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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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CLearvision
lightsensorcheckedassoonaspossibleata
dealership.
Cominghome/leavinghomefunction*
The functionisswitched onwhentheswitchis
intheAUTO·positionandthefunctionis
shownasactiveinthedriverinformationsys­
tem.
Thecominghomefunctionilluminatesthe
areaaroundthevehiclewhentheignitionis
switchedoffandthedriver'sdoorisopened.
Thelengthoftimethelightsremainoncan be
setinthemenudisplay(Illumination>Exte­
rior
lights>cominghome).
The leavinghomefunctionilluminatesthe
areaaroundthevehiclewhenunlocking it.
.&WARNING
- Never use
daytimerunninglightstosee
whereyouaregoing. Theyarenotbright
enoughandwillnotletyouseefar
enoughaheadforsafety, especiallyat
duskorwhenitisdark.Always switchon
thelowbeamsatduskorwhenitisdark.
-
Automaticheadlightsareonlyintended
toassistthedriver. Theydonotrelieve
thedriverofhisresponsibilitytocheck
theheadlightsandtoturnthemonman­
ually accordingtothecurrentlightand
visibility conditions. Forexample,fog
andraincannotbedetectedbythelight
sensors.Soalways switchonthehead­
lightsundertheseweatherconditions
andwhendrivinginthedarkgD.
-Crashes canhappenwhenyoucannotsee
theroadaheadandwhenyoucannotbe
seenbyothermotorists.
-Alwaysturnontheheadlights50that
you canseeaheadand50thatothers
canseeyourcarfromtheback.
IIDTips1
-WiththeswitchinAUTOfrontfog lights
cannotbeturnedoninaddition.
-The lightsensorforheadlightcontrolis
locatedintherearview mirrormount.
Donotapply anystickerstothewind- shield
inthisareatopreventmalfunc­
tionsor
failures.
-
Someexteriorlightingfunctionscan be
adjustedinthedriverinformationsys­
tem~page25.
-Ifyouremovetheignitionfromtheigni­
tionlock whiletheheadlightsarestill
on,abuzzerwillsoundaslongasthe
driver'sdoorisopentoremind youto
turnoffthelights.
- Always
observethespecifie localregula­
tionsforyourareaastowhentouseyour
lights.
-
Withautomaticheadlights,thehigh­
beamfunctionisalso available,butwith
onerestriction:Ifyouhavenotswitched
thehighbeamsbacktolowbeamsdur­
ing
automaticheadlightoperation(for
example,afterdrivingthroughatunnel),
onlythelowbeamscomeonthenext
timeautomaticheadlightsareswitched
on.Tousethehighbeams,youfirsthave
topullthehighbeamlever backand
thenpushtheleverforwardagain.
-
Incoolordampweather,theinsideof
theheadlights,turnsignalsandtail
lightscan fog overduetothetempera­
turedifferencebetweentheinsideand
outside.They willclearshortlyafter
switchingthemon.Thisdoesnotaffect
theservice lifeofthelighting.
Adaptivelight1
Appliestavehicles:withAdaptive Light
Whendriving around bends,therelevant area
aftheraadisbetterilluminated.
Fig.46Adaptivelightwhendriving
»
Thebenefitofadaptivelightisthatthecurve
and
theedgeoftheroad arebetterilluminat­
ed
~fig.46.Theadaptivelightis controlled
automatically,
dependingon vehiclespeed
andsteeringwheelangle.
When drivingaroundbends,theheadlights
arecontrolledaccordingtosteeringwheelan­
gle. 50
thatthereisno blackareaaheadofthe
vehicle,thetwomainbeamspivotatdifferent
angles.
iTips
Thesystemworks aboveaspeedofabout
6mph(10km/hl.
Frontfoglights
Usethelight switch taturn onthe front fog
lights.
Fig.47Foglightactivation:lightswitch position onve­
hicles WlTHOUT sensorlight
Switchingonthefrontfoglights~D
~Donotturnthelightswitch:q.-~fig.47to·
wardthefoglightsymbol~O.
~Turnthelightswitchto:"=ortogD.
~PullthelightswitchtothefirststopCD,
Whenthefrontfoglightsareon,thesymbol
~Dnexttathelightswitchwillilluminate.
CLearvision
TurnsignaIsandhighbeamlever
Thelever ontheleftsideofthesteeringcol­
umnisused taoperote theturn signais and
thehighbeamaswell asthe headlight flash­
er.
