Turn off ignit ion before leaving vehicle. Battery
is discharging
This message appea rs if the driver's door is
opened while the ignition is sw itched on . Always
switch off the ignition if you are leaving the vehi-
cle. Also see
9 page 73.
Shift to P and t urn off ignition before leaving
car, otherwi se vehicle can roll away
This message appears if the driver's door is
opened while the igni t ion is sw itched on and the
selecto r lever is not in t he P posit ion. Move t he
selecto r lever int o the P pos ition and switch the
ignit ion off when you exit the vehicle. Otherwise
the vehicle could roll. Also see
9 page 73.
Starting the engine when there is a
malfunction
It may not be possible to start the engine under
certain circumstances, for example if the battery
in the vehicle key is drained, if interference is af-
fected the key or if there is a system malfunc-
tion.
Fig. 77 Center conso le/remote control key: starting the
engine if there is a malfunctio n
Requirement: the message Key is not recog-
nized. Hold back of key against marked area.
See owner's manual
must appear and the DJ in-
d icator light mus t turn on.
• Hold the remote control key in the location in-
dicated as shown in the illustrat ion
f>l) c::> fig. 77 .
• Press the brake pedal.
• Press the
I START ENGINE STOPI button. The
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engi ne will start .
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D r ivi ng
• Drive to an authorized Audi dea ler or author -
ized Audi Service Facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected.
@ Tips
You can view the message again by pressing
the
I START ENGINE STOP I button.
Start-Stop system
Description
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
The Sta rt/Stop system can help increase fue l
eco nomy and reduce CO2 emissions.
In Start/Stop mode, the engine shuts off auto-
matically when the vehicle is stopped, such as at
a traffic ligh t . The ignition rema ins switched o n
dur ing this stop phase. The engine w ill restart
automat ically when needed.
Applies to A7 Sportback: the Start/Stop system
activates automatically once the ignit ion is
switched on.
Applies to 57 Sportback: the last Sta rt/Stop sys-
tem setting is restored when the ignit ion is
switched on.
Basic requirements f or Start / Stop m ode
- The driver's door must be closed .
- The driver's seat belt much be fastened.
- The hood must be closed.
- The vehicle must have dr iven faster than
2.5 mph (4 km/h) since the last time it stop-
ped .
- A trailer must not be hitched to the vehicle.
(D Note
Always swit ch the Sta rt /S t op syst em off when
driv ing th rough wa t er
c::> page 71.
© Tips
The engine stops short ly before the ve hicle
comes to a stop
l) .
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