(!) Power wi ndow switches
@
@
©
Door hand le
Powe r locking sw itch
Adjuster control for outside mir- rors ... . ............. .... .
® Air outlets ............... . .
@ Light switch . ... .... ... .. .. .
(J) Turn signa l and high beam . .. .
@ Mu ltifunction stee ring wheel
with:
- Horn
- Drive r's ai rbag .... ... .. .. .
- Shift buttons ..... ... .. .. .
® Instrument cluster
@ Sw itches for
- Windshield wiper/washer
- Menu disp lay ..... ... .. .. .
43
40
59
77
53
55
1 19
9 1
10
60
21
- T rip comp uter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
© Steering lock/ignition/starter
switch (in the steering wheel
column) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
@ Adjustab le s teer ing column . . . 80
@ Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
€3J H ood re lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
@ Data L ink Connector (DLC) for
On Board Diagnostics ( OBD II) 28
@ Instrument lighti ng . . . . . . . . . 57
@ Switches for
- Fuel filler flap release 176
- Rea r lid re lease . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
@ Depending on opt ions: Rad io or
nav igat ion system
@ Glove compar tment ( lockable) 73
@ Front passenger's a irbag . . . . . 119
@ Rear window defogger sw itch 79
@ C limate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
@ Ashtray w ith cigarette lighter . . 71
@ Selecto r l ever (S troni c) . . . . . . . 87
@) Switches for
- Audi magnet ic r ide or Sport
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 86
- Electronic Stab ilizat ion Pro-
gram ( ESP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
- Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . 56
Cockpi t 9
- Retractable rear spo iler .. ...
@ Switch for automatic folding
150
top . ... .. .. .. .. . .. .... ... .
@ Swi tch for wind deflector .... .
@ C up ho lder .. .. .. .......... .
@ Pa rking brake lever
(D Tips
- Some of the equipment or features
show n in the genera l illustration may be
standard equ ipme nt on your vehicle or
may be opt ional equ ipment depending
on you r model. Always as k yo ur au tho r
ized Aud i de aler if you have a quest ion
abou t your vehi cle.
- A separate bro ch ure is p rov ided for yo ur
factory-installed audio system a nd/or
the A udi Navigation System. 48
49
71
82
Instruments and warning/indicator lights 15
-The light illuminates when the folding top
opens or closes .
- It flashes if one of the conditions for auto
matically lowering or raising the convertib le
top is not met and the switch to actuate the convertible top is pressed.
- The light i lluminates when the convertib le
top is opened or closed
incompletely.
nl /J Electronic stabilization program
(ESP)
If the G1 i ndicator lamp blinks while dr iv ing,
the ESP or ASR (Ant i-S lip Regulation) is active
l y regulating.
If the G1 indicator lamp illuminates, the sys
tem has sw itched the ESP off. In this case, you
can switch the ignition off and then on to
switch the ESP on again. The system is func
tioning completely whe n the indicator lamp
switches off .
I f the
I indicato r lamp illuminates, the ESP
was switched off with the
[ru bu tton.
ESP/ ABS fault! See owner's manual
If the G1 indicator lamp and the ll] ABS indi
cator lamp illuminate and the dr iver message
appears, the ABS or e lectronic differential lock
is malfunctioning. This also interrupts the
E SP . The brakes st ill function with the ir nor
mal power, but ABS is not active.
Drive to your authorized Aud i dea ler immedi
ately to have the malfunction corrected .
For more information about the ESP
¢page 148.
~ Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
The Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) is part
of the On-Board Diagnostic (OBD II) system .
The symbol
rfl lights up when the ignition is
turned o n and will turn off after the engine
has started and ha s settled at constant idle
speed. This ind icates that the MIL is working
p roperly.
The warning light illuminates when there is a
malfunction in the engine e lectronic system. Contact
your authorized Audi dea ler and have
the malfunction corrected .
An improperly closed fuel filler cap may also
cause the MIL light to illuminate
¢page 176.
For more information ¢ page 28.
[D High beam
The . warn ing/ indicato r light illum inates
when the high beams are on or when you use
the headlight flasher. For more information
about using the high beams, see¢
page 55.
