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Air distribution ®
The automatically controlled air distribution can be
changed manually.
F ig. 135 MM I d isp lay:
Air distribution
- Press the Distr ibution (!) button.
- Rotate the control knob to the desired
setting:::::, f ig . 135 .
You can adjust the air circulation so that air flows from specific
vents. In position
O air flows only to the windows, in position @to
t he driver or passenger and in position
-0,, to the footwell . There are
additional combinations available to adjust air distribution as needed .
To regulate air distribution automatical ly, switch to !AUTO). •
Defrosting [@]
The windshield and side windows are rapidly defrosted or
defogged.
- To turn on t he de fogger/defroster, press th e[®] b utto n
=:> page 116, fig. 129.
-Press[®] again or press [AUTO] to turn off the
defogger/defroster.
T he temperature is automatically controlled . Maximum airflow is
primarily blown in through outlets
G) and (v =:, page 122.
By pressing[@), both air recirculation and ECON are switched off.
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When the outside temperature is low, press ing the[@ ] button turns
on the windshield defroster*
automatically =:> page 123. •
Fan ~
The automatically preset fan speed can be reduced or
increased.
Fi g. 13 6 M MI d isplay:
F an
- Press the Fan [8!?] button .
- Rot ate the climate cont rol kno b to the desired fan speed
=> fig . 136.
The climate control system automatically regulates fan speed
depending on interior temperature. You can adjust the volume of air
produced by the fan to your own requirements. •

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• Please note that inadvertently "resting" your foot on the accel­
erator pedal causes the cruise control not to brake . This is because
the cruise control is overridden by the driver's acceleration.
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The brake lights illumin ate as soon as the brakes decelerate
automatically. •
Changing speed
-Press lever@in the 0 or Q direction=> page 137,
fig. 149 to increase or decrease your speed.
-Release the lever to save that speed.
Change speed in increments of 1 mph (1 km/h) by lightly pressing
the lever . If you keep the lever pressed down, you will alter your
speed in 5 mph (10 km/h) increments.
You can also press the accelerator pedal down to increase your
speed, e.g. if you want to pass someone. The speed you saved
earlier will resume as soon as you release the accelerator pedal.
If, however, you exceed your saved speed by 5 mph (10 km/h) for
longer than 5 minutes, the cruise control will turn off temporarily.
The green symbol in the
display=> page 137, fig . 150 is replaced
with a white symbol. The saved speed remains the same. •
Presetting your speed
You can preset your desired speed while the vehicle is not
moving.
-Turn on the ignition .
-Pull lever@ into position G) => page 137, fig. 149 .
-Press the lever in the 0 or Q direction to increase or
decrease your speed.
-Release the lever to save that speed.
This function makes it possible, for example, to save the speed you
want before driving on the highway. Once on the highway, activate
the cruise contro l by pulling the lever toward
G). •
Switching the system off
Temporary deactivation
-Press the brake pedal, or
-Press the lever @into position ® (not clicked into place)
=> page 137, fig. 149, or
-Drive for longer than 5 minutes at more than 5 mph
(10 km/h) above the stored speed.
Switching off completely
-Press lever@ into position ® (clicked into place), or
-Switch the ignition off.
The system retains the saved speed if you deactivate the cruise
control temporarily . To resume the saved speed , release the brake
pedal and pull the lever to position
G) .
Switching the ignition off erases the saved speed.
& WARNING
You should only return to the saved speed if it is not too fast for
the current traffic conditions -risk of an accident!
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Adaptive Cruise Control
Speed and distance control system
Applies to vehicles : with Adaptive C ruise Cont rol
Description
The Adaptive Cruise Control driver assistance program is
a combined speed and distance control system .
Fig. 151 Front
bumper: Position of
radar sensor
Any speed between about 20 mph (30 km/h) and about 95 mph (150
km/h) can be set and held with the Adaptive Cruise Control. The
system also helps keep a distance you previously selected to vehi ­
cles ahead of you.
