Standard equipment in this Audi
Start/stop system
The start/stop system can help you to save fuel and reduce CO2 emissions. How does it work? Simple: the engine switches off automatically
when you stop the car, e.g. at a red traffic light … and starts up again
automatically when you are ready to drive off.
Engine stop
Switching the start/stop system on/off
The start/stop system is automatically activated each time the
ignition is switched on. You can switch the system off if you don't
want to use it: just press the
switch.
The start/stop system only operates when …
• the driver’s door and the bonnet are closed,
• the driver's seat belt is buckled,
• the vehicle has already been moving at over 4 km/h,
• a trailer is not hitched up to the vehicle.
Engine start
The engine will not switch off if …
Apply the brakes and wait for the
vehicle to come to a standstill …
Before you drive off again …
Put the gear lever in neutral …
Press the clutch pedal …
The engine will start up again
automatically …
OFF
The engine will switch off
automatically …
The indicator lamp
go out …
will
• the vehicle starts to roll,
• the windscreen is being defrosted,
• there is a large difference between the temperature selected on
the air conditioner and the actual temperature inside the vehicle,
• the brake pedal is pressed several times in succession,
• the battery charge is too low,
• the power consumption is too high.
will
1
The indicator lamp
light up.
Symbol
in display
The engine cuts in automatically without intervention
from the driver if …
ON
Take your foot off the clutch
pedal …
• the engine is still cold,
• the interior temperature selected on the air
conditioner has not yet been reached,
• the exterior temperature is very high/low,
• the windscreen is being defrosted,
• the parking aid or park assist is switched on,
• the battery charge is too low,
• the steering wheel is close to full lock
or the vehicle is being steered,
• the vehicle was in reverse gear prior
to stopping,
• the vehicle is on a steep gradient.
Select first gear and drive off.
This guide explains briefly how the start/stop system works.
However, it cannot replace the Owner’s Manual which contains
important information and safety warnings.
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