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Instruments and warning/indicator lamps
Electro-mechanical parking brake
¢page 11
Active lane assist*
¢page 85
Audi side assist*
¢page 89
Gearbox
¢page
77
Electro-mechanical parking brake
¢page 11
Camera-based traffic sign recogni
tion*
¢page 23
Rear seat belt./
¢page 17
Rear seat belt./
¢page 17
Main beam assist*
¢page 38
Speed limiter*
¢page 83
Main beam headlights
¢
page 38,
¢
page 38
(
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) Brake system
If the warning lamp lights up, there is a fault in
the brake system.
•
Brakes: stop vehicle and check brake fluid
level
Stop the vehicle and check the brake fluid level.
Obtain professional assistance if necessary.
•
Warning! Brake servo inoperative
You need to apply much more force to operate
the brakes if the brake servo fails. Obtain profes
sional assistance.
•
Brakes: fault. Safely stop vehicle
If the ABS indicator lamp
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and ESC indicator
lamp
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light up together with the brake warn
ing lamp
.
and this driver message appears,
the ABS, ESC and brake force distribution sys
tems have failed¢
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.
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Parking brake: fault. See owner's manual
- If the warning lamp and the message appear
after you switch on the ignition when the ve
hicle is stationary,
please check whether you
can release the parking brake. If the parking
brake cannot be released you should obtain
professional assistance. If the parking brake
can be released but the warning lamp/message
still appears, drive to a qualified workshop
without delay and have the fault rectified.
- If the warning lamp and the message appear
while driving,
there may be a malfunction in
the parking brake auto release or the emergen
cy brake functions. You may not be able to ap
ply or release the parking brake. Do not park
the car on a gradient. Obtain professional assis
tance.
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WARNING
- Before opening the bonnet and checking the
brake fluid level, observe the warning infor
mation on ¢
page 220, Working on compo
nents in the engine compartment.
- If the brake warning lamp does not go out,
or if it lights up when driving, the brake flu
id level in the reservoir is too low - this may
cause an increased accident risk. Stop the
vehicle and do not drive on. Obtain profes
sional assistance.
- If the brake warning lamp lights up togeth
er with the ABS indicator lamp and the ESC
indicator lamp, this can mean that the con
trol function of the ESC/ABS is not working.
Input from the functions that stabilise the
vehicle is no longer available. This could
cause the tail of the vehicle to skid side
ways. Drive carefully to the nearest qualified
workshop and have the fault rectified.
(®) Electro-mechanical parking brake
The warning lamp
.
lights up when the parking
brake is applied.
•
Parking brake: caution! Vehicle parked too
steep
If the warning lamp flashes and the message ap-
pears, the brake may not be strong enough to
.,.
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