Table of contents
Table of contents
Vehicle literature ..... .
About this Owner's Manual .......... ......... .
Controls and
equipment .............. .
Instruments an d contr ols ... .
Gene ral illus tration ........... .
Instruments and
wa rni ng/indi cator Ligh ts ..... .
Instrumen ts ... ... .......... .
Warning/ indicator ligh ts ..... . .
Driver inform atio n dis pla y ... .
Introduction ...... ...... ... . .
On-Board D iagno stic sy ste m
(OBD) . ..... ....... .......... .
Auto Ch eck Control ........... .
Speed warning system ........ .
Tr ip compu ter ....... ........ .
Opening and closing ......... .
Keys ............ ............ .
Power locki ng sys tem .... .... .
Rear lid .... ..... ............ .
Child safety Lock ............. .
Convenience key ............. .
An ti-thef t alarm sys tem .... .. .
Power w indows .............. .
Panoram ic sliding sunroof ..... .
C lea r vision .. .... ............ .
L igh ts ... .. ........ ......... .
Interior ligh ts ... ... .. ....... .
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65 7 0 Vi
sion .................... .. .
W iper and washer system
Mi rrors ... ............ ...... .
Digi tal compass ............ .
Sea ts a nd storage ..... ...... .
General recommendations .... .
Power front seat adjus tmen t .. .
A dj usting fron t pa sse nger's se at
ma nually .... ............... .
Seat m emory ......... ....... .
Rear sea ts .... .. .. .......... .
Head res tra in ts ........ ...... .
A rmrest .. .... .............. .
Long ce nter conso le ... ....... .
L uggag e com par tm en t ....... .
Roof rack . .... .... .......... .
Cupho lder .... .............. .
Rear ashtray . ... .. .......... .
Outl et ....... ............. .. .
S torage .................... .
Warm and cold .............. .
Climat e contro l .......... .... .
Rear A ir Condi tioning ......... .
Basi c se tting s ............ ... .
Heated Seats ................ .
On the road ................. .
Steering .. ... ..... ...... .... .
I gn ition lock a nd ign it ion sw itch
S ta rti ng and stopp ing th e e ngin e
S tar ting and s to pping the engine
w ith Conv eni ence key .. ..... .. .
Parking brake ............... .
Starting on h ills .. ... ...... . .
C ruise contro l ............... . 7
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1 04
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1 18
1 19
1 22
1 22
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1 27
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1 32
A dap tive C ruise Contro l ... .... 1 34
Speed and d istance contro l
system .... .................. . 134
Dr iver info rma tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2
Sy ste m Limitation s ............ 147
Au di braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Audi side assist ............ ... 152
L an e Chang e Ass ist ant .. .. ..... 152
No tes .................... .... 159
Automatic transmiss io n 161
tiptroni c® (6-sp ee d au toma tic
t ra nsmiss ion) ........... ... ... 161
Par king system ............. .. 1 68
Ge nera l information . . . . . . . . . . . 168
R ear pa rk assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Parking sy stem advan ced .... ... 169
Ad justing the display and warn ing
tone s ................ ..... ... 174
Traile r hitch ...... ........ .... 175
E rror messages .............. . 175
Adaptive A ir Suspension ... ... 176
A ir suspens ion and damp ing . . . . 17 6
Homelink ® ............. ... ... 183
Un ive rsal remote control 183
Safety first ............... 188
D riving Safely .............. ... 188
Ge nera l note s ...... ......... .. 188
Proper occupant seati ng
pos itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Pedal area ................ .... 194
Stowing Luggag e .............. 195
R ep o rting Saf ety D efects . . . . . . . 197
Opening and closing
Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
C !
Fig. 23 Key set
© Ma ster key with remote control
You can centrally lock and u nlock your vehicle and start the eng ine
with the master key with remote cont ro l.
@ Valet key
The v alet key only fi ts the loc k in t he d river's doo r and the ignition
lock. If you have to leave the key with somebody else, you are well
advised to tur n over the vale t key only .
