2008 AUDI A4 AVANT Owners Manual

Audi A4 Avant Betriebsan leitu ng

Introduction
Thank you for choosing an Audi A4 Avant -we value your trust in us.
Your new Audi A4 Avant incorporates the newest technology as well as numerous features
designed for your comfort, convenience and safety . We recommend you read your Owner's Manual
thorough ly so that you can quickly become acquainted with your Aud i.
In addition to explaining how the different
feaitures work, we also give you many useful tips and
information concer ning your safety and that of your passengers, how to care for your vehic le and
maintain your veh ic le's va lue.
We hope you enjoy driving your Audi A4 Avant and we wish you safe and pleasant motoring .
AUDI AG

Table of contents
Table of contents
Vehicle literature ........ .
About this Owner's Manual ..................... .
Controls and
equipment .. ... ... ........ . .
Inst rumen ts and cont rols ..... .
Genera l ill ustration ............. .
Instruments and
warning/indica tor ligh ts ....... .
Instruments ................... .
Warning/indica tor lights ........ .
Driver informa tio n d isplay ..... .
Introduction ................... .
On-Board Diagnostic system
(080)
Auto-Check Control ....... ..... .
Speed warn ing system ... .. .... .
Trip computer ..... ...... ..... . .
Menu display .................. .
T ire pressure monitoring system ..
Opening and c losing .......... .
Keys .......................... .
Power lock ing system .......... .
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6
9
11
1 1
1 2
1 2
1 9
2 4
2 4
27
28
35
38
41
45
52
52
55
Keyless entry remote contro l . . . . . 56 Doors, power
locks ......... ... .
Rear lid . ......... ............ .
Child safety lock in the rear doo rs
Anti -theft a larm system ........ .
Power w indows .............. .
Slid ing /tilting power sunroof . .. .
C lear v is ion ............ .... .. . .
Lights .............. ....... ... .
Inter ior lights ......... ........ .
V is ion .... .. .. ... ... .... ... ... .
Wiper and washer system ...... .
M irrors .. .. ............ ....• .. .
Digital compass ............ ... .
Seats and storage ......... ... .
Genera l recommenda tions ..... .
Adjust ing the front seats manually
Adjust ing the fro nt powe r se ats .
Lumbar support ............... .
Extending/ shortening the driver's
seat cush ion .................. .
Driver's seat memory ..•..... •..
Center armrest ........ ..... ... .
Rear seats ................. ... .
Head rest rain ts ..... ... .... ... .
Luggage compartment ........ .
Roof rack ins tallation .......... .
Cupho lder .. .... ...... .. .. .. .. .
Asht rays .... ....... ..... ..... .
Cigarette l igh ter /socke t ..... ... .
Storage ......... .......... ... .
War m and cold ............... .
Climate controls .............. .
Electrically heated front seats .. .
Electrically heated rear seats .. . . 58
On t
he road ............. ..... . .
61 Steer ing ..................... · ·
63 Ignition lock and ignition switch
64 Sta rting and stopping the eng ine
65 Parking brake ..... .. .......... .
67 acoustic park assist ........... . .
72 Cru ise control ................ •.
72
Tra nsmissi on .................. .
81 Manual transmission .. ... ..... . .
84 tiptronic® (6-speed automatic
85 transmission) .... ............. .
90 multi tronic™ .... ... ..... ...... .
93
H omeLin k® .... ......... ....... .
95 Universal radio frequency remote
95 con trol ... ... ... ... ...... ... .. .
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100
100
102
103
10 5
107
1 16
118
1 19
120
122
125
125
132
133
Safety first ................ .
Driving Safe ly .... ............. .
General notes .......... ....... .
Proper occupant seating pos it ions
Peda l area ... ... .... ..... ... .. .
Stow ing luggage ............. . .
Report ing safety defects ....... .
Safety belts ..... ... ... .. .. .... .
General notes ................ . .
Why safety be lts? ....... ....... . 1
34
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135
1 36
137
139
1 40
1 42
1 42
143
1 49
157
1 57
1 6 5
1 66
166
168
1 72
1 7 3
1 75
1 7 6
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17 7

Safety belts .................. .
Safety belt tensioner ..... ... .. .
Airbag system ........ .... .. .. .
Important th ings to know .. .... .
Front airbags .. ... .. ... ...... . .
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag
System ... ..... .... ..... .. ... .
Side airbags .... ... ...... ..... .
Side curtain airbags (SIDEGUARD™l
Child Safety .. ... ... ..... ... ... .
Important things to know .... .. .
Child safety seats ........ ... .. .
Insta lling a ch ild safety seat .... .
Addit ional Information .... ..... .
Lower anchorages and tether for
chi ldren (LA TCH) .......... ... .. .
t
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187
187
191
198
203 207
210
210
215
220
223
225 Avoid damag
ing the vehicle .....
Operate your vehicle economically
and minimize pollution ......... .
Trailer towing .......... ... .. .. .
Driv ing w it h a trailer ... .... .... .
Trai ler towing t ips ....... ...... .
Vehicle care ........ ... ... .
C lean ing and protection ...... .
Genera l information ........... .
Care of exterior ....... .. .. .. ... .
Care of interior ................ .
Fuel supply and filling your fuel
tank ........ .... .. ... .... ...... .
245
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248
248
250
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254
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254
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267
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Vehicle operation . . . . . . . . 235 Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Intelligent technology ... ...... .
Notice about data recorded by
veh icle contro l modules ....... .
Electronic Stabilization Program
(ESP) ......................... .
Braking .. ... ... ... ... ... .. ... .
Servotronic®
-advanced power
steering system . ......... .. ... . 236
236
236
239
241
Driv ing w ith your quattro® . . . . . . 242
Driving and environment . . . . . . 243
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 kml and
afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Cata lytic conver ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Engine
hood ......... ......... .
Engine compartmen t .... ... ... .
Engine oil ... ...... ... ....... .. .
Engine cooling system .. .... ... .
Brake fluid . ............... .... .
Ba ttery ...... .......... .... ... .
Windshield/headlight washer
con ta iner .. ........ ... ........ .
Tires and whee ls ..... ......... .
Tires .......... ...... .. .. ..... . 272
2 74
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280
284
285
291
293
293
Tabl e of cont ents
Do-it-yourself service . . . 3 15
What do I do now? . ......... ... 316
Jack, tools and spare wheel . . . . . . 316
W hee l change ............... ... 318
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Fuses ........ ......... ..... .... 326
Bu lbs .............. ... ... ... ... 328
Eme rgency sit uations . . . . . . . . . . 330
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Starting by pushing or towing . . . . 330
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . 330
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Emergency tow ing with comme rcial
tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Lif ting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Technical data
General in for matio n
339
340
E xplanat ion of technical data . . . . 340
Vehicle identification . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 341
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
irechnical data

