Stowing Luggage ........... ... 197
Repo rting Safe ty Defects ....... 199
Safety be lts ................... 201
General no tes ........ ......... 201
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Safety belt pretensioners . . . . . . . 209
Airbag system ................ 211
Important th ings to know ...... 211
Front airbags ................. 215
Mon ito ring the Advanced A irbag
System ...................... 222
Side airbags .................. 227
Side curtain a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Child Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Impor tant th ings to know . . . . . . 233
Child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Installing a child safety seat . . . . 243
LATCH Lowe r ancho rages and
tethers for children . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Addit ional Information 254
Vehicle operation ...... 2s6
Intelligent techno logy ........ 256
Notice abou t data recorded by
vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . 256
E lectronic S tab ili z ati on Program
(ESP) ........................ 256
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Se rvo tron ic ® -advanced power
steer ing system ....... ........ 261
Dr iving wi th your qua ttro ® . . . . . . 262
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Driving and environment . ..... 265
The firs t 1,000 miles (1,500 km)
and af terwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Ca talytic conve rte r . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Controls and equip
ment Safety first
Diesel pa
rticulate filter . . . . . . . . 267
Avoid damaging the veh icle 267
Operate your vehicle economically
and minimize pollution . . . . . . . . 267
Driving of f road ....... ........ 270
Dr ivi ng in diffic ult road cond itions
and offroad ................. .
Trailer towing
Driving with a trailer .......... .
Trailer tow ing t ips ......... ... . 270
273
273
276
Vehicle care
.............. 278
Clean ing and protection ...... 278
General informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Care of exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Care of interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Fuel supply and filling your fuel
tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Fuel supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
F u el tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
T DI clean diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . 308
Brake fluid ................... 311
Bat tery ......... .... ......... 312
W indshie ld/head ligh t washer
containe r ....... .... ......... 316
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Tires 318
Ti re pressure monitor ing system 337
Table of contents
Do-it-yourself service
What do I do now? .......... .
Jack, tools and infla table spare
tire ........................ .
Changing a wheel .... ........ .
Fuses and bulbs ............. .
Electrical fuses .............. .
Bulbs ......... ............ . .
Emergency situations ....... .
General ..................... .
S tarting by pushing or towing ..
Starting with jumper cables ... .
Use of jumper cables ......... .
Emergency towing with
commercial tow truck ........ .
Lifting vehicle ............... .
Technical data
General information
340
340
340
34 3
350
350
354
355
3SS
3SS
355
356
358
360
362
362
Explana tion of technical da ta . . . 362
Veh icle iden tification ......... .
We ig hts .................... .
Dimensions ................. .
Data .... ....... ........ ...... .
272 hp, 6 -cylinder engine, with all
whee l d rive ................. .
333 hp, 6-cylinder engine, with all
whee l dr ive ................. .
225 hp, 6 -cylinder engine, with all
wheel dr ive ................. .
Consumer Information ...... .
Warranty cove rages ......... . .
Ope rating your vehicle o utside the
U.S .A. or Canada ......... .... .
Aud i Se rvice Repair Ma nuals and
Li terature . .................. . 362
363
364
365
365
366
367
368
368
368
368
Ma intenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data
Open ing and closing
- Remove the two screws=> fig . 54 -Arrows- from the light
unit.
- Carefully remove the light unit .
- Remove the crank from the bracket on the fuse cover on
the left front of the instrument panel=>
page 350,
fig . 259.
-Push the crank into the hexagonal hole as far as it can go
=>
page 65, fig. 55.
- Hold the crank down and turn it to close the roof .
- Re-install the light unit . For installation, reverse the
removal sequence.
- Return the crank to its location in the fuse box cover and
install the cover .
-Have the problem corrected.
[I] Tips
To turn the crank for emergency closing more easily, you should use
the screwdriver handle as an aid~
page 65, fig. 55. First, remove the
screwdriver from the handle, then push the handle onto the crank. •
Applies to vehicles: with Panoramic sli din g sunroof
Mechanical emergency closing for rear roof
segment
- Carefully remove the cover for the rear roof segment drive
in the rear area of the headliner.