Be aware tha t the rear lid a nd g love compa rtment ca n be opened
from inside the vehicle using the release b uttons . It is therefore best
t o activ ate t he va let key fu nction to preven t unauth oriz e d ac cess to
the glove compartment and the luggage compartment when
someone else has charge of your vehicle=>
page 4 3.
© Emergency key
Th e emergency key is only for tempo rary use if the vehicle key should
be lost or misp laced =>
&.
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authorized Aud i dealer immediately to
h ave the
lost key disab le d . B e sure to bri ng all you r keys wi th yo u.
Registered keys
You can check to find out how many keys have been reg iste red to your
vehicle. Therefore, when b uying a used veh icle, make sure to get all
of the remote keys be long to it.
Calling up the registered keys=>
page 13.
Data in the master key
Wh ile you are driv ing, service and maintenance relevant data are
be in g con tinuously s tored on yo ur mast er key. Your Aud i serv ice
adviser can read out these data and tell you about work that is needed
on yo ur vehi cle. T hi s also app lies to vehi cles w it h Conve nience key* .
& WARNING
• Do not leave your vehicle unattended with the key in the igni
tion lock. Entry by unauthor ized persons could endanger you or
result in theft or damage the vehicle. Alway s lock all doors and
take the key.
• Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, especially with
access to vehicle keys. Unguarded access to the keys prov ides chil
dren the opportunity to start the engine and /or a ctivate vehicle
systems such as the power windows etc. Unsupervised operation
of any vehicle system by children can result in serious injury .
[ i ] Tips
• If you open t he dr iver's doo r wi th t he key left in the igni tion lock ,
a ch ime will sound. Thi s is your reminder to remove the key and lock
the doo r. _.,,
without a key using the lock ing button. Eac h door has a prox imity
senso r and a lock ing b utton.
Automatic locking
Th e a utomat ic lo ck ing feature locks a ll the veh icle doors and the rear
lid when you drive faster than 9 mph (15 km/h). This function can be
tu rne d on and off in the MMI
Central locking Men u~ page 47.
You can unlock the vehicle from the ins ide by:
• removing the key from the ign ition switch (the vehicle w ill auto
matically un lock itself) o r
• press ing the unlock part of the powe r lock switch
63 or
• pulling the door handle (tw ice to open the rear doors).
& WARNING
• When you lock y our veh icle from outs ide, nobody -especiall y
c hildren· should remain in side th e vehicle . Remember , when you
lock the vehicle from the outside the window s cannot be opened
from the inside .
• When you leave the vehicle, alwa ys remove the ignit ion key
and take it with y ou. This will prevent pa ssenger s (children, for
e x ample ) from accidentally be ing locked in the veh icle should
they ac cidentally pre ss the power lo cking swit ch in the front
door s.
• Do not leave children inside the vehicle unsup ervi sed . In an
emergency it would be impossible to op en the doors from the
out side without the ke y.
[ i ] Tips
• In the event of a cras h w ith airbag deployment all loc ked doors
will be a utomatically unlocked to give access to the veh icle occupants
from t he outside.
• If the power locking system should malfunction, you can lock each
door ind ividually using the ve hicle key ~
page 48.
Con tro ls a nd e quip
m en t Vehicle
OP-eration
Opening and closing
• If the power lock ing system should fail, you can still open the fuel
tank flap in a n emergency ~
page 292.
• You are well advised not to keep valuables inside an unattended
vehicle , visib le or no t. Even a properly locked veh icle c annot p rovide
the security of a safe .•
Unlocking and locking the vehicle with the
remote control
How the remote control works .
Fig. 28 Rem ote
con trol: functi on
button s
Eit he r the driver's door only or the entir e vehicle wi ll unlock
when the unlock button© is pressed once, de pend ing on the
settings in the MMI
Central locking menu ~ page 47.
To unlock the vehicle CD
- Press button @.
- P ress button @
two times with in two seconds to unlock
all doors and the rear lid .
To lock the vehicle ffi
-Press button @~ & in "General d escrip tion" on
page 44 .
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After you close the door, you will no longer be able to open it from the
ou tside .
