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-The vehiclebatterymustnotbecharged
with astandardsmallchargerthatplugs
intothecigarettelighteroroutlet.
Outlet
Theoutletinthefront center consolemoybe
used for
i2-voltopplionces.
Fig.7SCenter console, front:12-voltoutlet
~Foldthecoyerfortheoutletup.
~Pluginappliancetobeused.
Theoutletmaybeusedfor12-voltappliances
withmaximumconsumptionofupto100
watts,suchasaflashlight,smallvacuum
cleaner,etc.
Before youpurchaseanyaccessories,always
read
andfollowtheinformationin
qpage247,Additional accessories andparts
replacement.
AWARNING
Theoutletplusanyappliancespluggedin
toitremainfunctionaleven iftheignition
isswitchedoffortheignition keyisre
moved. Neverleavechildren inside
theve
hicle
withoutsupervision.
CDNote
Toavoiddamagingthesocket,onlyuse
plugsthatfitproperly.
iTips
Whentheengineisoffandaccessoriesare
stillpluggedinandareon,thevehiclebat
terycanstillbedrained.
Storage
General'.
AWARNING
- Alwaysremoveobjectsfromtheinstru
mentpanel.Anyitemsnotputaway
could
slidearoundinsidethevehicle
while driving
orwhenacceleratingor
whenapplyingthebrakesorwhendriv
ing
arounda corner.
-
Whenyouaredrivingmakesurethat
anythingyou may have placedinthecen
terconsoleorotherstoragelocations
cannotfalloutintothefootwells.Incase
ofsuddenbraking youwouldnotbeable
tobrakeoraccelerate.
-Anyarticlesofclothingthatyou have
hungupmustnotinterferewiththedriv
er'sview.Thecoathooksaredesigned
onlyforlightweightclothing.Neverhang
anyclothingwithhard,pointedorheavy
objectsinthepocketsonthecoathooks.
During
suddenbrakingorinanaccident
especially iftheairbagisdeployed
theseobjectscouldinjure anypassen
gersinsidethevehicle.
Glovecompartment•
Theglovecompartmentisilluminated and
con belocked.
_...
Fig.76Glovecompartment
Toopenglovecompartment
~Pullthehandleqfig.76inthedirectionof
thearrowpushdownlidtothefullyopen
position.
b
__---------------------------...:s:::::e:."'a~t::.:s~a'-'-n'-'d~s~t~o~r~a~g~e
Taclose glovecompartment
~Pushtheglovecompartmentlidupwardun
tilthelockengages.
cochanger*
TheCDchangerfortheSoundSystemislocat
ed
intheglovecompartment.
AWARNING
Toreducetheriskofpersonalinjuryinan
accidentorsuddenstop,always keepthe
glovecompartmentclosedwhiledriving.
5toragecompartmentinthefrontseats
Appliestavehicles: withstoragecompartmentinthefrontseats
Thereisafold-out storagecompartmentin
thefrontofthe seats.
Opening
~Liftthehandleandpullthedrawerout.
Clasing
~Pushthedrawerincompletelyuntilitlatch
es.
iTips
Themaximumcarryingcapacity2.2lbs
(lkg).
Coathooks
AWARNING
-Hangclothesinsu ch awaythattheydo
notimpairthedriver's vision.
- The
coathooksmustonlybeusedfor
lightweightclothing.Donotleave any
heavy
orsharpedgedobjectsinthepock
etswhich mayinterferewiththesideair
bag
deploymentandcancausepersonal
injuryina crash.
-Donothang heavyabjectsonthecoat
hooks,astheycouldcausepersonalin
_ Jury
inasuddenstop.
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Voushouldalwayslockthesteeringwhenever
youleaveyourvehicle. Thismakesavehicle
theftevenmoredifficultq&'
Ignitionkeysafetylock
After switching offtheignition,theignition
keycanonlyberemoved fromtheignition
lock when
theselectorleverisinthe"P"
(Park) position. Afteryouhave removedthe
key,theselectorleverislockedandcannotbe
moved.
Ignitionon@
Ifitisdifficulttoturnthekeyafteryou have
inserteditintotheignition lock,turnthe
steeringwheelbackandforth.Thiswilltake
theloadoffthesteeringlockmechanismand
you will be
abletoturnthekeyfreelyand
starttheengine.
Startingtheengine®
Inthispositiontheenginestarts.Whilethe
engineisstarting,thepowersupplytothe
headlightsandotherelectricalconsumersis
temporarilyinterruptedtoconservebattery
power. Aftertheenginehasstarted,reLease
thekeyanditwillreturntopositionCD,
Beforethestartercanbeoperatedagainthe
[email protected]
non-repeatlockpreventsyou fromdamaging
thestarterwhentheengineisrunning.
AWARNING
- Never
removethekeyfromtheignition
lock
whiLethevehicleismoving. The
steeringwheeLwilllockcausinglossof
control.
-Ifyouhavetoleaveyourvehicle-even
forjustaminute-always removetheig
nition
keyandtakeit with you.Thisises
pecially
importantifyou aregoingto
leave children behindinthevehicle.The
children could
starttheengineoruse
othervehiclecontrols. Unsuperviseduse
ofvehiclecontrals(forexample,power
windows) cancauseseriouspersonalin
juries.
@Tips
Ifthevehiclebatteryhasbeendisconnect
edandthenreconnected,thenyoumust
leavethekeyinpositionCDforabout5
secondsbeforeyoucanstarttheengine.
