2 Table of contents
Vehicle liter ature .. .. .. .. .. ... .
5
About this Owner's Manual . . . 6
Controls and equipment .. ... .
Instruments and controls .. . .
General illus tra tion .... ... .. .. ... .
Instruments and warning/
indicator lights ........ .. .. .. . .
Instruments . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
War ning/indicator lights ... .. ... .. .
Driver information display .... .. ... .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . .
Opening and closing .. .. .... . .
Keys .. ...... ........... .. .. ... .
Power locking system ..... .. .. .. . .
Rear lid .. .. ........ ........ .... .
Child safety lock ........... .... .. .
Power windows ............... .. .
Valet par king . ........... .. .. ... .
Sliding/ tilt ing su nroof ... .. .. .. .. . .
P anoramic sun roof ........ .. .. ... .
Clear vision .. ........ .. .. .. .. . .
Lig hts . .. .. ............. .. .. .. . .
I n ter ior lights .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
V 1s 1on ..... ... . ...... ... .. .. ... .
W iper and washer system . ... .. .. . .
Mirrors ................. .. .. ... .
Dig ita l compass .......... .... ... .
Seats and storage ....... .. .. . .
General recommendat ions ..... .. . .
Front seats ... ........... .... ... .
Rear seats .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. . .
H ead restraints .............. .. . .
Seat memo ry ................... .
Full- length cen te r console .. .. .. ... .
L ugg age compartmen t ........... .
P ass-t hrou gh with s ki sack ... ... .. .
Roof rack . .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
12-vo lt sockets . .. ..... ... .. .. ... . 8
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8
10
1 0
11
23
27
2 9
29
31
35
38
39
4 0
4 0
4 1
43
43
46
47
48 51
52
54
54
55
57
6 1
62
63
6 5
66
6 7
69
Sto rage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Cooler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Warm and cold ... .. ..... .... . .
Climate co ntrols .. .. ... ..... ... .. . 74
74
On the road
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Starting and stopping t he engine . . . . 79
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . 81
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Cru ise cont ro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Adaptive cruise control and
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8 6
I n troduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Adaptive c ruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Audi braking gua rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Audi lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
La ne assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
La ne Change A ssistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
D riv ing se ttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Raising/lower ing the ve hicle . . . . . . . . 108
Drive r messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Night vision assistant . . . . . . . . . 109
Desc ription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Pedestria n detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Pedestrian warn ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Settings in the MMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
111
D river messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 112
t ipt ron ic (8-speed transmission) . . . . . 112
112 Automatic Transmission
Automatic
Transmission
tiptronic (8-speed
transmission)
Introduction
Your vehicle is equipped with an electronically controlled 8-speed automatic transmission .
Upshifting and downshifting take place auto
matically .
The driver also has the option to shift the
gears manuafly c;,page 115 .
Dynamic Shift Program (DSP)
When a moderate driving style is used , the
transmission selects the most economical
driving mode. The transmission upshifts at a
lower RPM and downshifts at a higher RPM to
improve fuel effic ie ncy .
The transmission switches to a sporty mode
after a kick-down or when the driver uses a
sporty driving style characterized by quick ac
celerator pedal movements, heavy accelera
tion, frequent changes in speed and traveling
at the maximum speed .
Selecting the best driving mode is a continu
ous process . However, the transmission will
also jump to a sporty driving mode if you
press the accelerator pedal quickly. When you
do this, the transmission shifts down into a
lower gear, which makes it possible to acceler
ate quickly (for example, when passing anoth
er vehicle) without having to press the pedal
down into the kick-down area . Once the trans
mission has shifted up again, it returns to the
original driving mode as long as it matches
the current driving style.
When driving in hills and mountains , the gear
selection adapts to the grade. This prevents
constant upshifting and downshifting when
driving uphill.
Indicator in the display
Fig. 118 Display : selecto r leve r position
@ -The current selector lever position is dis
played continuously . The gear is also dis
played in manual mode
M.
@ -This indicato r appears temporarily if you
ch ange the selector lever position or if you
press the button on the selec tor lever
¢ page 112, fig . 119 . The current selector
lever pos ition is shown with a wh ite back
ground .
Selecting a selector lever position
Fig. 119 Selector lever
----R----
- -- N- -- -1
- D/S--
Fig. 120 Pressing the button o n the selector leve r
The current selector lever position is displayed
on the selector lever <=;>fig. 119. ..,_
114 Automatic Tran sm iss io n
To shift from N to D when traveling at speeds
be low S km/h, press the brake pedal and se
lect the
D se lector lever posit ion ¢ & .
Under certain condi tions such as driving in the
mountains or when towing a trailer , it may be
he lpful to switch to manual mode temporarily
to sh ift
manually to adapt to the driv ing con
d itions
¢ page 115.
S · Sport
The S pos it ion can be selected for sporty driv
ing . Upshifting at a higher RPM makes full use
of the engine's power .
