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Anti-lock braking system
(ABS)
This warning/indicator
light monitors the ABS
and the electronic differ ential lock
(EDL).
The warning/ind icator light
fJ]l
(USA models)/
ti]
(Canada models)
will
come on for a few sec-
onds when the ignit ion is switched on. The light
will go out afte
r
an automatic check sequence is
comp leted.
The re is a malfunction in the ABS when
:
-
The warning/indicator light does not illuminate
when you switch the ignit ion on
.
-
The warning/indicator light does not go out af-
ter a few seconds.
- The warning/indicator light illuminates while
driving
.
The ESC indicator light also illuminates if the re is
a ma lfunction in the ABS
.
The message
Stabiliza-
tion control
(ESC):
Fault! See owner 's manual
also appears in the instrument cluste
r
display
and a warning tone sounds.
The brake system will still respond even with-
out the assistance of the ABS system. See your
authorized Audi dealer as soon as possible to re-
store full braking performance.
For more infor-
mat
ion
regarding the
ABS¢
page 170
.
Malfunction in the brake system
If
the brake warning light
¢
page 15
and the ABS
warn ing illuminate
together
there may be a mal-
function in the ABS, and there may also be a ma l-
function in the brake system itse lf
¢ ,&.
The ABS
will not work and you will notice a change in
braking
response
and performance.
In the event of a
malfunct ion in the brake sys-
tem
the warning/ indicator light
1111
(USA mod-
els)/
.
(Canada models) in
t
he inst rument clus-
ter flashes
¢
page 15
.
Ma
lfunction in the electronic differential
lock
(
EDL)
The
EDL
works toget
her
with the ABS
.
The ABS
warning light will come on if there is a malfunc-
tion in the EDL system
c::>
page 170
.
See your
au-
t
hor ized Audi dealer as soon as poss ible.
Instruments
and indicator
lights
A
WARNING
-
If the
fJ]l
(USA mode ls)/
tl]
(Canada mod-
els) war ning light does not go out,
or
if it
comes on while driving, the ABS syst em is
not working prope
rly.
The vehicle can t hen
be
st
opped only with the
st
andard brakes
(without
ABS).
You
will
not
have the
prot
ec-
tion ABS provides.
Contact
your authorized
Audi
dea
ler
as soon as possible.
-
USA models:
If the
1111
warning light and
the
fJ]l
warn ing
light
come on togethe r, the
rear
whee ls could
lock
up first under hard
braking. Rear whee
l
lock-up can cause loss
of vehicle control and an accident. Have your
vehicle repa ired immediately by your au-
thorized Audi dealer or qualified workshop.
Drive slowly and avoid sudde n, hard bra ke
ap plications
.
- Canada models
:
If the brake warning light
•
and t he ABS warning light
ti]
come
on
togeth er, t he rear wheels could lock up first
under hard bra king. Rear wheel lock-up can
cause loss of vehicle
cont rol and
an acci-
dent
.
Have your vehicle repa ired immediate-
ly by your authorized Audi dea ler or quali-
fied
workshop.
Drive slowly and avoid
sud-
den, hard brake app lications.
tli
I
!i:
Safety systems
The
fl
(USA
models);fll
(Canada models) indi-
cator light monitors the safety systems (e.g. air-
bags, pretensioners) and illuminates
for
a few
seco nds each t ime you
swit ch
the ignition on
.
-
If the
II
(USA
models)/E,I
(Canada mode ls) in-
dicator light does not go out, or if it illuminates
while you are driving, or if it starts to blink, then
t here is a ma lfunction somewhere in the system.
If th
e
light does not illuminate when you
switch
t he
ignition
on, t his also means
t
here is a mal-
functi
on.
A
WARNING
~
If
you
have a ma lfun ction in t he safety sys-
tems, contact
your
authorized Audi dea
ler im-
mediately. Otherwise the safety systems may
not
work
properly in an accident.
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