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The leaving home function illuminates the
area around the vehicle when unlock ing it.
This function can be switched on and off.
The coming home and leaving home func-
tions on ly operate when it is dark and the
light switch is in the AUTO posit ion
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Auto headlight s*
When the light switch is in the AUTO
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47 posi t ion, the switch-on po int of the
lights can be changed in the automatic driving
light function.
Daytime running lights
USA models: You can switch t he dayt ime run-
ning lights on and off .
Canada models: The function cannot be
turned off . It is activated a utomat ically each
time the ignition is switched on.
Travel mode*
The headlig ht beam is asymmetrical. This pro-
vides stronger illum ination on the s ide of the
road on wh ich you are driving .
If
you are driv-
ing in a count ry that d rives on the opposite
side of the road from your own country, th is
will cau se glare for on coming dr ivers. To pre-
vent glare:
- Travel mode must be selected in vehicles
with Xenon headlights*.
- In veh icles with halogen headlights, ce rtain
areas of the head light lenses must be cov-
ered w ith wate rproof adhesive covers that
prevent light from passing t hro ugh. For
more informat ion, please see your author -
ized Audi dea ler or author ized repa ir faci lity .
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When trave l mode is activated, a display in
the dr iver information system ind icates
this each time you switch the ignit io n on.
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Emergency flashers
Fig. 4 2
Center console : emergency flasher switch
The emergency flashers makes other moto-
rists aware that you or your vehicle are in an
emergency situation .
.,. Press the switch ~ ¢
fig.
42 to turn the
emergency flashers on or off .
When the emergency f las hers are on, all four
turn signals blink at the same time. The turn
s ignal indicator lights
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in the instr ument
cluster, as well as the light in the emergency
fla sher sw itch ~ blink likewise.
You can indicate a lane change or a t ur n w hen
the emergency flashers are switched on by us-
ing the turn signal lever. The emergency flash-
ers stop temporarily .
The emergency flashers a lso work when the
ign ition is turned off .
The emergency flashers will t urn on a utomat i-
ca lly if you are in an accident where the airbag
has deployed.
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You sho uld turn on t he emergency f las hers
when:
- you a re the last veh icle standing in a t raf-
fic jam so that any other vehi cles coming
can see you , or whe n
- your vehicle has broken down or you are
in an eme rgency s ituation, o r when
- your vehicle is be ing towed by a t ow
truck or if you are tow ing another vehicle
beh ind you .
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