Startingandstopping
theengine
Startingtheengine1
Theengine canonly bestartedwith anorigi
nal Audi key.
~Settheparking brake.
~Movetheselectorlevertotheneutralposi
tion(automatictransmission):selectorlever
inPorN).
~Onvehicles withmanualtransmission,fully
depresstheclutchpedal.
~Turntheignitionkeytoposition0
qpage75,fig.80-donotdepressthegas
pedalwhenstartingtheengine!
~Letgoofthekeyassoonastheengine
starts.
Acoldenginemayatfirstbe loudafterithas
beenstarted.Thisisduetothehydraulic
valves building up
theoilpressure. Thisnor
malandnoneedforconcern.
Iftheenginedoesnotstartimmediately,stop
tryingafterlasecon~ndthentrytorestart
theengineabout30seco~slater.
AWARNING
Never
startorlettheenginerunina con
fined
orenclosedarea.Exhaustfumes
framtheenginecontaincarbonmonoxide,
a colorless
andodorlessgas. Carbonmon
oxide canbefatalifinhaled.
- Never leave
theengineidlingunattend
ed.Anunattendedvehicle witharunning
engineposesadangerofpersonalinjury
ortheft.~
..
-
CDNote
_Avoidhighenginespeeds,fastaccelera
tion
orheavyengineloadswhiletheen
gine isstill cold. Thiscould
damagethe
engine.
_Theenginecannotbestartedbypushing
or towing
thevehicle.
@lForthesakeoftheenvironment
Toavoidunnecessaryenginewearandto
reduceexhaustemissions,donotletyour
vehicle
standandwarmup.Bereadyto
driveoffimmediatelyafterstartingyour
vehicle. Maintain
moderatespeeduntilthe
engineiscompletelywarm.Remember,
theengineperformsbestatoperating
temperature.
Stoppingtheengine
~Turntheignition keytoposition@
qpage75,fig.80.
AWARNING
- Never
turnofftheengineuntilthevehi
cle
hascometoacompletestop.
- The brakeboosterandservotroniconly
work when
theengineisrunning. With
theignitionturnedoff,you havetoapply
more force
whensteeringorbraking.
5ince you
cannotsteerandstopnormal
ly,thiscanleadtoaccidentsandserious
injuries.
- The
radiatorfan cancontinuetorunfor
uptolaminutesevenafteryou have
turnedofftheengineandremovedthe
ignitionkey.Theradiatorfancanalso
turnonagain iftheenginecoolantheats
upbecauseofintensesunlightorheat
build-upintheenginecompartment.
CDNote
Donotstoptheengineimmediatelyafter
hardorextendeddriving. Keeptheengine
runningforappraximatelytwominutesto
preventexcessiveheatbuild-up .
Ontheroad
Parkingbrake
Parkingbrake
Whentheparking brakeisset,itpreventsthe
vehiclefromralling awayunintentianally.
Fig.81Center console: Parkingbrakeset
Settingtheparkingbrake
~Pulltheparking brakeleverallthewayup.
Releasingtheparkingbrake
~Pulltheparking brakeleverupslightlyand
pressthereleasebuttonatthesametime
qfig.81-arraw-.
~Keepthereleasebuttonpressedandlower
theparking brakeqA·
Ifyoushoulddriveoffwiththeparkingbrake
still
set,awarningtonewillsoundandthe
following willappearintheinstrumentc1us
tertoremindyoutoreleasetheparking
brake:
Pa rki ng b
rakeset
The parking brakewarningcomesononly af
teryouhave drivenforlongerthan3seconds
andfasterthan5mph(5km/hl.
Theparking brakewarninglight_
(USA)/.(CON)illuminateswhenthepark
ing brake
issetandyou switch ontheignition.
AWARNING
Alwaysreleasetheparking brakecom-
pletely. A
partiallyengagedbrakewill
overheattherearbrakes, reducetheiref
fectiveness
andcauseexcessive wear.This
could lead
tobrakefailureandanaccident.~
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78Ontheroad
c:DNote
Onlyafterthevehiclehascometocom
pletestop,shouldyoufirmlysetthepark
ing brake
andeithermovethegearshift
leverintolst.gear(manualtransmission)
ormovetheselectorleverinto"P"(Auto
matietransmission).
Parking
Topreventaparkedvehicle fromrolling
away,
thereare afewthingsyoushoulddo.
Whe'n youparkyourvehicle,dothefollowing:
~Stopthevehicle usingthebrakepedalo
~Settheparking brakefirmly.
~Switchofftheengine.
~MovetheselectorleverintothePposition
(automatictransmission)ormovethegear
shiftleverintolst.gear(manualtransmis
sion) .
~Removetheignition keyfromtheignition
lock.
Whatelse youshould dowhen parking
your vehicle onanincline ordecline
Turnthesteeringwheel50thatifthevehicle
shouldstarttoroll, itwill rollintothecurb.
Ifyouareparking onadecline(thefrontof
your vehicle facingdownhill),turnthefront
wheelstotheright50thattheypointtoward
thecurb.
Ifyouareparking onanincline(thefontof
yourvehiclefacinguphill),turnthefront
wheelstotheleft50thattheypointaway
fromthecurb.
.&.WARNING
Thisishowyoucanreducetheriskofin
jury
whenleaving yourvehicle.
