Clean off accumulated salt coating from
brake discs and pads with a few careful
brake applicat ions .
- If you damage the front spoiler, or if you
install a different spoiler, be sure the air
flow to the front brakes is not obstruct-
ed . Otherwise the brake system could
overheat reducing the effectiveness of
the ent ire brake system.
- Failure of one brake circuit will impair
the braking capability resulting in an in-
creased stopp ing distance. Avoid driving
the vehicle and have it towed to the near-
est Aud i dea ler or q ualified wor kshop .
- Never let the vehicle rol l to a stop with
t he engine shu t off.
- If the brake booster is not work ing, the
brake pedal must be pressed conside ra-
bly harder to make up for the lac k of
booster assistance.
Brake booster
The brake booster adds extra braking power.
The brake booster works with vacuum pres -
sure which is created only when the engine is
running 9 ,&..
,&. WARNING
- Never let the vehicle roll to a stop with
t he engine shu t off.
- If the brake booster is not work ing, fo r
exa mple when towing your vehicle, or
because the brake booste r has somehow
been damaged, the brake pedal must be
pressed considerab ly harder to make up
for the lack of booster assistance.
Servotronic - advanced
power steering system
-
The power steering systems use the power of
the running engine to allow precise steering
with little effort.
The advanced Servotronic power steering sys-
tem senses the road speed and electron ically
adju sts powe r ass istance to provide comfor ta-
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ble and safe steering response exactly match -
ed to th e vehicle speed .
Power steer ing will not work if the engine is
off. As a result, t he steering wheel will be har d
to tu rn.
The powe r stee ring fluid level is checked d ur-
ing t he sched uled maintena nce services.
(D Note
If there is an e lectronic malfunction, ser-
votronic
will sti ll fu nction like a conven-
tiona l powe r steering system, providing a
constant steering support force t ha t is no
longe r proportionate to the vehicle speed.
This is most noticeab le when t urni ng the
steering wheel at low speeds (for example
when parking), - more effort will be re-
quired than usual.
- Be aware of the different than usual
steering response and adjust your steer-
ing force accordingly.
- Have the problem checked and set right
by an Audi dealer as soon as possible.
(D Tips
- When the engine is running, never hold
the steering wheel turned all the way to
the right or to the left for longer than 15
seconds . The power steering pump will
overheat the hydraulic fluid if yo u keep
holding the stee ring wheel turned all the
way. This is likely to damage the power
steering sys t em.
- If the powe r stee ring system should fa il
entire ly, or if t he engine is not runn ing
(for example, wh ile be ing towed), you
will still be able to steer the veh icle .
However,
considerably more effort will
be required to do so .
- If the powe r steering system sho uld
have a leak, or is not functioning proper-
ly, contact your author ized Audi dealer
immediately.
- The power steering system req uires a
specially formu lated hydraulic fluid. The
power steering fluid reservoir is located
in the engine compartment
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