2021 Audi A4 / S4 — Owner's Manual – Page #105

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Model: 2021 Audi A4 / S4
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8W1012721BC

Driving

Switching

the

Start/Stop

system

off

and

on

The

)*

button

is

located

above

the

selector

lev-

er

in

the

center

console.

The LED

in

the

button

turns

on

when

the

function

is

switched

off.

>

Press

(A)°*

to

switch

the

system

on

or

off.

If

you

switch

the

system

off

during

a

Stop

phase,

the

engine

will

start

again

automatically.

Basic

requirements

—

The

driver’s

door

and

the

hood

must

be

closed

and

the

driver’s

safety

belt

must

be

fastened.

—"P","N",

or

"D"

must

be

engaged.

—The

steering

wheel

must

not

be

turned

far

in

ei-

ther

direction.

—

The

vehicle

must

have

driven faster

than

2

mph

(3

km/h)

since

the

last

time

it

stopped.

—

The

vehicle

is

not

in

trailer

mode.

@

Note

Always

switch

the

Start/Stop

system

off

when

driving

through

water

>

page

103.

@

Tips

—

Depending

on

the

driving

situation,

the

en-

gine

may

already

stop

when

coasting

before

the

vehicle

has

come

to

a

complete

stop.

—

If

you

select

the

"D"

position

after

shifting

into

reverse,

the

vehicle

must

be

driven

fast-

er

than

6

mph

(10

km/h)

in

order

for

the

Start/Stop

system

to

become

active

again.

This

makes

it

possible

to

maneuver

without

stopping

the

engine.

Stopping

and

starting

the

engine

Applies

to:

vehicles

with

Start/Stop

system

>

Press

and

hold

the

brake

pedal

until

the

vehicle

has

stopped.

The

@]

indicator

light

appears

in

the

instrument

cluster

once

the

engine

stops

automatically.

>

The

engine

starts

again

when

you

remove

your

foot

from

the

brake

pedal.

The indicator

light

turns

off.

If

the

parking

brake

is

set,

the

engine

will

only

start

again

when

the

accelerator

pedal

is

pressed.

@)

Tips

—

Press

the

brake

pedal

during

a

Stop

phase

to

keep

the

vehicle

from

rolling.

—

The

ignition

will

turn

off

if

you

press

the

START

ENGINE

STOP]

button

during

a

Stop

phase.

—

If

you

leave

the

vehicle

briefly

during

a

Stop

phase

and

then

enter

again,

the

driver's

door

must

be

closed

and

the

safety

belt

must

be

fastened

in

order

for

the

engine

to

be

able

to

restart.

—

You

can

control

if

the

engine

will

stop

or

not

by

reducing

or

increasing

the

amount

of

force you

use

to

press

the

brake

pedal.

For

example,

if

you

only

lightly

press

on

the

brake

pedal

in

stop-and-go

traffic

or

when

turning,

the

engine

will

not

switch

off

when

the

vehicle

is

stationary.

If

you

press

the

brake

pedal

harder,

the

engine

will

switch

off.

Starting

and

stopping

the

engine

automat-

ically

Applies

to:

vehicles

with

Start/Stop

system

The

system

checks

if

certain

conditions

are

met

before

and

during

the

Stop

phase,

and

deter-

mines

if

the

engine

stops

and

how

long

it

re-

mains

stopped.

For

example,

if

power

usage

is

high, the

engine

will

not

be

stopped.

Along

with

other

conditions,

the

following

factors

influence

the

automatic

engine

start

or

stop:

—

Environmental

conditions

(slopes,

inclines,

ele-

vation,

temperature)

—

Battery (charge

status,

temperature,

power

us-

age)

—

Engine

temperature

—

Assist

systems

—

Driving

behavior

Depending

on

the

engine,

the

Gy

indicator

light

may

appear

if

the

engine

is

not

stopped.

Applies

to:

vehicles

with

Start/Stop

system

Drive

system:

please

start

the

vehicle

manually

>

103

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