-Neverparkthevehiclewhereit cancome
incontactwithdrygrass,spilledfuelor
any
otherflammablematerials_
- Never
allowanyone-especiallysmall
children -taremaininthevehiclewhen
itis locked. Lockeddoorsmakeitmore
difficultforrescuerstoaccessthepas-
sengercompartmentintheEventofan
emergency. Dangertolife!
-Neverleave children unsupervisedinthe
vehicle.Children couldreleasethepark
ing brake
ormovethegearshiftleverout
ofgear. Thevehicle couldstarttoroll
away
andcauseanaccident.
-Nomatterwhattheseasonis,thetem
peratureina parked vehicle canreach
dangerouslevels.
StartingonhiLLs
Appliestovehicles: withhillhold assist
Hillholdassistmakesiteasiertostarton
hills.
The
systemisactivated whenthebrakepedal
isdepressedforafewseconds.
Afterreleasingthebrake pedal,thebrake
powerisheldforabriefmomenttoprevent
thevehiclefromrolling backwhenstarting.At
thistime,youcaneasily begintomoveyour
vehicle.
.&.WARNING
-Ifyoudidnotbeginmovingimmediately
afterreleasingth~brakepedal,under
certaincircumstances,thevehicle would
begin
toroll backward. Depressthe
brakepedalimmediatelyorengagethe
handbrake.'--.
-Shouldtheenginestall..depressthe
brakepedalimmediatelyorengagethe
handbrake.
- In
ordertopreventthevehiclefromroll
ing back
unintentionallywhenstartingin
stop-and-go traffic, keepthebrakepedal
depressedforafewsecondsbeforedriv
ing off.
(DTips
Youcan findoutifyou rvehicleisequipped
with"Hill holdassist"atanauthorizedAu
didealership.
tnz
-cruisecontroL
switchingthesystemon
Thecruise controlsystemmakesitpossibleto
driveataconstantspeedstartingat20mph
(30km/h).
Fig.82Contrallever withsetbutton!
Fig.83Display:Selected speed
~Pullthelevertoposition
switchthesystemon.
~Driveatthespeedyouwishtoset.
~Pressbutton®tosetthatspeed.
Thedisplaycc:>fig.83willshowthesetspeed.
Thedisplay mayvarydependingonthetypeof
displayinyour vehicle. Theindicatorlight
(USmodel)/11.1(Canadian model)will
also
lightupintheinstrumentcluster.
AWARNING
- Always payattentiontotrafficEvenwhen
thecruisecontrolisswitchedon.Youare
alwaysresponsibleforyourspeedand
thedistancebetweenyourvehicleand
othervehicles.
-Forsafetyreasons,thecruisecontrol
shouldnotbeusedinthecity,instop
and-gotraffic,ontwistingroadsand
whenroadconditionsarepoor(suchas
Ontheroad
ice,fog, gravel,heavyrainandhydro
planing) -risk
ofaccident.
- Turn
offthecruisecontroltemporarily
whenenteringturnLanes, highway exit
Lanes
orinconstructionzones.
- Please
notethatinadvertently"resting"
yourfootontheacceleratorpedalcauses
thecruisecontrolnottobrake. Thisis
becausethecruisecontrolisoverridden
bythedriver'sacceleration.
r(DTips
-Vehicles withmanualtransmission:You
canattainthesetspeedonlyifthecur
rently
engagedgearallows itandtheen
gine
isnotstressed.Shiftingtoahigher
orlowergearpromptlywill allowtheen
gine
torunsmoothly.
- The cruisecontrolcannotmaintaina
constantspeedwhendriving downhillo
The vehicle will
accelerateunderitsown
weight.Downshifttoalowergearoruse
thebrakestoslowdown.
Changing speed
~PressleverintheCVor0direction
cc:>page79,fig.82toincrease ordecrease
yourspeed.
~Releasethelevertosavethatspeed.
Changespeedinincrementsof1mph(1km/
h)bylightlypressingthelever.Ifyoukeepthe
leverpresseddow~,youwillalteryourspeed
inSmph(10km/hlincrements.
Youcanalsopresstheacceleratorpedaldown
toincrease yourspeed,e.g.ifyouwantto
pa55someone.Thespeedyousavedearlier
willresumeassoonasyoureleasetheacceler
atorpedalo
If, however, youexceed your
savedspeedby
5mph(10km/hlforlongerthan5minutes,
thecruisecontrolwillturnofftemporarily.
The
symbolwillgooutbutthesavedspeed
willberetained.
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tosmallchildrenandanimaIs.Theycan
notalways bedetectedbythesensors_
dangerofanaccident!
- The parking
assistcannotreplacethe
driver'sattention.Thedriveraloneisre
sponsibleforparkingandsimilar driving
maneuvers.Alwayswatchwhereyouare
driving.
CDNote1
LowobstaclesalreadysignaUedbyawarn
ing can
disappearfromthesystem'sdetec
tionrangeastheyareapproachedandwill
notcontinuetobesignaUed. Objectssuch
as
barrierchains,trailerdrawbars, thin
paintedvertical poles,orfencesmaynot
bedetectedbythesystem-riskofdam-
age.
mTips
Fortheparkingassisttooperate,thesen
sorsmustbekeptcleanandfreeofsnow
andice.
...
Transmission
rv1anuaLtransmission
Theclutch pedalmustbedepressed011the
way before youcon
starttheengine.
ThemanualtransmissioninyourAudi is
equipped with
aninterlack-feature.
