62 On th e road
The parking brake warning comes on on ly af-
ter you have driven for longer than 3 seconds
and faster than 5 mph (5 km/h).
The parking brake warn ing light _
(USA)/. (CDN) illuminates when the parking
brake is set and you switc h on the ignition .
A WARNING
Always release the parking brake com-
pletely. A partially engaged brake will
overheat the rear brakes, reduce the ir ef-
fectiveness and cause excess ive wear. This
could lead to brake fa ilure and an accident .
{Q) Note
Only after t he vehicle has come to com-
plete stop, should you f irm ly set the park-
ing brake and move the gearshift lever into
a gear.
Parking
Parking
.,. Stop the vehicle using the brake pedal.
.,. Set the parki ng brake firmly .
.,. Swit ch off t he engine .
.,. Engage a gear~ &, .
In addition on inclines and grades
.,. Turn the steer ing whee l so that your vehicle
will roll against the curb in case it should
sta rt to move .
A WARNING
This is how you can red uce t he risk of in-
jury when leaving your veh icle.
- Never park the vehicle whe re it can come
in cont act wit h d ry grass, spilled f uel or
any ot he r flammable mater ials.
- Never allow anyone - especially sm a ll
children - to rem a in in the vehicle when
it is locked. Locked doors make it mo re
difficult for rescuers to access the pas -
senger compartment in the event of an
emergency. Danger to life!
- Never leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle. Children could re lease the park-
-
ing brake or move the gearsh ift lever out
of gear . The vehicle could sta rt to roll
away and cause an accident.
- No matter what the season is, the tem -
perature in a parked veh icle can reach
dangerous leve ls.
Starting on hills
Applies to vehicles: wit h hill hold assist
Hill ho ld assist makes it eas ier to sta rt on
hills.
The system is activated when the brake peda l
is depressed
for a few second s.
Aft er releasing the bra ke pedal, the brake
power is held for a
brief moment to prevent
the vehicle from rolling back whe n starting . At
this time, you ca n easi ly begin to move your
vehicle.
A WARNING
-
- If you did not begin moving immed iate ly
after releasing the brake pedal , under
certain circumstances, the vehicle would
begin to roll backwa rd. Dep ress the
brake peda l imm ediately o r engage the
hand brake.
- Should the engine sta ll, dep ress t he
bra ke peda l immed iately or engage the
ha nd brake.
- In order to prevent the vehicle from roll-
ing back unintentionally whe n star t ing in
st op -and-go tr affic, kee p the bra ke ped al
dep ressed for a few se conds before driv-
ing off.
(D Tips
You can find out if your vehicle is eq uipped
wit h "Hill hold ass ist " at an aut ho rized
Audi dealersh ip.
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