
Alphabetical index -________________ fWI
Energy management ...... .. .. ..... 96
Fan .................... ... ... .. 100
Heated seats, front .............. . 103
Key coded setting ........ ...... ... 96
Recirculation mode (automatic) .. ... 104
Recommended sett ings ............ 96
Residual heat ..................... 99
Setting the temperature ............ 99
Switching air cooling on/off .... ... .. 99
Synchronization . ... .............. lOS
Turning on and off ....... ...... .. .. 99
Using climate control economically .. 102
Clock ................ .... .. .... .... . 9
Closing Power sunroof ... .. ... ... .. .. . .... S4
Coat hooks ........... ..... .... ... ... 9S
Cold ti re inflation pressure ..... .. ..... 297
Compass mirror ........ ...... .. .... .. 73
Compliance . ... ................ .... 347
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 183, 344
Contacting NH TSA .... .............. 183
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
See multit ronic ® ................. 152
Convenience key .................... . 47
Dr iver messages ....... ... .. .. ... . 112
Locking vehicle ...... ....... .. .... . 49
START button ............. .. ... .. 110
Starting engine .. ............. .. . 110
S TOP button ............ .. .. .... . 111
Switching eng ine off .............. 111
Switching on ignition ......... .. ... 110
Unlocking vehicle ................ .. 48
Convertible child safety seats ..... .... 223
Controls and equip
ment Safety first
Convert
ible lock ing retractor
Activating ............... .. ...... 229
Deactivating ..................... 230
Us ing to secure a chi ld safety seat .. 227,
229
Coolant system ..................... 284
Cooling System Expans ion tank ..... .. .. ... .... .. 284
Cruise control Changing speed ..... ... .......... 117
Presetting your speed ... .......... 117
Switching off . .. ................. 117
Switching on .................. .. 116
Warning/indicator lights ........ .. . 16
See also Adaptive Cruise Control .... 119
Cruising range ... ................ .... 34
(upholder .... ............. .. .. . 89,90
D
Damp ing
See Adaptive A ir Suspens ion ...... .. 166
Data . .... ....................... .. 341
Data record er .. . .... .. ... .......... 240
Date display ......................... . 9
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 59
Declaration of compl ia nee
Adaptive Cruise Contro l ... ......... 347
Audi side assist .. .. . .. ...... .. ... 347
Cell phone package . .............. 347
Convenience key .... .. .. .. .. ..... 347
E lectronic immobilizer ............ 347 Homelink
® universal remote control . 347
Remote control key .. ....... ... ... 34 7
def What does this mean when it appears in
the trip odometer disp lay? .. .. ..... 10
Defective light bulb warn ing ......... .. 21
Defrosting/defogging the windows .. .. . 100
Defrosting/defogging w indows ........ 101
Determining correct load limit ....... .. 302
Digital clock . ........ ................ 9
Digital compass ..................... 73
Digital speedometer .................. 21
Dimensions ............ ... .. .. ..... 339
Dipstick Reading the dipstick properly ....... 281
Distance control system
See Adaptive Cruise Control ... .. .. . 119
Doors Power ch ild safety lock .. ....... .... 47
Driver information system ............. 19
Digital speedometer ............... 21
Driver information messages ........ 24
Open door or rear lid warning . ....... 21
Outs ide temperature display ........ 20
Sound system disp lay .............. 20
Driver seat
See Seating position .............. 176
Driver's seat ... .... .. .... ........... 76
Driver's seat memory ................. 79
Activating remote control key ....... 80
Recalling a seat pos it ion . ... ..... ... 79
Storing a seat position .. ....... .... 79
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

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Heated seats Improperly worn safety belts .... .. .. . 193
Front ....................... ... 103
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Rear ....... ...... .............. 103
Airbag system ....... .. ... ... 206, 207
Heated steering wheel ............ ... 104 PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF .......... 207
Heated washer jets Infant seats ............ .. .. .. .. ... 222
Wiper and washer system ....... .. . 66
Inside rear view mirror ..... .. ... .. . 69, 70
Heating Installing child safety seats
Climate controls .......... .... .... 96
Safety belts ......... ...... ... .. . 227
Heavy clothing and safety belts ........ 188
Installing the upper tether strap on the
H igh beam ............ .. .... .. .. 58, 62 anchorage .
