
Table of contents 
Table  of  contents 
Vehicle  literature  ... ..... . 5  Doors,  power  locks  ..... ... ... .  .  53  Parking  brake  .  . . .  .  .  .  . .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 121 
Rear  lid .. .. ... ... ......... ...  .  55  Acoustic  park assist  .  .  . . .  .  .  . .  . . .  122 
Anti-theft  alarm  system  ........ . 
57  Cruise  contro l  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  .  123 
About  this  Owner's Power  windows  ... ... ... .... . .  59 
Transmission  .  .  .  . . .  .  . .  .  .  . .  .  .  .  . . .  126 
Manual  .... ............... ..  . 6  Power  top ....................  .  61  tiptronic® (6-speed  automat ic 
Controls  and 
equipment .................  . 
Instruments  and  controls  .....  . 
General  illustration  .............  . 
Instruments  and 
warning/indicator  lights  .......  . 
Instruments  .............. .....  . 
Warning/indica tor  lights  ...... ..  . 
Driver  information  display ... ..  . 
Introduction  ...... ....... ... ...  . 
On-Board  Diagnostic  system  (080) 
Auto-Check  Control  ....... .....  . 
Speed  warning  system  ... .... ..  . 
Trip  computer  ..... ... ... .. ....  . 
Menu  display  ... ..... ..... .. ...  . 
T ir e  pressure  monitoring  system  .. 
Opening  and  closing  ..... .....  . 
Keys  . ...... ... ...... ...... ....  . 
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Power  lock ing  system  .  .  .  .  .  . .  .  .  . .  50 
Keyless  entry  remote  contro l . .  .  .  .  51  Normal  operat
ion  ....... .. .. ..  . 
Wind  deflector  ........ .. ... .. . . 
Operate  the  power  top  manually 
Clear  vision  ...... . ... .... ... ..  . 
Lights  .... .... .... ...  · · ·  . · · , •  ·  ·  61 
transm ission)  .  .  . .  .  . .  .  .  .  . .  .  . .  .  . .  126 
66  multitronic®  .  . . .  . .  .  .  .  . . .  .  .  . .  .  . .  131 
68  Homelink®  . . . .  .  .  . .  .  . .  .  . .  .  . .  .  . . .  139 
76  Universal  remote  control  .  .  .  . .  .  . .  139 
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Interior  lights  .  .  .  .  .  . . .  . . .  . . . . .  . .  84 
Vision  ...................... .. . 
W iper  and  washer  system  ......  . 
Mirrors  ........ .. .. .. .... .... . . 
Digital  compass  .. . ... ..... ... .  . 
Seats  and  storage  ....... ... ..  . 
Genera l recommendat ions  ... .. . 
Manual  seats .. ... ...... ..... .  . 
Power  seats  .......... ... .....  . 
Cen ter  armrest  ........ .. ..... . . 
Rear  seats  .. .......... ... ... ..  . 
Sea t memory  .......... .......  . 
Luggage  compartment  ..... ... . 
Cupho lder  ....................  . 
Ashtrays  .......... ...... .....  . 
Cigarette  lighter/socket  ... .... . . 
Storage  . ..... ... .... ..... ....  . 
Warm  and  cold  .......... ... .. . 
Climate  controls  .. ... .........  . 
Electrically  heated  front seats  . . . 
Elect rically  heated  rear seats  ... . 
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Stee ring  .  . .  .  . .  .  . .  .  . .  .  .  . .  .  . .  .  . .  .  118 
Ignition  lock and ignitio n  switch  119 
Starting  and stopping  the  engi ne  1 20 
Safety  first  . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . 145 
Driving  Safely  .  .  .  . . .  .  . .  .  . .  . .  . .  .  .  146 
General  notes  .  .  .  .  .  . . . . .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  146 
Proper  occupant  seating  pos itions  148 
Driver  and passenger  side  footwe ll  152 
Peda l area  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . .  .  .  . . .  .  .  152 
S tow ing  luggage  .  .  .  .  . .  .  . .  .  .  . . .  .  153 
Report ing  Safety  Defects  .  .  .  .  . . . .  155 
Automatic  rollover  protection  system  .  .  . . .  .  . . . .  .  .  . .  .  . . . .  .  . .  .  .  156 
Safety  belts  . . .  .  .  .  . .  .  .  .  .  .  . .  .  .  .  .  . 159 
General  notes  . . . .  .  . .  . .  .  . .  .  .  .  . .  .  159 
Why  safety  belts?  . . .  .  .  .  .  . .  .  . .  .  . .  160 
Safety  belts  . . .  .  . .  .  . . .  .  . .  .  . .  .  .  .  . 163 
Safe ty  belt  pretensioners  .  .  . .  .  . . .  166  

Instruments  and  controls 
General  illustration 
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Power  window  switches 
Door  handle 
Power locking  switch  . ..... .. .... .... .... ......  . 