~DepresstheclutchpedalaUtheway.
~Starttheenginewiththegearshiftleverin
Neutralandtheclutchpedaldepressed.
CDNote
Alwaysdepresstheclutchpedalfullywhen
changinggears.Donotholdthevehicleon
a hill with
theclutchpedalpartiaUy de
pressed. Thismay
causeprematurecluteh
wear
ordamage.
Tips
- Resting yourhandonthegearshiftlever
knob while driving will
causepremature
wearinthetransmission.
-The back-uplightsgoonwhenyoushift
into Reverse withtheignition on.
Gearshiftpattern(6-speedmanualtransmission)
Appliestovehicles: with6-speedmanualtransmission
Fig.
86Gearshiftpattern:6-speedmanualtransmission
Drivein6thgearforoptimumfueleconomy
when cruising. However, ifmoreacceleration
isrequired(whenpassing,forexamplel,shiftdown.
Engaging reversegear(R)
~MovetheshiftleveraUthewaytotheleft,
pressitdown,thenpushitforward.
Especially
afterdrivingforward,stopthevehi
cle completely,
shiftintoNeutralandrestthe
shiftlever brieflyinNeutral beforeshifting in
toReverse.
5tronictransmission
Introduction
Appliestovehicles: with5tronic
Your vehicle isequippedwitha 5tronictrans
mission,alsocalled adouble-clutchsystem/
transmission.
PQweristransferredbetweentheengineand
thetransmissionbymeansoftwoindepend
entclutches.Theyreplacethetorqueconvert
erofconventionalautomatietransmissions
andaUowthevehicletoacceleratewithouta
noticeablebreakinthepower flow.
With
theaidoftiptronic,thegearscan op
tionaUy
beshiftedmanuallyQpage 87.
Selector leverpositions
Appliestovehicles: with5tronic
Ali the selector leverpositions areexplained
inthis section.
Fig.87Display: Selector leverposition
Theinstrumentclusterdisplayshowsthese
lectorlever position.
p -Park lock
Inthispositionthegearsaremeehanically
loeked.
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passenger
For
yourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskof
injuryintheeventofanaccident,we recom
mendthatyouadjusttheseatforthefront
passengertothefollowing position:
~Adjusttheangleoftheseatback50thatitis
inanuprightpositionandyourbackcomes
infullcontactwithitwheneverthevehicleis
moving.
~Adjusttheheadrestraint50thattheupper
edgeisas evenwiththetopofyourheadas
possiblebutnotlowerthaneye leveland50
thatitis as closetothebackofyourhead as
possible
qpage 97.
~Keepbothfeetflatonthefloorinfrontof
thefrontpassengerseat.
~Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrectly
qpage107.
Fordetailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
frontpassenger'sseat,seeqpage57.~
bodytooclosetotheareawheretheair
bagsarelocated.
-Before driving, alwaysadjustthefront
seatsandheadrestraintsproperlyand
makesurethatallpassengersareprop
erly
restrained.
- Neveradjusttheseatswhilethevehicle
is moving. Your
seatmaymoveunexpect
edlyandyoucould losecontroloftheve
hicle.
- Never drivewith
thebackrestreclined or
tiltedfarback!Thefartherthebackrests
aretiltedback,thegreatertheriskofin
jury
duetoincorrectpositioningofthe
safetybeltandimproperseatingposi
tion.
- Children
mustalways rideinchildseats
'qpage133.Specialprecautionsapply
wheninstalling achildseatonthefront
passengerseatqpage 111.
DrivingSafely
Theproper frontpassenger seatingposition
isimportant forsafe, relaxed driving.
Fordetailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
driver'sseat,seeqpage 58.
AWARNING
Drivers whoareunbelted,outofposition
or
tooclosetotheairbag canbeseriously
injured
byanairbag asitdeploys.Tohelp
reduce
theriskofseriouspersonalinjury:
- Always
adjustthedriver'sseatandthe
steeringwheel50thatthereareatleast
10inches (25cm)betweenyourbreast
boneandthesteeringwheel.
-Alwaysadjustthedriver'sseatandthe
steeringwheel50thatthereareatleast
4inches(10cm)betweenthekneesand
thelowerpartoftheinstrumentpanel.
-Always holdthesteeringwheelonthe
outsideofthesteeringwheelrimwith
your
handsatthe9 o'clockand3 o'clock
positions
tohelpreducetheriskofper
sonalinjury ifthedriver'sairbaginflates.
-Never holdthesteeringwheelatthe
12o'clock position orwithyourhandsat
otherpositions insidethesteeringwheel
rimoronthesteeringwheelhub. Hold
ing
thesteeringwheelthewrongway
can
causeseriousinjuriestothehands,
armsandheadifthedriver's airbagin
flates
-Pointingthesteeringwheeltowardyour
face
decreasestheabilityofthesupple
mentaldriver'sairbagtoprotectyouina
collision.
-Alwayssitinanuprightpositionandnev
er lean
againstorplace anypartofyour
-------~Graspthetopofthesteeringwheelwith
your elbow(s) slightly
bent.
•Adjusttheheadrestraint50thattheupper
edg
eisaseven withthetopofyourheadas
possiblebutnolowerthaneye leveland50
thatitisasclosetothebackofyourhead as
possible
qfig.99.
• Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrectly
qpage107.
~Always keepbothfeetinthefootwell50
thatyouareincontrolofthevehicleatall
times.