-::}. Rear spoiler
The warning/indicator light monitors the
electrically retractable rear spoiler .
The warning/indicator light I! has the follow
ing functions:
- It comes on for about 3 seconds as a func
tion check when the ignition is switched on.
- It comes on if there is a malfunction in the
electrically ret ra ctab le rea r spo ile r.
Additional informat ion about the e lectr ically
retractable rear spoiler ¢
page 150.
¢¢Turn signals
The indicator light blinks when you use either
turn signal.
Whenever you use the left II or the right II
turn s ignal, the indicator light blinks. When
you use the emergency flasher, both indicator
lights flash.
If one of the turn signa l light bulbs burn out,
the turn signal will blink twice as fast as nor
mal.
Additional information on the turn signals
¢page 55.
Clear vision Lights
Switching the headlights on and off
Fig . 57 Instrument pane l: light switch
F ig. 58 Instrument pane l: light switch w ith daytime
running lights (DRL)
The light switch must not be overturned past
the stops in
either dire ct ion.
Switching on automatic headlight
control*
.,. Turn the light switch to AUTO* ¢ fig. 57 .
Switching on the side ma rker lights
.,. Turn the light switch to ,oo:.
Switching on the headlights and high
beam
.,. Turn the light switch to gD .
.,. Push the high beam lever forward towards
the instrument panel¢
page 55.
Switching off the lights
.,. Turn the light switch to 0.
The headlights only work when the ignition is
switched on. While starting the engine or
when switching
off the ignition, the head-
Clear vision 53
lights will go off and only the side marker
lights will be on.
Daytime running lights (DRL) (USA
models)
The daytime r unning lights can be turned on
or
off using this function. If the function is ac
tive, the daytime running lights are turned on
automatica lly when the ignition is switched
on.
The daytime running lights are activated
only
when the light switch is at the AUTO* or DRL *
position.
Daytime running lights (Canada models
only)
The daytime running lights are activated only
when the light switch ¢ fig. 57 is either at the
0 or the ,oo: position.
The daytime r unning lights function cannot be
turned
off .
Automatic headlight control*
In the switch position AUTO the automatic
headlight control
is turned on. The low
beams are turned on automatically through a
light sensor as soon as ambient brightness
(e .g. when driving into a tunnel) falls below a
value preset at the factory. When ambient
brightness increases aga in, the low beams are
turned
off again automatica lly c:> & .
In the AUTO position the low beams are
switc hed
off automatically when the ignition
is tur ned
off.
Light Sensor Malfunction*
In the event of a light sensor malfunction, the
driver is notified in the instrument cluster dis
play:
ral Automatic headlights/automatic wipers
defective
For safety reasons the low beams are turned
on permanen tly with the switch in
AUTO* .
However, you can continue to turn the lights
on and
off using the light switch. Have the ..,.
54 Clear vision
light sensor checke d as soon as possi ble at a
d ea le rship.
Com ing home /le aving home function *
The function is switched on when the switch is
i n the AU TO* position and the function is
shown as active in the driver info rmation sys
tem .
The
co ming h om e function illuminates the
a rea around the veh icle when the ig nition is
switc hed off and the driver 's door is opened.
The length of time the lights remain on can be set in the menu display
( Illumin ation > Exte
r io r light s> co ming hom e).
The leaving home function i lluminates the
area around the vehicle when unlock ing it.
A WARNING
- Never use daytime running lights to see
where you are going. They are not bright
enough and w ill not let you see far
enough ahead for safety, especially at
dusk or when it is dark. Always switch on
the low beams at dusk or when it is dark.
- Automatic headlights are only intended
to assist the dr ive r. They do not relieve
the driver of his responsibility to check
the headlights and to tu rn them on man
ually according to the current light and
visibili ty cond itions. Fo r example, fog
and rain cannot be detected by the light
sensors . So a lways switch on the head
lights under these weather cond itions
and when driving in the dark
io.
- Crashes can happen when yo u cannot see
the road ahead and when you cannot be seen by other motorists .