Adjuster  control  for  outside  mirrors  .............. . 
Air  outlets  ...... .. ......... .... .. .. .... .. .....  . 
Light  switch  .. ...... .... ...... .... ... .. .... ... . 
Turn  signal  and  high  beam  .. .... .... ..... ......  . 
Instrument  cluster  ... ...... ... .. ..... ... .... ... . 
Switches  for 
- Windshield  wiper/washer  ......... ...... ......  . 
- Driver  information  display ........... .... .....  . 
- Operation  trip  computer  .. .... ... .... .... .. ...  . 
- Adjusting  and  storing  the  tire  pressure" ........  . 
@ Steering lock/ignition/starter  switch  ....... .... ...  . 
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-Electronic  Stabi lization  Program  (ESP) switch  ..... 
- Warning  light  for  deactivated  front  passenger  airbag 
Emergency  flasher  . ...... ...... .... ... .. ... ....  . 
Storage  compartment  for  sma ll objects 
Sound  System 
Glove  compartment  ( lockable)  . .... .... .... .... .. . 
Front  passenger  airbag  ........................ . . 
Climate  controls  ........ ... .... .... .... .. .....  . 
Rear window  defogger  switch  .......... ..... ...  . 
Switch  for seat  heating  . .... .. .... .. ... .. .... ... . 
Ashtray  .. ....... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... .. . 
Se lector  lever (automatic  transmission)  ....... ... . . 
Parking  brake  lever  ....... .. ... ... .. ...... .... . . 
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Instruments  and  controls 
@ Cupholder ............ ...... ... .. .... ..... .. .. . 
@ Power  top switch  ..............................  . 
@) Power  outlet  . .... ...... ... .. .... .... .... .... .. . 
@ Memory  buttons  (driver  seat)  .. .... .... .... .... .. . 
@ Release  lever for the engine  hood  .............. .. . 
@ Coming  home/leaving  home activation  ...... ......  . 
@ Cruise  control  .... .... .... .... ... ........ .... .. . 
@ Steering  wheel  with : 
- Horn 
- Driver  airbag  .... .... .... ... .. ...... .... .... . . 
@ Adjustable  steering  column  ..................... . 
[ i ] Tips 
A separate  brochure  is provided  for  your  factory-insta lled  audio 
system  and/or the Audi  Navigation  System. • 
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Master  key  battery  replacement 
Each  master  key  contains  a  battery  housed  under  the 
cover. 
Fig. 39  Master  key: 
opening  the cover 
We  recommend  having  the  battery  changed  by an  autho
rized  dealership.  However,  if  you  wish  to  replace  the dead 
battery  yourself,  proceed  as follows: 
- Pry apart  the  base=> fig.  39 
@ and  the cover @carefully 
with  a coin. 
- Remove  the  cover  (arrow). 
- Remove  the  dead  battery  from  the  cover. 
- Install  the new  battery.  Please  make  certain  that  the"+" 
sign  on  the  battery  faces  down.  Correct  polarity is shown 
on  the  cover. 
- Place  the cover  with  the new  battery  on  the  key  base and 
press  both parts  together. 
W For the  sake of the  environment 
Dispose  of  dead  batteries  properly  so  as  not  to  pollute  the  environ 
ment. 
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The  replacement  battery  must  be  the  same  specification  as the 
original. • 
Electronic  immobilizer 
The immobilizer  helps  to  prevent  unauthorized  use  of 
your  vehicle. 
A  computer  chip  inside  your  key  automatically  deactivates  the  elec
tronic  immobilizer  when  you  insert  the  key in the  ignition  lock. 
When  you  remove  the  key from  the  ignition  lock,  the  electronic 
immobilizer  is  automatically  activated  once  again. 
If  an  unauthorized  key was  used, 
SAFE is  displayed  continuously  in 
the  odometer  display  field. 
in. WARNING 
Always  take  the  key with  you when you  leave  the  vehicle.  The  key 
can  disarm  the  electronic  engine  immobilizer  and permit  an unau
thorized  person to  start  the  engine and  enable  operation  of the 
vehicle  systems  such  as power  window  or  power  top  leading  to 
serious  personal  injury. 