You can on ly select the
S se lector lever posi
tion when Dis engaged. Move the selector
l ever back to engage the
S se lector lever posi
tion . To select the
D selector lever position
again when
S is engaged , move the selector
lever back¢ &.
The
S selector lever position engages auto
matica lly when you select the dynamic mode
in Audi drive select .
A WARNING
-Never engage R or P while driving. It
cou ld cause a crash.
-
- Power is st ill transmitted to the whee ls
when the eng ine is running at idle. To
prevent the vehicle from "creeping", you
must keep your foot on the b rake in all
selector lever positions except
P and N
when the eng ine is running. Do not inad
vertent ly press the accelerator pedal
when the veh icle is stationary . Otherwise
the vehicle will start to move immediate
ly . T his cou ld happen even if the parking
brake is activated.
- Before opening the hood, select the
P se
lector lever position and set the parking
brake. Th is reduces the risk of a crash . Al
ways read and follow the applicable
warnings¢
page 216, Engine compart
ment .
-Never get out of the driver's seat when
the engine is runn ing . -
If you must get out of the vehicle, move
the selector lever secure ly into the P po
sition and apply the parking brake firmly.
@ Tips
- If you unintentionally shift into the N se
lector lever position whi le driving, take
your foot off the accelerator pedal and
wa it for the engine to slow down until it
is idling before you sh ift into Dor
S.
Driving tips
The gears shif t au toma tically.
Sta rting from a stop
.. Press and hold the brake peda l.
.. Start the engine ¢
page 79.
.. Press the b utton on the selector lever and
select the
D , Sor R selector lever position
¢page 112.
.. Wait a moment until the transmission
shifts . You will notice a slight movement
when the gear engages .
.. Release t he b rake peda l and press the acce l
erator pedal ¢,& .
Stopping temporarily
.. Press the brake pedal to stop the veh icle, for
example at a traffic l ight . Do not press the
accelerator peda l when do ing th is .
.. To prevent the vehicle from ro lling when you
s tart dr iving, set the par kin g b rake when
s topping on la rge incl ines ¢
A_.
.. The parking brake will release automatica lly
and the vehicle will start moving once you
press the acce lerator pedal.
Parking
.. Press and hold the bra ke peda l¢ ,& .
.. Set the parking brake .
.. To engage the
P selector leve r position,
press the button on the selector leve r and
shift into the
P position ¢ page 112.
When park ing on a level su rface, simp ly place
the se lector lever in the
P position. On slopes,
activate the par king brake first and then move
Iii>
the selector lever to the P position. This p re
vents too much stress from being placed on
the locking mechanism .
.&_ WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS c> .&. in Se
lecting a selector lever position on
page
114 .
-Do not press the accelerator pedal when
changing the selector lever pos ition
wh ile the vehicle is stat ionary and the
engine is running . This could result in a
crash .
- Never engage
R or P while dr iving . It
cou ld cause a crash .
- Power is still transmitted to the wheels when the eng ine is running at idle. To
prevent the vehicle from "creep ing", you
must keep your foo t on the b rake in all
selector lever positions ex cept
P and N
when the engine is running . Do not inad
vertent ly press the accelerator pedal
when the vehicle is stationary. Otherwise
the vehicle will start to move immediate
ly, even if the parking brake is set. This
cou ld result in a crash .
Kick-down
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration.
When you press the accelerator pedal down
beyond the resistance point, the automatic
transmission downshifts into a lower gear, d e
pending on vehicle speed and engine RPM. It
shift s up into the next higher gear once the
maximum specified engine RPM is reached .
.&_ WARNING
Please note that the wheels could spin on
slick or slippery roads when kick-down is
act ive .
Autom atic Tra nsmi ssi on 115
Shifting manually
T he shift paddles allow the driver to shift the
gears manually .
Fig . 1 21 Steer ing w hee l: s hifting man ually
... To shift to a higher or lowe r gear temporari
ly , tap the
0 or O shift padd le c> fig. 121 .
... To switch manua l mode on, press the~
button .
M and the gear that is current ly en
gaged @appears in the instrument cluste r
display
c> page 112, fig. 118.
... To shift up one gear, tap the righ t shift pad
dle
0 c> fig . 121 .
... To sh ift down one gear, tap the left shift
paddle Q .
... To swi tch manua l mode off, press the~
button aga in , or
... Move the selector lever back and release it .
When you accelerate o r reduce the speed, the
transmission automa tical ly shifts into the cor
rect gear sho rtly before reaching the RPM lim
it. If you select a lower gear than the one c ur
rently shown in the display, the automatic
transmiss ion will on ly shift down once there is
no danger of exceeding the maximum RPM .
T he engine braking effect increases when yo u
downshift when going downhill.
Transmission malfunction
[G) Transmiss ion : please press the brake ped
a l and select the po sit ion again
Press the brake pedal and select the desired
selector lever position again. You can then
continue driving.
[G] Tran smi ssion h ot: plea se m odify driving
~le
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