Fig.98Thecorrect distance between driverandsteer
ing wheel
Theproper driverseating positionisimpor
tantforsafe, relaxed driving.
Proper seating position forthedriver.,
Properoccupant
seatingpositions
Foryourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskof
injuryintheeventofanaccident,werecom
mendthatyouadjustthedriver'sseattothe
following position:'--.
~Adjustthedriver'sseatsd-thatyoucaneasi
lypushthepedalsallthewaytothefloor
while keeping
yourknee(s) slightlybentq.&,.
~Adjusttheangleoftheseatback50thatitis
inanuprightposition50thatyourback
comesinfullcontactwith itwhenyoudrive.
~Adjustthesteeringwheel50thatthereisa
distanceofatleast10inches(25 cm) be
tweenthesteeringwheelandyourbreast
boneqfig.98.Ifnotpossible,seeyourau·
thorizedAudidealershipaboutadaptive
equipment.
~Adjustthesteeringwheel50thatthesteer
ingwheelandairbagcoverpointsatyour
chestandnotatyour face.~
Fig.99Correct headrestraintpositionfordriver
Whatimpairs drivingsafety?
DrivingSafely
~Fastenyoursafetybeltandwearitproperly.
Also
instructyourpassengerstofastentheir
safetybeltsproperlyqpage103.
The driverisresponsibleforthesafetyofthe
vehicleandallofitsoccupants.Ifyourability
todriveisimpaired,safetyrisksforeverybody
inthevehicleincreaseandyoualsobecomea
hazard
toeveryoneelseontheroadq&'
Therefore:
~Donotletyourselfbedistractedbypassen
gersorbyusing acellulartelephone.
~NEVERdrive whenyourdriving abilityisim
paired (by
medications,alcohol,drugs,etc.).
~Observe alltraffic laws,rulesoftheroad
andspeedlimitsandplaincommonsense.
~ALWAYSadjustyourspeedtoroad,traffic
andweatherconditions.
~Takefrequentbreaksonlongtrips.Donot
driveformorethantwohoursatastretch.
~DoNOTdrivewhenyouaretired,under
pressureorwhenyouarestressed.
Safe driving isdirectly relatedtathecondi
tion
ofthe vehicle, thedriver asweil asthe
driver's abilitytoconcentrate on
theroad
without beingdistracted.
&.WARNING
Impaireddrivingsafetyincreasestherisk
ofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwhen
everavehicleisbeingused.
b
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&WARNING
Heavyloadswillinfluencetheway your ve-
hicle
handles.Tohelpreducetheriskofa
loss
ofcontrolleadingtoseriouspersonal
injury:
- Always keep
inmindwhentransporting
heavyobjects,thatachangeinthecen-
terofgravitycanalsocausechangesin
vehicle handling:
- Always
distributetheloadasevenlyas
possible.
- Place heavy
objectsasfarforwardin
theluggagecompartmentaspossible.
- Never exceed
theGrossAxleWeightRat-
ing
ortheGross VehicleWeightRating
specified
onthesafetycompliancestick-
erontheleftdoorjamb.Exceeding per-
missible
weightstandardscancausethe
vehicletoslideandhandledifferently.
- Please
observeinformationonsafedriv-
ing
~page93.
&WARNING-Tohelppreventpoisonousexhaustgas
frombeing drawnintothevehicle, always
keep
therearlid closed whiledriving.
- Never
transportobjectslargerthan
thosefittingcompletelyintotheluggage
areabecausetherearlidcannotbefuUy
closed.
-
Ifyouabsolutelymustdrivewiththerear
lidopen,observethefollowingnotesto
reducetheriskofpoisoning:
- Close allwindows,
- Open
aUairoutletsintheinstrument
panel,
-Switchofftheair recirculation,
-
Setthefreshair fantothehighest
speed.
&WARNING
Alwaysmakesurethatthedoors, allwin-
dows
andtherear lidaresecurely closed
andlockedtoreducetheriskofinjury
whenthevehicleisnotbeingused.
-After closingtherearlid,always make
surethatitisproperly closedandlocked.
- Never leaveyourvehicle
unattendedes
peciaUy with
therearlidleftopen.A
child could crawl
intothevehiclethrough
theluggagecompartmentandclosethe
rearlidbecomingtrappedandunableto
getout.Beingtrappedinavehicle can
lead
toseriouspersonalinjury.
- Never
letchildren playinoraroundthe
vehicle.
- Never
letpassengersrideintheluggage
compartment.Vehicleoccupantsmust
always beproperlyrestrainedinoneof
thevehicle'sseatingpositions.
-~Tips
-Aircirculationhelpstoreduce window
fogging.
Staleairescapestotheoutside
throughventsinthetrimpanel,onthe
left sideoftheluggagecompartment.
Besuretokeeptheseslotsfreeand
open.
-The tirepressuremustcorrespondtothe
load. Thetirepressureisshownonthe
tirepressurelabel. Thetirepressurela
belislocatedonthedriver's sideB-pillar.
The tire
pressurelabelliststherecom
mendedcold tireinflationpressuresfor
thevehicleatitsmaximumcapacity
weightandthetiresthatwereonyour
vehicleatthetimmwasmanufactured.
Forrecommendedtire'pressuresfornor
malloadconditions,pleaseseechapter
~page202.
Tie-downs•
Theluggagecompartmentisequipped with
four tie-downs tasecure luggage andother
items.