[ i] Tips 
•  Your  engine  can  only  be  started  using  the  factory -equipped  key. 
•  You  may  not  be  able  to start  your  vehicle  if  an  ignition  key  of  a 
different  vehicle  make  is  also  located  on  your  set  of  keys. 
•  For Declaration  of  Compliance  to  United  States  FCC and  Industry 
Canada  regulations 
~ page 320.  • 
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Power  locking  system 
General  description 
The power  Jocking  system  Jocks all  the  vehicle  doors  and 
rear  lid  simultaneously  or  allows  you  to  unl ock either  just 
the  driver's  door  or  all  the  vehicle  doors  and  rear  lid 
simultaneously. 
The power  locking  system  in your  veh icle incorporates  the  following 
f unctions: 
•  Central  locking  function 
•  Remote  contro l feature~ 
page 51. 
•  Anti -theft  alarm  system ~ page 57 . 
All the  doors  and  the  rear  lid  are  locked  by  the  central  locking 
system  when  you  lock  the  vehicle . 
Unlo cking  th e  vehicle 
You  can  unlock  the  vehicle  from  outside  either  by  using  the  remote  contro l 
or by  inserting  and  turning  the  key  in the  driver's  door  lock. 
When  you 
unlo ck your  vehic le: 
•  The  anti-theft  alarm  sys tem  is  deact ivated  briefly. 
•  The  vehicle  interior  lights  i lluminate  for  approximately  30 
seconds. 
•  All turn  signal  lights  will  flash  twice  when  the  car  is  un locked. 
•  After  un locking  the  vehicle,  you  have  60 seconds  to  open  a door 
or the  rear  lid. After  60 seconds,  t he vehicle  automatically  locks  and 
the  anti-theft  a larm  system  activates  again . 
T he  rear  lid  can  be  locked  or  unlocked  either  by  using  the  remote 
co ntro l 
or by inserti ng  and  turning  the  key  in the  driver's  door  lock . 
Un locking  the  vehicle  with  the  remote  control  will  only 
unlock the 
r ear  lid,  to 
open it,  the  lid  handle  needs  to  be  pressed . Lo
cking  th e veh icle 
You  can  lock  the vehic le from  outside  e ither  by  using  the  remote 
control 
or by inserting  and  turning  the  key in the  drivers's  door  lock . 
When  you 
lock the  vehicle: 
•  All  doors  and  t he rear  lid  are  locked . 
•  All  turn  signal  lights  w ill  flash  once  when  the  ca r is  locked. 
•  The  anti -theft  alarm  system  is activated . The  horn  of  the  anti 
theft  alarm  sys tem will  sound  and  the anti -t heft  ala rm sys tem  readi 
ness  l ight,  located  in  the  upper  par t of  the  driver's  door  panel , wi ll 
start  to  blink. 
•  The vehicle  interior  lights  turn  off . 
Automatic  locking* 
The  automat ic locking  feature  locks  all  the  vehicle  doors  and  the 
rear  lid  when  you  drive  faster  than  9  mph  (15  km/h). 
You  can  unlock  the  vehicle  from  the  inside  by: 
•  removing  the  key from  the  ignition  switch  (the  vehicle  wil l auto 
matically  u nlock  itself)  or 
•  pressing  the  unlock  pa rt  of  the  power  lock  switch  €:Dor 
pulling  the  door  handle  (twice  to  open  the  door) . 
If you  wish,  you  can  have  an  authorized  Audi  dea ler  convert  your 
powe r door  lock  sys tem  to  automatic  locking. 
& WARNING 
•  When  you  lock your  vehic le from  out side , nobody  -especially 
c h ildren  - should  remain  in side  the  vehicle . Remembe r, when you 
lo ck the  vehicle  from  the  out side the  windows  cannot  be  opened 
from  the  in side . 
•  When  you leave the  vehicle , alway s remove the  ignition  key and 
take  it  with  you . Thi s w ill  prev ent  pa ssenger s (children , fo r 
example)  from  ac cidentally  being locked in the  vehicle  should they 
ac cidentally  pre ss the  power  locki ng  swit ch in the  front  door s. .,  

Doors,  power  locks 
Operating  locks  vvith  the  key 
To lock  and  unlock  the  vehicle  from  the  outside,  turn  the 
key  in  the  lock  of the  driver's  door. 
To  unlock  the  driver's  door  only 
Fig . 42  Key turns  for 
opening  and  closing. 
