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Menuoff
Check
MenudispLay
-distance
-averagefuelmileage
-averagespeed
Thetripcomputeronlyoperateswhentheig
nition
ison.Whenyouturnontheignition,
thefunctionthatwasinusewhenyoulast
turnedtheignitionoffwillbe displayed.
((DTips
-Youcan alsosetthevaluesforthefunc
tionstozerointhemenudisplay (Reset)
Qpage25.
-Allstoredvalueswillbelostifthevehi
cle
batteryisdisconnected.
- The drivinginformationintheefficiency
programisalsoresettazero withthe
,single-tripmemory.
Fig.11Display:Startmenu
1ntroduction
Somefunctionsinyourvehicle canbeset,ac
tivated,andcontrolledbyMenus(e.g. Acous
tic
parkassist*).Withthesemenusyou canal
saselecttheinformationshowninthedriver
informationsystem,whichoperatesonly with
theignitionswitchedon.Operationiscontrol
ledbythe1Resetlbuttonandtherocker switch
on
thewiperleverQpage26,fig.12.
TheStartmenushowsyouthedifferentdis
play
types:
Set
~---®
Operation
Efficiencyprogram*
The efficiency programcanhelpyoutause
lessfuelQpage28.
Fig.10Wiper arm/wiper lever:controls forthetripcomputer
Resettingthefunctiontozero
~Pushth~e~button®foratleasttwoseconds.
---------------lula tionofthecurrenttripinforma-thecac
.Ifthetripisinterruptedformorethan2
tian. .
hoursthememoryisresetautomatlcally.
Total-tripmemory(Tripcomputer2)
Unlikethesingle-tripmemory,thetotal-trip
memoryisnotresetautomatically.Thisper
mits you
taevaluateyourdrivingdataforthe
entire periodbetweenmanualresets.
Thetripcomputeriscontrolledbytwo
switches onthe windshield wiperlever.
Selectingthetripcomputer
~Tapthe1Resetlbutton®untilthetripcom
puter(memorylevel1or2)appearsinthe
displayQpage24,fig.8.
Selectingthefunctions
~Pushintheupper(lower)pratrusiononthe
functionselectorswitch®Qfig.la.ThefutncIonsforthetripcomputeraredis-
played
insuccession ontherespectivememorylevels.
Youcanresetthf .
i hro:::=eollowlngvaluestozeraus-
ng t e~button:
-drivingtime
Memories•
((DTips
- Fuelconsumptions(average andcur
rent),rangeandspeedaredisplayedin
metricunitsonCanadianmodels.
-Allstoredvalueswillbelastifthevehi
cle
batteryisdisconnected.
Theelapseddistancesincethelasttimethe
memorywasclearedappearsinthedisplay.
The
maximumdistancethatcan berecorded
is9,999.9miles(9,999.9kilometers).
Fig.9Tripcomputerdispla~memorylevell
Distance
Thetripcomputerisequippedwithtwofully
automaticmemoriesasweil asan efficiency
program.
Youcanswitchbetweenthetripcomputer1
and2andtheefficiencyprogram*bypressing
the1RE5ETIbutton®Q.page25,fig.la.
Youcantellwhichmemorylèveliscurrently
active
bythenumberorthesigninthedisplay
Qfig.9.Thedatafromthesingle-tripmemo
ry(memorylevel1)isbeing displayed ifa1
appearsinthedisplay.Ifa2isshawn,then
thedatafromthetotal-tripmemoryisbeing
displayed
(memorylevel2).Thefuelpump
nozzleiiiindicatestheefficiencypragram*
Qpage28.
Single-tripmemory(Tripcomputer1)
Thesingle-tripmemorystoresthetrip infor
mationframthetimetheignitionisturnedon
untilitisturnedoff.Ifthetripiscontinued
within2hoursframthetimetheignitionwaS
turnedoff,thenewdatawill beincludedin~
Averagefuelmileage
The average·fueleconomyinMPG(l/100km)
since you
lastclearedthememoryappearsin
thisdisplay.
Currentfuelmileage
Thefollowinginformationiscontinuously
evaluatedbythetripcomputerand canbedis
played
sequentiallyintheinstrumentcluster
display:
Thetripcomputergivesyouinformation on
current
andaverage fuelmileage, average
speed, fuelrange
anddriving time.
Introduction
Fuelrange
Theestimatedcruisingrangeinmiles(km)
appearsinthedisplay. Thedisplaychangesin
incrementsof6miles(10km).
Tripcomputer
Averagespeed
Theaveragespeedinmph(km/h)sincethe
lasttimethedisplaywasresetappearsinthe
display. .
Elapsedtime
Thelengthoftimethatyouhavebeendriving
since you
lastresetthememoryappearsin
thisdisplay. Themaximumtimeperiadthat
canberecordedis999hoursand59minutes.
Theinstantaneousfuelconsumptioninmiles
pergallon(l/100km)isshawninthisdisplay.
Whenthevehicleisstationary,themostre
centfuelé:onsumptionisdisplayed.
Fig. 8Tripcomputerl
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Driverinformationsystem
~Ifnecessary,scrollbyselectingandactivat
ing
thesymbolfor"Nextpage"or "Previous
page".
