls.
18
r;.I
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Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC)
If
t
he
b1
ind icator light blinks while driving
,
the
ESC or ASR (Anti-Slip Regulat ion) is actively regu-
lati ng
.
If the
b1
ind icator light turns on, the system has
swit ched the ESC off
.
In
t
his case, yo
u
can switch
t he ign itio
n
off
a
nd t hen on
t
o sw itch the ESC on
again. The indica
t
or ligh
t
turns off when the sys-
tem is functioning fu lly.
If
t
he
.
ind icator light tu rns on, ESC was re-
stri cted or sw itched off using the
1
.$
O
FF
I
button
c:>
page
170
.
Stabilization control (ESC
/ ABS)
: Fault! See
owner'
s
manual
If the indicato
r
light
BJ
and the ABS indicator
light
[IlJ
(USA models)
;tlJ
(Canada models)
turn o
n
and the message appears, the ABS or
electronic differe ntia
l
lock is malfunc
t
ioning. This
also
caus
es the ESC
t
o mal func
t
ion. The br
ak
es
sti
ll
funct ion with
t
hei
r
no rma
l
powe r, but ABS is
not active.
Drive to your au
t
hor ized Audi dealer immed iate ly
to have t he mal funct ion cor rected.
For
more information abo ut the ESC
c:>
page
170.
A
WARNING
If
t he
11111
(USA
models)
JII
(Canada mod-
e ls)
br
ake syste
m
indic ator ligh
t
turn
s
on
t o-
gether with the ABS and ESC ind icator lights,
the ABS/ESC regulat ing function may have
failed. Functions that stabilize the vehicle a re
no longer availab le. This could cause the vehi-
cle to swerve and increase the risk of sliding.
Drive carefully t
o
the nea rest authorized Audi
dealer and have the malfunction cor rected.
(D
Tips
For additional informat ion on ESC and ABS,
refer to
c:>
page
170.
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