Adaptive Cruise Control can help reduce driving stress and fatigue
by maintaining a preset speed with automatic braking and acce ler ­
ation. Driving can be more relaxed, particularly on long trips on
interstates or on other highways that are genera lly straight.
How does it work?
A lever on the steering wheel column operates the Adaptive Cruise
Control)=> page 141, "How is the speed stored?" and=> page 143,
"How is distance set?".
Contro ls a nd eq uip­
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Driver information
Important information is brought up in the speedometer and in the
instrument cluster display as the vehicle is being driven
=> page 144, "Driver information".
What is important for you to know
There are limits to what Adaptive Cruise Control can do as the
vehicle is being
driven => page 149, "Special driving situations" .
LJ}. WARNING
Improper use of the Adaptive Cruise Control can cause collisions,
other accidents and serious personal injury.
• Never drive at speeds that are too high for traffic, road and
weather conditions.
• Never follow the vehicle in front so closely that you cannot stop
your vehicle safely. The Adaptive Cruise Control cannot brake the
vehicle safely when you follow another vehicle too closely. Always
remember that the Adaptive Cruise Control has a braking power
that is only about 25% of the vehicle's maximum braking ability,
the automatic braking function cannot bring the vehicle to a stop.
• Never use Adaptive Cruise Control on roads where you cannot
drive safely at a steady speed, including city or stop-and -go or
heavy traffic, on winding roads or when road conditions are poor
(for example , on ice, gravel , in fog , heavy rain or on wet roads that
increase the risk of hydroplaning).
• Always turn off Adaptive Cruise Control when entering turn
lanes , highway exit lanes and construction zones or similar situa­
tions because the vehicle will automatically accelerate to the
stored speed
• Never rest your foot on the accelerator pedal, especially when
the Adaptive Cruise Control is being used because doing so will
override the braking function and prevent the brakes from being _.,
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This information is always displayed. Display area © is therefore
called the
primary di sp la y .
© S upple men tary displ ay
In display area @ information from the navigation system and the
trip computer is disp layed in addition to information about Adaptive
Cruise Control.
You can select among the different information by repeated brief taps on the RESET button on the windshield wiper
lever => page 39,
"Operation ".
Particularly on your first trips with Adaptive Cruise Control, the
s uppl em en ta ry di spla y should be turned on.
@ Message
The information in area © is not displayed permanently. Informa­
tion is displayed on ly if you change the time interval , if there is a
malfunction or if the Adaptive Cruise Control is turned off. •
Applies to vehicles : with Ada ptive C ruise Cont rol
Primary display in the speedometer
De sire d sp eed
Fig . 159 Prim ary
di spl ay
in the s pee d­
o m ete r
The desired speed set by the driver is displayed with a red LED.
Contro ls a nd eq uip­
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The system al lows only speeds from 20 to 95 mph (30 to 150 km/h)
to be set. This speed range is faintly illuminated in the speedometer.
W arn ing lights (symbols )
• ""c:::, Open road: The warning light ,,.,c:::, shows that Adaptive
Cruise Control is active and that no object is ahead of the vehicle . A
stored speed requested is maintained .
• c::::,11 .. c:::, Driving i n tr aff ic: The warning light c:::,11«c:::, indicates that
an object has been detected travel ing in front . Speed is adjus ted
according to the distance set. Adaptive Cruise Control accelerates
and brakes automatica lly.
• c:::,,, ,,c:::, Re quest f or driver t o assume control : The red flashing
warning light
c::::,11 .. c:::, means Reque st for driver to assume control .
You as the driver must slow the vehicle with the foot brake . The
symbo l
c::::,11,,c:::, tells you that the Adaptive Cruise Control is not able
to s low the vehic le down enough to keep a enough distance to the
vehicle in front o f you . A warning tone signal wi ll also sound when
the symbol appears.
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• If the Adaptive Cruise Control initiates braking, the hydraulic
brake system is under pressure. Therefore, the brake pedal distance
is shorter and the peda l feels "harder" .