- Insert  the  key  into  the  lock of  driver's  door. 
- Turn  the  key 
one  time  only to  pos ition  @=>fig.  42  to 
unlock  the driver's  door . 
To  unlock  all  doors  and  the  rear  lid  Turn  the  key 
two  times to  pos ition  @=> fig.  42 to  unlock 
the  veh icle 
To  lock  the  vehicle  - Close  all  windows  and  doors  properly. 
- Turn  the  key  in  the  lock  of  the  driver's  door  to  the  lock  position 
@ ~ &  in "General  descript ion"  on page 50. 
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& WARNING 
Always  read and heed  WARNING~ & in "General  description"  on 
page 50. • 
Convenience  close /open  feature  vvith  the 
lock  in  the  driver 's  door 
You can  close  or  open  the  windows  and  the  power  top 
from  outside  when  you  lock  or  unlock  your  car  with  the 
key. 
Closing  the  windows 
- Insert  the  key  into  the  lock  of  the  driver's  door. 
- Make  sure  that  the  windows  are  not  blocked~& . 
- Turn  and hold  the  key  in  the  lock position  @=>fig.  42 
until  the  w indows  are  completely  closed. 
Opening  the  windows 
- Press  button @ on  the  key 
twice to  unlock  the  car. 
- Insert  the  key  into  the  lock  of  the  driver's  door . 
- Turn  and  hold the  key  in  the  open  position @. 
Opening/closing  power  top 
- See => 
page  63, "Convenience  opening  and  closing  of 
power  top"  to  operate  power  top with  the  key. 
The  automatic  close  function  will  cease  if  the  key  is  released.  For 
safety  reasons  it  is  not  possible  to  open  and  close  the  power  top 
with  the  remote  control  key .  .., 
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Opening  and  closing 
& WARNING 
• Be careful  when  closing the  window s. Check to  see that  no one 
is in the  way,  or  serious  injury  could  result ! 
•  Always  read and  heed  WARNING~ 
& in "General des cript ion " 
on 
page  50.  • 
Locking  and  unlocking  the  vehicle  from  inside 
T he  vehicle  can  be l oc ke d or  unlocked  from  the  insid e 
usin g th e  pow er  lock in g  switches  lo ca te d  in  t he  driver's 
a nd  the  f ront  pas senger  d oor. 
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Fig . 4 3  Driv er's door: 
po wer  lo cking  sw it c h 
How  to  lock  all  doors  and  the  rear  lid 
simultaneously 
Press  l ower  part  o f  the  po wer  loc kin g  s witch 
IJt,,= 
=> fig . 43 => & . 
How  to  unlock  all  doors  and  the  rear  lid 
simultaneously 
- Press  the  uppe r part  o f  the switch 
door  handle 
- Pull  the  handle  to  o pen  th e  do or. 
If  you  loc k the  vehicle  us ing  the power  lo cking  switch c»= , please 
no te  the  foll owi ng: 
•  You  cannot  open  the  doors  or  the  rear  lid  from  the 
outside 
!increased  security, for  example  when  you  are  stopped  at  a red 
li g ht). 
•  The diode  i n the  powe r  loc king  switch  ill uminate  whe n all  the 
doors  and  the  rear  lid  are  c losed  and  loc ke d . 
•  You ca n unl ock and  o pe n t he d oors from  the  in side  by  pull ing  o n 
t h e  door  ha ndle. 
•  I f th e driver's  door  is  opened  (a fter  you  have  locke d the  ve hicle 
from  the  inside  using  the  power  locking  switch),  the  door  will 
rema in  unlocke d to  prevent  you  from  locki ng y ourse lf  out  o f  yo ur 
veh ic le. Aft er you  c lose  t he door,  you  have  to  lock  the  d river 's doo r 
agai n. 
•  I f  you  have  an  accident  and  the  airbag  is  activated,  the  doors 
u nl ock au tomaticall y. 
& WARNING 
• If you  use the  power  locking  switch  with  the  doors  closed , 
remember  that  all the  vehicle  doors will  lock . 
•  Locking doors from  the  inside  can  help  prevent  inadvertent 
door  opening  during  an  accident  and  can  also  prevent  unwanted 
entry  from  the  out side . Locked doors  can,  however , delay  a ssis
tance  to  vehicle  occupant s and  hold  up  rescue efforts  from  the 
outside  in an  accident  or  other  emergency. 
[  i ] Tips 
Be awa re t hat t he rear  lid can  be  op ened  from  insi de th e vehic le with 
the  remote  rear  lid  release located  in  the  driver's  door.  Before  you  _,.  

