2008 AUDI A4 AVANT set clock

Instruments and warning/indicator lights
0 Note
The tachometer needle should not move into the red range. If it
does, then only for a very short period of time. You could damage
your engine by driving at high RPM!
Upshifting early saves fuels and reduces engine noise .•
Digital clock with date display
Your vehicle is equipped with either a quartz clock or a
digital clock.
Setting the hour
Fig . 3 Instrument
cluster with the digital
clock
- Press the "MODE" button; the hour display starts to flash.
- Press the"+" button to turn the hour forward.
- Press the"-" button to turn the hour back.
Setting the minute
-Press the "MODE" button repeatedly until the minute
display starts to flash.
- Press the"+" button to turn the minutes forward.
- Press the"-" button to turn the minutes back.
Setting the date (day, month and year)
-Press the "MODE" button often until the date display
starts to flash.
- Press the"+" button or the"-" button to set the day.
- Press the "MODE" button again; the month display starts
to flash.
Press the"+" or the"-" button to set the month.
- Press the "MODE" button again; the year display starts to
flash.
- Press the"+" or"-" button to set the year.
Switching off the date display
- Press the "MODE" button repeatedly until the complete
date display starts to flash.
- Press the"-" button; the date display switches off.
Switching on the date display
- Press the "MODE" button repeatedly until the complete
date display starts to flash.
Press the"+" button; the date display will reappear.
When the date display stops flashing, this means the time and date
have been successfully stored .
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When the ignition is switched off, the odometer reading and the digital clock with date display can be switched on for a few seconds
by pressing the CHECK
button~ page 12, fig. 2 @ . •
Instrument cluster illumination
It is possible to adjust the instrument cluster illumination.
Fig. 4 In str um ent
c luster i lluminatio n
- Press the"+" button to increase the brightness .
- Press the"-" button to dim the br ightness.
A light sensor in the instrument cluster contro ls the illumina tion for
the instrument cluster, the center conso le and the displays.
The illumination for the instrument cluster lights up whenever you
sw itch on the ignition with the
vehicle h eadlight s off. As the
daylight fades, the instrument c luster illumination likewise dims
automatically and wi ll go out comp lete ly when the outside light is
very low . This feature is meant to remind you to switch on the head­
lights when the outside light conditions become poor .
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Controls and equip­
ment
In st rum ents and w arning /indi cator li ght s
Speedometer with odometer
The speedometer shows you the vehicle speed, and the
odometer shows you how many miles (kilometers) you
have driven .
miles 1S3. 9
S2YY
Fig . 5 Sp eedom eter
c lose-u p: od omete r
di sp lay
The odometer and trip odometer are located inside the speedom ­
eter .
• USA models -Miles
• Canadian models -Kilometers
Low er odom ete r
The lower odometer shows the total number of miles (ki lometers)
d riven .
Upper odometer (tri p odometer )
The upper odometer shows the total number of miles (kilometers)
driven since you last reset the odometer to zero . You can use this
odometer when you want to keep track of how many miles (kilome ­
ters) you have driven for a single trip or errand. The last digit indi ­
cates 1/10 of a m ile (100 meters) . You can set the trip odo meter back
to zero by pressing the reset
button~ fig. 5. -..
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Switching on the clock and odometer
With the ignition is switched off, the odometer and digital clock with
date disp lay can be switched on for a few seconds by pressing the
CHECK
button => page 16, fig. 7.
Starting the Auto-Che ck sequence
The Auto -Check
system => page 28 consistently monitors certain
individual functions and components of the vehicle when the igni­
tion is turned on and when the vehicle is moving .
With the ignition switched on, you can start the "Auto-Check
sequence" by pressing the CHECK button. You can perform an Auto ­
Check sequence both when the vehicle is at a standstill and the igni­
tion is switched on or when the vehicle is moving not faster than
3 mph (5 km/h).
Calling up the driver informat ion
When a first priority symbo l starts to
flash => page 28 or when a
defective light
bulb=> page 35, has been detected, you can press
the CHECK button to display the driver information. For example:
SWITCH OFF ENGINE , CHECK OIL LEVEL
The information disappears after approximate ly five seconds .
Setting the speed warning
By pressing the CHECK button you can set speed warning
1
=> page 36, "Speed warning 1: setting a speed limit" while the
vehicle is moving.
Speed warning
2* => page 37, "Speed warning 2 : setting a speed
limit" can only be set with the ignition switched off. •
Controls and equip ­
ment
Instruments and warning /indicator lights
Service interval display
The service interval display reminds you when your next
service is due.
