Pedal area ... ........ ......... 192
S towing luggage .............. 193
Reporting Safety Defects ....... 195
Safety be lts ................... 197
General notes ................. 197
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Safe ty be lt pretensioners . . . . . . . 204
Airbag system ................ 206
Important th ings to know . . . . . . 206
F ront airbags ......... ........ 210
Mon ito ring the Advanced A irbag
Syst em ...................... 217
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 22
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Child Safety ................... 231
Important things to know ...... 231
Child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Ins ta lling a ch ild safety seat . . . . 24 1
LAT CH Lower anchorages and
t ethers for chi ldren . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Add itiona l Informa tion 251
Vehicle operation ...... 252
Intelligent tec hno logy ........ 252
Notice about data recorded by
v e hicl e contro l modu les . . . . . . . . 252
Electronic Stab ili z ati on Program
(ESP) ........................ 252
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Servotronic ® -advanced power
steer ing system ............ ... 257
Dr iving with your quattro® ...... 257
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Controls and equip
ment Safety first
Driving and environment
..... 261
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km)
and afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Avoid damaging the veh icle 263
Dr ivi ng th rough wat er on roads . 263
Operate your veh icle economica lly
and m inimi ze po llution . . . . . . . . 263
Trailer towing ................ 266
Dr iving wi th a traile r . . . . . . . . . . . 266
T railer tow ing tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Vehicle care .............. 270
Clea nin g and pro tect ion ...... 270
General information . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Care of exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Care of interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Fuel supply and filling your fuel
tank .......................... 283
Gasol ine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
F u el tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Eng ine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Eng ine compartment . . . . . . . . . . 290
Engine oil ............... ..... 291
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . 296
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Bat tery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
W indshield/head light washer
containe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Tires and wheels .............. 306
Ti res 306
T ir e pressure monitor ing system 326
Table of contents
Do-it-yourself service
What do I do now? .......... .
Trunk escape handle ......... .
Emergency wa rning tria ngle ... .
Jack, tools and spare wheel ... .
Changing a wheel ........... . .
Fuses and bulbs ............. .
Fuses ...................... .
Bulbs ...................... .
Emergency situations ....... .
General ..................... .
Starting by pushing or towing ..
S tarting with jumper cables ... .
Use of j umper cables ......... .
Emergency towing with
commercial tow truck ........ .
Lifting vehicle ............... .
Technical data
General information
Explanat ion of technical data .. .
Vehicle identification ......... .
We ig hts ... ....... ....... ... .
Dimensions ................. .
Data .......... ......... ...... .
350 hp, 8-cylind er engine, with all
whee l dr ive ................. .
Consumer Information ...... .
Warranty coverages .......... .
Ope rating your vehicle outs ide the
U.S.A. or Canada ............. .
Aud i Se rvice Repair Man uals and
Literature ................... . 332
332
332
332
333
335
342
342
346
348
348
348
3
4 8
349
350
353
356
356
356
356
357
357
360
360
361
361
361
361
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Fuses and bulbs
Fuses
Replacing a fuse
A problem in the electrical system may be caused by a
blown fuse.
F ig . 2 76 I nstrum ent
pane l left: Face c over
Fig . 277 Instr ument
p anel left : Content
Fac e co ver
- Locate the fuse which belongs to the component which
failed.
- Switch off the ignit ion and the electrical component
affected . - Carefu
lly pry the face cover off the instrument panel using
the ignit ion key or a screwdriver==> fig. 2 76 .
- Re move the plast ic cl ip © from i ts re taine r in the face
cover=> fig. 2 77, place i t over t he ques tiona ble fuse and
remove the f use .
- Rep lace a blown fuse (re cog niz able by the m elte d m etal
s tri p inside) wit h a fuse of the
same amp erag e.
T he ind ividu al c ircui ts are protec ted by fuses. The f use panels wi th
the fuses are located on the left and right front faces of the instru
ment pane l beh ind a cover and in the lef t an d righ t storage area s in
the luggage compartment.
Th ere is a plastic clip@ in the cover on the left side of the instrument
pane l, which ca n be used to remove the f uses . The crank @ is used for
eme rgency operation of the power roof *. Yo u will also find a label o n
both cove rs in the instrument panel wit h the fuse layout © for the
co rresponding fuse panel.
& WARNING
Never replace a fuse with one that has a higher amperage rating.
• A fuse with a too high amperage could damage the electr ical
part and cau se a fire.
(D Note
• O n no account s houl d fuses be repaired (e .g. patched up with tin
foil o r wire) as th is may cause se rious damage elsewhe re in t he elec
trical circ uit or cause fire .
• If a fuse blows repeatedly, do not keep replacing i t. Instead, have
t he ca use o f the repeated short c ircu it or over load lo cate d an d fixed . .,_
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(]] Tips
You a re well adv ised to keep a supply of spare fuses in your veh icle .
Fuses with the proper ampere ratings are avai lab le at your Audi
dealer. •
Fuse Location, Instrument Panel left
Fig. 2 78 Fuse pa nel
la you t
Some of the equ ipment items listed a re opt io na l o r only availab le on
certain model configurations.
Note that the following table i s accu rate at the time of going to
pre ss and is subject to change . In the event of di scr epancie s, th e
label on the in side of the cover always takes precedence.
T he power wi ndows and the power seats are p rotected by cir cuit
breakers ,
which automatically reset after a few seconds after the
overlo ad -for e xamp le if a window is fro zen - has bee n remed ie d.
Equipment Amps
1 Garage door opener (Homelink) 5
Parking assist system 5
3
Pa rking assist sy stem 5
4
Headlight range control/light control devic e 10
Vehicle OP-eration
No.
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
1 2
13
14
1 5
16
17
1 8
19
20
2 1
22
23
24
25
26
27
28 29
Equipment Amps
Instrument cluster 5
Steering column electronics system control 10
Diagnostic co nnector 5
Diagnostic connector/oil level sensor 5
ES P contro l uni t/steer ing angle se nsor 5
Instrum ent cluster 5
Au di lane ass ist 10
B ra ke ligh t switch 5
Telephone/ cell phone 10
Vacant
Acces s/ st art cont rol m odul e
5
RSE system 10
Adaptive C ruise Control 5
Hea ted w asher je ts 5
Vacant
Tire pressure monitoring system *
5
Vacant
Bra ke light switch
5
Ce ll phone preparation 5
Horn 15
Wi ndshie ld wipe r system 4 0
Vacant
E le ctronic Stabilizati on Pro gram (E SP)
2 5
Vacant
Sw itch illumination
1
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