Audi A5 owners manual page 211

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document_0900452a8179700c.book Seite 209 Donnerstag, 22. März 2007 10:19 10 Towing a trailer 209 additional mirrors fitted. Both exterior mirrors should be mounted How trailer stabilisation works: on hinged extension brackets. Adjust the mirrors to give sufficient In many cases, the driver can stabilise a swaying trailer by manually vision to the rear. braking the vehicle. Headlights However, if the ESP detects that the trailer is swaying and this is Before starting a journey, check the headlight beam settings with affecting the towing vehicle, it will automatically brake the vehicle the trailer hitched up. If necessary, alter the height of the headlight to stabilise the trailer by slowing it down. The warning lamp  will beams by means of the headlight range control ⇒ page 56. light up in the instrument cluster. If possible, do not turn the steering wheel at this stage. Power supply In order to warn traffic behind you, the brake lights will come on When you remove the ignition key the power supply to the trailer is during this automatic braking operation. interrupted. A trailer weighing less than 70% of the kerb weight of the towing Removable ball joint coupling vehicle may sway quite considerably without the trailer stabilisation Vehicles with a factory-fitted towing bracket are equipped with a system intervening. This can happen when the swaying movements removable ball joint coupling. It is carried under the floor panel on of the light-weight trailer are not or hardly passed on to the towing the left-hand side of the luggage compartment. vehicle and are therefore not detected by the ESP. If the system for activating the trailer brake lights is defective, this Note will be indicated in the instrument cluster display ⇒ page 36, “Bulb monitor ”. We recommend having the car serviced between the normal inspec- tion intervals if it used frequently for towing a trailer. Requirements for correct functioning of the trailer stabilisation system Applies to vehicles: with towing bracket If these conditions are not met in full, the trailer stabilisation system Trailer stabilisation system will only intervene to a limited extent or not at all ⇒. • The electrical connection between the towing vehicle and the Trailer stabilisation helps to reduce the risk of the vehicle trailer must be functioning correctly, without any defects. skidding when towing a trailer. • The load on the trailer must be properly secured. When is the trailer stabilisation system activated? • The tyre pressures on both the vehicle and the trailer must be Trailer stabilisation is active when the following requirements are adapted to the load that is being carried. met: • Where possible, operate the trai ler with the maximum permitted • The ESP must NOT be switched off ⇒ page 196, draw bar weight. • The trailer connector must be properly secured in the vehicle • The trailer overrun brake must be set correctly. This is important socket. to ensure that the trailer can be braked correctly, to avoid the vehicle • Vehicle speed must be higher than approx. 60 km/h. and trailer “jack-knifing” and to pr event excess braking of the trailer. Controls Safety Driving tips General maintenance Self-help Technical data

owners manual Audi A5

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