Audi A4 B8 owners manual page 235

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document_0900452a81b1b9de.book Seite 233 Donnerstag, 26. Juli 2007 9:16 09 Towing a trailer 233 additional mirrors fitted. Both exterior mirrors should be mounted • The trailer connector must be properly secured in the vehicle on hinged extension brackets. Adjust the mirrors to give sufficient socket. vision to the rear. • Vehicle speed must be higher than approx. 60 km/h. Headlights How trailer stabilisation works: Before starting a journey, check the headlight beam settings with In many cases, the driver can stabilise a swaying trailer by manually the trailer hitched up. If necessary, alter the height of the headlight braking the vehicle. beams by means of the headlight range control ⇒ page 60. However, if the ESP detects that the trailer is swaying and this is Power supply affecting the towing vehicle, it will automatically brake the vehicle When you remove the ignition key the power supply to the trailer is to stabilise the trailer by slowing it down. The warning lamp  will interrupted. light up in the instrument cluster. If possible, do not turn the steering wheel at this stage. Removable ball joint coupling In order to warn traffic behind you, the brake lights will come on Vehicles with a factory-fitted towing bracket are equipped with a during this automatic braking operation. removable ball joint coupling. It is carried under the floor panel on A trailer weighing less than 70% of the kerb weight of the towing the left-hand side of the luggage compartment and is secured by a vehicle may sway quite considerably without the trailer stabilisation strap. system intervening. This can happen when the swaying movements of the light-weight trailer are not or hardly passed on to the towing Note vehicle and are therefore not detected by the ESP. We recommend having the car serviced between the normal inspec-If the system for activating the trailer brake lights is defective, this tion intervals if it used frequently for towing a trailer. will be indicated in the instrument cluster display ⇒ page 37, “Bulb monitor ”. Applies to vehicles: with towing bracket Requirements for correct functioning of the trailer Trailer stabilisation system stabilisation system Trailer stabilisation helps to reduce the risk of the vehicle If these conditions are not met in full, the trailer stabilisation system skidding when towing a trailer. will only intervene to a limited extent or not at all ⇒. • The electrical connection between the towing vehicle and the The trailer stabilisation system is operational only when the ESP is trailer must be functioning correctly, without any defects. switched on and there is no malfunction in the ESP ⇒ page 17. • 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 222, draw bar weight. Controls Safety Driving tips General maintenance Self-help Technical data

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