Audi A5 Owner's Manual page 34

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32 Driver information system
Parking brake ! Please contact workshop
– If the symbol appears after you switch on the ignition
when the vehicle is stationary, please check whether you
can release the parking brake. If this is possible, you
should drive without delay to the nearest qualified work-
shop and have the fault rectified. If the parking brake
cannot be released you should obtain professional
assistance.
– If this symbol should appear while driving, there may be
a malfunction in the drive-away assist or the emergency
brake functions. You may not be able to apply the parking
brake. It is also possible that you cannot release the
parking brake after it has been applied. Drive the vehicle
to a qualified workshop and have the fault repaired.
If the ABS fails, the ABS warning lamp
⇒

the brake warning symbol
WARNING
Before opening the bonnet and checking the brake fluid level,
observe the warning information on ⇒ page 231, "Working on
components in the engine compartment".
If the brake fluid level in the reservoir is too low, this could
result in an accident. Do not drive on. You should obtain profes-
sional assistance.
If the brake warning lamp lights up together with the ABS
warning lamp, this can mean that the control function of the ABS
is out of action. As a result the rear wheels can lock relatively
easily when braking. This could cause the tail of the vehicle to skid
sideways. Drive carefully to the nearest qualified workshop and
have the fault rectified.
The warning lamp
well if there is a fault in the brake system.
Fault in the cooling system
Faults in the cooling system must be rectified immedi-
ately.
If the
either the coolant temperature is too high or the coolant
level is too low. The symbol is accompanied by a driver
message giving you more information about the fault. This
message will disappear after about 5 seconds, but you can
call it up again at any time by pressing the

will light up together with
.
– Stop the vehicle.
– Switch off the engine.
– Check the coolant level ⇒ page 236.
– Add more coolant if necessary ⇒ page 236.
– Wait for the symbol to go out before driving on.
– Obtain professional assistance if necessary.
If the coolant level is correct, the overheating may be caused by a
malfunction of the radiator fan.
If the alternator warning lamp lights up as well ⇒ page 31, it is
possible that the drive belt has broken.
Note

in the instrument cluster will start flashing as


symbol flashes in the display, this means that
Switch off engine, check coolant level
button:
SET