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headlights are switched on, the park ing lights
will switch on instead . The par king lig hts will
sw itch
off after app roximately 30 minutes or
when you lock the vehicle.
The ignition also switches
off when you lock the
vehicle from the outside during a stop phase.
If t he St art/Stop system has not turned
off t he
e ngine or if you have sw itched t he Star t/Stop sys -
tem
off man ually, t he ignition will not be aut o-
matica lly switched
off and the engine will contin -
ue to run.
A WARNING
To red uce the risk of poisoning, never allow
the engine to run in confined spaces .
(D Tips
If you leave the vehicle with the "D/S" or "R"
selecto r lever pos it ion engaged, the parking
brake is automatically set.
Manually switching the Start/Stop system
off/on
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
The (A_)Ofr button is located in the center conso le.
.. Press
(A_)Ofr to switch on or off. The LED in the
button turns on when the funct ion is switched
off .
(D Tips
If you switch the system off dur ing a stop
phase, the engine will st art again au t omati-
cally.
Messages
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
Start/stop system: deactivated . Please start
engine manually
-
This message appea rs when specific condi t ions
are not met dur ing a stop phase. The Sta rt /Stop
system will not be ab le to restart the engine . The
engine must be started with the
I ST AR T ENGINE ST OPI button.
Driving
Start / stop system: malfunction! Function
unavailable. Pleas e contact Service
There is a ma lfunction in the Start/Stop system.
Drive the vehicle to an a uthorized Audi dea ler or
authorized Serv ice Facility as soon as possible to
have the malfunction corrected.
Electromechanical
parking brake
Fig. 83 Cente r console : par king brake
Your vehicle is equipped with an electromechan i-
cal park ing brake
(D ¢ fig. 83. The parking brake
is des igned to prevent the veh icle from roll ing
unintentionally and replaces the hand brake .
Setting / manually releasing the parking
brake
'" Pull the(®) switch to set the parking brake . The
LED in the switch turns on . The - (USA mod-
els)/ . (Canada models) ind icator light also
t urns on in the instr ument cluster disp lay.
'" To re lease t he par king brake ma nually, press
the bra ke or acceler ator peda l while the ign i-
tion is switched on and press the<® switc h at
the same time. The LED in the button and the
ind icator light in the d isp lay turn
off.
Releasing the parking brake automatically
Requirement: t he doors m ust be closed and the
driver's safety bel t must be fastened .
'" To sta rt d riving and release the pa rking brake
automatically, press the ac celerator peda l as
usu a l.
In add ition to releas ing the parking brake a uto-
matically, other convenience a nd safety functions .,.
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