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To regulate air distribution automatically, switch to [AUTO].•
Basic settings
General
The basic climate control settings can be adjusted in the
fv1fv1I.
-Select: Function button I CAR]> Control button AC.
The following functions can be selected:
• Auto recirculate=>
page 120
• Synchronization :::::, page 120
• Supply. heater*=> page 121
• Rear operation*=> page 121 •
Automatic recirculation mode
An air quality sensor detects increased concentrations of
pollutants in the outside air and automatically switches
to recirculation mode.
We recommend that you always keep automatic air recirculation ON
to prevent polluted outside air from entering the vehicle inter io r.
If the
air quality sensor located in the air cond it ion ing system detects
polluted outside air, the sensor decides whether the air pollution can
be reduced by the factory-installed pollutant filter or whether it is
necessary to switch to air recirculation. With heavy concentrations of
pollutants, the a ir cond it ion ing system is switched automat ically to
recircu lation mode and the supply of outside air is b locked . As soon
as the concentration of pollutants in the outside air drops , fresh air is
supplied to the vehicle interior again. In the event that the windows fog up during automatic air recircula
tion, you must press the® button immediately.
Under certa in operating conditions, automatic a ir recirculation is
switched off automatically. With outside temperatures below about
SO °F
(+10 °C), automatic air recirculation is lim ited to 30 seconds.
With outside temperatures below about
30 °F (-1 °() and with the air
conditioner switched off, the automatic air recirculation is limited to
15 seconds. •
Synchronization
One climate control setting for the driver and front
passenger seats.
With synchronization active, the driver's settings are adopted for the
passenger or vic e versa. All the other sett ings that were made are
transferred to the other seat. Th is includes a ll the climate control
settings , except fo r the seat heating/ventilation* .
If a different setting is selected at a "synchronized seat", synchroni
zation is cancelled. •
Applies to veh icles : with four -zone a uto ma tic c om fo rt air co nd itionin g
Synchronization
One climate control setting for all seats.
With synchron izat ion act ive, the driver's settings are adopted for the
front passenger and the rear left and right seats . All the other
sett ings that were made are transferred to the other seats . This
includes a ll the climate control settings, except for the seat
heating/ventilation*.
If a different setting is selected at a "synchronized seat", synchroni
zation is cancelled .•
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On the road
Steering
Applies to vehicles: w ith man uall y ad justable steering whee l
Manually adjustable steering wheel
The heig ht and r ea ch of t he steering wheel c an be
adjusted.
Firs t, adjust t he driv er's s eat corre ctly.
Fig. 122 Le ver un der
the stee ring colu mn
-Pull t he le ve r~ fig . 122 -Arrow-~ & -
- Move the stee ring w hee l to t he des ired pos ition.
- Push t he leve r agai nst t he steeri ng col umn until i t loc ks.
T he re m ust be at le ast 1 0 inc hes (25 cm) be tween you r che st and the
center of the steering whee l. If you cannot sit more than 10 inches
( 2 5 cm) from the s teering wheel, see if ada ptive equipmen t is avai l
able to help you reach the pedals and increase the d istance from the
steeri ng wheel.
For detailed info rmation on how to adju st the dr ive r's seat, see
=> page 86 .
& WARNING
Improper use of steering wheel adjustment and improper seating
position can cause serious personal injury.
• Adjust the steering wheel column only when the vehicle is not
moving to prevent loss of vehicle control.
• Adjust the driver's seat or steering wheel so that there is a
minimum of 10 inches (25 cm ) between your chest and the
s teering wheel=>
page 192, fig. 186. If you cannot maintain this
minimum distance , the airbag system cannot protect you prop
erly .
• If physical limitations prevent you from sitting 10 inches (25
cm ) or more from the steering wheel, check with your authorized
Audi dealer to see if adaptive equipment is available.
• If the steering wheel is aligned with your face , the supple
mental driver's airbag cannot provide as much protection in an
accident. Always make sure that the steering wheel i s al igned with
your chest.
• Always hold the ste ering wheel with your hands at the 9 o'clock
and 3 o'clock positions to reduce the risk of personal injury if the
driver' s airbag deploys .
