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Odometer 
The  odometer  indicates the distance  driven. 
USA  models: 
Miles 
Canada  models:  Kilometres 
On  the  trip  odometer,  the last digit  indicates 
1 /,0  of a mile  or 1 00  meters. 
Reset  knob for trip  odometer 
To  record  a distance,  reset the trip  odome
ter  by pressing  the knob  until the display  re
turns  to zero -see  illustrat ion. 
12 0  When 
the ignition  is off, the display  can be 
ill umin ated by pressing the test  knob for the 
Auto-Check System.  See  page  116,  posi
tion  8. The  display  switches off  automati
cally after  about 15 seconds. 
Also  the display will  remain  illuminated  for 
abo �t  30  seconds  after you open  the driv
er's door. 
Defect  message 
If  there  is a defect  in the  instrument  cluster, 
"dEF"  will be displayed  continuously  in the 
trip  odometer  display area. Have this prob
lem  corrected  as soon  as possible  by an  au
thorized  Audi  Dealer. 
7  - Vo ltmeter 
The  voltmeter  indicates  the voltage  for the 
vehicle's  total electrical  system, which 
should  normally  be between  12 and 
14  volts.  If the  display  drops below  12 volts 
when  the engine  is running,  have the power 
supply  (battery  and alternator)  checked by 
an  authorized  Audi Dealer.  See also 
pages  127 and  143. 
The  voltage  may fall below  8 volts  while the 
engine is being  started.  8 
- Set  I Check  knob 
Setting  the clock  ...• ... . 
Auto-ch eck system 
Odometer  lighting . 
Service  indicator  ..  118 
14 0 
12 0 
121 
9  - Driver  information  system 
Auto-C heck System  display . . .  . . ...  138 
Outside  air temperature display  .... 137 
Tr ip computer  display . . . . . . . .  146 
Selector  lever position  display .......  1 07 
Radio  frequency  display . . . . . .  138 
Service  interval display  . . . . . . . . . . . 
121 
10  -Reset  knob 
Reset knob for  trip odometer  . .... ..  12 0 
Service  indicator  . .  . . .  ..  . . . . . .  121  
         
        
        
     
        
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Service 
Interval  Display 
When  your vehicle  requires a Service, this 
will  be shown  in the  instrument  cluster dis
play  (see  illustration). 
Display  remaining  distance 
With  the ignition  on, briefly  push button  (1) 
to  display  the distance  remaining  (miles I ki
lometres)  until the next  Service  is due.  You 
can perform  a function  test with  the engine 
in  idle  or when the vehicle  has reached  a 
speed  of 3 mph  (5 km/h).  If 
there  is a priority  1 malfunction  (red sym
bol),  you will not be able  to display  the dis
tance  remaining. 
If  service is  needed soon, "SERVICE  IN 
1, 200  MLS"  (2,000  KM) will appear,  or 
if  service  is now due,  "SERVICE! " will  ap
pear.  The display  will switch  back to the nor
mal  display  after about  5 seconds. 
Resetting  the interval!  display 
The  Service  Department  at your  authorized 
Audi  Dealer  will reset  the display  after per
forming  the required  service. 
If  the  service  is not  performed  by your  au
thorized  Audi Dealer,  the display  must be re
set  as  follows: 
•  Turn  off  the  ignition. 
•  Then,  turn  on the  ignition  again while 
holding  the button  (2) down.  "SER
VICE!"will  appear in the  display. 
•  Press  the button  (1) until  the "SER
VICE !" text  is cleared.  This display should 
now  show  the next  service  event.  CONT
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Notes 
•  Do not  reset the display  betwee n service 
interv als, otherwise  this  will  result  in  an  in
correct  display. 
•  The  service  display  information will re
main  intact  even  if  the  battery is discon
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On Board  Diagnostic  system 
The  Malfunction  Indicator  Lamp  (MIL)-see 
page  125- is  part  of the  On Board  Diagnos
tic  system  (OBD). 
The  lamp  comes  on when  the ignition  is 
swi tched  on and will  go out  after  the engine 
is  started  and the idle  has  stabilized.  This is 
to assure  you that  the Malfunction  Indicator 
Lamp  is working properly. 
If  the  lamp  does  not go out  after  the engine 
is  started,  or if  it  comes  on while  you're 
driving,  there is  a malfunction  in the  engine 
system.  If the lamp  starts blinking,  the cata
lytic  converter  could be damaged. 
Continue  driving with reduced  power 
and  have  the cause  corrected  right  away by 
an  authorized  Audi Dealer  or a qualified 
workshop. 
12 8  If the lamp comes 
on, the  Electr onic speed 
li miter  can also  be out  of operation.  See 
next page. 
The  On Board  Diagnostics  in your  vehicle 
monitors  the various  components  of your 
emission  control system. Each  controlled 
component  in your  engine  system  has been 
coded.  In case of a malfunction  the respec
tive  component  in  question will be identi
fied  and the fault  stored  in the  form  of a 
code  in the  control module's  memory. 
On Board  Diagnostic 
System  (OBD) 
The  stored  data can only  be displayed  with 
special  testing  equipment  (generic scan 
tool  for OBDl  to assure  an accurate  diagno
sis. 
To  connect  the special  testing equipment, 
push  the plug  into the Data  Link Connector 
(DLC)  located  to the  right  of the  release le
ver  for the  engine  hood -see  illus tration. 
Yo ur  authorized  Audi Dealer  or a quali fied 
workshop  can interpret  the code  and make 
the  necessary  correction.  
         