Display remaining distance
Fig. 8 Service interval
display in the instru­
ment cluster
With the ignition on, briefly push button G) to disp lay the distance
remaining (miles/kilometers) until the next service is due. You can
recall the service countdown with the engine in idle or while driving
at a slow speed up to
3 mph (5 km/h). The remaining distance will
be upda ted every 300 miles (500 km):
On a new vehicle, or immediately after a service has been
performed, the following message will be displayed:
SERVICE IN---- Ml (KM) ---DAYS
For the first 300 miles (500 km) of driving after a service, the display
will keep showing dashes. This
is NOT a malfunction . Rather, the
system needs the mileage to (re-)adjust to your driving
style. Only
then can it start generating and updating figures for the distance and
days until the next scheduled service .
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will remain stored in the system until it is changed by briefly
pressing the button again or until it is reset by holding down the
button for at least two seconds. •
Speed warning 2: setting a speed limit
Switches in the wiper arm are used to operate warning
threshold 2.
Controls and equip ­
ment
Fig . 23 CHECK button
in the instrument
cluster
Fig. 24 Wiper arm:
function selector
switches
Driver information display
Saving a maximum speed
-Turn off the ignition.
-Briefly press the CHECK button in the instrument cluster
=> fig. 23 . The odometer and the digital clock will now be
illuminated.
-Press the CHECK button for at least two seconds. The
currently stored maximum speed
or the crossed out
symbol for warning 2 will appear in the display if a maximum speed has not yet been set.
Press the function selector switch in the wiper
arm @
=> fig. 24 up or down to change the set value. The values
increase or decrease in increments of 6.2 mph (10 km/h).
Resetting the maximum speed
-Turn off the ignition.
- Briefly press the CHECK button in the instrument cluster
=> fig. 23. The odometer and the digital clock will now
illuminate briefly.
-Press the CHECK button for at least two seconds. The
currently stored maximum speed will appear in the
display.
-Press the reset button in the wiper arm ©=> fig. 24 until
the display shows the symbol for speed warning 2 crossed out with a line.
The odometer and the digital clock displays will go out again a few
seconds after this adjustment is completed. •
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Driver inf orma tion di spl ay
Several functions in your vehicle can be set, activated and
controlled by means of
Menu s. With these menus, you can addition ­
ally select which information is to be shown in the DIS (Driver Infor­
mation System) disp lay. This functions on ly with the ignit ion
switched on. Operation is controlled through the [Reset] button on
the windshield wiper
lever => page 41, fig. 29.
The
S ta rt me nu shows you the different types of d isplays:
S et
Check
Menu off
H el p•
Navigate the menu
The menu is opened using the I Reset] button and the
rocker switch on the windshield wiper lever. Inquiries and
settings are carried out.
F ig. 31 W inds hield
w ip er le ver: R es et
butt on and rocker
sw itch
[Reset] button ®=> fig. 3 1 and rock er switch @ functions
Open th e menu
- Press the [Reset) button as often as necessary until the
menu d isplay::::>
page 41, fig. 30 appears.
S elect and set
- Press the rocker switch to move to a menu display.
Sw itch operation ( up/down) resembles the disp lay .
Enter and confirm
- Press the [Reset! button.
Using the rocker switch, you can select the menus in the display or
change settings. The values selected have a red background .
By pressing the [ Reset] button, you activate the selection you made
or confirm the va lues you set. Selected functions are identified by a
check mark. •
Types of display
The DIS (Driver Information System) start menu offers a
choice am ong 4 types of displays.
The following functions reside behind the 4 types of displays in the
start
menu => page 41, fig. 30 :
Selec t se tting s
• Clock => page 43
• Computer=> page 43
• Speed alarm (speed warning) => page 35
• Tire pressure warning => page 46
• Radio display (switch on/off)
• Language
• Units (changing units of measurement for distance, fuel
consumption, time zone, temperature)

Driver information display
Select your settings as follows:
- Press the
(Reset] button:::;, page 42, fig. 31. The Start
menu
appears:::;, page 41, fig. 30.
- Press the rocker switch
:::;, page 42, fig. 31 as often as
necessary until
Set is displayed.
- Press the
(Reset] button. All the menus appear.
- Press the rocker switch until the line you want is acti-
vated (red
background):::;, page 43, fig. 33.
- Press the
(Reset] button.
-If necessary, scroll by selecting and activating the
symbol for "Next page" or "Previous page".
When you have selected the Computer menu and activated it by
pressing the
I Reset) button, two computer levels appear (computer
1 and computer
2). Now you have to select the level you want using
the rocker switch and activate it with the [Reset) button.
Continued=> page 44, "Adjust settings (part 2)". •
Adjust settings (part 2)
Continue to make your settings as follows:
- Press the rocker switch
:::;, page 42, fig. 31 until the line
you want is activated (red background).
- Now activate or deactivate the function selected by
pressing the
(Reset] button and entering a check mark -
(for "Yes") in the box or no check mark (for "No").