Usethetie-downstosecureyourcargoprop
erly
~page99,Loading theluggagecom
partment.
Inacollision,thelawsofphysicsmeanthat
Evensmalleritemsthatarelooseinthevehi
cle will
becomeheavy missilesthatcancause~
---.inJ·ury.Itemsinthevehiclepossessen-seriOUswhichvarywith vehiclespeedandthe
ergyhtoftheitem.Vehiclespeedisthemostwelgsignificant factor.
xamp le
inafrontalcollisionataspeedFore'f30mph(48km/hl,theforcesactingon
a
~O-lb(4.5kg)objectareabout20timesthe
normalweightoftheitem.Thismeansthat
the weightoftheitemwouldsuddenlybe
about
200lbs.(90kg).Youcanimaginethe
injuriesthata200lbs.(90kg)itemflying
freely
throughthepassengercompartment
could causeinacollision likethis.
AWARNING
Weak,damagedorimproperstrapsused
to secure
itemstotie-downscanfail dur
inghard braking orinacollisionandcause
seriouspersonalinjury.
_ Always
usesuitable mountingstrapsand
properlysecureitemstothetie-downsin
theluggagecompartmenttohelppre
ventitemsfromshifting orflying for
ward
asdangerousmissiles.
_ When
therearseatbackrestisfolded
down, alwaysusesuitablemounting
strapsandproperlysecureitemstothe
tie-downs intheluggagecompartment
tohelppreventitemsfromflyingfor
ward
asdangerousmissilesintothepas
sengercompartment.
- Neverattachachildsafetyseattether
straptoatie-down.
ReportingSafety
Defects
ApplicableteU.S.A.
Ifyoubelievethatyour vehicle
has adefect whichcouldcause
a crash orcould cause
injuryor
death,
youshould immediately
inform
theNational Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
DrivingSafely10
(NHTSA)inadditiontonotify
ing
AudiofAmerica, Inc.
IfNHTSAreceivessimilarcom
plaints, itmay open aninvesti
gation, and
ifitfindsthata
safety defects exists
inagroup
ofvehicles, itmay order arecall
and remedy campaign. Howev
er,
NHTSAcannotbecomein
volvedinindividual problems
between you,your dealer, or
Al.\diofAmerica, Inc.
TocontactNHTSA,youmaycall
theVehicle SafetyHotline toll
free at:
Tel.:
1-888-327-4236(TTY:
1-800-424-9153)
or write to:
Administrator
NHTSA
1200NewJersey Avenue,SE
Washington,D.C.20590
Youcanalso obtainotherinfor
mation
aboutmotorvehicle
safety fram:
http://www.safercar.gov
ApplicableteCanada
Canadian customers:;who wish
tereportasafety-related de
fect
toTransport Canada,
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SafetybeLts
forcesonthebodymore"tolerable"andless
likely
tocauseinjury.
Although
theseexamplesarebasedon afron
talcollision,safetybeltscanalsosubstantial-'
lyreducetheriskofinjuryinotherkindsof
crashes. 50,whetheryou'reonalongtripor
justgoingtothecornerstore,always buckle
up
andmakesureothersdo,too.Accidentsta
tisticsshowthatvehicleoccupantsproperly
wearing
safetybeltshave alower riskofbeing
injured
andamuchbetterchanceofsurviving
anaccident. Properlyusingsafetybeltsalso
greatlyincreasestheabilityofthesupplemen
talairbagstodotheirjobinacollision. For
this
reason,wearingasafetybeltis legally re
quired
inmostcountriesincludingmuchof
theUnitedStatesandCanada.
Although
yourAudiisequippedwithairbags,
you still have
towearthesafetybeltsprovid
ed. Front
airbags,forexample,areactivated
onlyinsomefrontalcollisions. Thefrontair
bagsarenotactivatedinallfrontalcollisions,
insideandrearcollisions,inrolloversorin
caseswherethereisnotenoughdeceleration
throughimpacttothefrontofthevehicle.
The
samegoesfortheotherairbagsystemsin
your Audi. 50,alwayswearyoursafetybelt
andmakesureeverybodyinyourvehicleis
properly restrained!
Importantsafetyinstructionsaboutsafetybelts
Safetybeltsmustalwaysbepraperlyposi
tionedacrossthestrongestbonesofyour
body.
~Alwayswearsafetybeltsasillustratedand
describedinthischapter.
~Makesurethatyoursafetybeltsarealways
ready
foruseandarenotdamaged.
A.WARNING
Not wearingsafetybeltsorwearingthem
improperlyincreasestheriskofserious
personalinjuryanddeath.Safetybeltscan
work only
whenusedcorrectly. -
Always
fastenyoursafetybeltscorrectly
beforedrivingoffandmakesureall pas
sengersareproperlyrestrained.
-Formaximumprotection,safetybelts
mustalwaysbepositionedcorrectlyon
thebody.
- Never
strapmorethanoneperson,in
cluding
smallchildren,intoanysingle
safetybelt.
- Never placeasafetybeltoverachild sit
tingonyour lap.
- Always keep
feetinthefootwellinfront
oftheseatwhitethevehicleisbeingdriv
en.
-Neverletanypersonride withfeeton
theinstrumentpanelorstickingoutthe
windoworontheseat.
-Never remove asafetybeltwhiletheve
hicle
ismoving. Doingsowillincrease
yourriskofbeing injured orkilled.