Whenyou haveselectedtheComputermenu
andactivateditbypressingtheIResetlbut
ton,twocomputerlevelsappear(computerl
andcomputer2).Now youhavetoselectthe
level youwantusingtherocker switchandac
tivateitwiththeIResetlbutton.
EngineoiLtemperature
dispLay
~Withtheignitionswitchedon,pressthe
IRE5ETIbutton9page25,fig.10repeated
lyuntiltheengineoiltemperaturedisplay is
shown.
Appliestovehicles: withenginetemperaturecontrol dis
play
Fig.
1SDisplay: engineoiltemperaturedisplay
Theenginehasreacheditsoperatingtemper
aturewhentheengineoiltemperatureisbe
tween176oF(80oC)and248oF(120oC)un
dernormaldriving conditions. Theengineoil
temperaturemaybehigherifthereisheavy
engineloadandhightemperaturesoutside.
Thisisnotacauseforconcernaslongasthe
•9page16orll9page20warninglight
inthedisplaydoesnotflash.
Se
lec- Selected
func- Meaning
tion tion
bar
>CursorCurrentSelection
Check mark
SelectedorFunc-
,/tionactive
BoxNotselected
0
Triangle point- Previouspage
Â.ing
up
T
Triangle paint-
ing down
Fig.14Display: MenuSettings,computerselected
(page1)
TheDriverInformationSystemsettingsare
menu-guided.
Selectingsettings
Select yoursettingsasfollows:
~Pressthe~eseiJbutton.TheStartmenu
appears9page25,fig.11.
~Presstherocker switchuntilSetisdis
played.
~PresstheŒeseiJbutton.Allthemenusap
pear.
~Pressthek . .
. rocersWltchuntllthedesiredlineIShighlighted (cursor)9fig.14....PressthelKes@button.
--rsontheleftinfrontofthese-
curs orappea
lected values.
.
the~eseiJbutton,youactivateBypressing lt'on
youmadeorconfirmthevaluestheseec1 • • • •tSelectedfunctionsareIdentlfled
wlth
youse.
h k
m ark
orare carriedoutdirectly.
a c ec
Meaning sof
thesymbolsinthedisplay:
~--~®
Fig.13Display:Startmenu
Navigatingthemenu..'
Fig.12Wiper
lever:Controls forthe menu display
Usetherocker switch anthewindshield wiper
lever
andtheIResetlbuttonto opera tethe
menuandcarryoutinquiriesandselections.
Toopenthemenu
~Pressthe1Resetlbutton@untilthemenu
display
9fig.13appears
Enteringandconfirming
~Pressthe1Resetlbutton@.
ReturningtatheStartmenu
~Pressthe1Resetlbuttonlongerthan2 sec
ondstoreturnfromanymenuleveltothe
Startmenu.
~Selectionsandsettings\..
~Presstherocker switch®toreachamenu
display. Theswitch
isoperatedthesameas
thedisplay (up/down).
Using
therocker switch, youcanselectthe
menusinthedisplayorchangesettings.A
1Resetlbutton@androckerswitch®
9fig.12functions:
26Driverinformationsystem
Il
Each displaytypeintheStartmenucontainsa
submenuwithadditionaloptions.
SetClock
9page27
Computer
9page27
Acoustic parkassist*
9page81
Speedalarm(speedwarning)
ê;>page32
Language(6languages)
9page27
Units (distance,fuelconsump-
tion,temperature)
9page27
Tirepressuremonitoring
9page216
Laptimer*
ê;>page30
Lighting*
9page45
Wiper(service position)
9page53
Window
9page44
Doors(unlockingandlocking
mode,forexampleAuto-lock)
9page37,9page37
Check Service
9page29
Chassisnumber*
9page240
Engineoiltemperature*
9page27,9page29
Registered keys
9page35
MenuoffAllofthemessagesshowninve-
hicles
withoutmenudisplay ap-
pearonthedisplayscreen.
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Efficiencyprogram
Description
Appliestovehicles:withtripcomputerwithefficiency
program
Fig.
16Display: efficiency program
~PresstheIRE5ETIbutton@qpage25,
fig.larepeatedlyuntiltheefficiency pro
gram
appearsinthedisplay.
The efficiency programcanhelp you
touse
less fuel.
Itevaluatesdriving informationin
referencetofuelconsumptionandshowsoth
erequipmentinfluencingconsumptionaswell
as shift
recommendations.Fuel economy
messagesqpage28provide tipsforeffi
cient driving.
The efficiency
programusesdistanceand con
sumptiondatafromtripcomputer1.Ifthe
dataaredeletedintheefficiency program,
thosevaluesarealsoresetintripcomputer1.
Otherequipment
Appliestovehicles:withtripcomputerwithefficiency
program
Fig.
17Display:otherequipment
~Intheefficiency program,pressthefunc
tion selection switch
qpage25,fig.10@
repeatedly untiltheotherequipmentap
pearsinthedisplay.
Otherequipmentthatiscurrentlyaffecting
fuel consumption
islistedintheefficiency
program. Thedisplay showsup
tothreeother
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themostfuelislistedfirst.Ifmorethanthree
itemsusingfuelareswitched on,theequip
mentthatiscurrently usingthemostfuelis
displayed.
