Traveling On Dry Roads; Traveling On Wet And Slippery Roads; Off-Road Driving - Audi 100 Quattro Owner's Manual

VEHICLE OPERATION
Operating and driving hints

Traveling on dry roads

When traveling on dry roads, your Audi
100 quattro does not drive differently
than .other vehi cles with front
drive. Wi th the permanent all-wheel drive,
the engine power is transmitted to the
road most efficiently.
The differential lock is not needed and
should not be engaged.

Traveling on wet and slippery roads

The permanent all-wheel drives transmits
the engine power efficiently to the road,
even on relatively slippery surfaces.
The self-locking center differential distri-
butes the engine power to the axles ac-
cording to the grip on each of the four
wheels and gives optimum traction even
on very bad roads.
If the vehicle should ever get stuck, the
rear differential can be locked to help the
car get moving again. Once the vehicle is
moving, the rear differential lock will auto-
matically switch itself off as soon as the
vehicle reaches a speed of 15 mph or
25 km/h.
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Remember that the ABS deactivates
automatically every time you lock the
differential.
On wet roads, do not drive your Audi 100
quattro too fast as the fron
wheel
start hy droplaning without warning which
may cause you to lose control resulting in
serious personal injury.
Do not drive too fast on wet roads. Al-
ways adjust your speed according to
road and traffic conditions.
WARNING
§
Always maintain a sale driving
speed, especially when road and wea-
ther conditions are poor.
§
Excessive driving speed on very
wet roads can cause hydroplaning
and loss of vehicle control.
§
Although the brakes on the Audi
100 quattro are very effective, the bra-
king ability is limited by the contact
between your tires and the road. The
braking ability also is not better than
that of a standard two-wheel drive ve-
hicle. Therefore, do not drive fast on
slippery roads and do not be misled
by the acceleration ability of your car.
Off-Road driv
The Audi 100 quattro is not an off-road
vehicle as it does not have enough
ground clearance.
t wheels may
However, on bad roads, sand, gravel or
snow, the four wheel drive enables the
Audi 100 quattro to go where other vehi-
cles would g
sible by the permanent drive to all four
wheels and by the self-locking center dif-
ferential which distributes the engine po-
wer between the four wheels for optimum
traction even in very bad road conditions.
Therefore, it is not normally necessary
engage the rear differential lock. The rear
differential lock should only be engaged if
the vehicle is in danger of getting stuck,
or to get the vehicle moving again if it is
stuck.
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et stuck. This is made pos-
to