- Always turn on the headlights so that
you can see ahead and so tha t others
can see yo ur ca r from the bac k.
- With the switch in
AUTO front fog lights
ca nnot be t urned on in addition .
- The light sensor for headlight control is
l ocated in the rear view m irror mount .
Do no t apply a ny stickers to the w ind- shield in this area to prevent malfunc
tions or fa ilures.
- Some exter io r li ght ing funct ions can be
adjusted in the driver informat ion sys
tem
~ page 21.
- If you remove the ignition from the igni
tion lock while the headlights are still
on, a buzzer wi ll sound as long as the
dr iver's door is open to rem ind you to
turn off the lights.
- Always observe the specif ic loca l regu la
tions for your area as to when to use your
lights.
- With automatic headlights, the high
beam funct ion is also available, but wit h
one restrict ion: If you have not switched
the high beams back to low beams dur
ing automatic headlight operation (fo r
example, after d rivi ng through a tunnel) ,
only the low beams come on the nex t
t ime au tomatic headlights are swi tched
on. To use the high beams, you first have
to pull the high beam lever back and
then push the lever forward again.
- In cool or damp weather, the inside of
the headlig hts, turn signals and tail
lights can fog over due to the tempera
t u re difference between the inside and
outside. They w ill clear shortly after
switching them on. This does not affect
the se rv ice life of the lig hting .
Adaptive light
Applies to veh icles: w ith Adapt ive Light
When driving around bends, the relevant area
of the road is better illuminated.
F ig . 59 Adapt ive li ght w hen dr iv in g
The benefit o f adaptive light is that the curve
and the edg e of th e road are better i lluminat
ed
c::> fig . 59. T he adaptive light is controlled
automatically , depend ing on veh icle speed
and steering wheel ang le.
When driving a round bends, the head lights
are contro lled according to steer ing wheel an
g le. So that there is no black area ahead of the
ve hicle, the two main beams pivo t at different
angles.
(D Tips
T he system works above a speed of about
6 mph (10 km/h) .
Front fog lights
Use the light switch to turn on the front fog
lights.
0 0
"' -ci. a) a,
F ig . 6 0 Fog l ig ht activat ion : ligh t switc h pos it io n on ve ·
hides WIT HO UT s ensor lig ht
Switching on the f ront fog lights }0
• Do not turn the light swi tch -'ti--c::> fig . 60 to -
ward the fog light symbol
}D .
• Turn the light switch to ~oo; or to tD .
• Pull the light switch to the first stop @.
When t he front fog lights are on, the symbo l
iD next to the lig ht switch will illuminate .
Clear vision 55
Turn signals and high beam lever
The lever on the left side of the steering col
umn is used to operate the turn signals and
the high beam as well as the h eadlight flash
er.
t
'
Fi g. 61 Tu rn signal and high beam lever
The turn signa l and high beam lever has t he
following functions:
Turn signals ¢
9
• Lift the leve r up a ll the way c::> fig. 61 @ to
use t he right turn s ignals, or push the leve r
down all the way@to use t he left tur n sig
na ls .
Auto -blink
• Move the leve r (up or down) just to the point
of resistan ce to use the turn signa ls fo r as
long as you need them, for e xamp le w hen
chang ing lanes.
• Briefly move the lever up or down just to the
point of resistance and then release it to
flash the turn s ignals
three times in succes
sion .
This featu re allows to ind icate lane
changes clearly and w ith m inimum effort
when driv ing o n highways .
High beam
~D
• Push the lever forward @ to switch on the
high beam .
.. Pull the lever back towards you to switch off
the high beam .
Headlight flasher
~D
• Pull the lever toward the steering wheel@
to use the headlight flasher. ..,.
56 Clear vis ion
Notes on the se feature s
- The turn signals only work with the ignition
swit ched on . The indicator lights
(I or IN in
the instr ument cl uster ¢
page 13 also b link .
- After you have turned a corner, the turn sig-
nal switches off a utomat ica lly.
- T he
high beam works only when the head
lights are on. The indicator light . in the
instrument cluster illuminates when the
high beams a re on.