A
scale@alsoshowsthecurrenttotalcon
sumptionofallotherequipment.
Fueleconomymessages
Appliestovehicles:withtripcomputerwithefficiency
program
Fig.
18Display:fueleconomy message
Fueleconomymessagesaredisplayed when
fuel
consumptionisincreasedbycertain con
ditions.
Ifyoufollowthesefuel economy mes
sages,youcanreduce yourvehicle'sconsump
tionoffuel.Themessag;!sappearautomati-'\:cally andareonly displayedintheefficiency
program. Thefuel economy
messagesturnoff
automaticallyafteracertain periodoftime.
~Toturnafuel economymessageoffimme-
diately
afterit appears, presstheIRE5ETI
buttonqpage25,fig.10@,or
~Pressthefunctionselection switch
qpage25,fig.10@.
iTips
- Once youhave
turnedafuel economy
messageoff,itwill onlyappearagain af-
teryouturntheignition onagain.~
-
_Thefueleconomymessagesarenotdis
played
inevery instance,butratherinin
tervals overaperiod
oftime.
ServiceintervaLdispLay
Theservice intervaL dispLayreminds youwhen
yaur
nextservice isdue.
Fig.19Sectionofinstrumentcluster: Serviceinterval
display
The service interval displaydetermineswhen
a service procedure
isneededforyour vehicle.
Itoperatesintwostages:
-Service reminder: Beforereaching aservice
event, this
messageappearsbriefly when
you switch on
theignition: Dilchangein
1230mi(2000km)150days.
-Serviceevent:Whenthedateforserviceis
reached,themessageDilchange!appears.
Itisaccompaniedbyanaudible signal.
Display
remainingdistance
Bybriefly pullingtheknob,0qpagela,
fig.3,thedistance/timeremainingtothe
nextservicedateisdisplayed withtheignition
on. The
distance/timeremainingisupdated
every300miles(500km).
Ifthedistance/timeremainingiscalled upon
new vehicles
orafterservice hasbeen per
formed,
theduedateisalways showninthe
display withDilchangein----- mi(km)--
days within
thefirst300miles(500km).
Ta
resetthedisplay
The dealership performingtheserviceresets
thedisplay whentheservice hasbeen com
pleted. Thedisplay
isresetsasfollows:
-Switchtheignition on.
Driverinformationsystem
-Pulltheknob0qpagela,fig.3, this mes
sageappears: Dilchange!
- Pull
theknob untilthedisplay Dilchangein
-----mi(km)---daysappearsinthedisplay.
Iftheresetbuttonisnotpulled within5
seconds,thedisplayresetmodecloses.
Tips
-Ifamalfunctionispresent(red symbol),
thedistance remainingcannotbecalled
up.
-
Donotresetthedisplay between service
intervals. Doingsowill result
inanincor
rect display.
-
Ifthebatteryisdisconnected,theServ
ice
IntervalDisplay valuesareretained.
-
Ifservice wasnotperformedatthecor
rect
timeortheservice interval display
was
notresetafterservice wasper
formed,
theadditionalmileage drivenor
theelapseddayswillbeshown asnega
tive
numbers.
BoostandengineoiL
temperatureindicator
Appliestovehicles:withboost pressure indicator
Fig.
20Display: boostandengineoiltemperature indicator
~Withtheignitionswitched on,pressthe
button-arrow-repeatedlyuntilthedisplay
isshown.
Boostpressureindicator(boost)
Abar graphthatbegins ontheleftand fillsin
towardtheright indicatestheengine'scur
rentload(meaningthecurrentboostpres
sure).

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Driverinformationsystem
Speedwarning1:settingaspeedlimit
Warningthreshold1issetbythe button,
Fig.24Sectionofinstrumentcluster: Set/Check button
Storingthemaximumspeed
~Driveatthedesiredmaximumspeed.
~Presstheknobbuttonqfig.24untilthe
speedwarningsymbolli](USAmodels)/li]
(Canadamodels)appears.
Resettingthemaximumspeed
~Drivethevehicleataspeedofatleast
3mph(Skm/hl
~Presstheknobformorethan2seconds.
Thespeedwarningsymbolli](USAmodels)/
ri(Canadamodels)willappearbrieflyinthe
displaywhenyoureleasethebuttontoindi-
catethatthemaximumspeedhasbeenstored
successfully.
The
maximumspeedremainsstoreduntil itis
changedbypressingthebuttonagainbriefly
oruntilitisdeletedbyalengthypushonthe
button.
Speedwarning2:settingaspeedlimit'1
Switchesinthewiperarmareused toopera te
warning threshold 2.
------1@
Fig.2SWiperlever:Tripcomputercontrols
Tostoremaximumspeed
~Turnofftheignition.
~Brieflypressthebuttonintheinstrument
clusterqpage32,fig.24.Theodometer
andthedigital clockarenowilluminated.
~Pressthebuttonforatleast2seconds.The
currentlystoredmaximumspeedappearsin
thedisplayorthecrossedoutsymbolfor
'warningthreshold2,ifnomaximumspeed
wassetpreviously.