        
        
     
        
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Driver  information  system 
Display 
The  driver  information  system consists  of 
the  following  components: 
Service  interval display . .  .  .  .  . _.  _ ...  121 
Menu s...................  _ . ...  131 
Rear  lid I door  open  indicator  _  _ ....  137 
Outside  air temperature  __ .  .  .  _ _  ...  137 
Radio  frequency  display  . .  .  . • .•  ___  138 
Auto-Check System  ____ ....  ____ _ . _  138 
Speed  warning 
.. 144 
Trip  computer  . . 
146 
13 0  Navigation 
data* -see illustration. 
Operation  of the  Audi Navigation System  is 
described  in a separate  manual. 
Selector  lever position 
(Auto matic  transmission)  ........... 1 07 
When  the selector  lever of the  automatic 
transmission  is  in "P"  or "N"  position  the 
display  will  remind  you to apply  the foot
brake  while  the vehicle  is stationary.  Keep 
pressing  the "reset"  button (see ar
row  in illus tration)  to switch  between  the 
following  functions: 
- Outside  temperature  1 trip  computer/ 
Auto  Check  Control 
- Display  Navigation* 
- Display  off 
Any  malfunc tions occurring  will  still be 
shown,  even when  the display  is switc hed 
off. 
The  Navigation  System cannot be operated 
unless  the display  is turned  on.  
         
        
        
     
        
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Menu 
display 
Some  functions  on your  vehicle  can be set, 
activated  and controlled  by means  of me
nus  when  the  ignition is on.  You can  also 
use these  menus to select  the information 
that  the DIS will  display  for your (for exam
ple:  the trip computer). 
The  entire  DIS concept  provides  a conve
nient  way  for  you to stay  informed  of the 
current  operating  status of your  vehicle  and 
to  ·, know  when  to perform  preventative 
maintenance. 
The  following  pages describe how  to obtain 
information,  change menu-driven  settings 
and call  up additional  data. 
The  "Example  of operation"  on page  135 il
lu strates  how to  use the  menus in a typical 
setti ng operati on. This  model  procedure 
can  also  be adapted  for other  types  of set
tings.  The 
controls  for making menu  selections 
and  entries  are located  in the  center  console 
as  illus trated.  CONT
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S�lecting  a menu 
Press  the Menu  button to go  to the  menu 
function.  (For sfety  reasons,  this only  pos
sible  when the  vehicle is  standing still. 
From  the starting  menu, additional  subme
nus  will appear  depending  on your  selec
tions  and entries.  These submenus  will al
low  you to call  up information,  or make 
additional  settings. 
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Starting  menu 
The  starti ng menu  tells you which types of 
displays  can be shown  in  the  DIS  display. 
The  possible  display  types are: 
•  Me nu  off 
•  Check 
•  Set 
•  Help 
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Selec ting menus  and entering 
selections 
Use  the  rotary push button  to choose 
and  enter  selections. 
•  Rotate  button  = Select/Set 
Rotate  the button  (see iII ustration  curved ar
row)  to move  the selection  arrow in the 
menus  or to  change  settings. 
•  Press  button  = Enter/Confirm  Press 
the rotary  push button  (see illustra
tion, arrow)to enter  your selection  or to set 
the  selected  values in  the system.  
         
        
        
     
        
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Display  types 
The  following  functions  are assigned  to the 
display  types in the  starting  menu: 
Menu  off 
- Trip  computer 
- Auto  Check  System  I radio  data 
- Outside  temperature 
- Speed  warning 
- Door  and rear  lid waming 
- Message  display  I display  of selector  le-
ver's  positions  (Automatic  transmission) 
- Navigation display* 
The  Navigation  System*  can be operated 
using  the switches  in the  center  console  -
see  separate  operator manual for the Navi
gation  System*  Check 
- Service  -see  page  121 . 
Set 
- Comput er-see page  146. 
Cl ock- see page  117 and  135. 
Radio  info. -see  page  138. 
- Speed  warn. -see  page  144. 
Help 
The  help  function  will assist  you in selecting 
the  correct  entry. 
Getting help 
You  can access  the help menu  from the 
starting  menu by moving  the selection  ar
row  to Help  and then  pushing  the button 
(enter). 
Key: 
.., . - Selector  arrow 
,/- Selected 
0 - Not selected 
'f'  -Next page 
.&.  -.Previous  page 
To  leave  the help  menu,  move the select  ar
row  to Back  and press  the  button  to enter. 
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Entering  settings 
If  you  want  to enter'  a setting ·, for  example, 
rotate  the button  until the selection  arrow 
point  to Set.  Then  enter. your  selection  in 
the  system  bY briefly  pressing  the rotary 
push  butlon.  · 
The  set tings  submenu  will now  appear  in 
the  display. 
134  Make your 
selection and again  press the 
rotary  push button.  The set func tion will 
now  be displayed.  Once again,  select  and 
enter  values  by rotating  or pressing  the 
rotary  push button.  Making
· s-.l�ctlons 
In  some  setting  operations, a selection_  is 
made  rather  than entering  values. To do 
this,  you need  to either  select  an empty 
box  (D) or a check  mark (of}. See  Il
lustration. 
To  enter  a selection,  rotate the button  untH 
the  selection  arrow appears  in front  of the 
check  mark or empty  box, and then  press 
the  button.  The  symbol  will now  change 
from  a check  mark to an  empty  box or vice 
versa.