Lo adin g
"' Fo ld the center seatback forward
r=> page 79.
"' Remove the sack from the luggage com
partment and unfold it.
"' Place the empty sack over the lowered seat
back so that the end wi th the z ip fastener is
i n the luggage compartment.
"' Load objects from the luggage compart
ment into the sk i sack
r=> &, .
Securin g
"' Insert the ski sack strap @ r=> fig. 94 into
the center seat belt buckle @.
"' Pull the securing strap t ight by the free end
of the belt @.
"' Vehicles with 6 seats* : The ski sack has two
straps with hooks on the unders ide . Hang
the hooks into the luggage compartment by
the rear fastening eyes and pull the secur ing
strap tight by the free end @.
Storage
"' Re lease the securing strap for the sack .
"' Pull the sack to the rear over the folded
down seatback.
"' Raise the seatback unti l it is securely latch
ed .
"' Fo ld up the empty sack.
"' Stow the ski sack in the luggage compart
ment so that it cannot slide around.
_&. WARNING
-
- The ski sack is intended only for the
transportation of skis, snowboards and
other light objects. To reduce the risk of
serious persona l injury never transport
heavy or po inted ob jects in the ski sack .
- When bra king rapidly o r during an acci
dent the load cou ld be displaced and
ca use inj ury to occupants.
- Sharp edges on the load must be cove red
for protect ion. Always fas ten the belt
t igh tly around the sack and its contents
r=> fig. 94. S
eat s an d sto rage 8 3
(D Tips
Never stow the ski sack away if it's wet or
damp (for examp le, snow me lting from
skis). Let it dry complete ly before you stow
i t away.
Roof rack
First things first
A roof rack can be fitted to carry additional
luggage on the roof.
"' Always read and follow the instructions pro
vided by the roof rack manufacturer when the roof rack system must be installed .
If you are transporting luggage or other ob
jects on the roof, p lease note the following:
- Your vehicle has spec ially designed aerody-
namic roof rails. Only install a roof rack spe
cifically designed for your model. Contact
the nearest authorized Aud i dealer fo r infor
mation on approved modu lar roof racks for
your vehicle.
- These approved roof racks are the bas is for a
complete roof rack system. Additional at
t achments for the basic roof rack a re neces
sary to safely transpo rt luggage, bicycles,
surf boards, skis or sma ll boats. All necessa
ry hardware for these systems is available at
your authorized Audi dealer.
- We recommend that you keep the installa
tion instructions for your roof rack system
together with your Owner's literature in the
veh icle.
When sh ould the roof rac k be remov ed?
- Before going through an automatic car wash
(it is best to ask the car wash operator for
advice) .
- When not in use, to reduce fuel cons ump
tion, wind noise and to guard against theft.
_&. WARNING
- Use of an unapproved roof rack or incor
rect mounting of an approved roof rack
maneuvers when transporting cargo on
the roof of your vehicle.
- Never exceed the maximum permissible
load carrying capacity of the roof of your
vehicle, the permissible axle weights and
the permissible total weight of your vehi cle¢
page 314, Weights.
CD Note
Make sure that the opened rear lid does
not come in contact with the cargo on the
roof.
@ For the sake of the environment
As a resu lt of the increased wind resist
ance created by a roof rack, your vehicle is
using fuel unnecessarily. So remove the
roof rack after using it.
Cupholder
Front cupholders
The cupholders are located in the center arm
rest.
Fig. 96 Center armrest: Beverage holder
.. Open the cover at the recess on the side
¢fig. 96.
A maximum of two beverages can be accom
modated in the center armrest. The second
beverage holder is located under a cover.
A WARNING
Spilled hot liquid can cause an accident
and personal injury.
- Never carry any beverage containers with
hot liquids, such as hot coffee or hot tea,
Seats and storage 85
in the vehicle while it is moving . In case
of an acc ident, sudden braking or other
vehicle movement, hot liquid could spill,
causing scalding burns. Spilled hot liquid
can also cause an accident and personal injury.
- Use only soft cups in the cupholder. Hard cups and glasses can cause injury in an
accident.
CD Note
Only drink containers with lids should be
carried in the cupholder. liquid could spill
out and damage your vehicle's electron ic
equipment or stain the upholstery, etc.
(upholder in the rear center armrest
The cupholder is located in the center con
sole.
Fig. 97 Rear center armrest: cupholder extended
.. To open, press on the symbol 'i ¢fig. 97 .
.. To close, press the corrugated area @ and
fold the cover down.
The holder @adjusts to the beverage holder.
T he cupholder is designed to hold no more
than two cups or cans.
A WARNING
Spilled hot liqu id can cause an accident
and personal injury.