The door can be opened from the inside by pulling once respective ly
twice (rear doors) on the door handle. If the chi ld safety lock is
engaged in one of the rea r doors, the doo r has to be opened from the
outs ide after pulling on the handle once from the inside. •
Rear Lid
Opening and closing rear lid
Yo u can open the rear lid from inside the vehicle using a
switch in the driver's door.
Con tro ls a nd e quip
m en t
Fig . 33 Drive r's doo r:
r em ote re ar lid r elea se
F ig . 3 4 P osition of
h an dle in t he re ar lid
Vehicle OP-eration
Opening and closing
Opening the rear lid
- Press the middle button cC:5 on the remote contro l master
key,or
- Press the unlock button
cC:5 in the driver's door:::;, fig . 33 ,
or
- Press the handle on the rear lid :::;, fig. 34 .
- The rea r lid unlocks automatically and opens slightly .
- Lift the rear lid.
Closing the rear lid
-Pull the rear lid down and allow itto drop gently . The lid is
then closed automatically~ &.
& WARNING
• Afte r cl osing the re ar lid , alw ay s pull up on it to make sure that
it i s properly closed . Otherwise it c ould open suddenl y when the
veh icle is moving .
• To help preven t poisonous exhaust gas from being d raw n into
the vehicle , alwa ys keep the rear lid clo sed whil e driv in g. N ever
tran sport object s larger than tho se w hich fit c ompl etel y into th e
luggage area , bec au se then the rea r lid can not be fully closed .
• Never leav e your vehi cle unatt end ed es pecially with th e re ar lid
left open. A child could c rawl into th e ca r th rough the lugg age
c om partment and pull the lid shut , bec omin g trapped and un able
to get out. To reduc e the risk o f pers onal inju ry, never let children
p la y in or around your v ehicle . Alway s ke ep the rear lid as w ell as
the veh icle doors clo sed whe n no t in u se.
• Alway s en sure that no one i s with in ran ge of th e rea r lid when
it i s m ov in g , in p articular clo se to the hinge s -fingers or hand s can
be pinch ed . .,
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- Press the button in the rear lid => page 50, fig. 36 for at
least fo ur seconds in o rder to save the desired opening
pos it ion . T he posi tio n ca n on ly be saved s tarting at a
certai n level.
& WARNING
• Never clo se the rear lid inattentively or without che cking fi rst.
Although the closing forc e of the r ear lid is limited, you can still
seriously injure you rself or others .
• Always ensure that no one i s within range of the rear l id when
it i s moving, in particular clo se to the hinge s and the upper and
lower edge s -finger s or hands can be pinched .
• To help prevent poisonous exhaust ga s from being drawn into
the vehicl e, always keep the rear lid closed while driving. Never
transport objects larger than tho se which fit completely into the
luggage ar ea, b eca use then the rear lid cannot be fully clo sed.
• Never leave your vehicle unattended e specially with the rear lid
l e ft open . A child could crawl into the car through the luggage
c ompartment and pull the lid shut , be coming trapped and unable
to get out. To reduce the r isk of per sonal injury, never let children
play in o r around your vehicle. Always keep the rear lid as well a s
the v ehicle doors closed when not in u se.
• If there i s a luggage rack or bicycle rack mounted on the rear
lid, it may not be able to open completely or an opened rear lid
may close by itself because of the added weight. So the open rear
lid must be supported or the we ight must be removed from the
luggage rack fir st.
[I) Tips
• If the rea r lid is open or not properly loc ked when the ig nit ion is
tur ned on, t he doo r and rear lid warning=>
page 24 appears in t he
instrument cluster display.
Controls and equip
ment Safety first
Opening and closing
•
The a utomat ic rear lid ope ning/closing process can be stopped by
holdi ng the re ar l id w it h your h and. The lid can the n be f urther
opened/closed by hand.
• If the re is a mech anic al prob lem wi th the au tomatic re ar lid
opening process or there is a n obstruction, the process is stopped
immedia tely.
• If there is a mechanical problem with
automati c closing for the
re ar lid or there is an o bst ru ct io n, i t opens ag ain slightly righ t aw ay .