Table of contents
Data ....... ..... ..... ....... .... 343
200 hp, 2.0 liter 4 -cy l. turbo eng ine 343
255 hp, 3.2 liter 6 -cyl. engine . . . . . 344
Consumer Information ...... ... 345
Warranty cove rages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Reporting safety defects . . . . . . . . . 345
Operating your vehicle outs ide the
U.S .A. or C anada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Li tera ture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Maintenanc e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Additional accessor ies,
modificat ions and parts
rep lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Alphabetical index ..... . 351

Vehicle literature
In addition to this Owner's Manual, your Audi comes with a Mainte­
nance
& Warranty booklet.
Moreover, depending on the model and the equ ipment, there may
be additiona l instruction book lets delivered with your vehic le (for
examp le, Operating Instruct ions for your Sound System, Navigation
System etc .) .
I f you are missing one of these publ ications, or if you believe that
the information is not comp lete, contact your authorized Audi
dea ler for assis tance.
The Maintenance & Warranty booklet
exp lains how you can keep your Audi i n top driving cond it ion by
having it serviced regularly . A lways have the Maintenance booklet
with you w hen you take your vehicle to an autho rized Audi dea ler for
service. Your Audi Service Adviser wil l record each schedu led
service and can answer any questions you may have regarding how
to maintain your vehicle.
In Canada,
the vehicle literature is a lso availab le in French. To obtain a copy,
contact your dealer or write to:
Au Canada, on peut se procurer un exemplai re en
frani;ais de ce
document
aupres du concessionnaire ou de:
Volkswagen Canada, Inc.
Cl ient Assistance
Assistance a la Clientele 777 Bay ly Street, West,
A jax, Ontar io L 1 S 7G7
If you sell your Audi
a ll l iterature should be left in the vehicle to make the Warranty terms
as wel l as all operating, safety and ma intenance information avail ­
able to the next owner .
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first Vehicle operation
V
ehi cle literat ur e
If you change your address or if you bought this
Audi used
be sure to send in a " Notice of Address C hange"/ "Notice of Used
Car Purchase" post card. This card can be found in the Maintenance
& Warranty booklet o r obtained from your authorized Aud i dealer.
It i s in your own inte re st th at w e are able to cont act you should the
need arise .•
Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

About this Owner's Manu al
About this Owner's Manual
This owner's manua l contains important information, tips, sugges ­
tions, and warnings for the use of your vehicle.
Make sure that this owner's manual is always located in the ve hicle .
This is especially important if you a llow other people to drive the
veh ic le, or if you sell it .
T his owner's manua l describes the
equipment range specified for
t his model at the ed itoria l deadline date . So me of the equ ipment
described here wi ll only be availab le at a later date, or on ly in
specific mar kets.
Some sections in th is owner's manual do not apply to all ve hicles.
I n that case, the
range of appl icability is given at the beginning of
the sect ion, e.g . "Appl ies to veh icles : with Audi Parking System". In
addition, optiona l equipment is indicated by an asteris k"*".
The deta ils in the
illustrations may be diffe ren t fro m t hose in your
veh ic le, and are intended to be viewed as a basic guide .
You wil l find a
table of contents at the beginning of this book, which
d isplays all top ics descr ibed in this manua l in order of appearance .
You wil l find an a lphabetical
inde x at the end of this book.
A ll
directions , such as "left", "right", "front", "bac k", are re lative to
the d irection of trave l.
* optiona l equipment
Iii-This section continues on the next page .
• Indicates the end of a section .
® Registered trademarks are identified with a®. If this symbo l is
m iss ing, it is no guarantee that the terms can be used freely.
=> & Cross -reference to a "WARNING!" within a section . For indi ­
cat ion with a page n umber, the correspondi ng "WARNI NG!" can be
found outside of the section .
& WARNING
Text w ith thi s symb ol c ontains important information on safety
and how to reduce the risk of per sonal injury or death .
0 Note
Text with this symbol draws your atten tion to potential sources of
damage to your veh ic le.
<£' For the sake of the environment
Text with this sy mbol contains in formation about the environ ment
and how you can he lp protect it .
[ i ] Tips
Text with this symbol contains special tips and other information
about getting the mos t out o f your ve hicle a nd i ts feat ures .•