Audi S5 A5 owners manual page 20

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document_0900452a81793dcc.book Seite 18 Mittwoch, 21. März 2007 5:42 17 18 Instruments and warning/indicator lamps Fault in the main brake system Applies to vehicles: with Audi hold assist If the ABS warning lamp  lights up together with the brake Audi hold assist  warning lamp  ⇒page31, this indicates a fault in the ABS func- This warning lamp monitors th e Audi hold assist function. tion, and possibly a malfunction in the main brake system as well ⇒ . Audi hold assist helps the driver to keep the vehicle stationary while If there is a malfunction in the brake system the symbol  will light the engine is running, for instance on steep gradients, at traffic up in the instrument cluster. Please refer to ⇒ page 31. lights or in stop-and-go traffic. When the Audi hold assist function is on, you don't have to keep your foot on the brake to prevent the Fault on the electronic differential lock (EDL) vehicle from accidentally rolling away. Once it detects that the The EDL works in conjunction with the ABS. If a malfunction should vehicle is stopped, Audi hold assist keeps the vehicle stationary. The occur in the EDL, this is indicated by the ABS warning lamp . green symbol  in the instrument cluster indicates that the func- Please take the vehicle to a qualified workshop as soon as possible. tion is activated. You can now take your foot off the brake pedal. For further information on the EDL ⇒ page 189. When the vehicle has been stationary for an extended period, Audi hold assist will automatically apply the parking brake. In this case, WARNING the green symbol  will change to red . • Before opening the bonnet and checking the brake fluid level, Electro-mechanical parking brake  observe the warning information on ⇒ page 221, “Working on components in the engine compartment”. This warning lamp monitors the electro-mechanical • If the brake warning lamp  should light up together with the parking brake. ABS warning lamp , stop the vehicle immediately and check the brake fluid level in the reservoir. If the fluid level has dropped The warning lamp  lights up when the parking brake is applied below the "MIN" mark you must not drive on - otherwise there may with the ignition on. After the ignition has been switched off the be an increased accident risk. You should obtain professional lamp will stay on for about 30 seconds. The warning lamp will light assistance. up for about 30 seconds if the parking brake is applied with the igni- • If the brake fluid level is OK, th e fault in the brake system may tion switched off. have been caused by a failure of the ABS control function. As a The warning lamp should go out when the parking brake is released. result the rear wheels can lock rela tively easily when braking. This If the warning lamp flashes continuously after the parking brake has could cause the tail of the vehicle to skid sideways. Drive carefully been applied, the brake may not be strong enough to hold the to the nearest qualified workshop and have the fault rectified.vehicle on a slope. This may be due to the brakes overheating. Please note the following points: • If the gradient is too steep to park the vehicle safely, the display will show the message Caution: Vehicle parked too steep. • In the event of a fault in the parking brake system the symbol  will also appear in the instrument cluster display together with the

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