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How  is  th e  a nti-th eft  ala rm  switch ed  off  whe n 
t riggered ? 
The alarm  system  is switched  off  when  you  unlock  the  vehicle  using 
the  remote  control  or  when  the  ignition  is  switched  on.  The  a larm 
will  a lso  switch  itse lf  off  when  it  comes  to  the  end  of  its  cycle. 
Em erg en cy  flashe r 
The emergen cy flashe r will  blink  briefly  when  the  doors,  engine 
hood  and  rear  lid  are  properly  closed . 
If the  emergency  flashers  do  not  blink,  check  the  doors,  engine  hood 
and  r ear  lid  to  make  sure  they  are  properly  closed . If  you  close  a 
door,  the  hood  or  the  rear  lid w ith  the  anti-theft  a larm  switched  on, 
the  emerg ency flashers  will  blink  only  aft er you  have  clos ed the 
door  or  lid. 
[ i ] Tips 
•  For the  anti -theft  alarm  system  to  function  properly,  make  sure 
all vehicle  doo rs and  windows  are  closed  before  leaving  the vehicle . 
•  When  you  open  the  vehicle  from  the  driver's  door  using  the  key, 
the  c entral  locking  switch  will  work  only  af ter you  hav e swi tched  on 
the  ignition. • 
Tilt  sensors ~ 
The  tilt  sensors  trigger  an  alarm  if  they  detect  vehicle 
movement. 
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Fig . 49  D river's do or, 
rear  botto m: ti lt se nso r 
sw itch 
Sw itch  off  the  tilt  se nsors  i f you  are  go ing  to  have  your 
ve hicle  tr ansported . 
Switch  off  the  tilt  s ensors 
- Press the  switch A located  in  the  driver's  door=> fig.  49 . 
Lock  the  ve hicle. 
When  you  turn  off  the  tilt  sensors,  the  diode  in the  switch -lQ wi ll illu 
minate.  Also , the  indicator  light  in  the  driver's  door  wil l illuminate 
for  about  three  seconds . After  you  lock  the  vehicle,  the  indicator 
light  in the  door  trim  will  b link  quickly  for  about  three  seconds . After 
that,  the  blinking  slows  down. 
The  next  time  the  vehicle  is  locked,  the  tilt  sensors  are automatically 
turned  on  again .•  

Power  windows 
Controls 
Fig. 50  Driver's  door: 
power  window 
switches 
The  switches  are  located  in  the  driver's  door.  The front  passenger's 
door  has  a own  power  window  switch  of  its own. 
To open/close  If the  respective  switch  is pushed  or  pulled,  the 
window  will,  respectively . 
Switches  for  front  door  windows 
© operates  the  window in the  driver's  door. 
@ operates  the  window  in  the front  passenger  door. 
Switches  for  rear  windows 
© operates  the  left  rear  window. 
@ operates  the  right  rear  window. 
Switches  for  all  windows 
© operates  all  windows . 
& WARNING 
• Do not  leave children unattended  in the  vehicle,  especially with 
access to  vehicle  keys. Unsupervised  use of the  keys can  result  in 
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& WARNING (continued) 
starting  of the  engine  and  use of vehicle  systems  such as  power 
windows,  etc.  which  could result  in  serious injury. 
•  Remember  -you  can still  open or close the  power  windows  for 
about  ten  minutes  after  the  ignition  is switched  off.  Only when 
either  of the  front  doors are  opened  are the  power  windows 
switched  off. 
•  Be careful  when  closing the  windows . Check to  see that  no one 
is in the  way,  or serious  injury  could  result! 
•  Always  remove  the  ignition  key whenever  you  leave  your 
vehicle. 
•  If you lock your vehicle  from the  outside,  no one, especially 
chil
dren,  should  remain  in the  vehicle  even  when  the  power  top  is 
opened. 
• Do not  stick anything  on the  windows  or the  windshield  that 
may  interfere  with  the  driver's  field  of  vision. • 
Switches  in  the  driver's  door 
The driver  can  operate  all  windows. 
If the  respect ive switch  is  pushed  or  pulled  the  windo w will 
open  or  close . The  power  w indow switches  have a 
two-posi
tion  function: 
Opening  the  windows 
Push the  switch  to  the first  stop and  hold  it there  until  the 
window  has  lowered  to  the  desired position. 
Push  the  switch  briefly  to  the 
second  stop: the  window 
will  automatically  open  all  the  way.  .. 
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