2012 AUDI TT instrument cluster

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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.
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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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-Iftherearlidisopenornotpraperly
lockedwhentheignitionisturnedon,
thedoorandrearlidwarningappearsin
theinstrumentclusterdisplay.
-
Iftherearlidona locked vehicleisun­
locked
withthemiddlebutton~onthe
remotekey,therearlidisautomatically
lockedagainimmediatelyafterclosing.
This
isindicatedbytheturnsignals
blinking.
jurieswhentherearlidisclosedorina
crash.
- The
minimumclearancebetweenthe
passengers'headsandtherearwindow
mustnever -underanycircumstances­
belessthan1inchC2.5cm)whenthe
passengerssitfullyupright.
-Alwaysmakesurethatrearseatpas­
sengerscannotbestruckwhentherear
lidisclosed.
-After closingtherearlid,alwayspullup
onittomakesurethatitisproperly
closed.Otherwiseitcouldopensuddenly
whenthevehicleismoving.
-
Tohelppreventpoisonousexhaustgas
frambeingdrawnintothevehicle, al­
ways keep
therearlidclosed whiledriv­
ing. Never
transportobjectslargerthan
thosewhichfitcompletelyintothelug­
gagearea,becausethentherearlidcan­
notbefullyclosed.
-Never leaveyourvehicleunattendedes­
pecially
withtherearlidleftopen.A
child could crawl into
thecarthroughthe
luggagecompartmentandpullthelid
shut,becomingtrappedandunableto
getout.Toreducetheriskofpersonalin­
jury,
neverletchildrenplayinoraraund
yourvehicle. Alwayskeeptherearlidas
wellasthevehicledoorsclosedwhennot
inuse.
Openingandc10singrearlid
&.WARNING
-Therearseatareaistoosmalltosafely
transportpassengerstallerthan4'11"
Cl.5ml.
-Personstallerthan4'11"C1.5m)as
weLLaschildreninboosterseatswho
aretooclosetotherearwindowand
roofcansuffersevereheadandneckin-
Fig.36Driver's door:remoterearlidrelease
Fig.37Opened rearlid
Openingtherear!id
~Pressthecenterbutton~onthemaster
keyorpullthereleasebutton~inthedriv­
er's
door0:>fig.36.Therearlid isunlocked.
~Lifttherearlido
Closingtherear lid
~Pulltherearliddownandallowittodrop
gently0:>8.
RearLid/trunkLid
Youcanopenitfromtheinside, however, by
pulling
onthedoorlatchtwice.
Youcon opentherear lidfrom insidethevehi­
cle using aswitch in
thedriver's door.
-
Emergencylocking1
Forthispurpose,amechanicallockingdevice
isprovided ontheendpanelofthepassenger
doorConlyvisiblewhenthedoorisopen).
~Openthedoor.
~Removethecap0:>fig.34.
~Insertthekeyintotheinnerslot0:>fig.35
andturnitabout90degreestotherightas
farasitcan go.
~Replacethecap.
Fig.35Emergency lockingofthefrontpassenger'sdoor
Fig.34Emergencylocklocation onthefrontpasseng­er'sdoor
Ifthepowerlockingsystemfails(power fail­
ure),
youwillneedto lockthepassenger door
separotely.
- Lockingdoorsfromtheinside canhelp
preventinadvertentdooropeningduring
anaccidentandcanalsopreventunwant­
edentryfromtheoutside.Lockeddoors
can, however,delayassistancetovehicle
occupantsandhold uprescueefforts
framtheoutsideinanaccidentorother
emergency.
After youclosethedooryouwillnotnolonger
beabletoopenitfromtheoutside.~
Fig.33Sectionfromcenterconsole: Centrallacking
switch
~Presstheupperpartofthepower locki ng
switch
63tolockthevehicleo:>8.
~PresslowerpartoftheswitchŒ3tounlock
thevehicle.
Lockingandunlockingthevehiclefrominside
&.WARNING
-Ifyouusethepowerlockingswitchwith
thedoorsclosed,rememberthatallthe
vehicledoorswilllock.
Thevehicle conbelocked orunlocked from
theinsideusingthepower locking switch.
Howtounlockeachdoorseparatelyusingthe
doorhandle:
~Pullthedoorhandleoncetoreleasethe
lock.
