Emergency Release from P, A4/A5: Releasing

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WARNING:

There is a risk of an accident from the vehicle starting to roll.

Pull the parking brake button to activate the electro-mechanical parking brake

Remove the trim from the cupholder in the center console.
Remove the unlocking element -2- from the vehicle tool kit.

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Insert the release tool as shown in the mount -1- for the emergency release.
- The release tool is transverse to the direction of travel.
Turn the release tool 90° in direction of -arrow A-, at the same time push downward in direction of -arrow B- until it engages.
- The parking lock is released

NOTE:

When the parking lock is emergency released, the "N" mode is displayed in the instrument cluster
Additionally, the following message is displayed in the instru- ment cluster: "Vehicle may roll! P not possible. Please acti- vate parking brake".