- Never
wearbeltstwisted.
-Neverwearbeltsoverrigidorbreakable
objectsinoronyourclothing,suchas
eye
glasses,pens, keys,etc.,asthese
maycauseinjury.
- Never
weartheshoulderpartofthebelt
underyourarmorotherwiseoutofposi
tion.
-Severallayersofheavy clothing mayin
terferewithcorrectpositioningofbelts
andreducetheireffectiveness.
- Always keep
beltbUëklesfreeofanything
thatmaypreventtheb~cklefromlatch-
i ng secu rely.
- Never
usecomfortclipsordevicesthat
createslackintheshoulderbelt.Howev
er, special clipsmay
berequiredforthe
correctuseofsomechildrestraintsys
tems.
-Never allowsafetybeltstobecomedam
agedbybeingcaughtindoororseat
hardware.
-Tornorfrayedsafetybeltscantearand
damagedbelthardwarecan breakinan
accident.Inspectbeltsregularly.Ifweb-
bing, bindings, buckles,orretractorsare~
damaged,havebeltsreplacedbyanau
thorized Audi
dealerorqualified
workshop.
_5afetybeltsthathavebeenwornand
loadedinanaccidentmustbereplaced
with
thecorrectreplacementsafetybelt
byanauthorizedAudidealerorqualified
workshop.
Replacementmaybenecessa
ryeven ifdamagecannotbeclearlyseen.
Anchoragesthatwereloadedmustalso
beinspected.
_Never remove, modify,disassemble,or
trytorepairthesafetybeltsyourself.
_Alwayskeepthebeltsclean.Dirtybelts
maynotworkproperlyandcanimpair
thefunctionoftheinertiareel
c:>page176,Safetybelts.
SafetybeLts
Fastening safetybelts
Seatfirst-everybody buckleup!
Fig.108Beltbuckle andtongue onthedriver'sseat
Toprovidemaximumprotection,safetybelts
mustalways bepositionedcorrectly onthe
wearer'sbody.
~Adjustthefrontseatandheadrestraint
properlyc:>page57,Generalrecammenda
tians.
~Holdthebeltbythetongueandpull it
evenly
acrossthechestandpelvisc:>,&.
~Insertthetongueintothecorrectbuckleof
yourseatuntilyouhearitlatchsecurely
C:>fig.lOB.
~Pull onthebelttomakesurethatitisse
curely
latchedinthebuckle.
SafetybeLts1 (
Automaticsafetybeltretractors
Everysafetybeltisequippedwithanautomat
icbeltretractorontheshoulderbelt.This fea
turelocksthebeltwhenthebeltispulledout
fast,during hardbrakingandinanaccident.
Thebeltmayalsolockwhenyoudrive upor
downasteephillorthroughasharpcurve.
During
normaldrivingthebeltletsyou move
freely.
Safetybeltpretensioners
Thesafetybeltsonthefrontseatsareequip
ped with abeltpretensionerthathelpsto
tightenthesafetybeltandremove slackwhen
thepretensionerisactivated.Thefunctionof
thepretensionerismonitoredbyawarning
light
c:>page16.
Switchable lockingfeature
Everysafetybeltexcepttheoneonthedriver
seatisequippedwithaswitchablelockingfea
turethatmustbeusedwhenthesafetybeltis
usedtoattachachildseat.Besuretoreadthe
importantinformationaboutthisfeature
c:>page143.
A.WARNING
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscan
causeseriousinjuryinanaccident
c:>pagelOB,Safetybeltposition.
-Safetybeltsofferoptimumprotection
onlywhentheseatbackisuprightand
beltsareproperlypositionedonthe
body.
_ Never
attachthesafetybelttothebuck
le for
anotherseat.Attachingthebeltto
thewrongbuckle willreducesafetybelt
effectivenessandcancauseseriousper
sonalinjury.
_Apassengerwhoisnotproperly restrain
ed can beseriously injured
bythesafety
beltitselfwhenitmovesfromthestron
gerpartsofthebody intocriticalareas
liketheabdomen.
_Always locktheconvertible lockingre
tractorwhenyouaresecuring achild
seatinthevehiclec:>page145.
Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightmust
comeonandstayoniftheignitionisonand
- acarbedhasbeeninstalledonthefront
seat,or
- arearward-facingchildrestrainthasbeen
installedonthefrontpassengerseat,or
- aforward-facingchildrestrainthasbeenin-
stalledonthefrontpassengerseat,or~
ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightshould
NOTcomeonwhentheignitionisonandan
adultissittinginaproperseatingpositionon
thefrontpassengerseat.IfthePASSENGER
AIR
BAGOFFlightcomesonandstaysonor
flashesforabout5secondswhile driving, un
derthesecircumstances,makesurethat:
-theadultonthefrontpassengerseatis
properlyseatedonthecenteroftheseat
cushionwithhisorherbackupagainstthe
backrestandthebackrestisnotreclined
c')page94,Properoccupant seatingposi
tions,
-theadultisnottakingweightofftheseatby
holding on
tothepassengerassisthandle
abovethefrontpassengerdoororsupport
ingtheirweightonthearmrest,
-thesafetybeltisbeing properly wornand
thatthereisnotalotofslackinthesafety
beltwebbing,
-accessoryseatcoversoreushionsorother
thingsthatmaycauseanincorrectreading
orimpressionontheweight-sensingmat
undertheupholsteryoftheseathavebeen
removedfromthefrontpassengerseat,~
Airbagsystem1
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlightstill
doesnotcomeonanddoesnotstayoncon
tinuously(whentheignitionisswitchedon),
-takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositions.Havetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudidealerimmediately.