~Pressthefunctionselectorswitchinthe
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changethesetvalu~.Values runupordown
instepsof6.2mph(10km/hl.
Todeletemaximumspeed
~Turnofftheignition.
~Brieflypressthebuttonintheinstrument
clusterqpage32,fig.24.Theodometer
andthedigitalclockarenowilluminated.
~Pressthebuttonforatleast2seconds.The
currentlystoredmaximumspeedappearsin
thedisplay.
~Presstheresetbuttoninthewiper lever®
qfig.25untilthecrossedoutspeedwarn
ingsymbolforwarningthreshold2appears
inthedisplay.
A
fewsecondsaftertheadjustmentiscom
pleted,theilluminationfortheodometerand
thedigital clockwillgoout.~
-
CDTips
This warningthresholdcanalsobecon
trolledthroughthetripcomputer
qpage26,Navigatingthemenu.
On-BoardDiagnostic
system(OBD)
On-BoardDiagnostics
Fig.26LocationofData LinkConnector(DLC)
On-Board Diagnosticsmonitorsthecompo
nentsofyouremissioncontrolsystem.Each
monitored
componentinyourenginesystem
hasbeenassigneda code. Incaseofamal
function,
thecomponentwill beidentified
and
thefaultstoredasacodeinthecontrol
module memory.
The
MILlight mayalsoilluminateifthereisa
leak
intheon-boardfuelvaporrecovery sys
tem.Ifthelightilluminatesafterarefuelling,
stopthevehicleandmakesurethefuelfiller
cap
isproperly closedqpage180.
Inordertomakeanaccuratediagnosis,the
storeddatacanonlybedisplayed usingspe
cialdiagnosticequipment(genericscantool
forOBD).
Inordertoconnectthespecialdiagnostic
equipment,pushtheplugintotheDataLink
Connector(DLC).TheDLCislocatedtothe
rightofthehoodreleaseqfig.26.
YourauthorizedAudidealeroraqualified
service
stationcaninterpretthecode andper
form
thenecessary repair.
Driverinformationsystem
MalfunctionIndicatorLamp(MIL)
The Malfunction
IndicatorLamp(MIL)Gilin
theinstrumentclusterispartoftheOn-Board
Diagnostic
(OBDII)system.
Thewarning/indicatorlightilluminateswhen
theignitionisswitchedonandgoesoutafter
theenginestartsandtheidle hasstabilized.
This indicates
thattheMILisworking proper
ly.
Ifthelightdoesnotgooutaftertheengine
isstarted,orilluminateswhileyouaredriv
ing, a
malfunctionmay existintheenginesys
tem.Ifthelightilluminates,thecatalytic con
vertercouldbedamaged.
Continue drivingwithreducedpower(avoid
'ing
sustainedhighspeedsand/orrapid accel
erations)andhavetheconditioncorrected.
ContactyourauthorizedAudidealer.
Ifthelightilluminates,theelectronicspeed
limitermayalsobemalfunctioning. Formore
informationqpage33,Electronicspeed
limiter.
AnimproperlyclosedfuelfillercapmayaLso
causetheMILLighttoilluminate
qpage180.
Electronicspeedlimiter
Vourvehicle maybefactoryequippedwith
tires
thatareratedforamaximumspeedof
130mph(210km/hl.Thisislessthanthe
maximumspeedofyourvehicle.Toreducethe
riskofsuddentirefailureandlossofcontrolif
thevehicle isoperatedatexcessivespeeds,
yourvehiclealsohasanelectronicspeedlimit
er. The
electronicspeedlimiterpreventsyour
vehicle
fromgoingfasterthanthetirespeed
rating. Formoreinformationqpage209.
Iftheenginecontrolunitreceivesfaultyvehi
cle
roadspeedsignais,theMalfunction Indica
torLight(MIL)!ilwillilluminate.Ifthisoc
curs,
contactthenearestauthorizedAudi
dealerforassistance.

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Theremote-controlkeycontainsafold-out
keythatyoucanusetomanuallylock orun
lock
thevehicleandtostarttheengine.
Ifyouneedtoreplacetheremotecontrol, orif
you
needtohave itrepaired, youmustsee
yourauthorizedAudidealer.Onlythencan
you
usethekeyagain.
~Close allwindowsanddoorsproperly.
~Turnthekeyinthelockofthedriver'sdoor
tothelockposition®q&.inGeneral de
scription onpage 38.
Resettingtheremotecontrol
Operatinglockswiththekey
~Presstheunlock0buttonontheremote
contral.
~Unlockorlockthevehicle onceatthedoor
lockusingthestemoftheremotecontrol
key.
&.WARNING
Always readandheedWARNINGq.&.in
General description onpage 38.
Fig.32Keytumsforopening andclosing.
~Insertthekeyintothelockofthedriver's
door.
~Turnthekeyonetimetoposition0toun
lock
thedriver'sdoo~
~Turnthekeytwo timestoposition0
qfig.32tounlock alldoors.
Tolockthevehicle
Tounlockthevehicle
Theremotecontrolmustberesetifthe vehi
cie does
notunlock.
Thesynchranizationprocessmustnottake
longerthan30seconds.