• Never hold the steering wheel at the 12 o 'clock position or with
your hands inside the steering wheel rim or on the steering whe el
hub. Holding the steering wheel the wrong way can cause serious
injuries to the hands, arms and head if the driver's airbag
deploys .•
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Applies to veh icles : w ith electrically adju stab le steer ing wheel
Electrically adjustable steering wheel
The height and reach of the stee ring wheel ca n be ele ctri
c ally adj usted to sui t th e d river.
Firs t, a djust t he dr iver's se at correct ly.
Height adjustment
Fig . 123 Sw itch for
s teering whee l ad ju st
ment
- Push t he s witch © up or down=> fig. 12 3. The st ee ring
w he el heig ht chang es f or as long as you press t he swi tch .
Reach adjustment
- Push t he switc h© forward or backward=> fig . 123 . T he
ste ering w hee l reac h changes for as long as you press the
swi tch .
The re m ust be at least 10 inches (25 cm) between you r chest and the
cen ter of the steering whee l. If you cannot sit more than 10 inches
(25 cm) from the steer ing wheel, see if adapt ive equ ipment is ava il
able to h elp you reach the pedals and increase the distance from the
steeri ng wheel.
For detailed information on how to adjust the dr iver 's seat , see
~ page 86.
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m en t Vehicle
OP-eration
The steering wheel ca n be adjusted even when the ign ition is turned
O ff. For veh icles with sea t memory, the individu al pos it io ns for the
steer ing wheel can be sto red along with t he seat pos it ion.
& WARNING
Improper use of steering wheel adjustment and imprope r seating
position can cau se seriou s per sonal injury.
• Adjust the steering wheel column only when the vehicle i s not
moving to prevent loss of vehicle control.
• Adjust the driver 's seat or steering wheel so that there is a
minimum of 10 in ches (25 cm) between your chest and the
steering wheel~
page 192, fig. 186. If you cannot maintain this
minimum distance , the airbag system cannot prote ct you prop
erly.
• If phy sical limitations prevent you from sitting 10 inches (25
cm ) or more from the steering wheel, check with you r authorized
Audi dealer to see if adaptive equipment is available .
• If the steering wheel is aligned with your face , the supple·
mental driver 's airbag cannot provide as much protection in an
accident. Always make sure that the steering wheel is aligned with
your che st.
• Always hold the steering wheel with your hands at the 9 o'clock
and 3 o'clock po sition s to reduce the risk of personal injury if the
drive r's airbag deploys.
• Never hold the steering wheel at the 12 o'clock po sition or with
your hands inside the steering wheel rim or on the steering wheel
hub. Holding the steering wheel the wrong way can cause serious
injuries to the hands, arms and head if the driver's airbag
deploy s.•
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Easy entry feature
The easy entry feature makes it easier to enter and e xit
the vehicle by automatically adjusting the steering
wheel.
Press the button®~ page 125, fig. 123 to turn the easy
entry feature on or off .
When the easy entry feature is turned on (button depressed), the
steering wheel moves up to the parked position when the ignition is
t urned off . After you enter the vehicle, the steer ing wheel moves to
the stored pos ition as soon as you t urn on the ign ition .
Easy entry feature on vehi cles with memory seat *
For the stored steering whee l position to be recalled, t he driver's seat
memory must be switched on ( ( ON/OFFI switch in depressed posi
tion) .
If the easy e ntry feature i s sw itched off, the steer ing wheel mov es to
the stored pos ition as soon as you press the seat memory button. •
Ignition Lock and ignition switch
Ignition key positions
The engine can be st arted or turned off with the ign ition
key .
Position @
Fig. 124 Ign ition
sw itch position s
The ig nition key can be inserted into the ignition switch i n this posi
tion. This automatically unlo cks the steering co lumn lo ck. When the
ign ition key is removed, the steer ing colum n lock is automat ically
lo ck ed
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Switching the ignition on /preheating (D
Tu rn the ignit ion key to this position and re lease i t. On veh icles wi th
a diesel engine *, the system can preheat in this position.
Starting the engine@
The engine starts with the key in this position. Major e lectrical loads
are tempo rar ily tur ned off .
Ignition off@
Turn t he ign it ion key to this pos ition and re lease i t.
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& WARNING
• Never remove the key from the ignition lock while the vehicle
is moving. The steering wheel will lock , cau sing loss of control.