Fig.48Turnsignal andhigh beam lever
Theturnsignalandhighbeamleverhasthe
followingfunctions:
TurnsignalsQQ
~Lifttheleverupalltheway~fig.48CDto
usetherightturnsignals,orpushthelever
down all
theway(3)tousetheleftturnsig-.
nals.
Auto-blink
~Movethelever (upordown)justtothe
pointofresistancetousetheturnsignals
foraslongasyou needthem,forexample
whenchangingLanes.
~Briefly movetheleverupordownjustto
thepointofresistanceandthenreleaseitta
flashtheturnsignalsthreetimesinsucces­
sion.
Thisfeatureallowstoindjcatelane
changesclearlyandwithminimumeffort
whendriving onhighways.
Highbeamm
~Pushthelever forward®toswitchonthe
highbeam.
~Pullthelever backtowardsyoutoswitchoff
thehighbeam.
Headlightflasherj[D
~Pullthelevertowardthesteeringwheel@
tousetheheadlightflasher.

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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.~
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-_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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54Clearvision
Replacingwindshield wiperblades
Wiperbladesingoodconditionhe/pkeepthe
windshie/dc/ear.
Fig.S6Unlatching wiperblades
Fig.
57Removing wiperblades
Removingthewiper blade
~Movethewiperstotheservice position
c!;)page53.
~FoLdthewindshieLdwiperarmawayfrom
thegLass.
~Ontheupperendofthewiperarmatthe
corrugation, squeezethepLasticretainerto­
getheronbothsidesinthedirectionofthe
arrowc!;)fig.56.
~RotatethewiperbLadeinthedirectionof
thearrow®c!;)fig.57awayfromthewiper
arm.
~LiftthewiperbLadeoffin the directionof
thearrow@.
Attachingthewiper blade
~Placetherounded endofthewipercntethe
endofthewiperarmintheoppositedirec­
tiontothearrow@c!;)fig.57.
~Swingthewiperintheoppositedirectionto
thearrow®cntethewiper arm.
~Squeezethecorrugation onthewiperuntiL
you hear
itclick inthewiperarm.
~Foldthewiper armbackcntethewind­
shieLd.
~Movethewiperstothepark position
c!;)page53.
ThefrontwiperbLadesmeasure Leftside
23.20in.(S90mm)andrightside18.S0in.
(470mm)inLength,
Clean your
wiperbLadesregularLywithawind­
shieLd washer soLution
toprevent streaking.If
thebLadesarevery dirty,forexampLewithin­
sects,
carefuLLycLeanthebLadeswitha sponge
orasoftbrush.
IfthewiperbLadesbegintostreakthewind­
shieLd, thiscouLdbecausedbyresiduelefton
thewindshieLd byautomaticcarwashes.
FiLlthewindshieLd washercontainerwitha
speciaLsoLution avaiLableatyourauthorized
Audi deaLer
toremovetheresidue.
Besuretoinspecttheconditionofyourwiper
bLadesreguLarly. Forsafety reasons, replace
yourwiperbLadesonceortwiceayearifnec­
essary.
Seeyourauthorized Audidealerforre­
pLacementbLades.
AWARNING
-CleanyourwiperbLadesreguLarlywitha
windshieLd washersolution
toprevent
streaking.
IfthewiperbLadesare very
dirty,
forexampLewithinsects, carefuLly
cLeanthewiper151:adeswithaspongeora
softbrush.
- For
yoursafety, youshouldrepLacethe
wiperbLadesonce ortwice ayear.See
yourauthorized AudidealerforrepLace­
mentbLades.
CDNote
-The windshieldwiperbladesmustonLy
berepLacedwhen intheservice position
c!;)page53!Otherwise, youriskdamag­
ing
thepaintonthehoodorthewind-
shieLdwipermotor.~
>
-----_ToheLpprevent damagetothewipersys-
tem,
aLwaysLoosenbLadeswhich arefro­
zentothewindshieLd beforeoperating
wipers.
_ToheLpprevent damagetowiperbLades,
donotusegasoline, kerosene,paint
thinner,orothersolvents onornearthe
wiperbLades.
_ToheLppreventdamagetothewiper
armsorothercomponents, donotat­
tempttomovethewipersbyhand.
iTips
_CommerciaLhotwaxes appliedbyauto­
matiecarwashesaffectthecLeanability
ofthegLasssurface.
