Engine start

The start/stop system can help you to save fuel and reduce CO2 emis-sions. How does it work? Simple: the engine switches off automaticallywhen you stop the car, e.g. at a red traffic light … and starts up againautomatically when you are ready to drive off.

Engine stop

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Standard equipment in this Audi

Apply the brakes and wait for thevehicle to come to a standstill …

Before you drive off again …

Press the clutch pedal …Put the gear lever in neutral …

Take your foot off the clutchpedal …

The engine will start up againautomatically …

The engine will switch offautomatically …

The indicator lamp willgo out …

The indicator lamp willlight up.

Select first gear and drive off.

Start/stop systemSwitching the start/stop system on/off

The start/stop system is automatically activated each time theignition is switched on. You can switch the system off if you don'twant 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.

The engine will not switch off if …

• the engine is still cold,

• the interior temperature selected on the airconditioner 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 lockor the vehicle is being steered,

• the vehicle was in reverse gear priorto stopping,

• the vehicle is on a steep gradient.

The engine cuts in automatically without interventionfrom the driver if …

• the vehicle starts to roll,

• the windscreen is being defrosted,

• there is a large difference between the temperature selected onthe 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.

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This guide explains briefly how the start/stop system works.However, it cannot replace the Owner’s Manual which containsimportant information and safety warnings.

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