• If you ha ve to leave your vehicle, even for ju st a minute, alw ays
remove the ignition key and take it with you. This i s especially
important if you are going to leave children unattended in the
vehicle. The children could start the engine or use other vehicle c ontrols . Unsupervised us e of vehicle controls (for example, power
windows) can cause serious personal inju ries.
0 Note
• If the ~ symbol in the display blinks, there is a malfunction in the
electronic stee ring column lock. Follow the instr uctions in
~ page 36, "Steering malfu nction i" .
• If the ~ symbol in the display blinks, there is a malfunction in the
electronic ignition lock . Follow the instr uctions in~
page 37, "Igni
t ion lock malfunct ion ~" .
(I] Tips
• If you release the ignit ion key i n pos it io n @ , the key automatically
returns to pos ition
(D .
• If you open the driver 's doo r whe n the ignition is sw itched on, a
buzze r sounds and the message
Ignition is on appears in the instru
ment cl uster d isplay. Please swi tch the ignition off.
• T o prevent malf unctions in the ignition lock, remove any dirt or
deposits from t he key bit so that t hey do not ente r th e ignit ion lock. •
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OP-eration
Ignition key safety Lock
The ignition key can only be r emoved when the selector
le ver is in the "P" (Park) position .
After turning off the ignition, the ignition key can only be removed
from the igni tion lock when t he se lector lever is in the "P" (Park) posi
tion. A fter you have removed the key, the selector lever is locked and
cannot be move d.•
Starting and stopping the engine
Starting the engine
The engine can only be sta rted with you r origina l A udi
key.
Fig . 125 I gnition key
pos iti ons
Vehicles with gasoline engine:
- Step on the brake.
- Move the se lector leve r into P or N
=> &.
- Turn the ig nition key to position @=> fig . 125 -do not
dep ress th e gas pedal when s tarting the engine .
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The glow plug indicator light w ill only ill uminate for approximately 1
se cond when the engine is w arm o r the ou tside temperature is hig her
than 46
°F (8 °() . That means you can sta rt the eng ine immediately .
& WARNING
Never allow the engine to run in confined spaces · danger of
asphyxiation.
0 Note
• Avoid high eng ine rpm, full th rottle and heavy engine loads until
the engine has reached operat ing temperature - ot herw ise you risk
eng ine damage.
• The engine cannot be started by push ing or tow ing the veh icle .
Do not allow the engine to warm up with the vehicle stat ionary . Start
dr iving right away . In this way you avoid unnecessary emissio ns .
[ i J Tips
If you open the driver 's door when the ignition is switched on, a
buz zer sounds and the message
Ignition i s on appea rs in the instru
ment cluste r display . Please switch the ignition off .•
A ppli es to veh icles: w ith Conve nienc e key
Switching engine off with the !STO P] button
- Bring your vehic le to a comp lete stop.
Fig . 1 27 Co nveni ence
key : ENGI NE STOP
bu tt o n
- Move t he selector lever to the P or N pos ition .
- Presst he(STOP]butt on =:> fig .12 7 .
Pressi ng the !STOP I bu tton on ce sw itches off the engine and the igni
tion. If yo u press the
I STOP ) button aga in for more than 1 second,
t he steeri ng is locked, provided th at the sele cto r lever is in the P posi
tion =>& .
Emergency OFF function
If necessary, the eng ine can be switched off with the se lector leve r in
t he R, Do r S posi tions. To do so, step o n the brake pedal and press
and hold the !STOP] button (veh icle speed must be less than 6 mph
/ 10 km/h.
& WARNING
• Never turn off the engin e until the vehicle has come to a
complete stop.
• The brake booster and servotronic only work when the engine
is runn ing. With the ignition turned off , you h ave to apply more
ai,,,
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& WARNING (co ntinued )
force when steering or braking. Since you cannot stee r and stop
normally, thi s can le ad to accident s and serious injuries .
• For safety rea sons , you should always park your vehicle with
the selector lever in P . Otherwise, the vehicle could inad vertently
roll away.
• After the engine has been switched off, the radiator fan can
continue to run fo r up to 10 minutes · even with the ignition
switched off . It can also switch on again after some time if the
coolant temperature r ises as the result of a heat buildup or if the
engine i s hot and the engine compartment is additionally heated
by the sun 's rays .
