Driving
- The inter ior temperature differs from the tem-
perature se lected in the A/C system.
- The windshield is being defrosted
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- The brake pedal is pressed seve ral t imes in a
row.
- The vehicle ba t te ry charge Leve l is too Low.
- Power consumption is high .
Ignition is switched off automatically
To prevent the veh icle battery from drain ing, the
ignit ion will switch off
automatically under the
following conditions:
- The vehicle has already been driven .
- The Start/Stop system has stopped the e ngine.
- The driver's door is opened.
- The dr iver's safety be lt is unb uckled.
- The brake pedal is not pressed .
- The vehicle is stationary .
In this case, the activated low beam is replaced
by the parking Light. The parking Lights will
sw itch off after app roximately 30 minutes or
when you Lock the vehicle .
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-
mat ically switched off and the engine will contin-
ue to run
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.&_ WARNING
To redu ce the risk of poisoni ng, neve r allow
t he engine t o run in confined spaces.
(D Tips
If you select the D, N or S selector Lever posi-
tion after shifting into reverse, the vehicle
m ust be driven faster than 6 mph (10 km/h)
in orde r for the engine t o switch off again.
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Manually switching the Start/Stop system
off/on
Applies to : vehicles with Start/Stop syst em
If you do not wish to use the system, you con
switch it off manually.
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Fig. 93 Cente r conso le: Start/Stop system butto n
.. To switch the Start/Stop system off/on man-
ually, press the l(A)~I 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 aga in automati-
cally .
Messages in the instrument cluster display
Applies to: vehicles wit h Start/Stop syste m
Start-stop system deactivated: Please restart
engine manually
This message appears when spec ific conditions
are not met du ring a stop phase. The St art/S t op
system will not be abl e t o rest a rt the eng ine. If
the D or R se lector Lever positions were engaged,
P will be selected a utomat ically . The eng ine must
be started with the
I START ENGI N E STOPI but-
ton.
Start -stop system: System fault! Currently
unavailable
There is a ma lfunction in the Start/Stop system.
Drive the vehicle to an authorized Audi dea ler or
authorized Serv ice Facility as soon as possible to
have t he malfunction corrected .