Talock andunlock thevehicle fromtheout
side, turnthekey
inthelockofthe driver's
. door.
--&.WARNING
Readandfollow allWARNINGSq.&.in
General description onpage38.
iTips
-Theremotecontrolkey isautomatically
deactivatedwhentheignition isswitch
ed
on.
- Theoperationoftheremotecontralkey
can
betemporarilydisruptedbyinterfer
encefromtransmittersinthevicinityof
thevehicle workinginthesamefrequen
cyrange(e.g.acellphone,radio equip
ment).
-Inordertomakesurethelocking func
tionisworking, youshouldalwayskeep
youreyeonthevehicletomakesureitis
properly locked.
-Donotusetheremotecontralifyouare
inside
thecar,otherwiseyou may unin
tentionallylockthevehicle,andthenyou
would
setofftheanti-theftalarmwhen
you
trytostarttheengineoropena
door. Incase
thishappensanyhow,push
theunlockbutton0.
-Usethepanicfunctiononlyifyouarein
anemergencysituation.
Theturnsignalswill flash brieflywhenever
youlockorunlockthevehicle. Also,theinteri
or
lightwillcomeonorgooffwheneveryou
openorc~sethedrive(sdoo~
Thetransmitterandbatteryarelocatedinthe
headoftheremotecontrol.The receiverislo
cated inside
thevehicle. Themaximumeffec
tiverangedependsonseveralthings.Remem
ber, if
thebatteryisweak,theeffectiverange
decreases.
-
Unlockingandlockingthevehiclewith1theremotecontrol
Whetheronlythedriver'sdoorortheentire
vehicleisunlockedwhentheopeningbutton
oispressedonce,dependsonthesettingsin
theDriverinformationsystemCentrallocking
menuqpage 25.
TounlockthevehicleéD
~Pressbutton0.
~Pressbutton0twotimeswithintwosec
ondstounlockaLLdoorsandtherearlido
Howtheremotecontrol works.
~Pushtheredbutton@toactivatethepanic
function.Thehornsoundsandtheturnsig
nals flash.
~Pushthebutton@againtodeactivatethe
panic function.
Fig.31Remote control:functionbuttons
PANICButton
Tolockthevehicle~
~Pressbutton®qID,.inGeneraldescription
on page
38.
~Watchthatallturnsignallightsflash once.
Tounlockrearlidonlyc:;)
~Pressbutton©for-approximatelyonesec
ond.
Theremotecontralsallows youto:
- lock orunlock
thevehicle
- selectively unlock
therearlido
ln..WARNING
-Whenyoulock your vehicleframoutside,
nobody -especially children-shouldre
main inside
thevehicle.Remember,
whenyoulockthevehicleframtheout
sidethewindowscannotbeopenedfrom
theinside.
-
Whenyou leavethevehicle, alwaysre
movetheignition keyandtakeitwith
you. Thiswill
preventpassengers(chil
dren,
forexample)fromaccidentally be
ing locked
inthevehicleshouldtheyacci
dentallypressthepowerlocking switch.
-
Donotleave children insidethevehicle
unsup~rvised.Inanemergencyitwould
be
impossibletoopenthedoorsfram
theoutsidewithoutthekey.
iTips
- Intheeventofacrash withairbagde
ploymentalllockeddoorswillbeauto
matically unlockedtogiveaccesstothe
vehicleoccupantsfromtheoutside.
-Ifthepowerlockingsystemshouldmal
function, youcanlock each
doorindivid
ually using
thevehiclekey.
-Ifthepowerlockingsystemshouldfail,
you can
stillopenthefueltankflapinan
emergencyqpage181.
-Vouarewelladvisednottokeep valua
bles inside
anunattendedvehicle, visible
ornot.Even aproperly lockedvehicle
cannotpravidethesecurityofasafe!
Ifyouwish, youcanhaveanauthorizedAudi
dealerconvertyourpowerdoorlocksystemto
automaticlocking.
UnintentionaLLylockingyourselfout
The vehicledoesnotlock withthecentral
locking switchqpage40ifthedriver'sdoor
isopen.
Donotlockyourvehiclewiththeremotemas·
terkeyuntil alldoorsandtherearlidare
closed. In
thiswayyouavoidlockingyourself
outaccidentally.

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comebackawhilelateranddrive off,therain
sensorwillreactivateitselfafterthevehicle
speedhasexceeded4mph(6km/hl.
Therainsensor*isonlyactivatedwiththe
wiper leversettoposition0.Whenitstarts
torain,therainsensorwillautomaticallyacti
vatetheintermittentwipingmode.
Toreducethesensitivityofthesensor,move
switch
®down.Toincreasethesensitivity,
move
theswitch up.Thehigheryouadjustthe
sensitivity,thefasterthesensorwillreact
whenitsensesmoistureonthewindshield.
The
pausesbetweenwiperturnsdependnot
only onthesensitivitysetting,butontheve
hicle
speedaswell.
During
briefstops,e.g.ata red light, wiper
motionwillautomaticallybereducedtothe
nextlowerspeed.Wipersalreadyturningat
lowspeed.changetointermittentwiping.
Whentheignition isturnedon,thewasher
jetsareheated.