Check to see why the rea r lid could not be closed before attempting
t o close it again .
• If the rea r lid on a locked vehicle is unlocked w ith the midd le
bu tton .::::so n the remo te key, the rear l id is au tom atically loc ke d
again immediately after closing. T his is indicated by the tur n signa ls
blinking.
• The following app lies to veh icles equipped with the Convenience
key * fea ture: if t he re mote cont rol key is left in the l ugg age compart
me nt, luggage compartment will automatically un lock itself after
you lock the vehicle. This prevents yo u from unin tentionally lock ing
your key in the luggage compartment .
• If the veh icle ba tte ry c ha rge drops be low a cer tain level, you c an
st ill open or close the rear lid manually, however, you will need to
apply more fo rce to close it.
• As soon as the elect rical connec tion to the t railer socket is
c omple ted o n veh icles with a fa cto ry ins talled towing hi tch , or a
trai ler hitch that was installed later accord ing to factory spec ifica
ti ons, the a utoma tic rear li d fu nct io n can only be opera ted v ia the
hand le in the rear lid .•
Vehicle care Technical data
Open ing and closing
Rear lid emergency unlocking
If the rear lid cannot be opened, an emergency release is
provided.
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D
~ ................... -.. -.. -
- Tilt the seatback forward.
- Move into the trunk.
Fig. 37 Sect ion of the
luggage compartment:
Access to eme rgency
release
Fig. 38 Section of the
luggage compartment :
Emergency re lease
- Take the screwdriver from the vehicle tool kit. As an alter-
native, you can also use the vehicle key.
- Put the flat side of the screw driver into the recess and pry
the cover up=> fig. 37 -Arrow-.
- Press the lever in the direction of the arrow~ fig. 38 to
unlock the rear lid .•
Child safety lock
Power child safety lock for the rear doors t
The power child safety lock prevents the rear doors from
being opened from the inside .
Fig. 39 Sect ion from
drive r's door: controls
The rear doors are equipped with a power child safety lock . It
is operated with the two safety buttons(!) in the driver's door
~ fig. 39.
- Press the left and/or r ight safety button to d isable the
rear power window(s) and prevent the respective rear door
from being opened from the inside . The LED in the button
will light up when the child safety lock is turned
on.
Press the illuminated button again to turn the child safety
features
off.
When the child safety lock is activated, the interior door open ing
lever is inoperative; the door can only be opened from the outside. In
add ition, the window regulator fo r that door is also inoperative when
the child safety lock is activated.
If the child safety lock has been activated on one or both sides, the
buttons in the rear for the Pa noramic slid ing sunroof* are disabled. .,
If the child safety lock has been activated on the left and on the right
side, t he rear cont rols are locke d on veh icles wi th re ar a ir-c ondi
tioning* . Dashes" ---" are shown in the displays for the rear climate
controls, and t he rear ai r-conditioning can only be operate d from the
cl imate contro ls in the cabin ::::;, page 116 .
[I) Tips
• In order to activate t he child safety lock on the left and the r ight
side, yo u have to press the two safety b uttons in success ion.
• Make certain that the c heck light comes on in t he correspondi ng
safety switch when the c hild safety loc k is activated. •
Convenience key
App lies to vehicl es: w ith Conven ience key
Description
A ccess and vehicl e opera tion based on: Mas ter key
remains in driver 's pocket.
Th e Conve nience key vehicle a uth o rization syste m allows keyless
unlocking, lock ing and start ing of the vehicle. You only have to car ry
th e master key on your perso n.
It makes no d ifference whether the master key is i n your jacke t pocke t
or in your br ief case . As soon as you approach yo ur vehicle, the Conve
nie nce key recog nizes the reques t fo r access, checks for author izat io n
and enab les the fo llow ing functions:
• Unlo cking the vehicle ::::;, page 54.
• Locking the vehicle ::::;, page 54.
• Switching on ignition and start ing the eng ine by press ing the
[ S T ART ] button; the master key does not have to be in t he ign it ion
switch::::;, page 12 7.
