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battery is discharging, you shou ld switch off any unnecessary elec
-
t
rical consume rs (for
exam
ple,
th
e air
cond
iti
o
ner)
.
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Note
If the
-
~
-
warning/indicato
r
light (ma lfunc
t
ion i
n
t he engi ne cool ing
system) in the instrument cluster shou ld illuminate:::::, page 36, stop
th
e vehicle and turn off
t
he engine. The coo lant
p
ump is
not
work ing
- t
his can cause eng
i
ne damage!
•
Appl
ies
to vehicles: with
safety belt
warning light
Safety
belt warning
light
4
The
w
arning lig ht
is a
reminder
to
fasten safety belts.
The warning light
4
comes on for a few seconds after the ignition
is sw itched o
n
as a rem inder to fasten your
saf
ety belt.
Additiona
l
information on safety belts :::::, page
127.
•
Brake
system
BRAKE
(USA)/
(CD)
(Canada)
Thi
s wa
rnin g/
ind icator
li
ght i
ll umi
nate
s
wh en the brak
e
flu id level
is
too low or when
there
is a ma
lf
unc
ti
on
in
the
ABS, or w
hen
the parking
br
ake is set.
The ligh
t ill
umi
nat
es whe
n t
he igni
t io
n is t
ur
ned on
. It
goes
out
afte
r
th
e
engine has been started and the par king brake is fu lly released.
This indicates that the bra ke warning light
is
functioning
pro
per
ly.
If the brake warning light does not light up when the engine is
cranking or the parking brake is applied
,
there may be a malfunction
in the electrical system. In this
case,
contact your Audi dealer.
If th
e
ABS fai ls, the ABS warning/i ndicator light
,
'
(USA
mod
els)/
(Canada mode ls) fla shes togethe
r
w ith the b rake
syst em
war
ni
ng/i nd icator
l igh
t:::::,&
.
Controls and equip
-
ment
Instruments
and warning
/
indi
c
ator lights
(USA models): If the warnin
g
light
BRAKE
and the warning light
i
llu
min at
e
t
og
eth
er,
immed iat
ely co
ntact your author
ized
Audi
dea ler or qua lified
w
or kshop
to
have all brake pads inspected
=>
p
age
38.
When
t
he
light
com
es on,
an
aud
ibl
e wa
r
ni
ng
sig
nal
is also
g iven.
Parking
brake set
The
BRAKE
warnin g/indicator light i
ll
um inates w hen
the
parking
brake is set
:::::,
&
.
&
WARNING
•
USA
models.:
If both, the
BRAKE
warning light and the
C
warning light come on at the same time
,
the rear wheels could
lock up first under hard braking
.
Lock-up of the rear wheel brakes
can cause loss of vehicle control and an accident
.
Have your
vehicle repaired immediately by your authorized Audi dealer or a
qualified workshop
.
Drive slowly and avoid sudden
,
hard brake
appli cation
.
•
Canada models
:
If both, the brake warning light
CCD>
and the ABS
warning light
..,.
come on at the same time, the rear wheels could
lock up first under hard braking
.
Lock-up of the rear wheel brakes
can cause loss of vehicle control and an accident
.
Have your
vehicle repaired immediately by your authorized Audi dealer or a
qualified workshop
.
Drive slowly and avoid sudden, hard brake
application
•
If the brake warning
/
indicator light does not go out after a few
seconds and the parking brake released, or lights up while you are
driving, the fluid level in the brake fluid reservoir is too
low.
If you
believe that it is safe to do so, proceed immediately at low speed
to the nearest authorized Audi dealer or qualified workshop and
have the brake system inspected.
•
Please be very careful and always keep in mind that after
several brake applications
,
you will need greater pressure on the
brake pedal to stop your vehi
cle. Consequently,
you must allow for
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