A3 (AU37x) Ausgabe 11.2017 englisch
Model: 17101054
Driving
Please press brake pedal
This message appears on vehicles with an auto-
matic gearbox if you try to start the engine with-
out first pressing the brake pedal.
Please press clutch pedal
This message appears if you try to start the en-
gine without first pressing the clutch pedal. The
engine will only start if you press the clutch ped-
al.
Please engage N or P
This message will appear if you try to start or
switch off the engine when the selector lever is
not in N or P. The engine can then not be started
or switched off.
Switch off ignition before leaving car. Battery is
being discharged
This message appears and the buzzer sounds if
you open the driver's door while the ignition is
switched on. Switch off the ignition to prevent
the vehicle battery from being discharged.
Shift to P, vehicle can roll away. Doors can only
be locked in P
For safety reasons, this message will appear if
the selector lever of the automatic gearbox is not
in position P when you switch off the ignition. Put
the selector lever in position P; otherwise the ve-
hicle can roll away and cannot be locked.
Starting the engine after
a malfunction
Applies to: vehicles with convenience key
If the remote control key battery is exhausted or
if radio interference or a system malfunction occurs, extra steps may be necessary in order to
start the engine.
Fig. 97 Steering column/remote control key: Starting the
engine after a malfunction
If the message Key not recognised. See own-
er's manual or Remote control key: hold
back of key against marked area. See owner's
manual is displayed, you can still start the en-
gine manually.
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Manual gearbox: Press the clutch pedal.
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Automatic gearbox: Press the brake pedal.
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Hold the remote control key against the symbol
ð Fig. 97, as shown in the illustration.
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Press the
Starting the engine on page
should start.
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Drive to a qualified workshop soon and have the
fault rectified.
START ENGINE STOP
91. The engine
button ð in
Note
You can call up the driver message again by
pressing the
START ENGINE STOP
button.
Start/stop system
Description
Applies to: vehicles with start/stop system
The start/stop system can help to save fuel and
reduce CO2 emissions.
In start/stop mode, the engine is switched off
automatically when the vehicle stops, e.g. at
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