-movethechildtoarearseatpositionand
makesurethatthechildisproperlyrestrain
edinachildrestraintthatisappropriatefor
its sizeandage.
-makesurethatthesafetybelttensionsen
sorisnotblocked.Shakethesafetybelt
latch onthefrontpassengerseatbackand
forth;
-Ifastraportetherisbeingusedtotiethe
childsafetyseattothefrontpassenger
seat,makesurethatitisnot50tightthatit
causestheweight-sensingmattomeasure
moreweightthanisactuallyontheseat.
-reactivatethesystembyturningtheignition
off
andthenturningitonagain;
- removeandreinstallthechildrestraint.
Makesurethatthechildrestraintisproperly
installedandthatthesafetybeltforthe
frontpassengerseathasbeencorrectly
routedaroundthechildrestraintasdescri
bed
inthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sin
structions;
-makesurethattheconvertiblelocking fea
tureonthesafetybeltforthefrontpassen
gerseathasbeenactivatedandthatthe
safetybelthasbeenpuliedtight.Thebelt
mustnotbe looseorhaveloopsofslack50
thatthesensorbelowthesafetybeltlatch
on
theseatcan doitsjobc')page143.
-makesurethatthingsthatmayincreasethe
weightofthechildandchildsafetyseatare
notbeingtransportedonthefrontpassen
gerseat;
----_theweightregisteredonthefrontpassen-
gerseatisequaltoorlessthanthecom
binedweightofatypicallyear-oldrestrain
edinoneoftherear-facingorforward-fac
inginfantrestraintslistedinFederal Motor
Vehicle
SafetyStandard208withwhichthe
Advanced AirbagSysteminyourvehiclewas
certified.
If
thefrontpassengerseatisnotoccupied,
the
frontairbagwillnotdeploy,andthePAS
SENGERAIRBAGOFFlightwillstayon.Nev
er install arearward-facing child
restrainton
the
frontpassengerseat,thesafestplacefor
a childinany kindofchildrestraintisatone
oftheseatingpositionsontherearseat
qpage113,Child restraints onthe frontseat
_some important thingstoknowand
qpage133,ChildSafety.
IfthePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightcames
onwhenoneoftheconditionslistedaboveis
met, besuretocheckthelightregularlyto
makecertainthatthePASSENGER AIRBAG
OFFlightstaysoncontinuouslywheneverthe
ignitionison.IfthePASSENGER AIRBAG
OFFlightdoesnotappearandnotstayonall
thetime,stopassoonasitissafetodo50
and
The
PASSENGER AIR
BAGOFFlightislocated
inthecenteroftheinstrumentpanel
c')fig.115.
ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightwillcome
on
andstayontotellyouwhenthefrontAd
vancedAirbag onthepassengersidehasbeen
turnedoffbytheelectroniccontrolunit.Each
timeyouturnontheignition,thePASSEN
GERAIRBAGOFFlightwillflashforafew
secondsand:
Fig.115Sectionfromtheinstrumentpanel:PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
Itispossiblethattheairbagwillinflate
whenitisnotsupposedto,orwillnotin
fla
tewhenitshould.
- Have
theairbagsysteminspectedimme
diatelybyyourAudi dealer.
PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFFIight•
- will
stayon ifthefrontpassengerseatisnot
occupied,..-.
-willstayon ifthereisasQ1all childorchild
restraintonthefrontpassengerseat,
-will gooutifthefrontpassengerseatisoc
eupiedbyanadultasregisteredbythe
weight-sensingmat.
~AirbagmonitoringindicatorIight
Twoseparate indicators monitorthefunction
oftheAdvonced AirbagSystem:theoirbag
monitoring indicatorIight
andthePASSEN
GERAIRBAGOFFIight.
-Iftheresidueshouldgetintoyoureyes,
flush
themwithwater.
Monitoringthe
AdvancedAirbag
System
&.WARNING
Anairbagsystemthatisnotfunctioning
properlycannotprovidesupplementalpro
tectioninafrontalcrash.
-
Iftheairbagindicatorlightcomeson,it
meansthattheremaybesomething
wrong withtheAdvanced AirbagSystem.
TheAdvanced AirbagSystem(includingthe
electroniccontrolunit,sensorcircuitsandsys
temwiring)ismonitoredcontinuouslyto
makesurethatitisfunctioningproperly
whenevertheignitionison.Eachtimeyou
turnontheignition,theairbagmonitoringin
dicatorlight1willcomeonforafewseconds
(selfdiagnostics).
ThesystemmustbeinspectedwhentheindicatorIight1:
-doesnotcomeonwhentheignitionis
switchedon,
-doesnotgooutafewsecondsafteryou
have
switchedontheignition,or
-comeson while driving.
Ifanairbagsystemmalfunctionisdetected
theindicatorlightwillfirststartflashingto'
catchthedriver'sattentionandthenstayon
continuouslytoserveasaconstantreminder
tohavethesysteminspectedimmediately.
Ifamalfunctionoceursthatturnsthefront
airbagonthepassengersideoff,thePASSEN
GERAIRBAGOFFlightwillcomeonandstay
onwhenevertheignitionison.