driving a few yards and correct if neces
sary . Follow the instructions from the
snow cha in manufacturer when doing so.
- If the Adaptive Air Suspension* should
malfunction, do not mount or use snow
chains beca use the vehicle will be ex
tremely low. If you do drive with snow
chains on while the vehicle is at this lev el, the snow chains might severe ly dam
age the wheelhouse and other parts of
the veh icle.
(0 Tips
W here snow cha ins are mandatory oncer
tain roads, this normally also applies to ve
hicles with all-wheel drive.
Wheel bolts
Wheel bolts must always be tightened to the
correct torque .
The design of whee l bolts is matched to the
factory installed r ims. If different rims are fit
ted, the cor rect wheel bolts wit h the right
lengt h and correctly s haped bolt heads must
be used. This ens ures t hat w heels a re fitted
secure ly an d that the brake system f unctions
correctly.
I n ce rtain circumstances, you may not use
wheel bo lts from a d ifferent vehicle -even if it
is the s ame mode l~
page 3 21.
& WARNING
Improperly tig htened or maintained whee l
bolts can become loose ca using loss of
cont ro l, a co llision and serious persona l in
jury.
- Always keep the w heel bolts and the
threads in the wheel hubs clean so the
wheel bolts can turn easily and be prop erly t ightened.
- Never grease or oil the wheel bolts and the threads in the wheel hubs. They can
become loose w hile driving if greased or
o iled, even if tig hte ned to the specified
torq ue.
Tire s an d wheel s 2 91
-On ly use whee l bolts that be long to the
rim being installed.
- Never use different wheels bolts on yo ur
veh icle.
- Always maintain the correct t ightening
torque for the whee l bolts to reduce t he
risk o f a wheel loss. If the tightening tor
que of t he wheel bolts is too low, they
can loosen and come out when t he vehi
cle is mov ing.
If the tig hte ning torque is
too high, the wheel bolts and threads can be damaged and the whee l can be
come loose.
(D Note
The specified torque for the whee l bolts is
120
ft l b ( 160 Nm) with a to le rance of
± 7, 4
ft lb( ± 10 Nm). Torque w heel bo lts
d iagon ally . After changi ng a w heel, the
torque m ust be chec ke d as soon as poss i
b le with a to rque wrench -preferab ly by an
a uthorized Audi dea ler or q ua lified work
shop .
Low aspect ratio tires
Your Audi is factory-equ ipped with tow aspect
ratio tires. These tires have been thoroughly
tested and been se lected specifically for your
model for their superb perfo rmance, road feel
and handli ng under a var iety of drivi ng condi
tions. As k your au thori zed A udi dealer for
more de tails.
The low asp ect ratio of these tires is ind icated
by a nu mera l of
55 or l ess in the tire's s ize
designation. The n ume ra l rep resen ts the ra tio
of the tire's sidew all height in rel ation to its
tread width exp ressed in percentage . Conven
tiona l tires have a he ight/width ratio of 60 or
more.
The performance of low-aspect-ratio tire s is
particularly sensitive to improper inflation
pre ssure. It is therefore important th at low
aspect ratio tires are inflated to the specified pressure and that the inflation pressure is
regularly checked and mainta ined. Tire pres-
sures should be checked at least once a .,..
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326 Index
Brake system .. .... ..... ... .. .. .... . 268
Anti-lock brake system . ... .. ... ... .. 1 8
Bra ke fl uid .... ... .... ... .. .. .... . 268
Brake fl uid spec ificat ions for refill and re-
p lacement ... ............. .. .... . 269
Brake pads . .............. ... .. ... 228
Ge ne ral informat ion ... ... .. .. .. .. . 222
H ow does mo isture or road salt affect the
b rakes? .. .. ............. .... .. .. . 22 2
M alfunct io n ............. .. .. .... .. 3 2
P ark ing brake ... ...... ... .. .. .... . 109
Warning/indicator lights ... .. .. .... . . 19
Worn brake pads symbol ... .. ... ... .. 36
B raki ng gua rd
refer to Audi br aking gua rd . .. .. .. .. . 126
Break- in period . .. ...... .... ... .. .. . 228
Brake pads ... .. ...... .... ... .. .. . 228
Tir es .. .. .. ................ ... ... 228
Breakover ang le ........... .... .... . 232
B ulbs . .. .. ... ............ .. .. .. .. . 30 6
Bumper cover Ca ution w hen parki ng nea r a parking ba r-
ri er or curb . ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 110
C
Ca lifo rnia Proposit ion 65 Wa rning .. ... 259
B attery spec ific .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 27 1
Capac it ies . .. ............. .. .. .. ... 316
C ar -Systems
Ambience lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Lighting profi les .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 62
Ca r ca re . .. .. ................ ... .. . 239
I n ter ior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 4
Pl asti c and v inyl .......... .. .. .. .. . 24 2
Care of exte rior .. .... .... .. .. .. .. .. . 239
Cargo area
refer to loading the luggage compart-
ment .. .. ................. .. .... . 166
C ar go floor ............... .. .. ...... 8 2
Cargo net .... .. ........ .... ... .. .. .. 80
Cata lytic converter . ..... ... .. .. .... . 229
Cente r arm rest
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
S to rage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7
Center console in rear ........ ... .. .... 78 Cen
tral lock ing
Emergency locking . .... ..... ... .. .. . 45
Pano ram ic s liding s unroo f . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Certification .. .. .. ............. .. .. 3 22
Chang ing a flat t ire . .. .. ...... ... .. .. 298
Chang ing a wheel . .... .. ..... ... .. .. 298
Chang ing engine oil 264
Chassis Undercoating .... ............. .... 244