-
-Never carry any beverage containers with
hot liquids, such as hot coffee or hot tea,
in the vehicle while it is moving. In case
of an acc ident, sudden braking or other
veh icle movement, hot liquid could spill,
causing scalding burns. Spilled hot liquid ..,.
Each function is turned on or off by briefly
pr essing the corresponding button . The indi
cator light in the button illuminates when the
func tion is ac tive.
Button (s )
!ON/OFFI
! AUTO !
Function
Climate control on/off
<=>page 93
Air conditioner on/off
<=>page 93
Automatic mode
<=>page94
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Regulatora) G Temperature selection
~
I
<=>page94
Seat heating*
<=> page 100
Seat ventilation*
<=>page 100
Fan
<=> page94
Air distribution
<=>page94
Defrost
<=>page94
Manual recirculation
¢page95
Heated rear window
<=>page95
al Th e regulat or is also used to set t he fa n speed, air dis
tributio n, seat he ating and sea t ve ntilat io n.
Synchronizing climate control
By pressing and holding the regu lator on the
d river's side , the tempera ture setting on the
d river's side can be switched to the passeng
er's side, and vice versa . The new temperature
is shown in the display.
Synchroniz ing fou r-zone automatic
comf ort air c ond iti oning*
By pressing and holding the regu lator on the
drive r's side, the temperature setting on the
drive r's s ide can be sw itched to the passeng
er's side and to the ou ter rear seats. The new
temperature is shown in the display .
Warm and c old 93
By sim ultaneously pressing and holding the
regulators on the driver 's s ide and front pas
senger 's s ide, the temperat ure setting on the
driver's side can be switched to the front pas
senge r's s ide. T he new temperature is shown
in the d isp lay .
@ Tips
The gr ille on the controls must rema in un
obstructed and must not be taped over.
Measur ing senso rs are located behind it .
Turning on and off~
Turning the air conditioning on
"' Press the ION/O FF! button, or
"' Press the
IAUTO I button.
Turning the air conditioning off
"' Press the ION/O FF! button to sw itch the a ir
conditioning off and to block the air supply
from the ou tside.
The air conditioner turns back on when yo u
press the
temper atu re regulator or one of the
buttons.
(D Tips
Wit h the ignition t urned off, you can acti
vate the residual heat funct ion by pressing
the
! ON/O FF I button . The res idual heat
from the coolant can be used to heat the
vehicle interior .
Air Conditioner On/Off~
Switching off the air condi tioner saves fuel .
"' Press the IAC ! button to sw itch the a ir condi-
tioner on or off .
When the air conditioner is switc hed on, the
indicator lamp in the b utton will illuminate
and the heat ing/venti lation system is control
led automatically .
Please keep in mind that with the air condi
tione r switc hed off, the interior temperat ure
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~ Press the~ button again, or press the
IAUTOI button to turn it off.
Temperature is controlled automatically. The
maximum amount of air flows main ly from
the vents below the windshield.
To defog the rear side windows, the air ve nts
i n the door pillars shou ld be open and d irect
ed at the windows.
Manual air recirculation ~
Air recirculation prevents exhaust fumes or
other pollution from entering the vehicle.
Tu rning on air r ecircul ation
~ Press the 1.,..,1 button ~ .&
Tu rning off air recircul ation
~ Press the~ button again, or
~ press the IAUTO I button, or
~ press the~ button.
In the air recirculation mode, the air in the
passenger compartment is recirculated and
filtered to prevent exhaust fumes and other
pollution from entering the vehicle . We rec
ommend that you use the manual air recircu lation under the following conditions:
- when driving through tunnels
- in a traffic jam.
A WARNING
Do not use the air recirculation mode for
extended per iods of t ime. The windows
could fog up since no fresh a ir can enter
the vehicle.
If the windows fog up, press
the air recirculation button again immed i-
,
Warm and c old 95
ately to switch off the air recirculation
f u nction or select defrost.
Rear window defogger~
The rear window defogger clears the rear win
dow of condensation .
~ Press the QW button to turn the rear window
defogger on and
off.
T he rear window defogger wo rks only when
the engine is runn ing. The light in the sw itch
will i lluminate when the defogger is on.
T he rear window defogger w ill sw itch
off au
tomat ica lly after a short t ime. The t ime the
rear w indow defogger remains on w ill vary de
pending on the outside temperature.
At very low outs ide temperatures, the rear
window defogger can be sw itched on continu
o usly by pushing the
QW button for more than
2 seconds . This remains stored until the igni
tion is switched
off.
A rea r w indow defogger that was switched on
also remains stored for 15 m inu tes after the
ignition is switched
off . If the engine is re
started within these 15 min utes, the rear win
dow defogger is a lso activated, depending on
outside temperature. With a vehicle that is
parked for a short time, the rear window de
fogger does not need to be manually activat ed again.