- Remove the crank from the bracket on the fuse cover on the left front of the instrument panel=>
page 350,
fig. 259 .
-Press the crank into the hexagona l hole in the drive as far
as it wi ll go (bas ica lly, as shown in=>
page 65, fig. 55).
- Ho ld the crank down and turn it to close the roof.
- Re-install the cover.
- Return the crank to its locat ion in the fuse box cover and
install the cover.
- Have the problem correct ed .
[I] Tips
T o turn the crank for emergency closing more easily, you should use
the screwdriver handle from the tool kit~
page 340 as an aid. First,
remove the screwdriver from the handle, then push the handle onto
the c rank .•
lffl!l.,___F_ u_ s_e _ s_ a_n_ d_ b_u _ l_ b_ s _______________________________________________ _
Fuses and bulbs
Electrical fuses
Replacing fuses
Fuses that have blown will have metal strips that have
burned through.
• e
Fig . 259 Left co ck pit :
fu se p an el c over
Fig. 2 60 Right
l ug gag e co mp art m en t:
s ide trim
The fuses are located a t the fron t left and right of the cockp it
and behind the trim on the right side of the luggage compart
me nt. -
Turn off t he ignition and the affected electr ic a l
consumers .
- Check the fo llowing table to see which fuse b elongs to t he
consumer .
- Remove the appropriate cover.
- To remove t he pu rple p lastic clip if necessary
4
), hold onto
it at the small side and pu ll it o ut of the fuse panel
~ page 351 , fig. 261 .
- Remove the clamp from the rear side of the fuse cover
~ fig . 259 .
-Remove the fuse using the clamp and rep lace t he b lown
fuse with an ide ntical new one .
& WARNING
Do not repair fu ses and never replace a blown fuse with one that
has a higher amp rating. This can cause damage to the electrical
system and a fire.
0 Note
If a new fuse burns out again after shortly have you have installed it,
have the electrica l system checked by yo ur auth o riz ed Audi dealer.
(I) Tips
• Th e follow ing ta ble does no t list f use locat ions tha t are no t used .
• Some of the equipment items listed are optiona l or only available
on ce rtain mode l co nfigurations.
~
4J Yo u can d ispose of the plast ic cl ip afte r remov ing it .
____________________________________________ .!:F~u~s~e~s ~a~n~d~b~u~l~b~S ~_J-
• The crank in the fuse cover is used for emergency operation of the
Panoramic slid ing sunroof*. •
Left cockpit fuse assignment
Fig . 26 1 L eft coc kpit : fu se panel w ith p lastic clip
Amps
Fu se panel © (re d )
1 DC/DC converter
5
3 MMI 7,5
6 Lumbar support driver's seat 10
7 Window regulators (left side of vehicle)
35
8 Door control module (left side of vehicle)
15
9 Tire pressure monitoring system
5
Vehicle OP-eration
No. Consume r
10
11
.,
Electronic ignition lock,
power steering column adjustment
Switch module steering column
12 Intelligent power module convenience
Fu se pa nel© {b row n)
3 Seat ventilation (left)
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Wiper system
Rain sensor
Horn
Intelligen t power module driver
Intelligent power modu le dr iver
(lights left side of vehicle)
Intelligen t power module driver
(lights right side of vehicle)
I nstrument cluster
11 Headlight washer system
12 Diagnostic connector
Fuse panel © {black )
1 Headlight electronic system (left side of vehicle)
2 Adaptive Cruise Control
6 Term
inal 15 (interior)
7 Oil level sensor
8 Diagnostic connector
9 Automatic dipping interior mirror
Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service
Amps
30
10
5
15
30
5
25
30
25
25
10
30
10
10 5
5
5
5
5
iTechnical data
-Fuses and bulbs PW.___ ______________ _
No. Consumer
10 HomeLink
11 Control module Gateway
1 2 Headlight range adjustment
Right cockpit fuse assignment
Fi g. 262 Right co ckp it : fu se pane l with plastic cl ip
No. Consumer
Fuse p anel © (black )
1 Heated rear seats
2 Telephone, ce ll phone package
3 Front seat hating/seat ventilation (right)
4 Electronic S tabi lity Program (ESP)
•
Amps
5
5
5
Amps