also refer to Adaptive Air Suspen-
s io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150, 152
CHECK button ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 12
Checking En gine coolant level ............ .. .. 266
Checking t ire pressure ........ ...... . 280
Child rest raints
Danger of using child restraints in the
front seat . ................... .... 181
Where can I get additional informat io n
about child rest raints and the ir use? .. 218
Child rest raint system anchors . ... .. .. 212
Child safe ty . ...... ............. .... 200
Co nvertib le lo cking retractor ... .. .. .. 209
G ui dance fixtures for lower ancho rages 214
Important sa fe ty instru ctions for using
child safety seats .... .. ..... ... .. .. 203
Important things to know when driving
with children .. .. ... .......... .. .. 200
Installing a c hild restra int using the
LATCH system .. .. .......... ...... . 215
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook ........ ... .. .............. . 215
T e ther anchors ... ............. .... 216
T e ther s traps .... ............. .... 216
Child safety lock
r ear doors (powe r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Child safety seats . ... .... .... ... .. .. 205
Booster seats .... ............. .... 208
Co nvertib le child seats ......... .. .. 206
Co nvertib le locking retractor ... .. .. .. 209
Danger of using child restraints i n the
front seat ..... .. .......... ... ... . 181
How do I properly i nstall a chi ld safe ty
seat in my ve hicle? ............. .. .. 203
Infan t seats ... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 205
Installing ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 209
Engine Compartment .... ..... ... ... ... ...
260
Coolant .. .. .... ........ ... .. .. .. . 265
Hood .. .. .. ...... ........... .. ... 258
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 , 106
Starting with jumper cables .. ... .... 308
Stopping ... ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 106
Engin e compartm ent
Safety instructions ... ..... .. .. .. .. .
258
Working the engine compar tmen t ... . 258
Engine coolant system ... ... .. .. .. .. . 265
Adding coolant . .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 267
Checking coolant leve l .. ... .. .. .. .. . 266
Checking the eng ine coolant leve l .. .. . 266
M alfunct ion .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. 32
Radiator fan .............. ... ... .. 268
Engine coolant temperature
Temperature ga ug e .... ... .. .. .. .. ..
10
Eng ine data .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. . 3 16
Eng ine hood
C losing ...................... ....
258
H ow to release the hood . .. .. .. .. .. . 258
Engine oil . .. ............. .... .. .. . 260
Adding .. .. ........ ..... .... .. .. . 264
Addi tives . .. ............. .... .. .. . 264
Changing .................. .... .. 264
Checking the eng ine o il level .. .. .. .. . 263
Consumpt ion ................. .... 262
Indications and cond it ions requ iring ex-
tra checking ............. .... .. ...
263
O il grades .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 260
Recommended oil check intervals .. .. . 263
Specification and viscosity . ... .. .. .. . 260
Eng ine oi l level ..... ..... .. .... .. .. .. 36
Eng ine oil pressure
Malfunct io n ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. ..
33
Eng ine oil sensor defective . ... .. .. .. .. 36
E ng ine speed limitat io n ..... .. .. .. .. .. 36
Entry assist
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
Environment Break-in period . .. ..... ... .. .. .. ...
228
Catalytic converter ........ .. .. .. .. . 229
Diesel particulate filter .... .. .. .. .. . 229
Disposing of your vehicle battery .. .. . 273
Driving at h igh speeds ......... ... .. 230
D riving to m inimize pollution and no ise 230
Inde x 329
Fuel . ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 253
Fuel economy .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 230
Leaks unde r your vehicle ..... ... .. .. 258
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up . 230
Proper disposal of dra ined brake fluid . 269
P roper disposal of drained eng ine cool -
ant .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. ... ... .. ....
267
Proper disposal of d ra in ed eng ine oi l .. 264
Recycling used eng ine oil . ....... .... 2 64
Un leaded fuel .. .. .... .... ....... .. 2 50
Wha t shou ld I do with an o ld battery? . 273
EPC
refer to Elect ron ic power control ...... 15
ESC
refer to E lectron ic Stability Control ( ESC) 16
Event Da ta Recorde r (ED R) ..... ... .. .. 219
Exhaust tail pipes
Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. . ... ...... ... ..
244
Expansion tank .. .. ................. 266
Explanation of some technical te rms ... 232
Ex terior lighting in the mirror housing 59
Exterior m irrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
68
Dimming .. .. .. .. .. ............... . 69
Heating ... .. .. .. .... ....... .... ...
68
Eyeglasses compartment . ..... ... .. .. . 89
F
Fa ll line
Fan Fou r-zo ne automatic comfo rt air condi-232
t 1o ni ng ... .. .. .. .. . .. .......... .. . 98
Radiator .. .. .. .. .. . ... ........... 2 68
Fasten ing
Booster seats .. ... ...... ......... .
208
Convertible child safety seats ... ... .. 206
Infant seats . .. .. .. ........... .... 205
Flat tire
Changi ng ... .. .. .................
298
Floor mats . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 165
Fog lights .. .. .. .... .......... ...... 58
Fo lding chocks .. .. ............. .... 295
Fo ld ing master key wi th remo te control . . 38
Foot pedals . .. .. .... .......... ..... 165
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