~Pullthehandletoopenthedoor.
Ifyoulockthevehicle usingthepowerlocking
switch,
pleasenotethefollowing:
-
Youcannotopenthedoorsortherearlid
fromtheoutsideCincreased security,forex­
amplewhenyouarestoppedatared light).
-
Youcan unlockandopenthedoorsframthe
inside bypulling onthedoorhandle.
-Ifthedriver'sdoorisopenedCafteryouhave
locked
thevehiclefromtheinside usingthe
powerlocking switch),thedoorwillremain
unlockedtopreventyoufromlockingyour­
selfoutofyourvehicle. Afteryouclosethe
door, youhavetolockthedriver'sdoor
again.
-
Ifyou have acrashandtheairbagisactivat­
ed,thedoorsautomaticallyunlock.

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Clearvision
Fig.44Instrumentpanel:lightswitch
LightSensorMalfunction*
Intheeventofalightsensormalfunction,the
driverisnotifiedintheinstrumentclusterdis­
play:
gAutomaticheadlights/automaticwipers
defective
Forsafetyreasonsthelowbeamsareturned
onpermanentlywiththeswitchinAUTO'.
However, youcan
continuetoturnthelights
onand offusingthelight switch. Havethe~
Automaticheadlightcontrol*
IntheswitchpositionAUTOtheautomatic
headlightcontrolisturnedon.The low
beamsareturnedonautomaticallythrougha
light
sensorassoonasambientbrightness
(e.g.whendrivingintoatunnel)falls below a
value
presetatthefactory.Whenambient
brightnessincreases again,thelowbeamsare
turnedoffagainautomaticallyq.&..
IntheAUTOpositionthelowbeamsare
switched offautomaticallywhentheignition
isturnedoff.
Daytimerunninglights(Canadamodels
only)
Thedaytimerunninglightsareactivatedonly
whenthelight switchqfig.44iseitheratthe
aorthe,00:position.
The
daytimerunning lightsfunctioncannotbe
turnedoff.
Daytimerunninglights(DRL) (USAmodels)
Thedaytime runninglightsareactivatedonly
whenthelight switchisattheAUTO'orDRL*
position.
lights
willgooff
andonlytheside marker
lights willbeon.
The
daytimerunning lightscanbeturnedon
or off using thisfunction.
Ifthefunctionisac­
tive,
thedaytimerunning lightsareturnedon
automaticallywhentheignitionisswitched
on.
'"'"'"~al
..Turnthelight switchto~D.
..Pushthehighbeamlever forwardtowards
theinstrumentpanelqpage 47.
Switchingoffthelights
..TurnthelightswitchtoO.
Theheadlightsonlyworkwhentheignitionis
Switched on.Whilestartingtheengineor
when switching offtheignition,thehead-
switchingtheheadlightsonandoff
Fig.4SInstrumentpanel:lightswitchwithdaytime
runninglights(DRL)
..Turnthelight switchtoAUTO*qfig.44.
Switchingontheheadlightsandhighbeam
Switchingonthesidemarkerlights
..Turnthelightswitchto,00:.
Switchingonautomaticheadlightcontrol*
Thelightswitchmustnotbeovertu rnedpast
thestopsineitherdirection.
CLearvision
Lights
Openingthewindows
..Insertthekeyintothelockofthedriver's
door.
..Turnandholdthekeyintheopenposition
@.
Reactivatingthesystemafterbattery1disconnection
Reactivating theconvenience close/openfea­
ture
AWARNING
-
Becareful whenclosingthewindows.
Check
toseethatnooneisintheway,or
seriousinjury could result!
- Always read
andheedWARNINGq.&.in
General description onpage38.
Theautomaticclose function willceaseifthe
keyisreleased.
Ifthevehiclebatteryisdisconnectedandthen
reconnected,theautomaticclosingandopen­
ingfunctionwillnotworkuntilitisreactivat­
ed.
Toreactivate thisfeature,performthefol­
lowing
steps:
Reactivatingclose/openfeature
..Pull andholdthepower window switchun­
til
thewindowiscompletelyclosed.
.. Release
theswitch.
.. Pull
theswitchagain-foronesecond.The
automaticclosing/openin'§isnow reactivat­
ed.
openedarethepower windows switched
off.
-
Becarefulwhenclosingthewindows.