@ For the sake of the environment
Turn the defogger off when the rear win
dow is clear. When you save electric ity, you
save fuel.
@ Tips
If the climate control system is operating
in cooling mode, a ir flows primarily from
the outlets in the center conso le and in the
door pillars. To achieve adequate cooling,
you should never close the outlets com
pletely .
Using climate control economically
Using the climate controls prudently can help
save fuel.
When you use the air conditioner, engine pow
er is reduced and fuel consumption increases.
To save fuel, you should use the air condition
e r only when necessary. Also please note the
following points :
.,. To save fuel, turn off cooling mode by press
ing the
I AC ! button (indicator light goes
out) .
.,. In add ition, if you open the window or the
Panoramic sliding sunroof* while driving,
turn off cooling mode by p ress ing the
IACI
button (indicator light goes out).
.,. If the vehicle is extremely hot due to the
heat of the sun, briefly open doors and win
dows.
@ For the sake of the environment
By reducing the amount of fue l you use,
you also reduce the amount of poll utants
emitted into the air. W
arm and cold 9 7
Rear Air Conditioning
Rear air conditioning - controls
Applies to vehicles: with four-zone automatic comfort air
conditio nin g
This overview is to assist you in familiarizing
yourself with the rear air conditioning con
trols.
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Fig . 113 Rea r air conditioning controls
The left display indicates the temperature se
lected for the rear left passenger, the right
display indicates the temperature selected for
the rear right passenger . If the settings for
seat heating *, air distribution or the air condi
tioning fan are changed, the relevant indica
tor will appear br iefly on the display .
Funct io ns are set by ro tating the control or
are switched on and off by tapping the but
tons. The indicator light in the button illumi
nates when the function is active.
Button (s) Function
ION/OFFI Climate control on/off
¢ page98
-
IAUTOI Automatic mode
¢page98
Regulatoral El Temperature selection
¢page98
Qi Seat heating *
¢page 101
~
Fan
¢page98
~
Air distribution
¢page99
a) The regu lator is also u sed to set the fan sp ee d, air dis-
tribut ion and seat heating .
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110 On the road
The parking brake warning light. (USA)/ .
(CON) illuminates when the parking brake is
set and you switch on the ignition.
_& WARNING
-
Always release the parking brake com
pletely. A partially engaged brake will
overheat the rear brakes, reduce their ef
fectiveness and cause excessive wear. This could lead to brake failure and an accident .
(D Note
Only after the vehicle has come to com plete stop, should you firmly set the park
ing brake and move the selector lever into
"P".
Parking
To prevent a parked vehicle from rolling
away, there are a few things you should do .
When you park your vehicle, do the
following
• Stop the vehicle using the brake pedal.
• Apply the parking brake firmly .
• Move the selector lever into the
P position
~ &.
• Switch off the engine and remove the igni-
tion key from the ignition lock.
When you park your vehicle on hills, do
the following
• Stop the vehicle using the brake pedal.
• Apply the parking brake firmly.
• If you are parking headed downhill, turn
the front wheels
toward the curb.
• If you are parking headed uphill, turn the
front wheels
away from the curb.
• Move the selector lever into the
P position.
• Switch off the engine and remove the igni
tion key from the ignition lock.
_& WARNING
This is how you can reduce the risk of in
jury when leaving your vehicle. -
Never park the vehicle where it can come
in contact with dry grass, spilled fuel or
any other flammable materials.
- When parking on hills, always turn the
wheels so that the front wheels will first
roll into the curb, if the vehicle should
start to roll.
- Never allow anyone - especially small
children - to remain in the vehicle when
it is locked. locked doors make it more
difficult for rescuers to access the pas
senger compartment in the event of an
emergency. Danger to life!
- Never leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle. Children could release the park
ing brake or move the gearshift lever out
of gear. The vehicle could start to roll
away and cause an accident.
- No matter what the season is, the tem
perature in a parked vehicle can reach
dangerous levels.
@ Note
-Please exercise care when you park your
vehicle in parking areas with parking bar
riers or curbs. Parking barriers and curbs
vary in height and could damage your
bumper and related components as the
front of your vehicle moves over a barrier or curb that is too high, as you park or as
you back out of a parking spot. In order to be sure that no such damage can oc
cur, you may wish to stop short of having
the front tires of your car touch the park
ing barrier or curb.
- Please also exercise exceptional care
when you drive up or down steep ramps
or drive over curbs or other obstacles, for
which the vehicle is not designed, be
cause components of the vehicle close to
the ground, such as bumper covers, spoilers and suspension and exhaust sys
tem components, may become dam aged.
Starting on hills
Hill Hold makes it easier to start on hills.
140 Automatic transmission
Kick-down
The kick-down feature allows the vehicle to
generate maximum acceleration.