- The
headlight flasher wo rks on ly as long as
yo u hold the lever -even if there are no
lights switched on. The indicator light . in
the instrument cl uster illum inates when you
use the headlight f lasher.
(D Note
Do not use the high beam or headlight
flasher if you know that these cou ld be
blind ing oncoming traffic.
Emergency flasher
The emergency flasher makes other motorists
aware that you or your vehicle are in an emer
gency situation.
F ig . 6 2 Cente r console: emerge ncy flas her sw itch
,. Press the switch ~ ~ fig. 62, to switch the
eme rgency flasher on or off .
When the emergency f lashe r is on, a ll four
turn sig nal bli nk at the same time. The t urn
sig nal i ndi ca tor lights ¢ Q in the ins trument
cluster, as well as the lig ht in t he emergen cy
f lasher switch ~ blink likewise .
The emergency flasher w ill automat ica lly
switch on if you are in an a cciden t where the
a irbag has deployed.
(D Tips
You should switch on t he emergency f lash
er when:
- you are the last veh icle standing in a traf
fic jam so that any other vehicles coming can see you, or when
- your vehicle has broken down or you are
in an emergency s ituation, or when
- your vehicle is being towed by a tow
truck or if you are tow ing another vehicle
beh ind you.
Interior lights
' Interior lights
The interior lights include the reading lights
for the driver and the front pass enger.
F ig . 63 Sect ion from headliner: Interio r lights
Activating door contact circuit
,. Press the b utton @. The L ED in the b utton
illum inates.
Deactivating door contact circuit
,. Press the button @. The LED in the button
goes o ut.
Front reading lights "<~
.. Press one of the switches ® to turn the
r ight or left reading light on or off.
With the door contact circuit, the interior lights turn on as soon as you unlock the vehi-
cle or open the doors. The interior lig hts are
also t urned on when the ign ition key is re
moved . The lights turn off about 30 seconds
after the doo rs ar e closed. When the ve hicle is
lilJJ,
250 Index
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
H ead restraints . ........... .... .... . 101
Adjusting .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 101
Heated front seats (climate control) . . . . . . . . . .
79
rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Heated outside mirrors ..... .... .... .. 59
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79
Heated washer jets
W iper and washer system .. .. .. .. .. . . 60
Heating ... .. ................ ..... .. 75
H igh beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 55
Warn ing/ indicator l ights . .. .... .. .. .. 15
High voltage warn ing label ...... .. .. . 237
Hill Descent Assist .......... ... .... ..
90
H omeLink ® universal remote control . . . . 94
Hood
Opening . .. ..... ........... ... .. . 178
Release lever .. .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 178
Horn .. ... .................. ..... .. .
8
H ow many airbags does my vehicle have? 121
How often should I check my tire pres-
sures? .. .. .. ................ ... ... 201
How safety belt pretensioners work ... . 113
H ydroplaning 204
I
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Ignition key safety lock ..... .. .. .... .. 81
I gnition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Ignition lock pos itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Immobilizer ................ .. .... .. 12
Important things to do before driving . . . 98
Improperly worn safety belts . .. .. .. .. . 112
I ndicator light
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125, 126
Audi magnetic ride ......... ... .... .. 14
C lutch overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF .. .... .... . 126
I ndicator lights ............ .. .. .. .. .. 13
Red symbols in the center disp lay .... . . 29
Ye llow symbols in the center disp lay ... 29
Infant seats . ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 141
Inside rearview mirror ...... .. .. .... .. 58 Installing child safety seats
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Instrument cluster and controls ... .... . 10
Instrument panel illumination .... .... . 57
Instruments and controls General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Luggage compartment ............. . 57
J
Jump-starting . .. .. ..... ....... ... .. 231
Jumper cables ... .. ............. .... 232
K
Key ........ .... .. .................. 35
Battery replacement .............. .. 36
Convenience opening and closing of pow-
er top .... ...... ............. .... . 48
Convenience opening and closing of win-
dows ........ ... .. ................ 44
Emergency key ... ....... ...... .. .. . 35
Key replacement .............. ..... 35
Master key ....................... . 35