Check
toseethatnooneisintheway, or
serious
injurycould result!
- Always remove
theignitionkeywhenever
youleaveyourvehicle.
-Ifyoulockyourvehicle fromtheoutside,
noone,especially children,shouldre­
main
inthevehicle.
-
Donotstick anything onthewindowsor
thewindshieldthatmayinterferewith
thedriver'sfieldofvision.
Convenienceclose/openfeature
(DTips
-Whenthedoorsareopened,thewin­
dows are
automaticallylowered10mm.
- The windows canstill be
openedand
closed for
abouttenminutesafterthe
ignition hasbeenturnedoff.The power
windows
arenotshutoff untiloneofthe
frontdoorsisopened.
Youcon close oropen thewindowstromout­
side when youtock oruntock yourcorwith the
key.
Fig.43Keyturnsforopeningandclosing
Closingthewindows
..Insertthekey intothelockofthedriver's
door.
..Makesurethatthewindows arenotblocked
q.&..
..Turnandholdthekeyinthelock position®
qfig.43untilthewindows arecompletely
closed.
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gearshiftleveriscontrolledbyalight
sensorlocatedintheinstrumentpanel.
Theinstrumentpanelilluminationwill
automaticallybecomedimmerasthe
daylightfadesawayandeventuallywill
gooutcompletelywhenoutsidelightis
very low.This is
toremindyou,thedriv­
er,
toswitchontheheadlightsbeforeit
getstoodark.
-Canadamodels:instrumentpanelillu­
minationwillstaybrightregardlessof
theintensityofambientlight.Always
beawareofchangesinoutsideIight
conditionswhiteyouaredriving.Re­
spondintimetofadingdaylightby
turningthelightswitchtoposition~D
(or"AUTO"ifyour carisequipped with
thisfeature)toturnonyourheadlights.
Sunvisors
Fig.52Sunvisor
The lightislocated ontherightsideofthe
luggagecompartment.
These lightscomeonautomaticallywhenthe
rearlidisopened.Thelightsturnoffautomat­
ically ifthelidisleftopenformorethen10
minutes.
Vision
Usingthesun visorsmakesdriving sofer.
Thedriver's andpassenger'ssunvisorscanbe
pulled
framthebracketsabovethecenterof
thewindshieldandswung towardthedoors
(i)qfig.52.
Vouregulatethebrightnessoftheinstru­
mentswiththeleftthumbwheelC'1qfig.51.
IgnitionON,lightswitchat@.
Withtheignition switchedON,theglowofin­
strument needlescanbeadjustedtoappear
brighter ordimmer.
Theilluminationofthe instruments, disploys
and thecenter console con
beadjusted.
Instrumentpanelillumination
kdOr
whentheignitionisturnedon,theloce
interior lightsareturnedoff.
When a
doorisopen,theinterior lightsare
turned
offafterabout10minutestoprevent
batterydraining.
The
brightnessofthelightsiscontrolled au­
tomatically
byadimmerwhentheyare
switched onand off.
Fig.51Instrumentpanel illumination
IgnitionON,Iightswitchat0000or~D.
Withthelights switched on,thebrightnessof
instrumentcluster(i.e.needles,gaugesand
displays) and
centerconsoleillumination can
be adjusted.
CDNote
Theinstrumentclusterandcenterconsole
illumination (gaugesandneedles)
comes
onwhen youswitch ontheignitionandthe
vehicleheadlightsareoff.Beawareofthe
following differencebetweenmodelsbuilt
toUSorCanadianspecifications:
-USAmodels:illuminationoftheinstru­
mentcluster(gaugesandneedles),
dashandcenterconsolearoundthe
iTips
Youshouldswitchontheemergencyflash­
erwhen:
- you are
thelastvehiclestandinginatraf­
ficjam50thatanyothervehicles coming
can
seeyou, orwhen
-your vehicle hasbroken downoryouare
inanemergencysituation,orwhen
- your vehicle
isbeingtowedbyatow
truckorifyou aretowinganothervehicle
behind you.
Activatingdoorcontactcircuit
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illuminates.'---
Interiorlights
Fig.50Sectiontromheadliner: Interiorlights
Theinteriorlightsinclude thereading lights
for the driver ondthefront passenger.
Deactivatingdoorcontactcircuit
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goesout.
