72 On th e road
Only afte r the vehic le has come to com-
plete stop, should you f irm ly set the park-
ing brake and either move the gearshift
lever into 1st. gear (manual transm iss ion)
or move the selector lever into "P" (Auto-
mat ic transm ission).
Parking
Parking
.,. Stop the vehicle using the brake pedal.
.,. Set the parking brake firmly .
.,. Switch off the engine .
.,. Move the selecto r lever int o the P pos ition
(autom atic transmission) or move the gear-
shift lever into 1st . gear
(manual t ransmis-
sion)¢ ..&,.
.,. When on inclines or declines, turn the steer-
ing wheel so that the vehicle will roll into
the curb if it begins to move.
A WARNING
This is how you can reduce the risk of in-
jury whe n leaving your veh icle.
- Never park the vehicle where it can come
in contact with dry grass, spilled fuel or
any othe r flammable mater ials.
- Never allow anyone - 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 -
ing brake or move the gearshift lever out
of gear. The vehicle could start to roll
away and cause an accident.
- No matter what the season is, the tem-
perature in a parked vehicle can reach
dangerous levels.
-
Starting on hills
Applies to vehicles: with hill ho ld assist
Hill ho ld assist makes it easier to start on
hills.
The system is activated when the bra ke peda l
is depressed
for a few seconds.
After releasing the brake pedal, the brake
power is held for a
brief moment to preven t
the vehi cle from rolling back when st arti ng. At
th is time, you can easi ly beg in to move your
vehicle .
A WARNING
- If you did not begin moving immediate ly
after releasing the brake pedal, under
certain circumstances, the vehicle would
begin to roll backward. Depress the
brake peda l immediately or engage the
hand brake.
- Should the engine stall, depress the
brake peda l immediately or engage the
hand brake.
- In order to prevent the vehicle from roll-
ing back unintentionally when starting in
stop-and-go traffic, keep the brake pedal
depressed for a few seconds before driv-
ing off.
@ Tips
You can find out if your vehicle is equ ipped
with "Hill hold ass ist" at an authorized
Audi dealersh ip.
Speed warning system
Overview
The speed warning system helps you to keep
your driving speed below a set speed limit.
The speed warning system warns the driver if
he exceeds a previous ly stored maximum
speed. A warning tone will so und as soon as
the vehicle speed exceeds the set speed by
about 3 mph (3 km/h). At the same time, a
warning symbol appears in the display. .,,.
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