AWARNING
-Wiperbladesarecrucialforsafedriving!
Only
whentheyareingoodconditionare
theyabletoclearthewindows properly
topr.ovideuncompromisingvisibility.
Worn or
damagedwiperbladesarea
safetyhazardQpage54,Replacing
windshield wiperblades!
-Thelight/rainsensor*isonlydesignedto
assistandsupportthedriver.Itremains
entirelythedriver's responsibilityto
monitoroutsideweatherconditionsand
tomanuallyactivatethewipersassaon
asrainordrizzlereducesvisibility
throughthewindshield.
- The windshield
mustnotbetreatedwith
water-repellentmaterials.They canin
creaseglareunderpoor visibility condi
tionssuchaswetness,darkness,orwhen
thesunisLawonthehorizon. Inaddi
tion,
theycancausethewindshield wip
erstachatter.
CDNote
Infreezing ornearfreezingconditions:
- Always check
thatthewiperbladesare
notfrozentotheglassbeforeyouturn
thewiperson.Loosen awiperblade
whichisfrozeninplace beforeoperating
thewiperstopreventdamagetothe
wiper bladeorthewiper motor.
-
Donotusethewiperstoclearafrosted
window. Usingthewipersasaconven
ienticescraperwilldestroythewiper
blades.
- Before you
takeyourvehicletoanauto
matiecarwash,makesure'you havethe
windshield wipersystemswitchedoff
(leverinpositional,otherwisethewind·
shield wiper
systemcouldgetdamaged
inthecarwash ifitshouldsuddenly
comeon.
mTips
-The windshieldwipersareswitchedoff
whentheignitionisturnedoff.Activate
thewindshieldwipersaftertheignition
is
switchedbackonbymovingthewind
shield
wiperlevertoany position.
- Worn
ordirtywi.(ldshieldwiperblades
causesmearing,which canaffecttheop
erationofthelight/rainsensor*. Check
theconditionofyourwindshield wiper
bladesregularly,,-
-The rainsensorispal\!oftheinterval
wipingsystem.Turningofftheignition
will
alsodeactivatetherain sensor.Tore·
activatethesensor,switchofftheinter
val wiping
function,thenswitch itback
on
again.
- Applies
tovehicles withlightlrainsen·
sor:Whenthewipersareswitchedon
manuallyandinrainconditions,theau
tomaticheadlights*turnonQpage45,
Switchingtheheadlights onandoffor
offduringthedaywhenthewipersare
nolongeroperating.Theautomatic
headlights*functionisavailableinthis
caseonlywhenthelightswitch isinthe
"AUTO"positionQpage45,fig.44.~
>
-_Makesurethewasherfluid reservoirin
theenginecompartmentistoppedoff
before goingonalong trip. Look up
Qpage196forcheckingandfillingthe
washercontainer.
_ The wipers only
operatewiththehood
completely closed.
-.'.Appliestevehicles:withheadlight washersystem
Theheadlight washersystemc1eansthe
headlights.
~Operatethewindshieldwiper/washersys
temQpage51,fig.55®withthehead
lights
turnedonbyholdingtheleverforlon
ger
thanonesecond.
Thewasherjetsextendforwardoutofthe
frontbumperdrivenbywaterpressureto
spraythefrontheadlightswithwater.
Youshouldinspecttheheadlightsregularly
(for
examplewhenrefuelinglandcleanoff
any soliddirtorinsectsfromthelenses.
Toensurethesystemworks properlyinwinter,
keep
thewasherjetsfreeofsnowandremove
any iceusing ade-icing spray.
Serviceposition
ftisonlypossible tochange wiperbladesif
youmovethewiper armstatheservice posi
tion
In ordertousethewindshield wipers,the
frontlidmustbecompletelyclosed
Moving
wiperbladestotheserviceposition
~Whenthereisa riskoffrost,makesurethat
thewiperbladesarenotfrozentothewind
shield.
~Switchtheignition on.
~Movethewiperlevertoposition 0
Qpage51,fig.55.
~Pressthe!ResetlbuttonuntiltheDisplay
typemenuappearsintheDriverInforma
tionSystemdisplay.
Clearvision
~Usingtherockerswitchandthe1Resetlbut
ton,selecttheSet>Wipers>Front>Sery·
icepositiononfunction. Thewindshield
wiper
armsmovetotheservice position.
Movingwiperbladestoparkposition
~Makecertainthatthewiperarmsarelying
againstthewindshield.
~Switchtheignition onandmovethewiper
lever
fromposition 0to4Qpage51,
fig.55.Thewiperarmswillmove backto
theparkposition.
CDNote
Never driveyourvehiclewhenthewind
shield wiper
armsareintheservice posi
tion
andpulled awayfromthewindshield.
Whenyoudrivefasterthan4mph(6km/
hl,thewiperarmsautomaticallyreturnto
thepark positionandcouldcausepaint
damagetothefrontlid!
iTips
-Youcanalsoturnontheservice position,
forexample,ifyouwanttoprotectthe
windshieldfromicingbyusingacoyer.
- The service position moves
tooffauto
maticallywhenyouoperatethewind
shield wiperlever,or
speedexceeds
4mph(6km/hl.

