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Instruments
and indicator
lights
A
WARNING
-
If the eng ine stops while dr iving, yo
u
w ill
need to use more fo rce to brake the vehicle
.
This increases the ris
k of
an accide nt
.
There
w ill sti
ll
be power steering if the ignit ion is
switched on while the vehicle is rolling and
there is s ufficient batte ry charge. Othe rwise
,
yo
u
must use greate
r
fo rce whe
n st
eer ing
.
;;,./fj
Electronic stabilization
control
(ESC)
and(
§)
anti-lock braking system
(ABS)
If
t he
bl
indica
t or light
blinks w hile
dr
iving,
t
he
ESC
or ASR
(Ant i-Sli
p Reg ulation) is a ctive ly re
gu-
lating
.
If t he
G1
indica
t or
lig ht
t
ur ns on, t he sys
t
em has
switche
d
the
ESC
off. In this case, you ca
n switch
t
he ignition
off
and then on
t
o switch
t
he ESC on
again. The indicator light turns off when th
e
sys
-
tem is functioning fully
.
Stabilization control
( ESC):
sport. Warning! Re-
stricted stability
If the
II
indicato
r
light
t
urns on, ESC spor
t
mo
d
e was switc hed on using
t
he
1
.$
O
FF
I
button
r=;,
page
160
.
You
can
tur
n
th
e ESC on again by
press the
1
-~
O
FF
I
bu
tton again.
Stabilization control (ESC): off
.
Warning! Re-
stricted stability
If t he
Iii
indicator ligh
t
tur ns on, the ESC was re
-
st
ricted
or
switched off us ing the
I!>
O
F
F
!
button
r=;,
page
160
.
The message
ESC OFF
also appears
.
You
ca
n turn the
ESC
on aga
in
by press
t
he
I.$
O
FF
I
bu
tto
n
ag
a
in.
The system switches on whe
n
the ign ition is
sw itched on
.
The
II
indicato
r
ligh
t
turns off
when the system is func
t
ioning fully.
Stabilization control
(ESC)
malfunction! See
owner 's manual
Stabilization control
(
ESC
/
ABS): malfunction!
See owner's manual
ABS malfunction! See owner's manual
l)
-
: USA
m
ode ls only
22
If the
bl
ind icator light and the ABS indicato
r
light
rJE
(USA mode ls)/
ti]
(Canada models)
turn o
n
an
d
this message appears, there is a mal-
funct
ion
in the ABS system
or
elec
tr
onic differen-
tia
l
lock. This al so causes the ESC to malfunc
t
ion
.
The bra kes still fu nction with their normal power,
but ABS is no
t
active
.
Drive to an authori zed Audi dealer or authori zed
Aud
i
Service Fac ility immedi ate ly to have the
malfunction cor rected
.
A
WARNING
If t he
...
(USA models)
tll
(Canada mod
-
el
s) bra
ke
system indicator light turns on
t
o-
ge
t
her with
th
e
ABS
and
ESC indi
cator ligh
t
s,
t
he ABS/
ESC
regula
ti
ng fu
nct
ion m ay have
failed
.
Functions t hat
st
abilize
t
he vehicle a re
no longer ava ila ble
.
This could cause the vehi
-
cle to swerve
,
which increases the risk that
the vehicle will slide. Drive ca refully to t he
nearest aut horized Aud
i
dea le
r
or a uthori zed
Audi Service Facility and have the malfunction
cor rected
.
0)
Tips
For
additional informat ion on ESC and
ABS,
refe
r
to
r=;,
page
159
.
BRAKEt<
O)
Brake pads
...
(USA
models)
t
El
(Canada
models)
Brake pads!
If the warning light illuminates, immediately
contact your autho rized Audi deale
r or
qua lified
workshop to have all brake pads inspected
.
Both
sets of brake pads on an axle must always be re-
placed at the same t ime
.
A
WARNING
Driving w it
h
ba
d
brakes ca
n
cause a coll is
ion
an
d se rious person al injury.
-
If
t
he war
nin
g lig
ht
El
or the wa rni ng
light
...
l
l
wit
h
th
e mes sage
Brake pads!
com es on in
t he ins
t
rumen
t
clus
t
er displ ay,
..,.
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