• I f you use the accelerator to go faster than the speed being main ­
tained by the Adaptive Cruise Control, the system will not warn of
situations that require override of the Adaptive Cruise Control. No
warning light will appear in the instrument cluster display and no gong wil l sound .•
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Ap plies to ve hicles : wi th Ad aptive Crui se Co ntro l
Supplementary display
You should have the supplementary information
displayed here, particularly on your first trips.
F ig . 16 0 S upplem en­
t a ry di sp lay
Scrol l through the avai lab le information displays by briefly tapping
the RESET button at the end of the windshie ld wiper lever . You can
select and information from the trip computer, navigation system or
Adaptive Cruise Con trol.
@ Diagram of a vehic le
@ Status
© Distance
@ Diagram of a ve hi cle
Using the v isual representation of a vehicle, you can determine
whether the system is adjusting to an object traveling in fron t.
• With an open road without a vehicle trave ling ahead, only the
outline of the vehi cle is visible .
• A
gray vehicle will appear when a vehic le is de tec ted up ahead.
• If the situation is close to a reques t for the driver to assume
control, a
red vehicle is displayed.
If Adaptive Cruise Control is turned off or no speed is set, no vehicle
is shown.
@ Statu s
• The te xt OFF appears in white letters when Adaptive Cruise
Control is turned off.
• Th e text
AVAILABLE ap pears in white letters when the system is
turned on but no requested speed has been set .
• The text
O V ERRIDE appears in white letters when you exceed the
reques ted speed by accelerating .
• The text
DISTANCE! appears in red letters w hen the interval to a
vehic le traveling ahead is too short and you have to slow your
vehic le add itionally wi th the foot brake.
• The text messages
DISTANCE 1 , DISTANCE 2 , DI STANCE 3 or
DISTANCE 4
appear in green let ters when th is is the time interval
you have set and Adaptive Cruise Cont rol is in management mode.
© Di stan ce
A pointe r (arrow) is shown in this area. When approaching slowly,
this poin ter visual izes the distance to veh icles traveling ahead.
When approaching rapid ly, it serves as early warning of an
impending request for the dr iver to assume contro l. The po inter
moves on a scale from right to left .
Open road: With an open road and no vehicle trave ling ahead, no
pointer is shown .
Driving in traff ic: If a vehicle trave ling ahead is detected, the pointer
moves in the center area of the scale. This area represen ts the
distance set. It is marked
green to make it easier to see .
Request for driver to assume control: In critical situations t he
pointer moves into the
red area of the display. When the pointer
r eaches the farthe st left position, the request for the d river to
assume control is displayed. •

Advanced Parking Sy ste m -
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• Keep the sensors in the rear bumper and the rear -view camera
lens clean and free of snow and ice, so that the Audi parking system
can work properly . P lease follow the additional notes on
~ page 183 . •
Applies to ve hicle s: with Ad vanced Par king Sys tem wit h rea r vi ew c am era
Rear-view camera (Rear View)
The rear-vie w camera picture, appearing in the MM!
Dis pla y, shows the are a behind the vehicle.
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Fig . 194 T op view :
Park ing mode 1
Fi g. 19 5 Top v iew:
P ark ing mode 2
Parki ng mode
Two different parking modes are available for parking with the rear ­
view camera . The two different park ing modes are denotes as
" parking mode 1 " ~ page 175 and "parking mode Z' ~ page 176.
Controls a nd eq uip­
ment
" Parking mode 1" => fig. 194, for examp le, can be used to park in a
parking space or a par king garage ::::>
page 175.
"Parking mode 2" => fig. 195, for examp le , can be used to (parallel)
park on the side of the road
~ page 176.
"Parking mode 1" a ppears by defau lt in the MMI Display if the rear ­
view camera is activated
=> page 170 . You can switch to "parking
mode
2" b y pressing the control button with the mode @
=> page 175, fig. 199 function . By repeated ly pressing the control
button w ith the
mode function, you can sw itch bac k and forth
between "par king mode
1" and "parking mode 2" .