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mostsignificantfactor.
For
example,in afrontalcollisionataspeed
of30mph(48km/hl,theforcesactingon a
10lbs(4.5kg)objectareabout20timesthe
normalweightoftheitem.Thismeansthat
theweightoftheitemwouldsuddenlybe
about200lbs(90kg). One caneasily imagine
theinjuriesthatanitemofthatweightflying
freely
throughthepassengercompartment
cancauseina collisionataspeedconsidered
relatively low.
AWARNING
Weak,damagedorimproperstrapsused
tosecureitemstotie-downscanfail dur
ing hard braking or
inacollisionandcause
seriouspersonalinjury.
- Always use
suitablemountingstrapsand
properlysecureitemstothetie-downsin
theluggagecompartmenttohelppre
ventitemsfromshifting orflying for
ward
asdangerousmissiles.
-
Whentherearseatbackrestisfolded
down, alwaysusesuitablemounting
strapsandproperlysecureitemstothe
tie-downsintheluggagecompartment
tohelppreventitemsfromflyingfor
ward
asdangerousmissiles intothepas
sengercompartment.
-Neverattachachildsafetyseattether
straptoatie-down.
Luggagecompartmentcoyerremovalliandinstallation•
The/uggagecompartmentcover prevents
peap/e from/ooking into
the/uggage com
partment.
Fig.70Openrearlidwithluggagecompartmentcaver
Removingtheluggagecompartmentcover
~PullthebuttonsCDqfig.70
~Pullthecoyer®outofthebrackets0
qfig.70inthedirectionofthearrow.
Replacingtheluggagecompartmentcover
~Pushthecoyer upintothebrackets0.
~PressthebuttonsCDontotheball heads.
AWARNING
Never
storeor place heavyobjectsonthe
luggagecompartmentcoyer.Ifyouleave
somethingheavyon~ecoyerandthen
openthecoyer,theobjectcouldslidefor
wardandinjureanyonesittingintherear.
Also,
inthecaseofsuddenbraking ora
crash, aheavy
objectonthecoyer could fly
forwardandinjure anypassengers.
Roofrack
Firstthingsfirst•
Aroofrockconbefitted tacarry addition a/
/uggage on
theroof
~Alwaysreadandfollowtheinstructionspro
vided
bytheroof rackmanufacturerwhen
theroof racksystemmustbeinstalled.~
>
Ifou aretransportingluggageorotherob
je:tsontheroof,pleasenotethefollowing:
_Yourvehicle hasspeciallydesignedaerody-
namic roofrails. Onlyinstall a
roofrackspe
cificallydesignedforyourmodel.Contact
thenearestAudidealerforinformationon
appro ved
modularroofracksforyour vehi-
cleo_Theseapprovedroofracksarethebasis fora
completeroof racksystem.Additionalat
tachmentsforthebasic roofrackareneces
sary
tosafelytransportluggage,bicycles,
surfboards, skisorsmallboats.Allnecessa
ryhardwareforthesesystemsisavailableat
yourauthorizedAudidealer.
_Werecommendthatyoukeeptheinstalla
tion
instructionsfor yourroofracksystem
togetherwith your Owner'sliteratureinthe
vehicle.
Whenshouldtheroofrackberemoved?
-Before goingthroughanautomaticcarwash
(itisbesttoaskthecarwashoperatorfor
advice).
- When
notinuse,toreducefuelconsump
tion, wind noiseandtoguardagainsttheft.
AWARNING
-
Useofanunapprovedroof rackorincor
rect
mountingofanapprovedroof rack
can
causetheroof rackortheitemsat
tached
toittofallofftheroofontothe
road.
- Objects falling
fromtheroofofavehicle
can
causea crashandpersonalinjury.
-Onlymountthesystembetweenthe
markingsshowninqpage65,fig.71.
- The roof racksystemmustbeinstalled
exactly according
totheinstructionspro
vided.
CDNotel
-
Yourvehiclewarrantydoesnotcoyer any
damagestothevehiclecausedbyusing
roof racks or
mountingstructuresnot
approvedbyAudiforyourvehicle. The
sameappliestodamageresultingfrom
incorrect roofrack installation.
- Always check
theroofrackmountings
andhardwarebeforeeachtripanddur
ing a
triptomakesureeverythingisse
curelytightened.Ifnecessary,retighten
themountingsandchecktheentiresys
temfromtimetotime.
-Aftermountingaroof racksystem,or
whenyoutransportobjectsontheroof
ofyourvehicle,theheightofthevehicle
isnaturallyincreased.Becareful when
drivingunderlowbridgesorinparking
garagesforexample.Thiscouldcause
damagetotheloadandEventhevehicle
itself.
Mountinglocations
Theroofrackmustbeattachedon/yatthe
positioning balts.
Fig.71Mountinglocationsforroofrack
Installation
Wheninstallingthefeetmakesurethatthey
arepositionedexactlyonthepositioningbolts
provided®betweenthesidepanelandthe
upperroofframeqfig.71.Thepositioning
boltisvisible assoonasthelipofthesealing
stripispushedbackfromtheroofframewith
thetoolprovided.