Interiorlights1
FrontreadingIights~
~Press oneoftheswitches®toturnthe
rightorleft reading lightonoroff.
With
thedoorcontactcircuit,theinterior
lightsturnon assoon asyou unlockthevehi-
cle
oropenthedoors. Theinterior lightsare
also
turnedon whentheignitionkeyisre­
moved.The lightsturnoffabout30seconds
afterthedoors areclosed. Whenthevehicleis~
Fig.49Center console: emergency flasherswitch
Emergencyflasher
Theemergency flashermakesothermotorists
aware
thatyou oryour vehicle areinanemer­
gency situation.
Notesonthesefeatures
-Theturn signaisonly work withtheignition
switched on.The indicator lights
Iloriiiin
theinstrumentclusterqpage13alsoblink.
- After youhave
turnedacorner,theturnsig-
nal switches offautomatically.
- The
highbeamworks onlywhenthehead­
lights are
on.Theindicator light&1inthe
instrumentclusterilluminateswhenthe
highbeamsareon.
- The
headlight flasherworksonlyaslongas
youholdthelever -evenifthereareno
lights switched on.The indicator light
&1in
theinstrumentclusterilluminateswhenyou
use
theheadlightflasher.
CDNote
Donotusethehighbeamorheadlight
flasherifyou knowthatthesecould be
blinding oncoming traffie.
~Presstheswitchd1.qfig.49,toswitchthe
emergencyflasheronoroff.
When
theemergencyflasherison, allfour
turnsignalblinkatthesametime.Theturn
signalindicator lights<;JQintheinstrument
cluster,aswellasthelightintheemergency
flasherswitchd1.blink likewise.
The
emergencyflasherwillautomatically
switch onifyou areinanaccidentwherethe
airbag hasdeployed.
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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
~Pullthelevertopositionfig.82ta
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
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and
releasethebrake pedalo
Fig.89Section framcenter console: Selectorlever
with release button
Startingonahill
~Applythehandbrakefirmly.
Stoppingonanincline
~A/waysholdthevehicle withthefootbrake
orparking brakeinordertoprevent"roll­
back"
q&.Donottrytopreventthevehi­
cle
fromrolling backbyrevvingtheengine
whileitisingear.
Parking
~Steponandholdthebrakepedalq&'
~Applytheparking brakefirmly.
~Holdthereleasebuttondown, movethese­
lectorlevertoPandreleasethebutton.
DrivingNotes
Stoppingtemporarily
~BringthevehicletoafuLLstopwiththe
brake,e.g.attrafficsignals.
~Donotaccelerate.
Startingfromstop
~Steponandholdthebrakepedalo
~Holdthereleasebutton(buttoninselector
lever) down,movetheselectorlevertothe
desired position,forexampleDqpage83,
andreleasethebutton.
~Releasethebrakepedalandaccelerate
q&.
Theforward georsareshifted upordown ou­
tomaticol/y.
Appliestovehicles: withStranic
Tips
Iftheselectorleverdoesnotengage,
thereis amalfunction.Theengineisdisa­
bled
topreventthevehiclefromdrivingoff
unintentionaLLy.Taallowtheselectorlever
Releasebutton
Thereleasebuttonintheselectorlever han­
dle
preventsaccidentalshiftsintocertainse­
lector leverpositions.Whenyoupressthere­
lease
button,theselectorlever lockiscancel­
led. In
theillustration,thepositionsinwhich
thereleasebuttonhastobepressedarehigh­
lighted
incolorqfig.88.
Ignitionkeyremovallock
The ignition keycan onlyberemoveafterthe
ignitionisswitchedoffiftheselectorleveris
inP.Aslong astheignition keyisremoved,
theselectorleverislockedinP.
Transmission-----------------------_:...:.-=.:..:..:::...:..:.::::..=::::...:
Theselectorlever
lockisreleasedasfollows:
~Switchtheignition on.
~Steponthebrakepedalondsimultaneously
holddownthereleasebutton.
Automaticselectorleverlock
TheselectorleverislockedinthePandNpo­
sitions
whentheignition ison.Tomovethe
lever fromthesepositionsthedrivermustde­
press
thebrake pedaloAsaremindertothe
driver,thefollowing warningappearsinthe
instrumentclusterdisplaywhentheselector
isinPandN:
Tastartengineorselectgearapplyfoot
brakewhenstationary
Theselectorleverlockiseffective onlywhen
thevehicleisstationaryandatspeedsbelow
5 km/ho At
higherspeeds,thelockintheN
position
isautomaticallyswitchedoff.
