Audi A4 B8 owners manual page 226

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document_0900452a81b1b9de.book Seite 224 Donnerstag, 26. Juli 2007 9:16 09 224 Intelligent technology In certain conditions, such as in heavy rain, or after washing the car WARNING or driving through water, the full braking effect can be delayed by You should switch off the ESP only if your driving ability and traffic moisture (or in winter by ice) on the discs and brake pads. The conditions allow you to do so safely. Please note that, when the brakes should be “dried” by pressing the pedal to restore full ASR and ESP are switched off, the driven wheels may start to spin, braking effect. causing the vehicle to lose grip, in particular on slippery or wet The effectiveness of the brakes can also be temporarily reduced if roads - danger of skidding! the car is driven for some distance without using the brakes when there is a lot of salt on the road in winter. The layer of salt that accu- Note mulates on the discs and pads can be removed with a few cautious brake applications. The ASR and ESP cannot be switched off when the adaptive cruise control (ACC)* is on. Corrosion There may be a tendency for dirt to build up on the brake pads and corrosion to form on the discs if the car is used infrequently, or if Brakes you only drive low mileages without using the brakes very much. If the brakes are not used frequently, or if corrosion has formed on New brake pads the discs, it is advisable to clean off the pads and discs by braking New brake pads do not give full braking effect for the first 400 km, firmly a few times from a moderately high speed ⇒. they must first be “bedded in”. However, you can compensate for Faults in the brake system the slightly reduced braking effect by applying more pressure on the brake pedal. Avoid placing a heavy load on the brakes during the If the brake pedal travel should ever increase suddenly, this may running-in period. mean that one of the two brake circuits has failed. Drive immedi- ately to the nearest qualified workshop and have the fault rectified. Wear On the way to the dealer, be prepared to use more pressure on the The rate of wear on the brake pads depends a great deal on how you brake pedal and allow for longer stopping distances. drive and the conditions in which the vehicle is operated. Negative Low brake fluid level factors are, for instance, city traffic, frequent short trips or hard driving with abrupt starts and stops. Malfunctions can occur in the brake system if the brake fluid level is too low. The brake fluid level is monitored electronically. Wet roads; road salt When you are driving at a speed higher than 80 km/h and have the Brake servo windscreen wipers switched on the brake pads are very briefly The brake servo amplifies the pressure you apply to the brake pedal. brought into contact with the brake discs. This automatic process It only works when the engine is running. which goes unnoticed by the driver is carried out at regular intervals and is intended to improve braking response in wet conditions.

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