_ThefrontwiperbLadesaredifferent
lengths;thebLadeonthedriver's sideis
Longer.
DigitaLcompass
Activating ordeactivatingthecompass
Appliestavehicles: withdigitalcompass
ThedirectionisdispLayed ontheinteriorrear
viewmirror.
Fig.58Insiderearview mirror:digitalcompass acti­vated
~Toactivateordeactivate,holdthe®
c!;)fig.58buttondown untiLthereddispLay
appears ordisappears.
ThedigitalcompassonLyworkswiththeigni­
tion turned on.The directions aredispLayed
as
initiaLs: N(North),NE(Northeast), E(East),
SE(Southeast), 5(South),SW(Southwest),
W (West),
NW(Northwest).
«DTips
Toavoid inaccurate directions, donotal­
Lowanyremote controLs, eLectricaL sys­
tems, ormetaL
partsclosetothemirror.
Settingthemagnetic deflection zone
Appliestavehicles:withdigital compass
Thecorrectmagneticdef/ectionzonemustbe
setinordertodisplaythedirectionscorrect/y.
Fig.SgNorth America: magnetic deflection zoneboundaries
~HoLdthe®c!;)page55,fig.58buttondown
untiL
thenumberofthesetmagnetic deflec­
tionzoneappears ontheinteriorrearview
mirror.
~Adjustthemagnetic deflection zonebyre­
peatedly pressing
onthe®button.Theset
mode automaticaLly deactivates
afterafew
seconds.
Calibratingthecompass
Appliestovehicles: withdigital compass
ThecompasshastoberecoLibrotedifthe dis­
playiswrongorinaccurate.
~HoLdthe®buttondown untiLtheLetter C
is dispLayed onthe
interiorrear view mirror.

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tothedesiredtemperaturesetting.
Switchingthec1imatecontrolsystemon
andoff
•Turntheknob(3)qpage 70,fig.77tothe
righttoswitchclimatecontrolon.TheLED
nexttothewordOFFgoesout.~
Warrnandcold
Switchingc1imatecontrolonandoff
Settingtemperature
CDNote
-Ifyoususpectthattheclimatecontrols
havebeendamaged,switchthesystem
offtoavoiddamagingit,andhave itin­
spectedbyanauthorizedAudi dealer.
- Audi
climatecontrolsystemrepairs re­
quire special
expertiseandtheproper
tools.Voushouldcontactanauthorized
Audidealerintheeventofmalfunctions.
Tosetalowertemperature,turntherotary
knobtotheleft.Tosetahighertemperature,
turntherotary knobtotheright.Thereare
additionalintermediatesettingsavailableto
adjustthetemperatureasneeded.
ijd)Tips
-Toavoidadversely affectingheatingand
coolingperformanceandtopreventcon­
densationonthewindows,theairintake
infrontofthewindshieldmustbefreeof
ice,snow,andleaves.
· - The aircoming
fromtheventsandcircu­
lating
throughtheentireinteriorisex­
tractedthroughtheoutletslotsinthe
sidepanelsintheluggagecompartment.
Makesurethattheoutletslotsarenot
coveredbyclothing,etc.
- Climate
controlworksmosteffectively if
thewindowsareclosed.However, ifthe
interiorofaparked vehicleisextremely
hotfromthesun'srays,brieflyopening
thewindowscanspeedupthecooling
process.
Meaning
Temperatureselection
qpoge71
Switch airconditioningon/
off(Fan)qpage71
Airdistribution
qpage72
Defrost
qpage73
Rearwindowdefogger
qpoge74
Heatedseat*driver/passen­
gersideqpage 74
Recirculation
qpage73
Switch oncoolingsystemqpage_7_3_
Button(s)
Rotary
knobCD
Rotary
knob(3)~
Rotary
knob@
Ifthefilter'seffectivenessisweakenedby
drivingthevehicleinareaswithheavily pollut­
ed
outsideair,thefilterelementshouldalso
be changed
inbetweenthelistedservices.
.&.WARNING
Forsafetyreasons,itisimportantthatall
windows
arefreeofice, snow,andconden­
sation. Onlythenisgoodvisibilityensured.
Please familiarizeyourselfwiththecorrect
operationoftheairconditioningandhow
todehumidify/defrostthewindows.
