Driving; Steering; Ignition Lock - Audi A4 Owner's Manual

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Driving

Driving

Steering

Applies to vehicles: with manually adjustable steering column
Adjusting the steering wheel position
The height and reach of the steering wheel can be
adjusted as required to suit the driver.
– Pull the lever ⇒ fig. 129 -arrow- ⇒
– Move the steering wheel to the desired position.
– Then push the lever towards the steering column until
the catch engages.
WARNING
Never adjust the position of the steering wheel when the
vehicle is moving - this could cause an accident.
For safety reasons, the lever must be pushed securely against
the steering column to prevent the steering wheel from acciden-
tally changing position while driving (accident risk).

Ignition lock

Starting the engine with the key
You can use the ignition key to switch on the ignition and
start the engine.
Fig. 129 Lever beneath
steering column
– Insert the key into the ignition lock.
up.
– Manual gearbox: Press the clutch pedal all the way down
and move the gear lever into neutral.
– Automatic gearbox: Press the brake pedal and move the
selector lever to position P or N.
– Press in the key ⇒ fig. 130 to start the engine.
– Diesel engines can take a few seconds longer than usual
to start on cold days. Please keep your foot on the clutch
or brake pedal until the engine starts. The glow plug indi-
cator lamp
the glow plugs are preheating.
Fig. 130 Ignition key

lights up in the instrument cluster while