Valet key .. .. .. .. ... .......... .... . 35
Keyless entry remote control .. .. ... ... . 35
Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Knee air bags .. .. .. ... .......... .... 130
Description .. .. .. ............. .. .. 130
How they work ... ................ . 131
Important safety instructions ........ 132
L
Lap timer ... .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 25
Launch Control Program ... ...... .. .. . 91
Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Cleaning ......................... 171
Leaving home ..... ............. .... . 54
Lifting jack . .... .. .. ... ... ..... .. .. 223
Lifting vehicle ..... ................ . 236
Light/rain sensor defective ........... . 34
Lights . .... .... .. ............. .... . 53
Coming/Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
u
Undercoating ................... ... 168
Unfastening safety belts .. .. .. .. .. .. . 112
Unidirectional tires ......... .. .. .. .. . 194
Uniform tire quality grading . .. .. .. .. . 208
Universal Radio- Frequency Remote Con-
trol (Homelink ®) ....... ...... .... ... 94
Unlocking Power locking switch ...... .. .. .. .. .. 40
Rear lid/trunk lid ......... .. .. .. .. .. 41
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using the key ............... ... ... . 39
V
Vanity mirror . .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. 57
Vehicle-care products .......... ... .. . 162
Vehicle electr ical system .... .. .. .. .. .. 16
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . .. . 237
Vehicle jack .. .... ............. .. .. . 223
Vehicle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Vehicle tool kit ..................... 218
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 5
w
Warning/indicator lights .. ..... .... ... 10
Airbag system ... .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 16
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 17
Brake system ............ .. .. .. .. .. 16
Convertible top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cruise control .................. .... 16
Electronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Electronic stabilization program (ESP) .. 15
Generator .. ............. .... .. .. .. 16
High beam . ............. .... .. .... 15
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) ..... 15
Parking brake ............... .... ... 16
Safety belt .... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 16
Safety systems ........... .... .. .. .. 16
Tire pressure monitoring system .. .. .. 14
Turn signals ............. .... .. .... 15
Warning/Indicator lights Rear spoiler .......... .... ... ... ... 15
Warning lights ............ .... .. .... 13
Red symbols in the center display .. .. .. 29
Yellow symbols in the center display . .. 29
Index 255
Warranty coverages ................ .
241
Washer reservoir .................. . 192
Washing ... .. .. .. ... ............ . .
162
Automatic car wash ............ ... .
163
by hand . .. .. .. .. .. . ... ...... ... . .
163
Convertible top cleaning . .......... . 164
General information .............. . 162
Power top clean ing ............ .. . . 164
with a power washer .............. . 164
Waxing .... .. .. .. .. .. ........... . .
165
Wear indicator ...... .............. .
203
Weatherstrips ...... .... ... ........ . 167
Weights .... .. .. .. .. .. ........... . .
237
What happens if you wear your safety belt
too loose? ........ .. ............... 111
What happens to unbelted occupants? .. 108
What impairs driving safety? ........... 99
What should I do after changing a
wheel? ............................ 201
What should I do after replacing wheels? 201
Wheel bolts Torque .... .. .. .. ............... .. 210
Wheels ........ ................... 194
Cast alloy ..... .. .. ............... 167
Checking tire pressure .............. 200
Cold tire inflation pressure ......... . 198
General notes .. ................... 194
Glossary of tire and loading terminolo-
gy ....... .. .. .. .... ... .... .... .. 195
New tires and wheels .. .. .......... . 205
Tires and vehicle load limits ........ . 202
Wheels/Tires Steel wheels . .. ...... ............. 167
When must the airbag system be inspect-
ed? ......... ..... ................. 125
When should I adjust the tire pressures? 201
When should I check the tire pressures? . 201
Where can I find the tire pressures for my
car? ........ ... .... ............... 200
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107, 108
Wind deflector .. .. ................. . 49
Cleaning .... .. ................... 165
Windows Cleaning 166
Convenience close/open feature ..... .. 44
Defrost . .. .. .. .. .. ................ 78
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