Orientation lines and marked surfaces
Orientation lines and colored marked surfaces(::::> page 175, fig . 198
or => page 176, fig . 200) are projec ted into the rear -v iew came ra
pictures , subject to the two different parking modes . These orienta ­
t ion lines and surfaces offer aid when parking o r maneuvering. The
orientation lines and surfaces refer to the height of a leve l driving
surface .
When the indicated orientation lin es and indicated blue surfaces
superimpose vehicles or objects, at the latest , the respective
distance to the vehicles or objects has become too short
=>
page 179.
I f the trunk lid is open or if an e lectrica l connection to the trailer
socket* is established::::>
page 180, the orientation li nes and marked
surfaces are
not displayed.
I n the MMI y ou ca n preset which system is to be shown on the MMI
display => page 182".
• Visual di sp lay,
• Rear -view camera picture,
• An au tomatic switch between v isual disp lay an d rear -view
c amera , or
• No picture .
The rear -view camera can be turned on and off in the MMI
=>
pag e 182 . The acoust ic d istance wa rni ng remains active.
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& WARNING
Always make sure that the volume and frequency of the chimes is
adjusted so that you can easily hear the acoustic distance signal
even if the radio is playing, the air-conditioner blower is on High or
there is a high level of outside noise. Check the settings whenever
someone else has driven the vehicle before you. •
Applies to veh icles: with Advanced Parkin g Sys tem with rear vie w camera
Switching the visual display /rear-view
camera on and off
The visual display and rear-view camera are preset in the
MM/.
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Audi parking system
Display APS
Graph ic
Rear view

Automatic
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Display APS -submenu
Fig . 209 MMI display:
visual display of distance to a detected
obstacle
-Pressthe(CARlfunction button.
- Select Systems in the
CAR menu.
-Select Audi parking system .
-Select Display APS ~ fig. 208.
Select Graphic, Rear View, automatic or off.
The rear-view camera and the visual display can be used separately
or in combination for parking.
When you switch manually to the rear -view camera via the control
button with the
Rear View function ~ fig. 209, the control button
with the
Graphic function ~ page 177, fig. 201 appears. You can
switch back and forth between the rear-view camera and visual
parking assist at any time via the displayed control button function.
The presettings in the MMI are retained .
"Graphic" setting
If you have set the Graphic function, the visual display will be
displayed in the MMI display by default upon activation of the
parking assist system
~ fig . 209.
"Rear View" setting
If you have set the Rear View function, the picture from the rear­
view
camera ~ page 175, fig. 199 will be displayed when driving
backward and forward whenever the parking assist system is acti­
vated.
"Automatic" setting
If you have set the automatic function, the picture from the rear ­
view camera will automatically be displayed when reverse gear is engaged and the visual display will be displayed on the MMI display
when you drive forward. _,,,

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You are well advised to keep a supply of spare fuses in your vehicle.
Fuses with the proper ampere ratings are available at your Audi
dealer. •
Fuse Location , Instrument Panel left
Fig . 293 Fuse panel
layout
Some of the equipment items listed are optional or only available on
certain model configurations.
Note that the following table is accurate at the time of going to
press and is subject to change. In the event of discrepancies, the
label on the inside of the cover always takes precedence.
The power windows and the power seats are protected by circuit
breakers, which automatically reset after a few seconds after the
overload -for example if a window is frozen -has been remedied.
No. Equipment
1 Garage door opener (Homelinkl 5
2
Parking assist system 5
3
Parking assist system 5
4
Headlight range control/light control device 10
No.
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
Equipment Amps
Instrument cluster 5
Steering column electronics system control 10
Diagnostic connector 5
Diagnostic connector/oil level sensor 5
ESP control unit/steering angle sensor 5
Instrument cluster 5
Audi lane assist 10
Brake light switch 5
Telephone/cell phone 10
Vacant
Access/start control module
5
RSE system 10
Adaptive Cruise Control 5
Heated washer jets 5
Vacant
Tire pressure mon itoring system
5
Vacant
Brake light switch
5
Cell phone preparation 5
Horn 15
Windshield wiper system 40
Vacant Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP)
25
Vacant
Switch illumination
1
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