When you press the accelerator pedal beyond
the resistance point that is reached at full
throttle, the transmission will select a lower
gear ratio based on vehicle speed and eng ine
RPM. The engine RPM will be controlled to
produce maximum vehicle accelerat ion as
long as you continue to press the accelerator
pedal beyond this resistance point .
& WARNING ,--
Be careful when using the kick-down fea
ture on slippery roads. Rapid acceleration may cause the vehicle to skid.
Dynamic shift program (DSP)
The automatic transmission is electronically
controlled .
The transmission is self adapting and will au
tomatically
select the best shift program suit
ed to the driving conditions and driving style.
The transmission will select one of the
econo
my
programs when you drive at a steady
speed or a gradually changing speed without
heavy acceleration. This achieves optimum
fuel efficiency, with early upshifting and de
layed downshifting.
The transmission will automatically select the
sporty shift programs when you drive at high
er speeds, or with heavy acceleration and fre
quent ly changing speeds. Upshifts are delayed
to make full use of engine power. Oownshift
ing takes place at higher engine speeds than
in the economy programs.
The selection of the most suitable shift pro
gram is a continuous, automatic process. The
driver can also make the transmission switch
to a sporty program by
quickly pressing down
the gas pedal.
This causes the transmission to shift down to
a lower gear to achieve rap id acceleration, e.g .
for quickly passing another veh icle. You do not need to press the gas pedal into the
kick-down
range. After the transmission has upshifted,
the or iginal program is selected according to
your driving style.
An additional shift program allows the automatic transmission to select the proper gear
for uphill and downhill gradients.
This keeps the transmission from shifting up
and down unnecessarily on hills . The trans
mission will shift down to a lower gear when
the driver presses the brake pedal on a down
hill gradient. This makes use of the braking ef
fect of the engine without the need to shift
down manually.
Manual shift program
Using the manual shift program you can
manually select gears.
Fig. 160 Cente r conso le: shifting the t iptronic® man
ually
Fig. 161 D isplay: manual shift program, selected gear
Switching to manual shift program
.. Push the selector lever to the right from D.
As soon as the transmission has switched
over, the selected gear appears in the dis
play
Q fig . 161.
To upshift
• Push the selec tor leve r forw ard to the pl us
pos ition
0 ¢ fig. 160 .
To downshift
• Push the lever to the m in us position Q .
When acce lerating, the transm iss ion w ill au
tomatically sh ift into the next gear before the
e ngine reaches its maxim um RPM .
If you app ly a light throttle when accelerat
ing , tiptronic ® will automatically shift from
1st to 2nd gear to save fuel. If you apply a
h eavy thrott le, the transmission will stay in
1st gear unt il n ear maximum R PM is reached,
or until the d river sh ifts i nto 2nd gear .
If you take your foot off the accelerator peda l
when dr iv ing down a steep incli ne , tiptronic ®
will downshift from th e se lected gear into the
n ex t lowe r gear until it reaches 1st gea r,
b ased on ro ad s peed and eng ine RPM . A uto
mat ic downshifting is in ter rupted as soon as
you apply t he thrott le again.
@ Tips
- Wh en you sh ift i nto the next lower ge ar,
t h e transm iss io n will dow nshi ft only
whe n there is no possibility of over-rev
v ing the engine.
- When t he kick -down comes on, t he
transmission will s hift down to a lower
gear, depending on ve hicle and engine
speeds .
- tiptron ic® is inoperative w hen the trans
mission is in the fail-sa fe mode.
Autom atic transm ission 141
Steering wheel with tiptronic ®
Applies to vehicles: w ith t iptronic-steering wheel
T he shift buttons on the steering wheel allow
the driver to shift gears manually .
Fig. 162 Steering w hee l: S hift b utt ons
• To down shi ft, tou ch the bu tton on t he left
o .
• To upshift, touch the button on the right
0 .
The shift bu tton s a re activ at ed when these
lector lever is in D, So r in the manual s hift
program (tiptronic) .
O f c ourse , you can c ontinue to use the manu al
s hift p rogram wi th the selecto r leve r on the
cente r co nsole.
Automatic transmission malfunction
[O] Transmission malfunction: You can con
tinue driv ing
T he re is a system mal func tion in the t ransmis
s io n. You may cont inue dr iving . Drive to your
a u tho rized Aud i dea ler o r qualified repa ir fa
cility soon to have the ma lfunction corrected.
[O] Transmis sion malfunction: Limited driv
ing functionality
T he re is a system mal func tion i n the t ransmis
s io n. The transm iss ion is swi tching to emer
gency mode. This mode o nly shifts into cer
ta in gears o r will no longer shift at all . The en
gine may sta ll. Drive to your a uthorized Audi
dealer or qualified repair facility immediately
to have the malfunction correcte d.
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