.. .... ........... .. . 236
Warning/ind icator lights . .......... 16 Instrument cluster illumination .. .... .. 11
High voltage warning label ........... 338 Instruments and controls .............. 8
HomeLink ® universal remote control ... 169 General illustration .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Hood Interior lights ................
.... .. . 63
Open ing . ....... ........ .... .. .. 276 Rear
......................... 63, 64
Release lever . ............. .... .. 276 Interm ittent wip ing
Horn ...... .......... .... ... .. ...... 7 Rain
sensor ................ .... .. 66
How are child restraint system anchors related
to child safety ....... ....... .... 230
J
How many airbags does my vehicle have? ....
202
How often should I check my tire pressures? . 301 Jack ..
........... .. .. .. .. .... .. ... 316
Jumper cables .................... .. 332
Jump-starting ............... .. ... .. 331
How safety belt pretensioners work .... 193
Hydroplaning ...................... 305
K
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Ignition key .... ................. ... 108
Ignition lock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ......... 108
Ma lfunct ion .. ....... .... .. .. .. 29, 32
Ignition lock positions .. .. .. .... ..... 108
Important things to do before driving .. 175 Key ........
...... ... .. .... ........ 37
Battery replacement ... .... ........ 39
Coded settings ....... .. .. .. .... .. 96
Convenience opening and closing of w indows .. .. ........... ...... .. 52
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Master key
... .. ... ........... .... 37
Valet key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Key coded settings Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Keyless entry remote contro l ..... .... . 38
Kick-down multitronic ® ... .. .. ............. 156
tiptronic ® 149
L
Lane assist
Act ivat ing and deactivating 134
Description ........ ............. 134
Instrument cluster indicator light . .. 134
MMI settings .... .... .. .... .... .. 135
Notes on instrument cluster display . 134
LATC H ......... ...... .. . .. .. .. .. .. 230
Description .. .............. ..... 232
Gu idance fixtures for lower anchorages ..
233
Installing a child restraint ... .. .. .. 234
Location . ........... ...... .... .. 231
Mounting and releasing the anchorage hook .............. .... ..... .. 234
Leather .................... ... ... . 266
Cleaning ................. .. .. .. 267
Level adjustment
See Adaptive Air Suspension ... .... 166
Lifting jack ............ .. .. .... .. .. 321
Lifting vehicle ....... ...... ......... 336

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Opening
Power sunroof .................... 54
Operate your vehicle economically and mini-
m ize pollution ................. 251
Optional equipment Marked with an asterisk ... ........ .. 5
Outlets .. ...... .......... .......... 93
Outside air pollution How to prevent from entering the vehicle .
100
Outside mirrors .................. ... 71
Outside temperature display ........... 20
Owner's manual
How the Owner's Manual is organized .. 5
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Paint
Touch-up
262
Paint No ............... .... .. .. .. .. 338
Park assist ......................... 160
rear, with rear view camera ........ 160
Parking .... .... .... .. ............. 114
Automatic transmission ........... 146 Caution when parking near a parking barri-
er or curb ..................... 114
Low bumper cover, spoilers and
suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
multitronic® ............. .... ... 153
Parking brake
See Electromechanical parking brake 113
Park ing on a decline (downhill) ........ 114
Par king on an incline (uphill) ........ .. 114 Parking system (rear, with rear view camera)
.