20
5
30/15
20
•
No . Consumer
5
Door control module (right side of vehicle)
6 Rear electrical ou tlets
7 Lumbar support passenger's seat
8 C igarette lighter front
9 Fron t electrical outlets
1 0 A/C contro ls
11 Cooler
12 I ntelligent power mo du le passenge r
Fuse panel® (brown)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Headlight ele ct ro nic sys tem (r ight side of vehi
cle)
Ride height adjustment
Telephone package Audi side assist Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP)
Automat ic transmission
Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP)
Shift gate automatic transmission
9 Pa rk ing system
11 Heated rear seats
12 Air-condition ing
Fuse panel © ( red )
1 Instrumen t cluster
2 Rear view camera
II Amps
15
25
10
20
25
10
15
15
10
5
5
5
5
5/20
5
5
5
5
5
5
1 0
5
Fuses and bulbs -_______________ __.fWI
No. Consumer
3 CD player, DVD drive
4 MMI
Display
5 Automatic transmission
7 Panoramic sliding sunroof segment
l
8 Panoramic sliding sunroof segment 2
9 Panoramic sliding sunroof sunblind
CD player, DVD drive
11 W
indow regulators (right side of vehicle)
12 Rear air-conditioning controls
Right luggage compartment fuse
assignment
Amps
5
5
15
20
20
20 5
35 10
Fig. 263 Right luggage compartment: fuse panel with plastic clip
•
"' Q)
-
Vehicle OP-eration
No. Consumer Amps
Fuse panel @ (black)
2 AdBlue heater
30
5 Parking system
5
-
6 Intelligent power module convenience
2
15
(right side of vehicle)
7 Intelligent power module convenience 2
15
(left side of veh icle)
9 Luggage compartment electrical outlet 20
10 I
ntell igent power modu le convenience 1
20
(right side of vehicle)
11 Convenience control module
15
12 I
ntell igent power module convenience 1
30
(left side of veh icle)
Fuse panel © (red)
1 Rad io 7,5/30
3 Digital Signal Processing (DSP)/
30
BOSE amplifier
4 Bang & Olufsen amplifier 30
5 Ride height adjustment
15
6 Soft close 20
7 Power rear lid
30
8 Power rear lid 30
9 Trailer hitch 15
10 Trailer hitch (left side of vehicle)
20
1 1 Trailer hitch (right side of vehicle)
20
•
Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service iTechnical data
IIJII Fuses and bulbs ..._ __________________________________________ _
Bulbs
Replacing light bulbs
For your safety, we recommend that you have your autho
rized Audi dealer replace burned out bulbs for you.
It is becoming increasing ly more and more d ifficult to replace vehicle
light bulbs since in many cases, other parts o f the car must fi rst be
removed before you are ab le to get to the bu lb . T his applies especially
to the light b ulbs in the front of yo ur car which yo u can only reac h
through the eng ine compartment .
Sheet meta l and bulb holders can have sharp edges that can ca use
serious c uts, and parts must be corre ct ly ta ke n apa rt and the n pro p
erly put back together to he lp prevent breakage of parts and long
t erm damage from w ate r tha t can en ter housings th at have not been
properly resealed .
For your safety, we recommend that you have yo ur a uthorized Audi
dealer replace a ny bu lbs for you , since you r dealer has t he p roper
too ls, the correct bulbs and the expertise.
Ga s discharge lamp s (Xenon light s)* :
Due to the high electrical voltage, have the bulbs replaced by a qua l
ified technician. Headlights w ith Xenon light can be ident ified by the
hig h voltage sticker .
& WARNING
Contact with high- voltage components of the electrical system
and improper repla cement of gas disc harge (Xenon) headlight
bulbs can cause serious personal injury and death .
• Xenon bulb s ar e pres surized and can explode when being
changed .
• Changing Xenon lamp s requires the special training, instruc
tions and equipment.
& WARNING (c on tinued )
• Only an authorized Audi dealer or other qualified work shop
s hould change the bu lbs in gas discharge lamps .
& WARNING
There are parts with sharp edges on the openings and on the bulb
holder s that can cause serious cuts .
