86 On the road
switch off the ignition when you exit the vehi-
cle . Otherwise the vehicle could roll. See a lso
c::>page90 .
Starting the engine if there is a
malfunction
It may not be possible to s tart t he engine un-
der certain circumstances , for example if the
battery in the vehicle key is drained, if inter-
ference has affected the key or if there is a
system malfunction .
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Fig. 86 Center conso le/maste r key: start ing t he e ngine
if there is a malfu nct ion
Requirement : The message Key not recog-
nized. Hold back of key against marked area.
See own e r's manual.
must appear and the in-
d icator light
II must switch on.
" Hold the master key vertically in the loca-
t ion ind icated
f>l) c::> fig. 86.
" Press the brake peda l c::> .&. in Starting the
engine on page 84.
" Press the l~s=T~A~R=T~E~N~c=r~N~E~s=T~O~ P~ I button . The
engine will start .
" Drive to your authorized Audi dealer imme -
diately to have the malfunction corrected.
@ Tips
You can view the message again by press -
ing the
I STAR T ENGINE STOP I button.
Electromechanical
parking brake
Operation
The electromechanical parking brake replaces
the hand brake.
Fig. 8 7 Center console: Parking brake
" Pull on the switch(®) c::> fig . 87 ® to apply
the parking brake. The indicator light in the
sw itch illuminates.
" Step on the brake pedal or the accelerator
pedal and press the switch
(®} at t he same
time to release the park ing brake . The ind i-
cato r light in the swit ch goes out.
Your vehicle is equipped with an electrome -
chanical parking brake . The parking brake is
designed to prevent the veh icle from rolling
unintentionally and replaces the hand brake .
In add ition to the normal functions of a tradi -
t ional hand brake, the electromechanical
parking brake provides vario us conven ience
and safe ty funct io ns .
When starting from rest
- The integral starting ass ist helps you when
driving by automat ically releasi ng the park-
ing brake
c::>page 87, Starting from rest .
- When start ing on inclines, the start ing as -
sist prevents the vehicle from uni ntentional-
ly rolling back . The braking force of the
pa rking brake is not released unt il suff icient
driving force has been bui lt up at the
wheels . ..,.
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