Audi A7 Sportback 2015 Owner's Manual page 84

82 On the road
lever position and take your foot off the brake
pedal.
If you select the R position during a Stop
phase, the eng ine will start aga in.
Shift from D to P quickly to prevent the engine
from starting unintentionally when shift ing
through R.
You can determ ine for yourself if the eng ine
will stop or not by reduc ing or increasing the
amount of force you use to press the brake
pedal. For example , if you only lightly press
on the brake pedal in stop-and and-go traff ic
or when turning, the engine will not switch off
when the vehicle is stationary . As soon as you
press the brake down harder, the eng ine will
switch off.
General information
Applies to vehicles: with Start-Stop-System
The standard Start-Stop-mode can be cancel-
led for different system-related reasons .
Fig. 85 Inst rum ent cluster: engine -Stop tempo ra rily
unavailab le
Engine will not switch off
Before each stop phase, the system checks if
certain cond it ions have been met. For exam ·
ple, the engine will
not
be switched off in the
following situations:
- The eng ine has not reached t he minimum
required temperature for Start-Stop-mode .
- The inter ior temperature selected by the A/C
system has not been reached .
- The outside temperature is extremely high/
low .
- The w indshield is being defrosted
¢page 71 , ¢ page 73.
- The parking system* is switched on.
- The battery charge level is too low.
- The steering wheel is sharply turned or
there is a steering movement.
- After engaging the reverse gear .
- On sharp inclines.
The
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indicator light appears in the informa-
tion line in the instrument cluster display
¢ fig . 85.
Engine automatically restarts
The stop phase is interrupted in the following
situations, for example. The engine restarts
without any action by the driver .
- The interior temperature varies from the
temperature selected in the A/C system .
- The windshie ld is being defrosted
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- The brake pedal is pressed several times in a
row.
- The battery charge level becomes too low.
- High power consumption.
Switching the ignition off automatically
To prevent the battery from drain ing, the igni-
tion w ill switch off
automatically
when all of
the following conditions have been met :
- The vehicle has already been driven.
- The engine has been turned off by the Start-
Stop -System*.
- The driver's door is opened.
- The driver's seat belt is removed .
- The brake pedal is not pressed down.
- The vehicle is stationary .
In this case, the activated low beam will be re-
placed by the side marker lights. The side
marker lights w ill switch off afte r approxi -
mately 30 minutes or when you lock the veh i-
cle.
If the Start-Stop System has not turned off
the engine or if you have sw itched the Start-
Stop system off manually, the ignition will
not
be automat ically switched off and the eng ine
will continue to run
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