The
selectorleverisnotlockedwhenrapid
shifts are
madethroughtheNposition (e.g.
from R
toD).Thisallows youto"rock"theve­
hicle
ifitbecomesstuck.Iftheleverisinthe
N position formorethan1secondwiththe
brakepedalnotdepressed,theselectorlock
engagesautomatically.
AWARNING
- Never place
theselectorleverintheRor
Pposition whilethevehicleismoving­
risk
ofanaccident!
- With
theenginerunning, itisnecessary
toholdthevehiclewiththefootbrakein
allselectorlever positions (exceptPand
N),becauseevenatidlespeedthetrans­
ferofpowerisnevercompletelyinter­
rupted-thevehicle "creeps".Ifthevehi­
cle
isstationaryandthetransmissionis
engaged,theengineshouldnever be
speededupunintentionally(e.g.manual­
lyfromunderthehood).Otherwisethe
vehicle willimmediatelystarttomove­
sometimeseveniftheparking brakeis
firmlyapplied -riskofan accident!
- Before youor
otherpersonsopenthe
hoodandwork onarunningengine,the
selectorlevermustbemovedtoPand
theparking brakeappliedfirmly-riskof
anaccident!FoLLowthewarning stickers
qpage176,Enginecompartment.
((DTips
IfyouhaveinadvertentlyshiftingintoN
while
thevehicleismoving, youshouldre­
moveyourfootframtheacceleratorand
waituntiltheenginespeedhasdroppedto
idlebeforeshiftingbacktoDorS.
SelectorleverlockIl
Appliestovehides: withStronic
These/ector lever/ockprevents agear from
being engaged accidentol/y andunintention­
al/y
settingthe vehicleinmotion.
Inthisposition, reverseisengaged.
Reversegearmustonlybeengagedwiththe
vehiclestationaryandtheenginerunningat
idlespeedq&.
ToengageR,youhavetodepresstherelease
buttonandsimultaneouslysteponthebrake
pedalo In
theRposition,theback-uplightsil­
luminatewiththeignition on.
Transmission
R -reverse
Thetransmissionisinneutralinthisposition.
D -Normalpositionfordrivingforward
Inthisposition,theforwardgearsareauto­
maticallyshiftedupanddown,dependingon
engineloadandvehiclespeed.
ToengageDfromN,thebrakepedalmustbe
depressedatspeedsbelow5km/horwhen
thevehicle isstationaryq}:;,.
Incertaincircumstances(drivinginthemoun­
tainsforexample)itcan bebeneficialto
switchtemporarilytothemanualshiftpro­
gramqpage87inordertoadjustthegear
ratiostodrivingconditionsmanual/y.
S -Sportsetting
The 5settingshouldbeselectedforsporting
driving. Thepowerreservesoftheenginecan
befullyexploitedthroughlaterupshifts.
Toengage5fromN,thebrakepedalmustbe
depressedatspeedsbelow5km/horwhen
thevehicleisstationaryq}:;,.
Thepark lockmustonlybeengagedwiththe
vehiclestotionaryq&.
ToengagePandtoremovetheleverfromthis
position, youmustdepressthereleasebutton
(buttonintheselectorleverhandle)andsi­
multaneouslyyoumuststeponthebrake
pedalo
N -
Neutral
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Appliestovehicles:withStronie
Thekick-down featureallowsmaximumac­
celeration.
Ifyoudepresstheacceleratorpedalfully be­
yond
thefull-throttleposition,thetransmis­
sionautomaticallydownshiftsonegear, de­
pending onvehicle
speedandenginerpm. The
upshiftintothenexthighergeartakesplace
as
soonasthemaximumspecifiedengine
speedisreached.
&.WARNING
Pleasenotethatthedrivewheelscan spin
ifthekick-down isused onasmoothslip­
pery road -risk
ofskidding!
Launch Control Program
Appliestovehicles:withStronie
TheLaunch Control Program permitsmaxi­
mumacceleration.
