
Alphabetical  index -________________  fNi'II 
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  ..... .. .....  299 
Compass mirror  ........ ...... .. .... ..  73 
Compliance  . ... ................ .... 349 
Consumer  Information  . . . . . . . .  . .  18S, 346 
Contacting  NH TSA  .... ..............  18S 
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  ..... ....  225 
Controls  and  equip
ment  Safety  first 
Convert
ible  lock ing retractor 
Activating  ............... .. ......  231 
Deactivating  .....................  232 
Us ing to  secure a chi ld safety  seat  .. 229, 
231 
Coolant  system  .....................  286 
Cooling  System  Expans ion  tank  ..... .. .. ... .... .. 286 
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  ...... ..  168 
Data  . .... ....................... .. 343 
Data  record er  .. . .... .. ... ..........  242 
Date display  ......................... . 9 
Daytime  running lights . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  58,  59 
Declaration  of  compl ia nee 
Adaptive  Cruise Contro l ... .........  349 
Audi  side  assist .. .. . .. ...... .. ...  349 
Cell  phone  package  . ..............  349 
Convenience key  .... .. .. .. .. .....  349 
E lectronic  immobilizer  ............  349  Homelink
® universal  remote  control  . 349 
Remote  control  key  .. ....... ... ...  349 
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 ....... .. 304 
Digital  clock  . ........ ................  9 
Digital  compass  .....................  73 
Digital  speedometer  ..................  21 
Dimensions  ............ ... .. .. .....  341 
Dipstick  Reading  the dipstick  properly  .......  283 
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  .............. 178 
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  

___ A_ l_. p_ h _ a_b_ e_ t_ic _a_ l_ in_ d_e _ x ____________________________________________  _ 
Open door  or  rear lid  warning  ... .. .. .. .  21 
Open ing 
Power sunroof  ................ ... .  54 
Operate your  vehicle  economically  and  mini- mize  pollution  ............... ..  253 
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 organ ized  .. 
5 
p 
Paint 
Touch-up  .. .. .. .. ...... .........  264 
Paint  No ............... .. .. .. .. .. ..  340 
Park assist  ....................... ..  160 
Rear  .... .. .. ...................  160 
rear,  with  rear v iew camera  ........  162 
Park ing  .. .. .... .. .. ...... .........  114 
Automatic  t ransm ission  .. .........  146 
Caution  when  pa rking  near  a parking  barri-
e r o r cu rb  ........... .. .. .... ..  114 
Low bumper  cover,  spoilers  and  suspension  ...................  . 
lt '
t  . 
® mu I ronic  ................. .. . 
Parking  brake 
See Electromechanical  parking  brake  114 
153 
113 Parking  on  a decline  (downhill) 
... .. .. .  11 4 
Parking  on  an incline  (uphill)  .......... 114 
Parking  system  ................... ..  160 
Rear  ..................... ... .. .  160 
Pa rking  System  (rear) 
Adjus ting  the  warning  tones  .... ...  161 
Parking  system  (rear)  .............. ..  160 
Park ing system  (rear,  with  rear view camera)  . 
162 
Adjusting  the  display  .. .... .. .... . 167 
Adjusting  the  warning  tones  .. .. .. .  167 
Parking  mode  1  ........... .. .... . 164 
Parking  mode 
2  ...... .. .. ... .. .. . 165 
Safety  precautions  ...............  162 
Switching  on/off  ............... ..  164 
Parts replacement  ........... .. .. .. .  348 
PASSENGER  AIR  BAG OFF  light  . .. .....  209 
Passenger's seat  ............. .. .. .. ..  76 
Passive safety  system  ... ..... .. .... .  176 
Peda ls  ............ .... ... ... ......  182 
Pe rimete r lighting  ... .... .. .. .. .. ....  61 
Physical  principles  of  a frontal  coll is ion  . 188 
Polishing  .. .. ... ........... ...... ..  263 
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  .. ...................  247 
Power su nroof 
Emergency  closing .. ...........  55 , 56 
Power window  switches  ... . ... ... .. ... 