160
Adjusting the display .. ..... ..... . 165
Adjusting the warning tones ... ... . 165
Parking mode 1 ............ ..... . 162
Parking mode 2 ...... ....... ..... 163
Safety precautions ............... 160
Switching on/off ................ . 162
Parts replacement ............ ... .. . 346
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ........ 207
Passenger's seat .............. ... .. .. 76
Passive safety system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Pedals ............................ 180
Perimete r lighting .......... . .. .. .... 61
Physical p rinciples of a f rontal collis ion . 186
Polishing .. .... ................... . 261
Pollen filter Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Power locking switch .............. ... 44
Power locking system .............. .. 41
Convenience close/open feature ..... 52 Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside ......................... 44
Opening and closing the windows ... . 52
Power sunroof ....... ... .. .. .... .. 55
Rear lid/trunk lid ..... ............. 46
Remote control key .. .. ...... .. .. .. 38
Selective unlock feature ............ 44
Settings ... .... .. .. .. .. . ..... .... 44
Unlocking and locking vehicle ....... 42
Power outlets ................ ..... . . 93
Power roof .. .......... ... .. .. .. .. .. 53 Power seat
Controls ......................... 76
Seat adjustment .................. 77
Power steering ... ................. . 245
Power sunroof
Emergency closing ............. 55, 56
Power window switches ....... ... ..... 50
In the driver's door ................ 51
In the front passenger's door ....... 52
Reactivating the system ............ 53
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a
safety belt .............. ... . .. 191
Programming the Homelink® universal re-
mote contro l ...... .. .. .. .... .. 169
Proper occupant seat ing positions ... .. 176
Proper safety belt position ........... 190
Proper seating position
Front passenger ................ . 177
Occupants ..... ... .............. 176
Rear passengers .... ............. 178
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
quattro ®
See All Wheel Drive ....... .. ... .. 246
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? ...
187
Why safety belts? ............... . 185

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Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
Head restraints . .. .. .. .. .. ....
81, 179
Lumbar support .. .. ... ....... .... 78
Seat belts
See Safety belts ................. 185
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Seating capacity ... .. .. .......... .. . 185
Seating position
Driver ............. ...... .... .. .
Front passenger .. .. .. .. .... .... .
How to adjust the front seats .. .... .
176
177
177
Incorrect seat position ... ......... 179
Occupants . .... .. .. .. ........ ... 176
Rear passengers
Seats 178
Number of seats ................. 185
Selective unlock feature ............... 44
Selector lever . .. ...................
147
Selector lever multitronic ® .... ... .... 154
Service and disposal
Safety belt pretensioner .. .........
194
Service interva l display ................ 22
Informational and alert stage signals 139
Messages in instrument cluster display . .
144
Operation .................... .. 139
Safety tips ................ ..... . 144
Sensor detection area ...... .. .... . 138
Settings ....... .. .. .... .... ..... 142
Locking the steering . ...... ... .. .. 108
Malfunction ...... ................ 28
Manually adjust ing the steering wheel
106
Steering wheel column
Adjusting electrically ........... ..
107
Adjusting manually ......... ...... 106
Side cu rtain airbags ................. 214 Steering wheel heating .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 104
Description ... ...... · · · · · · · · · · · · 214 Steps for determining correct load limit 302
How they work ...... ...... ..... . 215 Stopp,·n th · 110 g e engine .... .. .. ........ .
Safety instructions .... ...... .....
216 Storage ...... .. ...... ............. . 93
Side marker lights ........... .. .. .. .. 58 (upholder . .. ...... .............. 89
Ski sack . .. .... ............. ...... .. 86
Snow chains ....................... 310
Sockets ....... .................. 92, 93
Sound system display
Driver information display ...... .. .. 20
Sources of informat ion about child restraints
and their use . ........... .. .. .. .
23 7
Spare wheel .................. .... .
317
Speed control system
See Adaptive Cruise Control . .. .. .. .
Speed rating letter code ...... .. .. .. . 119
307
(upholder rear center armrest ....... 90
Glove compartment .......... ... .. 94
Luggage compartment . .. .. .. ...... 86
Sk i sack ....... ... .... .. .. .. .. .. . 86
Storage compartment
Expanding . .. .. .. .. ..............
83
Sun shade . ................. ... .. .. . 65
Sun visors .................. ... .. ... 64
Suspension
See Adaptive Air Suspension ....... 166
Switches
Service pos ition
Windshield wipe rs
68 Speed warning system ......... ..... .. 32 Emergency flashers .. .... .. .. .. ... 61
Servotronic
Power steering . .. .. .. .. .........
245
Shift buttons . .. ............... 151, 158
Side airbags
Description .. .. .................
211
How they work .................. 212
S ide assist
Activating and deactivating .... .. . .
137
Description .. .. .. .. .... ..... ... . 137
Speedometer ....... ....... ...... ... 10
Starting off with a trailer . ... .. .. .. ... 115
Starting the engine .......... .. . 108, 109
What should I do if the engine does not
start? ... .... .. .. ........ .....
