Audi A6 2018 - Starting to Drive

Dr iv ing
If the Start/Stop system has not turned off the
engine or if you have switched the Start/Stop sys-
tem off manually, the ignition will not be auto -
matically switched off and the engine will contin-
ue to run
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A WARNING
To reduce the risk of poisoning, never allow
the engine to run in confined spaces.
(D Tips
If you select the D or N se lector lever position
after shift ing into reverse, the vehicle must
be driven faster than 6 mph (10 km/h) in or-
de r for the engine to switch off again .
Manually switching the Start/Stop system
off/on
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
If you do not wish to use the system, you can
switch it off manually.
Fig. 80 Center conso le: Start/Stop system button
-
.. To switch the Start/Stop system off/on man-
ually, press the
l(>:)ml button. The LED in the but-
ton turns on when the system is switched off.
(D Tips
If you switch the system off during a stop
phase, the engine will start again automati-
cally.
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Messages in the instrument cluster display
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
Start -stop system deact ivated: Please restart
engine manually
This mess age appears when spec ific conditions
are not met during a stop phase. The Start/Stop
system will
not be ab le to restart the engine. The
engine must be started with the
!START ENGINE S T OP ! button.
Start -stop system: System fault! Currently
unavailable
There is a malfunction in the Start/Stop system.
Drive the vehicle to an authorized Audi dealer or
authorized Service Facility as soon as possible to
have t he malfunction corrected.
Electromechanical
parking brake
Fig. 81 Center console: pa rking brake
Your vehicle is equipped with an electromechani-
cal park ing brake c:>fig. 81 . The park ing brake is
designed to prevent the vehicle from rolling un-
intentionally and replaces the hand brake .
Setting/manually releasing the parking
brake
.. Pull the<®> switch to set the parking brake . The
LED in the switch turns on. The - (USA mod-
els)/ . (Canada models) indicator light also
turns on in the instrumen t cluster display .
.. To release the par king brake man ually, press
the brake or accelerator peda l while the igni-
tion is switched on and press the
(®) switch at
the same time. The LED in the button and the
indicator light in the disp lay turn off.