Thepollutantfilterelementmustbechanged
accordingtotheintervals specifiedinthe
maintenanceschedule50thattheaircondi­
tioning
system'sperformanceisnotadversely
affected.
Pollutantfilter
Thepollutantfilter(particle filter)ensures
thatcontaminantsintheoutsideair(such as
dust orpollen)
aregreatlyreduced orstop­
ped.Theairisalso filteredinrecirculation
mode.
---TheLEDinthebuttonsilluminateswhenthe
functionisactive.
In cooling
mode,relative humidityintheinte­
rior
isreduced. Thispreventsthewindows
fromfoggingup.
Pleasenote:
Whenrelativehumidityandtemperatures
outsidearehigh,condensatecandripfrom
theairconditioningevaporatorandforma
poolofwaterunderthevehicle. Thisisnormal
andnotanindicati0A-of aleak!
Whenoutsidetemperat~resare low,thefan
doesnotswitchtoahigherspeeduntilthe
coolanthasreachedanadequatetempera­
ture,withtheexceptionofthedefrostset­
ting.
Whenacceleratingatwide-openthrottle,the
airconditioningcompressoristemporarily
switchedofftomaintainfullenginepower.
In
ordertoensureenginecoolingunderex­
tremeengineloads,thecompressorisswitch·
edoffifcoolanttemperaturesclimbtoohigh.
Functions
aresetbyturningtherotaryknob
orswitchedonandoffbytappingthebuttons.~
Fig.77Climat. controls
Werecommendthefollowingsetting:
•Rotatetheknobqfig.77(3)totherightto
switchontheairconditioning.
•Setthetemperatureto72oF(22oC).
•PresstheIAUTO1qfig.77button.
Theairconditioning automatica/ly maintains theselected temperature inthe vehicleinterior
throughout eochseoson.
Contrais'.
Warrnandcold
Warmandcold
Climatecontrols
Usingthepreviouslyrecommendedsettingis
thequickestwaytoachieve acomfortablecli­
mateinthevehicle. Thissettingshouldthere­
foreonlybechangedwhenpersonalcomfort
levels orcertaincircumstancesrequire it.
The
climatecontrolsareacombinationofau­
tomaticheatingandventilationsystemsanda
cooling
systemwhichdehumidifiesandcools
theair insidethevehicle.
The
climatecontrolsautomaticallymaintaina
temperatureonceithasbeenset.Thetem­
peratureoftheairfromthevents,fanspeed
(air volume)andairdistributionarealsoauto­
maticallyadjusted.Thesystemalsotakesinto
accountstrongsunshine50thatmanualad­
justmentisnotnecessary. 50inalmostall
cases,
automaticmodeoffersthebestcondi­
tionsforthecomfortoftheoccupantsatall
timesoftheyearqpoge73.
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.AWARNING
Improperlywornsafetybeltsincreasethe
riskofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeath
wheneveravehicleisbeing used.
- Always make
surethatallvehicle occu­
pantsarecorrectlyrestrainedandstayin
acorrectseatingpositionwheneverthe
vehicle isbeingused.
-Always readandheedallWARNINGSand
otherimportantinformation
qpage106.
iTips
Thesafetybeltpretensionercan only be
activatedonce.
- In
minorfrontalandsidecollisions,in
rear-end collisions,inarolloverandin
accidentsinvolving veryLittleimpact
force,thesafetybeltpretensionerare
notactivated.
-Whenthesafetybeltpretensionerisac­
tivated,afinedustisreleased.Thisis
normalandisnotcausedbyafireinthe
vehicle.
- The
relevantsafetyrequirementsmust
beobservedwhenthevehicle orcompo­
nentsofthesystemarescrapped.A
quaLified
dealershipis famiLiar with~
Safetybeltpreten­
sioners
Thesafetybeltsforthefrontseatingpositions
areequippedwithsafetybeltpretensioners.
Thesystemisactivatedbysensorsinfront
andsidecollisionsofgreatseverity. Thistight­
ensthebeltandtakesupbeltslackq.&.in
Service
anddisposa/ofsafetybe/tpreten­
sioneronpage110.Taking uptheslackhelps
toreduceforwardoccupantmovementduring
a
coLLision.
In frontandside collisionsaboveaparticu/ar
severity,
safetybeltsinuseoretensionedau­
tomatically.
Fig.111Releasing thetongue framthebuckle
Incorrect/ypositionedsafetybe/tsconcouse
severeinjuries.
