The parking brake warning comes on on ly af-
ter you have drive n for longer than 3 seconds
and faster than 5 mph (5 km/h).
The parking brake warning light _
(USA)/. (CON) 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 failure and an accident .
Only after the vehicle has come to com-
plete stop, should you firm 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 parking brake firmly.
"' Swit ch off the e ngine .
"' Engage a gear
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In addition on inclines and grad es
"' 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 yo u can reduce t he risk of in-
jury when leaving your veh icle.
- Never pa rk the vehicle whe re it can come
in contac t wit h dry grass, spille d fuel or
any othe r flammable materials.
- Never allow a nyone - especially small
children - to remain in the vehicle when
it is locked. Locked doors ma ke 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 release the park-
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ing brake or move the gearsh ift leve r out
of gear. The vehicle could start to roll
away and cause an acc ident.
- No matter what the season is, the tem -
perature in a parked ve hicle can reach
dangerous leve ls.
Starting on hills
Applies to vehicles : with hill ho ld assist
Hill ho ld assist makes it eas ier to start on
hills.
The system is activated when the brake peda l
is depressed
for a few second s.
After releasing the brake ped a l, the brake
power is held for a
brief moment t o preven t
the vehicle from rolling back when starting . At
this time, you can easi ly begin to move your
vehicle.
A WARNING
- If you did not begin moving immed iate ly
after releasing the brake pedal, under
certa in circumstances, the vehicle would
begin to roll backwa rd. Depress the
brake peda l imm ediate ly or engage the
hand brake.
- Should t he eng ine sta ll, dep ress th e
bra ke peda l immediate ly o r engage the
ha nd brake.
- In o rder to prevent the vehicl e from roll-
ing back unintentionally whe n st arti ng in
st op-and-go tr affic, keep the bra ke ped al
depressed for a few seconds before driv-
ing off.
(D Tips
You can find out if your vehicle is equ ipped
wit h "Hill hold ass ist" at an au th orized
Audi dealersh ip.
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