Press the rocker switch as often as necessary until
Back
is selected and press the (Reset) button to return to the
next higher menu level.
For several of the settings, numerical values also have to be entered,
e.g. when setting the date. This is also done by using the rocker
switch .•
Practical example (part 1)
The example shows a complete, menu-guided operation
for a setting.
Fig. 34 Display: Start
menu, Settings
selected
Fig . 35 Display :
Settings menu, clock
selected
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To set the date, for example, proceed as follows :
- Press the [R eset] button . The Start menu appears
=> page 41, fig . 30.
- Tap the rocker
switch => page 42, fig. 3 1 until Set
=> page 44, fig. 34 is activated.
- Press the [Reset] button. The men us avai lab le under
Set
appear.
- Tap the rocker switc h unti l
Clock => page 44, fig . 35 is
disp layed .
- Press the [Reset] button . The c lock settings menu
appears .
Continued => page 45, "Practica l examp le (part 2)" . •
Practical example (part 2)
Continue w ith se tting the date as follows :
- Tap the rocker
switch => page 42, fig. 3 1 until Date is acti­
vated.
- If there a n empty box in front o f Date, press the [Reset]
button. Now a check mark appears in t he box .
- Tap the rocker switc h until the date display is activated
and press the [Reset] button. The day flashes.
- Tap the rocker switc h up or down until the correct
number for the day appears . Press the [Reset] button .
Now the month flashes.
- Chan ge the mon th and th e year as needed in the same
way.
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ment
Dri ver information di spl ay
Continued=> page 45 , "Practical example (part 3)" . •
Practical example (part 3)
Close setting the da te as follows:
- Tap the rocker
switch => page 42, fig. 31 until Back is act i­
vated.
- Press the [Reset] button. The
Set menu appears again .
- Press th e [Reset] butto n again. The Star t menu appears
agai n.•
Tire pressure monitoring system
Applies to veh ic les: with tir e pr essure monitor in g system
General notes
As an adde d safe ty feature, your vehicle has been equ ipped wit h a
tire pressure monitoring sys tem (TPMS) that i lluminates a low tire
pressure te llta le when one or more of your tires is significant ly
under-inflated . The TPMS only provides a low tire pressure warning
and does not reinflate your tires.
According ly, when the low tire pressure te llta le i llum inates, you
shou ld stop and check your tires as soon as possib le, and infla te
them to the proper pressure . Driv ing on a significantly under ­
inf lated tire causes the tire to overheat and can lead to tire failure.
Under -inflation a lso reduces fue l efficiency and tire tread life, and
may affect the vehicle 's hand ling and stopping ab ility .
0 Note
• Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute for proper tire
maintenance , and it is the driver's responsibility to maintain correct
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le as t 50 % but not more th an 60 % to maintain antifreeze protection
and cooling efficiency . If the coolant frost protection is too low, the
coolant could freeze and damage the vehic le heating and engine
cooling system.
For year -round driving, antifreeze is added at the factory for temper­
atures down to :
•
-31 °F (- 35 °C) USA
•
-40 °F ( -40 °C) Canada.
You can mix the G12 + coolant additive with other additives (for
examp le G11 or G12) . Always check with your authorized Audi
dea ler.
& WARNING
Bef ore you check anything in the eng ine comp artm ent , a lw ays
re ad and h eed all W ARNING S
=> & in "Worki ng in the engine
c ompartm en t" on
page 273.
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• Before winter sets in, have the coolant checked to see if the
coolant additive in your vehicle is sufficient to meet the climate
conditions. This is especially important if you live in a region where
the winter is extremely cold. If necessary, increase the proportion of coolant additive to 60%.
• When adding coolant additive to your cooling system,
remember :
-We recommend using only coolant additive G12 + (check the
label) for your vehicle. This coo lant additive is avai lable at autho ­
rized Audi dealers . Other types of antifreeze can significantly
reduce corrosion protect ion. The resulting corrosion can cause a
loss of coolant and serious engine damage.
• Do no t add any type of radiator leak sealan t to you r vehicle's
engine coolant . Adding radiator repair fluid may adversely affect the function and performance of your cooling system and could result
in damage not covered by yo ur New Vehicle Limited Warranty. •
Checking the engine coolant level
The engine coolant level can be checked with a quick
glance.
F ig . 211 E ngine
co mpa rtm ent: Co olan t
e xp an sion tan k
Before you che ck a ny thing in the e ng ine compar tmen t,
alway s read and heed all
WARNINGS => & in "Working in
t h e engine compartment" on
page 273.
Turn off the ignitio n.
Let the engine cool down.
P lace a t hick rag over the coo lant expans ion tank
=> fig. 211 and carefully twist the cap counter-clockwise
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