Improperly wornsafety belts
•Neverpermitanyonetoassumeanincorrect
sitting position
inthevehiclewhiLetravelingq&,.
Wearingsafetybeltsimproperly cancausese­
rious
injuryordeath.Safetybeltscan only
work when
theyarecorrectlypositionedon
thebody.Improperseatingpositionsreduce
the effectiveness
ofsafetybeltsand will even
increase
theriskofinjuryanddeathbymov­
ingthesafetybelttocriticalareasofthe
body.Improperseatingpositionsalsoin­
crease
theriskofseriousinjuryanddeath
when anairbag depLoysandstrikesanoccu­
pant who
isnotinthecorrectseatingposi­
tion. Adriver
isresponsibleforthesafetyof
all vehicleoccupantsandespecially forchil­
dren. Therefore:
&WARNING
Neverunfastensafetybeltwhilethevehi­
deismoving. Doingsowillincreaseyour
risk
ofbeing injuredorkilled.
unfastening safetybelts
~Pushtheredreleasebuttononthebuckle
c:>fig.111.ThebeLttonguewillspringout
ofthebucklec:>A·~Letthebeltwindupontheretractorasyou
guide
thebelttonguetoitsstowedposition.
klethesafetybe/twlththeredreleaseUnbuc on/yafterthevehidehasstopped.button~------r~--:I:=::::::::::-~
Toprovidemaximumprotection,safetybelts
mustalwaysbepositionedcorrectly
onthe
wearer'sbodyc:>page108.
~Adjustthefrontseatandheadrestraintcor­
rectlyc:>page57,Genera/recommenda­
tians.
~Makesuretheseatbackoftherearseat
benchisinuprightpositionandsecurely
latchedinplacebeforeusingthebelt.
~Holdthebeltbythetongueandpull it
evenLyacrossthechestandpelvis
c:>fig.110,c:>A.
~Insertthetongueintothecorrect buckleof
yourseatuntilyouhe~tlatchsecurely
c:>page107,fig.108.\..
~PulLonthebelttomakesurethatitisse­
curely
latchedinthebuckle.
Pregnant womenmustalsobeproj)ërlyrestrained_.
AWARNING
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscan
causeseriouspersonalinjuryinanacci­
dent.
-Expectantmothersmustalwayswearthe
Lapportionofthesafetybeltaslowas
possibleacrossthepelvisandbelowthe
roundingoftheabdomen.
-Always readandheedallWARNINGS and
otherimportantinformationc:>lninFas·
teningsafetybe/tsonpage107.
Fig.110Safety beltposition duringpregnancy
Thebestwaytaprotectthefetusistamoke
surethotexpectantmothersa/ways wear
safetybe/tscorrect/y-throughoutthepreg­
nancy.
AWARNING
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscan
causeseriouspersonalinjuryinan acci­
dent.
-The shouLder beLtportionofthesafety
beltmustbepositionedoverthemiddle
oftheoccupant'sshoulderandnever
acrosstheneckorthroat.
-Thesafetybeltmustlieflatandsnugon
theoccupant'supperbodyc:>fig.109.
Pull onthebelttotightenifnecessary.
- The lap
beltportionofthesafetybeLt
mustbepositionedaslowaspossible
acrosspelvisandneverovertheabdo­
men.Makesurethebeltliesflatand
snugC:>fig.109.Pull onthebelttotight­
enifnecessary.
- A
loose-fittingsafetybeltcancauseseri­
ousinjuries byshifting itsposition on
your body
fromthestrongbonestomore
vuLnerable,softtissueandcauseserious
injury.
-
ALwaysreadandheed allWARNINGSand
otherimportantinformation
c:>poge106.
Safety beltposition
Fig.109Head restraint andsafety beltposition as
seen framtheside
Correctbe/tpositionisthekeytagetting
maximumprotectionfromsofetybe/ts.
Usetheheightadjustmenttochangetheposi­
tion
oftheshouLderstrapsofthefrontseat
safetybelts.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 110Safetybelts
theseregulationsandwillbepleasedto
passontheinformationtoyou.
-
Besuretoobserveall safety, environ­
mentalandotherregulationsifthevehi­
cle
orindividualpartsofthesystem,par­
ticularly
thesafetybeltorairbag,areto
bedisposed.Werecommendyou have
your
authorizedAudidealerperformthis
serviceforyou.
