Audi A5 owners manual page 125

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document_0900452a8179700c.book Seite 123 Donnerstag, 22. März 2007 10:19 10 Driving 123 braking force of the parking brake is only released when there is If you pull out and hold the parking brake switch at a road speed enough power at the wheels to make the vehicle move in the desired above about 8 km/h, this will initiate an emergency brake applica- direction. tion. The brakes are then applied hy draulically at all four wheels. The effect is the same as an emergency stop (full brake application) Note ⇒ For safety reasons the parking brake will only release automatically To prevent the emergency braking function from being used acci- if the driver's seat belt is engaged in its buckle.dentally, a warning buzzer sounds when the switch is operated. The brakes are released immediately when you release the switch or press down the accelerator. Driving away when towing a trailer Please note the following po ints to prevent the vehicle WARNING from rolling back unintentionally on a gradient. You should only use the emergency braking function in a real – Pull and hold the parking brake switch and press the emergency, for example if the brake system should fail or if the accelerator. The parking brake will remain engaged and brake pedal is obstructed. If you use the emergency braking func- prevent any tendency to roll back down the slope.tion by activating the parking brake switch, the effect is similar to a full brake application (emergency stop). Please remember that – You can release the parking brake switch as soon as the the ESP (with its combined ABS, EDL and traction control func- engine is delivering enough power to the wheels.tions) is still subject to certain physical limits. In a corner or in bad road or weather conditions an emergency stop can cause the Depending on the weight of the vehicle and trailer and the steep-vehicle to skid or lose steering control. ness of the slope, there may be a tendency to roll back downhill when driving away from a standstill. You can prevent this by pulling Driver messages in the instrument cluster out the parking brake switch as you press the accelerator (in the display same way as with a conventional handbrake). Caution: Vehicle parked too steep Emergency braking function This message can appear when you apply the parking brake if the This feature enables you to stop the vehicle if the main car is parked on a gradient steeper than about 30%. brake system should fail or if the pedal is obstructed.In this case the parking brake may not be strong enough to prevent the vehicle from rolling back accidentally. – Pull out and hold the parking brake switch to stop the vehicle with the parking brake in an emergency.Please release parking brake – The brakes will be released immediately if you release the However, please remember that, for safety reasons, the parking brake will only release automatically if the driver's seat belt is switch or press down the accelerator. buckled. Controls Safety Driving tipsGeneral maintenance Self-help Technical data

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