SO 
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  .............. ... . ..  193 
Programming  the  HomeLink® universal  re-
mote  control  .  . . .  . . .  .  . . . .  . . . .  . .  171 
Proper  occupant  seat ing  pos itions  . . .  . .  178 
Proper  safety  belt  position  ...........  192  Proper  seating  position  Front  passenger  ................ . 179 
Occupants  .... .... ..............  178 
Rear passengers  .. .. .... .........  180 
Q 
Quartz  clock  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . .  . . . .  . .  9 
quattro ® 
See All  Whee l Drive  . ......... ....  248  

-Alphabetical  inde x ------',.__ ___________________________________  _ 
Seat  adjustment 
Adjusting  the  seatback  . .. ..........  77 
Adjusting  upper  thigh  support  .......  78 
Dr iver's  seat  .. ...... .......... ....  75 
Dr ive r's  seat  memory  ..............  79 
Front  passenger's  sea t ... .. .. .... ..  76 
Front  seats  ............. .........  75 
Head  restraints  ... .. .. .. .. ....  81,  181 
L u mba r support  . ... .. .. ..... .....  78 
Seat  be lts 
See Safety  be lts  .................  187 
Seat  memory  .  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  .  . . .  .  . .  . .  . . .  .  79 
Sea ting  capacity  ... .. .. .. .. ...... ...  1 87 
Seating  pos ition 
Dr ive r .. ............... ... ......  178 
Front  passenger  .. .. .. .. .. ... ....  179 
How to  adjust  the fron t seats  .. .....  179 
In co rrect  seat  posi tion  ... .........  181 
Occ upan ts  . .....................  178 
Re ar passengers 
Seats  Number  of  seats  18
0 
1 87 
Selective  unlock feature  ...............  44  Side a
irbags 
Descript ion  .....................  213 
How they  wo rk  ..................  214 
Side  assist  Activating  and deact ivat ing  . .. .....  137 
Description  . .. .... ......... .... . 137 
Informational  and  a lert  stage  s ignals  139 
Messages  in  instrume nt  cluster  d isp lay  . . 
144 
Ope ration  . ... ..... ..... ... .. .. .  139 
Safety  t ips  ......................  144 
Sensor  detect ion  area  ...... .. .....  138 
Settings  ....... .. .. .. .. .... .....  142 
Side  curtain  airbags  ... ..............  216 
Description  ... .. ..... ..... ... .. .  216 
How they  wo rk  .. ... .. .. . ... .... .  217 
Safety  instructions  . ... .... .. .. .. .  218 
S ide  marke r ligh ts  ...... ....... .. .. ..  58 
Sk i sack  .  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  86 
Snow  chains  ....... ... ...... .. .. .. .  312 
Sockets  .........................  92, 93 
Sound  system  disp lay 
Dr iver  information  display  ..........  20 
Sele ctor  lever  ... .... ...............  147  So urces  of  informat ion  about  child  rest raints 
Selector  lever  multitronic ® ... .. ... ...  154  and  their  use  ................... 239 
Service  and  disposal  Spare  wheel ....... ... .. .. .. .. .... .  319 
Safety  belt  pretensioner  .. .........  196 Speed  control  system 
Service  interva l display  ................  22 
See Adaptive  C ruise  Cont rol  . .. .. .. .  119 
Service  pos ition  Speed  rating  letter code  .............  309 
Windshield  wipers  ................  68  Speed  w arning  sys tem  ................  32 
Servotronic  Speedometer .................... ...  10 
Power  steering  ....... .. ... .... ..  24 7  Starting  off  w ith  a t rai ler  . ... .. .. .. .. .  ll S 
Shift  bu tto ns  ... .... ...........  151,  158  Sta
rting  the  engine  .. .. ...... ...  108,  109 
What  should  I do  if the  eng ine  does  not 
sta rt?  ... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. ..  109 
Steering  . .. .... ............ ...... .  106 
E asy e ntry fea ture ................  108 
El ectr ica lly adjusting  t he steer ing  whee l .. 
107 
Locking  the  steering  ..... ....... ..  108 
Ma lfunct ion  .... .. .. ... .......... .  28 
Ma nually  adjusting  the  steer ing  whee l 
106 
Steering  wheel  column  Adjusti ng  elect rically  ...... ... .. ..  10 7 
Adjusting  m anually  ...............  106 
Steering  wheel  heat ing  ...... .. .. ....  104 
Steps  for  determining  co rrect  load  limit  304 
Stopp ing  the  e ngine  .................  110 
Storage  .. .. .... ...... ...... ........  93 
(upholder  . .. .. ..................  89 
(upholder  rear  center  armrest  ....... 90 
Glove compartment  ...............  94 
L u ggage  compartment  ... .. ..... ...  86 
S ki  sack  .  . .  . .  . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  86 
Storage  compartment 
Expanding  ... .... .. .... ..........  83 
S un shade  .. ................. .. .. .. .  6S 
S un v iso rs  ....... ............ .. .....  64 
Suspension 
See Adaptive  A ir Suspens ion  ..... ..  168 
Switches  Emergency  flashers  .. .. .. .... .. .. .  61 
P owe r sun roo f .. .. .. .. ... .. .. . ... .  53 
Rear window  defogger  . ... .. .. .. ..  10 1  

Alphabetical  index -___________________________________ ____._ _______  _ 
Symbols 
Red  .. .................. .... ... .. 