Service anddisposaiofsafety belt
pretensioner
Thesafetybeltpretensionersarepartsofthe
safetybeltsonyourAudi.Installing,remov­
ing, servicing orrepairing
ofbeltpretension­
erscandamagethesafetybeltsystemand
preventitfromworking correctlyinacolli­
sion.
There are
someimportantthingsyouhaveto
knowtomakesurethattheeffectivenessof
thesystemwillnotbeimpairedandthatdis­
carded
componentsdonotcauseinjuryor pol­
lutetheenvironment.
.&.WARNING
Impropercare, servicingandrepair proce­
durescanincreasetheriskofpersonalin­
jury
anddeathbypreventingasafetybelt
pretensionerfromactivatingwhenneeded
or activating itunexpectedly:
- The
beltpretensionersystemcanbeacti­
vatedonlyonce.Ifbeltpretensioners
havebeenactivated,thesystemmustbe
replaced.
- Never repair,
adjust,orchangeanyparts
ofthesafetybeltsystem.
-Safetybeltsystemsincludingsafetybelt
pretensionerscannotberepaired. Spe­
cial
proceduresarerequiredforremoval,
installationanddispos.alofthissystem.
- For any workonthesafetybeltsystem,
westronglyrecommendthatyousee
yourauthorizedAudidealerorqualified
technician
whohasanAudiapprovedre­
pair
manual,trainingandspecialequip­
mentnecessary.
@JForthesakeoftheenvironment
Undeployedairbagmodulesandpreten­
sionersmightbe classifiedasPerchlorate
Material-specialhandling mayapply,see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/per­
chlorate.Whenthevehicleorpartsofthe
restraintsystemincluding airbagmodules
safetybeltswithpretensionersarescrap­
ped, all
applicablelawsandregulations
mustbeobserved.YourauthorizedAudi
dealerisfamiliar withtheserequirements
andwerecommendthatyouhave your
dealerperformthisserviceforyou.
--Airbagsystem
Importantthingsto
know
Importanceofwearing safetybeltsand
sitting properly
Airbags areonlysupplementalrestraints.For
airbagstodotheir job,occupantsmustal­
W~ysproperly weartheirsafetybeltsandbe
inaproper seating position.
Foryoursafetyandthesafetyofyourpassen­
gers,before driving off,always:
~Adjustthedriver'sseatandsteeringwheel
properly~page 94,
~Adjustthefrontpassenger'sseatproperly
o>page58,
~Wearsafetybeltsproperly~page106,
~Always properly usetheproperchildre­
strainttoprotectchildren~page133.
Inacollisionairbagsmustinflate withinthe
blinkofaneyeandwithconsiderableforce.
Thesupplementalairbagscancauseinjuries if
the driver
orthefrontseatpassengerarenot
seated properly. Thereforeinordertohelpthe
airbagtodoitsjob, itisimportant,bothasa
driver and
asapassengertositproperlyatall
times.
Bykeepingroombetweenyour bodyandthe
steeringwheelandthefrontofthepassenger
compartment,theairbagcaninflatefullyand
completelyandprovidesupplementalprotec­
tion
incertainfrontalcollisions~page94,
Properoccupant seatingpositions.Fordetails
ontheoperationoftheseatadjustmentcon­
trats
~page58and~page59.
It's especiallyimportantthatchildren are
properly
restrained~page133.
Thereisa lotthatthedriverandthepassen­
gers canandmustdotohelptheindividual
safety
featuresinstalledinyour Audi workto­getherasasystem.
Properseating.positionisimportantsothat
thefrontairbagonthedriver sidecandoits
Job.Ifyouhave aphysicalimpairmentor con-
AirbagsystemIl]
ditionthatpreventsyoufromsittingproperly
on
thedriverseatwiththesafetybeltproperly
fastenedandreachingthepedals,orifyou
have
concernswith regardtothefunctionor
operationoftheAdvanced AirbagSystem,
pleasecontactyourauthorizedAudidealeror
qualifiedworkshop, orcall AudiCustomer
CAREat1-800-822-2834forpossible modifi­
cationstoyourvehicle.
Whentheairbagsystemdeploys,agasgener­
atorwillfilltheairbags,breakopenthepad­
dedcovers,andinflatebetweenthesteering
wheelandthedriverandbetweentheinstru­
mentpanelandthefrontpassenger.The air­
bagswilldeftateimmediatelyafterdeploy­
ment50thatthefrontoccupantscansee
throuflhthewindshield againwithoutinter­
ruption.