• If you are uncertain about what to do , have the work
performed by an authorized Audi dealer or other qualified work
shop . Serious personal injury may result from improperly
performed work .
[ i ] Tips
• If you mus t replace the lig ht bulbs yo ursel f, al ways remember
tha t the eng ine compartment of any vehicle is a hazardous area to
work in . Always rea d and heed all WARNINGS ~
page 290, "Engine
compartment"~ &,.
• It is bes t to ask your author ized Audi dea ler whe never you need to
change a bulb .•
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Recommendation ..... .... .... ... 291
Refuel ling ...................... 294
Reserve ..................... .... 12
Tank capacity . ............. ...... 365
Unlocking the fue l filler flap by hand 2 96
Fuel economy messages (efficiency program)
29
Fuse arrangement ... .. .. ..... ...... 350
G
Garage door opener (Homelink®) ...... 185
Gas d ischa rge lamps .. .... ... ... .. .. 354
Gauges
Engine coo lant tempe rature ........
10
Fue l gauge . .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ...... 12
S peedometer ... .. .. ...... .. .. . ... 1 2
Tachometer . ... .... .. .... .. .. . ... 1 1
Trip odometer ... .... ..... ... .. .. . 1 2
General illust rat ion
Inst ruments and co ntrols ............ 9
General rules and dr iving tips .........
270
Before driving offroad ... .... ..... 270
Dr iv ing offroad .................. 270
Glossary of tire and loading terminology 319
Glove compa rtme nt ................. 1 07
Cooling box ..................... 108
Valet key func tion .... .. .... .... .. . 45
Glove compartment - emergency unlocking ..
108
Glow plug system
Indicato r light ................ ....
16
Gradient angle ..................... 270
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) ... 363
Ground clearance ...... ...... .. .. ... 2 70
H
Head restraints ... .. ..... ..... ..... . 19 4
Adjusting . .... .. ..... .. .. .. .. ... 194
Front seats ... ...... ... . ... .. .. . . 92
Rear seats .. ..................... 93
Headligh t washer rese rvoir .......... . 316
Headlights ... ... ... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 67
Adaptive Light ......... ........ ... 70
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Front fog lights ................... 69
Headlight range con trol ... ........ . 39
Switching off ..................... 67
Switching on .... ..... .. . ... .... .. 6 7
Was her system .. ..... .. . ... .... .. 77
Xenon headlights . ... .. .. ...... ... 67
Heated outside mirrors ............... 81
Heated seats
Front
121
Rear ... ................. .. .. .. . 122
Rear (four-zone automat ic comfort air
conditioning) ..... .... . ... .. .. .
122
Heated steer ing whee l ..... ... ....... 123
Heated washer jets
Wiper and washer system .. .. .. .. ..
74
Heat ing
Climate controls ...... ..... .. .. ..
111
Heavy clot hing and safety belts ....... 204
H igh beam ...................... 67, 71
Warning/indicator l ights . .. .. .. .. .. 19
H igh voltage warning label .. .. .. .. ... 362
H ill descent control
H ill hold 256
Sta rting on h ills 133
Homelink ® uni versal remote control ... 185
Hood
Ope ning ... .... ... ... . .... .... ..
300
Release lever ... .. .. .. ... .. .... .. 300
Horn .................. .... ... ...... 9
How are child restra int system anchors related
to child safety ............ .. .. ..
2 46
How many airbags does my vehicle have? ...
218
How ofte n should I check my t ire pressures? .
325
How safety belt pre te nsione rs wo rk .. .. 20 9
Hydroplaning . .... .. .. .... ......... 329
I
Ignition key ........... ...... .. . ... 126
Igni tion lock ....................... 126
Ma lf u nct ion .... .. .. .. .. .. ..... 37, 4 1
Ignition lock positions . .... .. .... .. .. 126
Important things to do before driving .. 191
Imprope rly wor n safety bel ts ... .. .. .. 209
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Airbag system ...... .... .... . 222, 223
PASS ENG ER A IR BAG OFF ...... . ... 223
In fant seats ....................... 238
Inflatable spare tire ................. 342
Inflating ....................... 343
Inside rear view mirror .. ........... 79, 80