T railer towing
Coolant t emperatur e
The coolant temperatu re gauge <=? page 9 must
be observed carefully. The coo lant tempe rature
can increase if you drive on long inclines in a low
gear at high engine sp eeds. Reduce your sp eed
immed iate ly if the LEDs in the top part of the dis-
play turn on.
For more information abo ut indicator lights, re-
fe r to . <=?
page 14.
A WARNING
Anyone not properly restrained in a moving
vehicle is at a much greater risk in an acci-
dent . Never let anyone ride in your car who is
not properly wearing the restraints provided
by Audi.
Trailer towing
information
Important to know
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Your veh icle hand les different ly when tow ing a
tra iler because of the additional weight and dif-
fe rent we ight d istr ibut ion. Safety, performance
and economy w ill great ly depend on how careful-
ly you load your trailer and ope rate your rig .
Before you actually tow your tra iler, practice
turn ing, stopp ing and bac king up in an area away
from t raff ic. Keep practicing until you have be-
come comple t ely fami liar wit h t he way your vehi-
cle-trailer comb inat ion behaves and responds.
Backing up is d iffic ult and requires pract ice .
Backing up with a tra iler gene rally requires steer-
ing ac t ion oppos ite t o t ha t when backing up yo ur
veh icle w it hout a trailer .
Maintain a g reater d istance between your vehicle
and the one in front of you . You will need more
room to stop . To compensa t e fo r t he t ra ile r, you
will nee d a larger than no rma l tur ning rad ius.
When pass ing , remembe r that you ca nnot accel-
e rate as fast as you no rma lly would because of
the adde d load . Make sur e yo u have eno ugh room
to pass . After passing, allow plenty of room for
your trai ler before chang ing lanes again.
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Avoid j erky starts, sharp turns or rapid lane
changes.
(D Tips
- Do no t tow a tra iler dur ing the brea k-in pe ri-
od of your veh icle.
- If you tow a t ra ile r, your Aud i m ay requi re
more frequent ma intenance due to the ex-
tra load
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Parking on a slope
Do not park on a slope with a trailer . If it cannot
be avoided, do so only after doing the following:
When parking:
.,. App ly the foot bra ke .
.,. Have so meone place cho cks unde r bot h t he ve-
hicle and the trailer w heels.
.,. With choc ks in place, slowly rele ase t he brakes
until the wheel chocks abso rb the load .
.,. Turn th e whee ls towards the curb.
.,. App ly the par king brake .
.,. Select the P se lecto r lever posit ion.
When restarting after parking:
.,. App ly t he foot bra ke .
.,. Start the engine .
.,. Select the D/S se lector lever position.
.,. Release the par king brake and slow ly pull out
and away from the whee l chocks.
.,. Stop and have someone ret rieve the wheel
chocks .
(D Tips
If you move the selector lever of the automat-
ic transmission to P befo re applying the park-
ing brake and before blocking t he whee ls, yo u
may have to use more force la ter to move the
leve r o ut of the P pos it io n.
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