Controls and equip
ment Safety first
Opening and closing
& WARNING
•
When you lock your vehicle from outside, nobody -especially
children - should remain in side the vehicle . Remember, when you
lock the vehicle from the outside the windows cannot be opened
from the inside .
• When you leave the vehicle, always remove the ignition key
and take it with you. This will prevent pa ssenger s (children, for
example ) from accidentally being locked in the vehicle should
they accidentally press the power locking switch in the front
doors .
• Do not leave children in side the vehicle unsupervised. In an
emergency it would be impossible to open the doors from the
outside w ithout the key .
[ i ] Tips
• In order for the Convenience key to function , you must a lways
carry the master key with yo u.
• In order to be able to unloc k or loc k the vehicle, the a utho rized
master key must be within a range of about S feet (1.5 meters) from
the door o r the rear lid.
• Of course, you can still unlock and lock your veh icle using the
buttons on the master key . T he se lecto r lever must be in the P posi
tion .
• F or Declar ation o f Compliance to Uni ted St ates FCC a nd I ndu stry
Canada regulations::::;, page 369 . •
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& WARNING
• Wh en you lock your vehicle from outs ide , nobody - especially
c hildren - should remain in side the vehicle . Remember , when you
lo ck the vehicle from the outside the windows cannot b e opened
from the inside .
• When you lea ve the vehicle, always remove the ignit ion key
and take it with you. This will prevent pa ssenger s (c hildren, for
e xample ) from a ccidentally be ing locked in the vehicle should
they accidentally pres s the power locking switch in the front
doors .
• Do not leave children inside the vehicle unsuperv ised . In an
e mergency it would be impossible to open the door s from the
outside without the key.
[I] Tips
It is not possible to re -open the door fo r a b rief period directly after
clos ing it . This a llows you to ensure that the doors are p roper ly
loc ked .•
Anti-theft alarm system
The an ti-theft alarm triggers an al arm if any one
attempts to break into the vehicle .
The a nti-theft alarm system trigge rs an a udible a larm and t urns o n
th e emergen cy flas her if an unau thori zed inte rfe rence wi th t he
vehicle is sensed by the system.
How is the anti-theft alarm system sw itched on?
T he anti-theft alarm system is switched on when you lock the vehicle.
Th e system is activa ted app rox ima tely 30 seconds after the vehicle is
locked. The indicator light on top o f the doo r trim start flashing
r a pidly fo r 30 seconds and then blink s low ly .
Controls and equip
ment Safety first
Opening and closing
How is the anti-theft alarm system switched off?
Th
e an ti- the ft alarm system is switche d off on ly when yo u unlock your
veh icle . If you do not o pen a door wit hin 60 seconds after you have
unlocked wit h the remote control , the vehicle will lock itself again
automa tically .
When will the anti-theft alarm system be
triggered?
When the vehicle is locked, the a larm system monitors and protects
the following parts of the veh icle:
• engine compartment
• lu ggage compa rtment
• doors
• ignition
Whe n the system is activated, the alarm will be triggered if one of the
doors, the engine hood or the rear lid are opened, or if the ignition is
t ur ne d on . The anti-t heft a la rm system will a lso go off when the
ba ttery is d isco nnected.
You can also trigger the alarm by pressing the PANIC button on your remote con trol. This will alert o ther peop le in case of eme rge ncy.
Press the
PANIC butto n aga in to turn off the a larm .
How is the anti-theft alarm switched off when
triggered?
Th e alarm sys tem is swi tched off whe n yo u un lo ck the veh icle o r whe n
the ignit ion is sw itched on . The a larm will also switch itself off when
i t comes to the end o f its cy cl e.
Emergency flasher and horn
Th e emerge ncy fl ashe r will blink briefly and the hor n sounds whe n
the doo rs, engine hood and rear lid a re prope rly closed.
If the eme rgency flashers do not blink, o r th e horn does no t soun d,
check the doo rs, eng ine hood and rear lid to make s ure they a re prop
er ly closed.
If you close a door, the hood o r the rear lid with the anti -
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