25 
Yellow  ...................... ... .. 29 
Synchronization 
Climate  controls  .......... ... ... . 
105 
Synchron izing  climate  control ...... ... . 98 
T 
Tachometer  ............... .. .... .. .. .  9 
Tank flap  Unlocking  the  fuel filler  flap  by hand  . 
277 
Technical modifications  . ... .......... 349 
Tem perature 
Climate  controls  .......... .. .. .. .. 
99 
Setting  for  the  driver's and  front  passen-
ger's side  ......... .. .. .... ......  99 
Tether  anchors  ............. .... .... 237 
Tether  strap  ........... .... .. .... .. . 23 7 
The first 
1,000 miles (1,500 km) and 
afterwards  ........ .. .. .. .. .. .. . 
251 
Tie-downs  ............ .... .. .. .... . 185 
Tips for  the  environment 
Saving fuel  ............... .. ... ... 
88 
Using the  air conditioner  only when 
necessary  ......... .. .... .. .. .. . 
102 
tiptronic ® ............ .. .. .. ... ... . 146 
Automatic  Shift  Lock (ASL) ......... 148 
Driving  ............ .. .. .. .. .... . 146 
Dynamic shift  program  ..... .. .. .. . 149 
Fail-safe  mode  ..... .. .. .. .... .... 151 
Kick-down  .............. ... ..... 149 
Controls  and  equip
ment  Safety  first 
Manual 
shift  program  .. .. .. .. .. .. . 150 Tools  ... ..... ... ... ... . .. ... ... .. . 319 
Selector  lever  ................. ... 147 T orn  or frayed  safety  belts  ............ 190 
Tire pressure  ..... ..... .. .. .. .. .. ... 302 Touch-up  paint  .... . ..... ........ ... 264 
Tire  pressure  monitoring  system  ....... 314 Towing 
Loss  of air  pressure  ...... ..... 
15,315 Front  eyelet  ... .... ....... .. .. .. . 335 
Malfunction  .. .... ............. .. 315 Rear eyelet  .... ..... ...... ... ... . 336 
Resetting  tir e  pressures  ......... .. 316 Tow truck  procedures  ........ ..... 335 
Tire  service  life ................ ... .. 306 TPM S 
T ires  .............................. 
295 Tire pressure  monitoring  system  ... . 315 
Service life  ......... .. .. .. ....... 306 T railer  towing  .. .. .... ............. . 256 
speed  rating letter ,code  .. ....... .. 309 Operating  instructions  .. .......... 257 
Tire manufactu ring  date  ... ........ 309 T echnical  requirements  .. .. .. . 256,257 
Tire specifications  . .. .... .. ... .. .. 308 Tr ailer  towing  tips  ............. .. . 258 
Tread  depth  ..................... 306 Transmission 
Uniform tire  quality  grading  ........ 
310 tiptronic ® .......... ...... .... .. . 146 
Winter  tires  .. .. ..... ...... ...... 311 Transport  Canada  ............ ...... . 186 
Tires and  vehicle load  limits  ... .. .... ..  303 
Tread  Wear  Indicator (TWI) .......... . 306 
Tires and wheels 
Checking tire  pressure  ........... .. 
302 
Cold tire  inflation  pressure  ......... 299 
Dimensions  ................... .. 307 
General  notes  ........... ...... .. 295 
Glossary of tire  and  loading  terminology  . 
296 
New tires  and  wheels  ........... .. 307 
Replacing  .... .. ... ... .. ......... 308 
Snow chains  .. ................ ... 312 
Tires  and  vehicle  load  limits ... ..... 303 
Wheel  bolts  .................. ... 313 
Trip computer 
Fuel consumption  ................. 
34 
Mi leage  ................ ... ... ... 34 
Single-trip  memory  ........ .. . ... .. 35 
Tota l-trip  memory  ......... ... . .. .. 35 
Trip odometer  .. .. .... ............... 10 
What  does  it mean  when  dEF appears  in 
the  trip  odometer  display?  . ... .. ... 
10 
Trunk 
See Rear  lid .... . .. .... ... ..... ... 46 
Trunk escape  handle  ....... .. .. ...... 318 
Winter  tires  ................... .. 311 T urn  s ignals  ................ ... .. .. .. 62 
Tir es/Wheels  Warning/indicator 
lights ... .. .. .. .. 15 
Low  aspect  ratio  tires ...... .. .. ... 314 
Tire pressure  monitoring  system 15, 314 
Vehicle  operation  Vehicle  care  Do-it-yourself  service  Technical  data