InordertouseLaunchControl,theA5R(Anti­
5lip Regulation)
mustbedisabled.WhenA5R
is
disabled,theE5Pwarning/indicatorlightfi
intheinstrumentclusterilluminates.50that
Launch Controlcanbeused,theenginemust
beatoperafingtemperatureandthesteering
wheelmustnotbeturned.
~Withtheenginerunning, brieflypressthe
E5Pbutton.Themessage"Stabilisation pro­
gramoff"or"SportcontrolWarning!Re­
strictedstability"inthedriverinformation
systemdisplay.
~5hiftthegearleverto"5"orthetiptronic®
position.
~steponthebrakepedalwith yourleftfoot
andkeepthebrakepedalfullydepressedfor
atleastonesecond.
~With yourrightfoot,stepontheaccelera­
tortothewide-openthrottlepositionor
Kickdown. Theenginespeedsettlesatabout
3,200rpm.
~Takeyourleftfootoffthebrake.
&.WARNING
-Alwaysadaptyour drivingtothetraffic
flow.
- Only useLaunch Control
whenroadand
trafficconditionsallowitandotherdriv­
erswillnotbeendangeredorannoyedby
yourdrivingandtheaccelerationofthe
vehicle.
- Make
surethatE5Premainsenabled.
WiththeEsP disabled,thevehicle could
brake away, particularly onaslick
and
slipperyroad -riskofskidding!
- Once acceleration
isfinished, switchAsR
onagainbybrieflypushingtheEsPbut­
ton.
Back-up program~
Appliestovehicles:witl1Stronie
Intheeventofasystemmalfunction, thereis
anback-up program.
Intheeventofsystemmalfunction,theauto­
matictransmissionswitchestothefail-safe
mode.Alloftheselectorleverposition dis­
plays
fortheautomatictransmissionarehigh­
lightedwith alight backgroundintheinstru­
mentclusterdisplay. Insomecasesyoucan­
notusereversegearanymore.
Ifthetransmissionswitchestofail-safe
mode,youshouldtakethevehicletoanau­
thorizedAudidealershi'p tohavetheconditioncorrecred.
Clutchisoverheating1
Appliestovehicles: withStronie
• Clutch isoverheating!Pleasestopvehi­
clef
Ifthesymbolsareilluminated,theclutchis
overheatingandcouldbedamagedifyoucon­
tinuetodrive.Stopthevehicleandallowthe
transmissiontocool withtheselectorleverin
thePposition whiletheenginerunsatidle.If
thewarningdoesnotturnoff,donotcontinue
driving.
seeyourauthorizedAudidealeror~
b
-----qualified repairfacilityforassistance.Other-
. serious
transmissiondamagecould re­
wise
lt Once
theindicator
lighthasturnedoff,SU..'drivetoyourauthorizedAudldealerorquall-
fied repair facility
immediatelytohavethe
rnalfunctioncorrected.
Selector leveremergency release
Appliestovehlcles:wlthStronle
I(thevehicle's powersupply fails,theselec­
tor lever conbereleased
inan emergency.
Fig.94Seleetorlever: Usingtheernergeney releasetomoveoutoftheParkposition
Theemergencyreleasemechanismislocated
intherightfrontareaundertheselectorlever
shift
gate.Usingtheemergencyreleasecan
be
complicated.Werecommendcontacting
YOurauthorizedAudidealerforassistance,if
necessary.
Removing theselector leverboot
~Activatetheparking brake.
~Carefully prytheselectorleverbootoutof
thetrim@usingasmallscrewdriver.
~Pullbothsidesoftheselectorleverboot
upwardinthedirectionofthearrow@.
~Foldtheselectorleverbootupward.
Selector leveremergency release
~Pressthereleaseleverdownandholditin
place
q(ig. 94.
~Pressthereleasebuttonintheselectorlev­
er©andmovethelever intotheNposition.
~Cliptheselectorleverbootback intothe
shiftgateafterusingtheemergencyre­
lease.
Ifthevehiclemustbepushedortoweddueto
a power failure (forexample,thebatteryis
discharged),theselectorlevermustfirstbe
movedtotheNposition usingtheemergency
releasemechanism.
&.WARNING
OnlymovetheselectorleveroutoftheP
position when
theparkingbrakeisactivat­
ed. Otherwise,
thevehicle couldstartto
moveunintentionallywhentheselector
leverismovedoutofthePposition.