0 Note
If the engine has bee n under heavy load for an exte nded period, hea t
builds up in the engine comp art me nt aft e r t he eng ine is swit ched off
- there is a r isk of damaging the eng ine . Allow the engine to run at id le
for about 2 m inutes befo re switching it off. •
Appli es to ve hicles : w ith Con venience key
Driver messages in the instrument cluster
display
If a f unc tio n is no t pr ese nt, a driver mess age ap pea rs .
No key identified
This message appears w hen the ISTART I butt on is presse d if there is
no maste r key ins ide the vehicle o r if the system does not recog nize
it . F or examp le, the master key can not be recognized if it is covere d
by an ob ject (e .g . a luminum brief case) which
scr eens the ra dio
signal. Electron ic devices such
as cell p hones can a lso interfere w it h
the rad io s ignal.
Controls and equip
ment Safety first Press brake pedal to start engine
Thi
s message appea rs i f yo u press the I ST ART I button to start the
eng ine a nd do no t dep ress t he b rake pedal. The engine can o nly be
sta rted if t he b rake pedal is dep ressed.
Engage Nor P to start engine
Thi s message appea rs w hen the engine is started i f the selec to r lever
for the automatic transmission is not in the P o r N pos it ion . T he
engine can only be starte d wit h the selector i n these pos itio ns.
Key not in veh icle
Thi s mess age appea rs along w it h t he sym bol if th e mas te r k ey is
removed from the vehicle with t he eng ine runn ing. It is intended to
remind yo u (e .g . when cha nging drive rs) not to cont inue the journey
without the maste r key .
If the master key is no longer in the vehicle, yo u cannot switch off the
ignition after stop ping the engi ne and you also ca n no t sta rt th e
eng ine again . Moreover, you cannot lock the veh icle from the outs ide
with the key.
Shift to P otherwise vehicle can roll away. Doors do not lock if you
are not in P.
Th is message appears for safety reasons along with a warning buzze r
if the se lec tor lever f or the au toma tic tran smis sio n is no t in t he P
position when the ignition is switched off with t he
!STOP] butto n and
t he d river's door is opened. Move the sele ctor lever to the P posit io n,
otherwise the vehicle is not secured aga ins t rolling away . You also
cannot loc k the vehi cle using the locking button on the doo r handle
or us ing t he remote key .
To engage steering lock, press and hold STOP button
Th is message appea rs fo r safety reasons if the eng ine and the ign ition
h ave been swi tched o ff by pres sing t he
IS T OP I butt on once, a nd th en
t he d river's door is ope ned. In t his instance, the s teer ing is no t
locke d. The steer in g is locke d:
• If you press the
I ST O P] but ton again for mo re t han 1 second. .,,
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• If you close the driver's door and lock your vehicle from the
outs ide. •
Parking brake
Op eration
The parking brake replaces the handbrake.
Applying parking brake
Fig. 128 Sect ion of
instrument cluster: Par king brake
- Press the pedal down forcefully~ page 132, fig. 128 @
in the d irection of the arrow.
Releasing parking brake
-Pull the handle to the rear ® in the direction of the arrow
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If you should drive off with the parking brake still set, a warning tone
w ill sou nd and the following will appear in the instrument cluster to
remind you to release the parking brake:
Parking brake i s applied
The parking brake warning comes on only after you have driven for
longer than 3 seconds and faster than 5 mph (5 km/h). The parking brake warn
ing light ::, (USA)/ © (CON) illuminates when
the parking brake is set and you switch on the ignition.
& WARNING
Always release the parking brake completely. A partially engaged
brake will overheat the rear brakes, reduce their effectiveness and
c ause excessive wear. This could lead to brake failure and an acci
dent.
0 Note
Only after the vehicle has come to complete stop, should you firmly
set the parking brake and move the selector leve r into "P". •
Parking
To prevent a parked vehicle from rolling away, there are
a few things you should do.
When you park your vehicle, do the following
-Stop the vehicle using the brake pedal.
- Apply the parking brake firmly.
- Move the selector lever into the
P position =;,& .
- Switch off the engine and remove the ignition key from
the ignition lock .
When you park your vehicle on hills, do the
following
- Stop the vehicle using the brake pedal.
- Apply the parking brake firmly.
- If you are parking headed
downhill , turn the front wheels
toward the curb . .,_