109
Steering ................... .. ... .. 106
Easy entry feature . ... ............ 108
Electrically adjusting the steering wheel ..
107
Power sunroof . ........... ... .. .. . 53
Rear window defogger ..... ... .. .. 101
Symbols
Red .. .. ....................... .
25
Yellow .. ........... .... .. ... . .. . 29
Synchronization
Climate controls .. ...............
105
Synchronizing climate control .......... 98

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T Tires ..... .... .. .. ...... .. .. ....... 293 TPMS
Service life . .. .. .... .. .. ... ... ...
304 Tire pressure monitoring system . ... 313
Tachometer .. .. ..... ..... .... .. . .. .. . 9 speed rating letter ,code .. ........ . 307 Trailer towing . .. ................. .. 254
Tank flap Tire
manufacturing date . ... .. .. ... 307 Operating instructions . ........... 255
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand . 275 Tire specifications ........ .... .. .. 306 Technical requirements ....... 254, 255
T ech nical modifications .... .......... 347 Tr ead depth .. .. ........ ......... 304 Trailer towing tips ......... .. .. .. . 256
Temperature
Climate controls ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. 99 Uniform tire
quality grading ... ..... 308
Winter tires ..................... 309
Transm ission
tiptronic ® .......................
146
Setting for the driver's and front passen-Tires
and vehicle load limits .. . ... ... .. 301 Transport Canada ..... ...... ... . ... . 184
ger's side ....................... 99 Tires and wheels
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) ........... 304
Tether anchors .............. .... .. . 235
Tether strap ........... .......... .. . 235
Th e first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .
249
Tie-downs ............ .. ... ..... ... 183
Tips for the environment
Saving fuel ............. .. ........ 88 Checking tire pressure
.............
300
Cold tire inflation pressure ......... 297
Dimensions .. .... ............. .. 305
General notes ................... 293
Glossary of tire and loading terminology .
294
New tires and wheels ............ . 305
Replacing .... .... ............... 306
Tr ip computer
Fuel consumption .. ...............
34
Mileage ................. .... .. .. 34
Single-trip memory ................ 35
Total-trip memory ......... .. . ... .. 35
Tr ip odometer .. .. .... ............... 10
What does it mean when dEF appears in
Using the air conditioner only when
necessary ... ...... ........ .....
102
the trip odometer display? .. ....... 10
Snow chains .. ........... .... .. .. 310 Tr unk
Tires and vehicle load limits ... .....
301 tiptronic® ......................... 146
Wheel bolts .. ... ......... .... ... 311
See Rear lid ... .. .. ............... 46
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) ......... 148
W.
t t· 309 Trunk escape handle ..... .. .. .. .... .. 316 in er ires ....... ....... ...... .
Dr iving ...... ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 146
Tires/Wheels
Dynamic shift program ... ......... 149
F ·
l f d 151 Low aspect ratio tires ...... .. .. ... 312 a, -sa e mo e ... ............... . Turn
signals ................ ... .. .. ..
62
Warning/indicator lights ....... .. .. 15
Kick-down ........ ... ... ... ... .. 149 Tire pressure monitoring system 15, 312
Manual shift program ... ... ... ... . 150 Tools · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ---317 u
Selector lever ...... ... ... ... .. ... 147 Torn or frayed safety belts ... ......... 188 Undercoating .. .. .. .. .............. 264
Tire pressure ................ .. .. .. . 300 Touch-up paint ..................... 262 Unfastening safety belts ............. 192
Tir e pressure monitoring system ....... 312 Towing
Unidirectional tires .................. 293
Loss of air pressure ........... 15, 313
Malfunction .............. .. .. ... 313
Resetting tire pressures ........... 314
Front eyelet ................. ... . 334
Rear eyelet ..... ................. 335
T ow truck procedures .. ........... 334
Uniform tire quality grading ......... . 308
Unlocking
Power locking switch ......... .. .. ..
44
Tire service life ..... ... . .... . ... ... . 304 Rear lid/trunk lid ... .... ........... 46
Controls and equip
ment Safety first Vehicle operation
Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data