Loadingtheroofrack
A/ways distributethe/oadseven/y. Makesure
anything an
theroofrackissecure/y tied
dawn.
~Alwaysdistributetheloadsontheroof rack
evenly.
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~Alwaysattachitemstotheroofracksecure
lybeforeyoudrive off.
The
maximumpermissibleroofweightis
165lb(75kg). Theroofweightismadeupof
theweightoftheroof racksystemandthe
weightoftheobjectbeingtransported.
Whenusing aroof racksystemwhich hasa
lower loadcarrying capacity, you
mustnotuse
up
thetotalmaximumpermissibleload carry
ing capacity specified above.
Instead,you
shouldloadtheroofracksystemonlytothe
maximumcapacityspecifiedbythemanufac
tureroftheroofracksystem.
AWARNING
Weak,damagedorimproperstrapsused
tosecureitemstotheroofrackcanfail
during hardbraking
orinacollisionand
causeseriouspersonalinjury.
- Make
suretheroof rackisinstalled exact
lyasspecified above9page65.
-Always usesuitablemountingstrapsfor
securingitemstotheroofracktahelp
preventitemsfromshifting orflying for
ward.
-
Itemsontheroof rackmustalways be
securely
mounted.
- Theuseofaroof rackcannegatively af
fectthewayavehiclehandles.Cargo
thatislarge, heavy, bulky,longorflat
willhaveagreaternegativeinfluence on
thevehicle'saerodynamics,centerof
gravityandoveratlhandling. Always
drive slowly, avoid
suddenbrakingand
maneuverswhentransportingcargoon
theroofofyourvehicle.
- Never exceed
themaximumpermissible
loadcarrying capacityoftheroofofyour
vehicle,thepermissibleaxleweightsand
thepermissibletotalweightofyourvehi
cle
9page240, Weights.
-Always driveslowly, avoidsuddenbrak
ing
andmaneuverswhentransporting
cargo ontheroofofyourvehicle.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Sometimesitmaybeeasiertoleave aroof
rack
instatledeventhoughyouarenotus
ing it.Due
tatheincreased airresistance
yourvehiclewillunnecessarilyusemore
fuel. Removetheroofrackifyouarenot
goingtouseit.
CuphoLder
Fig.72(upholder
Twobeveragescan becarriedinthecuphold
er.
AWARNING
Spilled
hotliquid cancauseanaccident
andpersonalinjury.
- Never carryany
be-veragecontainerswith
hotliquids,suchashotcoffeeorhottea,
inthevehicle whileitismoving. Incase
ofanaccident,suddenbrakingorother
vehiclemovement,-botliquidcouldspill,
causing scalding
burn~Spilledhotliquid
can
alsocauseanaccidentandpersonal
injury.
- Use only
softcupsinthecupholder. Hard
cups
andglassescancauseinjuryinan
accident.
- Neverusethecupholderoradapterasan
ashtray-riskoffire.
(CDNote
Only drinkcontainerswithlidsshouldbe
carried
inthecupholder.Liquid couldspill
outanddamageyourvehiclés electronic
equipmentorstaintheupholstery, etc.
b
Ashtray
Fig.73Center console: ashtray
Dpeningtheashtray
~Slidethecoyeropen.
Removingashtrayinsert
~Pressthereleasebutton9fig.73.
~Pulltheashtrayinsertupandout.
Toreinstallashtray
~Presstheashtrayinsertbackintoitsholder.
.&.WARNING
Never
putwastepaperintheashtray. Hot
ashesorotherhotabjectsintheashtray
couldsetwastepaperonfire.
CigaretteLighter/
socket
Cigarettelighter
Thecigattl'.reeIghter orsocketonlywork withtheIgnition on.
Usingthecigarettelighter
~Slidethecoyeropentoreachthecigarette
lighter.
~Pushtheknob9fig.74in.
~Waituntilthecigarettelighterknobpops
out.
~Removethecigarettelighterimmediately
anduseit.
~Reinsertcigarettelighterintothesocketaf
teruse.
Connectinganappliance
~Slidethecoyeropentoreachthecigarette
lighter.
~Removecigarettelighter.
~Pluginappliancetabeused.
Thèsocketofthecigarettelightermaybe
used for12-voltapplianceswithmaximum
consumptionofupta100watts,suchasa
flash light,
smallvacuumcleaner, etc.
Before you
purchaseanyaccessories, always
read
andfollowtheinformationin
9page247,Additional accessories andparts
replacement.
&WARNING
Improperuseofthecigarettelightercan
causeseriousinjuryorstarta fire.
-
Becarefulwhenusingthecigarettelight
er.
Ifyoudonotpayattentiontowhat
youaredoingwhenyouareusingthecig
arettelighteryou canburn yourself.
CDNote
-Toavoiddamagingthesocket, onlyuse
plugsthatfitproperly.
- Only use
thecigarettelightersocketasa
powersourceforelectricalaccessories
forshortdurations.Usethesocketsin
thevehiclewhenapowersourceisneed
edforlongerdurations.
(Ij)Tips
-Whentheengineisoffandaccessories
arestillpluggedinandareon,thevehi-
cle
batterycan still bedrained.~