Audi A5 owners manual page 201

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document_0900452a8179700c.book Seite 199 Donnerstag, 22. März 2007 10:19 10 Intelligent technology 199 remains operational and will behave in the same way as a car Note without EDL. To ensure that the ASR works properly, all four wheels must be fitted The EDL will switch on again automatically when the brake has with identical tyres. Any differences in the rolling radius of the tyres cooled down. can cause the system to reduce engine power when this is not desired. Also refer to ⇒ page 245, “Replacing wheels and tyres”. WARNING Electronic differential lock (EDL) • When accelerating on a uniformly slippery surface (for instance The electronic differential lock monitors the speed of the all four wheels on ice or snow), press the accelerator gradually and carefully. The driven wheels may otherwise start to spin (in spite driven wheels. of the EDL), which would impair the car's stability and could lead General notes to an accident. The electronic differential lock (EDL) helps the car to start moving, • Even with EDL, you should always adjust your speed to suit the accelerate and climb a gradient in slippery conditions where this conditions. Do not let the extra safety provided tempt you into may otherwise be difficult or even impossible. taking any risks when driving – this can cause accidents. How the system works Note The EDL acts automatically. With the aid of the ABS sensors If the ABS warning lamp lights up, th is can also mean there is a fault ⇒page197, the system monitors the rotational speed of the driven in the EDL. Please contact a qualified workshop as soon as wheels on each axle. Whenever it detects a significant difference in possible. the speed of the driven wheels of one axle (for example, if the road is slippery on one side) the system applies the brake to slow down the spinning wheel so that more of the power is directed to the other Brakes wheel of this axle (or to the three other wheels on vehicles with four- wheel drive). This function is active up to about 100 km/h. The brake system will make noises while it is working. New brake pads New brake pads do not give full braking effect for the first 400 km, Driving away from a standstill they must first be “bedded in”. However, you can compensate for Sometimes one wheel has less grip and starts spinning, for the slightly reduced braking effect by applying more pressure on example, if one of the driven wheels is on ice. In this case, keep the brake pedal. Avoid placing a heavy load on the brakes during the pressing the accelerator gradually until the car starts moving, even running-in period. though the wheel with less grip will still spin. Wear Overheating of the brakes The rate of wear on the brake pads depends a great deal on how you To prevent the disc brake of the braked wheel from overheating, the drive and the conditions in which the vehicle is operated. Negative EDL cuts out automatically if subjected to excessive loads. The car Controls Safety Driving tipsGeneral maintenance Self-help Technical data

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