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Winter tyres
Thanks to its four-wheel drive, your car will have
plenty of
traction
in winter conditions, even with
the standard tyres. Nevertheless, we still recom
mend that winter tyres or all-season tyres should
be fitted
on all four wheels
when winter road
conditions are expected, mainly because this will
give a better
braking response.
Snow chains
On roads where snow chains are mandatory, this
also applies to cars with four-wheel drive
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page 2 5
7,
Snow chains.
Replacing tyres
On vehicles with four-wheel drive, all four tyres
must have the same rolling circumference. Also
avoid using tyres with varying tread depths
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page 254, New wheels or tyres.
Off-roader?
Your Audi does not have enough ground clear
ance to be used as an off-road vehicle. It is there
fore best to avoid rough tracks and uneven ter
rain as much as possible.
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WARNING
- Even with four-wheel drive, you should al
ways adjust your speed to suit the condi
tions. Do not Let the extra safety provided
tempt you into taking any risks when driving
- this can cause accidents.
-The braking ability of your car is limited by
the grip of the tyres. In this respect, your
car is no different from a car without four
wheel drive. So do not be tempted to drive
too fast on icy or slippery roads just because
the car still has good acceleration in these
conditions - risk of accident!
- On wet roads bear in mind that the front
wheels may start to "aquaplane" and Lose
contact with the road if the car is driven too
fast. If this should happen, there will be no
sudden increase in engine speed to warn the
driver, as with a front-wheel drive car. So do
not drive too fast in the wet: adjust your
speed to suit the conditions (accident risk).
Intelligent technology
Rear spoiler
Applies to: vehicles with automatic rear spoiler
The automatic rear spoiler increases the car's
stability.
Fig. 122
Centre console: Button for rear spoiler
The rear spoiler can be extended or retracted
manually or automatically.
Automatic mode (normal operation)
-Automatic extension: The rear spoiler is auto
matically extended at road speeds above ap
proximately 120 km/h.
-Automatic retraction: The rear spoiler is auto
matically retracted at road speeds below ap
proximately 80 km/h.
Manual mode
- Manual extension: Briefly press the button
¢Fig. 122
to extend the rear spoiler all the way
out.
-Manual retraction: At road speeds up to about
20 km/h, press and hold the button to retract
the rear spoiler. At road speeds between
20 km/h and 120 km/h, press the button brief
ly to retract the rear spoiler all the way back.
Warning and indicator lamps
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Rear spoiler: fault. Please contact work
shop
The rear spoiler may have failed to extend due to
a malfunction. In this case, the car's handling
may be different at high speeds. Drive to a quali
fied workshop without delay (but do not exceed
140 km/h) and have the fault rectified. The col
our of the Lamp depends on the current road
speed.
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