Allofthistakesplaceintheblinkofaneye,50
fastthatmanypeopledon'teven realizethat
theairbagshavedeployed.Theairbagsalso
inflatewithagreatdealofforceandnothing
shouldbeintheirwaywhentheydeploy.
Front
airbagsincombinationwith properly
worn
safetybeltsslowdownandlimittheoc­
cupant'sforwardmovement.Togetherthey
helptopreventthedriverandfrontseatpas­
sengerfromhittingpartsoftheinsidetheve­
hicle while reducing
theforces actingonthe
occupantduringthecrash.Inthiswaythey
helptoreducetheriskofinjurytothehead
andupperbodyinthecrash.Airbagsdonot
protectthearmsorthelowerpartsofthe
body.
Both
frontairbagswillnotinflateinallfrontal
collisions. Thetriggeringoftheairbagsystem
dependsonthevehicledecelerationrate
causedbythecollisionandregisteredbythe
electroniccontrolunit.Ifthisrateisbelow
thereferencevalueprogrammedintothecon­
trolunit,theairbagswillnotbetriggered,
eventhoughthecarmay bebadlydamagedas
a
resultofthecollision. Vehicledamage,re­
pair
costsoreventhelackofvehicledamage
isnotnecessarilyanindicationofwhetheran
airbagshouldinflateornot.~

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Airbagsystem
-Never modifythefrontbumperorparts
ofthevehicle body.
- Always make
surethatthesideairbag
can
inflatewithoutinterference:
- Neverinstallseatcoversorreplace­
mentupholsteryoverthefrontseat­
backsthathavenotbeenspecifically
approvedbyAudi.
- Never use
additionalseatcushionsthat
coyertheareaswherethesideairbags
inflate.
-
Damagetotheoriginalseatcoversor
totheseamintheareaofthesideair­
bag
modulemustalways berepaired
immediatelybyanauthorizedAudi
dealer.
-
T.heairbagsystemcan beactivated only
once. After
anairbaghasinflated,it
mustbereplaced byanauthorizedAudi
dealerorqualified technician whohas
thetechnicalinformation,trainingand
specialequipmentnecessary.
- The
airbagsystemcanbedeployed only
once. After
anairbaghasbeendeployed,
itmustbereplaced withnewreplace­
mentpartsdesignedandapprovedespe­
ciallyforyour Audimodelversion.Re­
placementofcompleteairbagsystems
orairbagcomponentsmustbeper­
formedbyqualifiedworkshopsonly.
Make
surethatanyairbagserviceaction
isenteredinyour AudiWarranty&Main­
tenancebookletunderAIRBAGREPLACE­
MENTRECORD.
-Forsafetyreasonsinsevereaccidents,
thealternatorandstarterareseparated
fromthevehiclebatterywith apyrotech­
nic circuit
interrupter.
-Work onthepyrotechnic circuitinter­
ruptermustonlybeperformedbya
qualified
dealer- riskofanaccident!
-
Ifthevehicle orthecircuitinterrupter
isscrapped,allapplicablesafetypre-
cautionsmustbefollowed.~
Repair,careanddisposaioftheairbags
&.WARNING
Impropercare, servicingandrepair proce­
dures canincrease
theriskofpersonalin­
jury and
deathbypreventinganairbag
from deployingwhenneededordeploying
an airbag unexpectedly:
-Nevercoyer,obstruct,orchangethe
steeringwheelhornpadorairbagcoyer
or
theinstrumentpanelor modifythem
inanyway.
-Neverattachanyobjectssuchascup
holders
ortelephonemountingstothe
surfacescoveringtheairbagunits.
- For cleaning
thehorn padorinstrument
panel,useonlyasoft,dryclothorone
moistenedwith plainwater.Solventsor
cleanerscoulddamagetheairbagcoyer
or
changethestiffnessorstrengthofthe
materialsothattheairbagcannotde­
ploy
andprotectproperly.
-Never repair,adjust,orchangeanyparts
oftheairbagsystem.
-Allworkonthesteeringwheel,instru­
mentpanel,frontseatsorelectricalsys­
tem(includingtheinstallationofaudio
equipment,cellulartelephonesandCS
radios,etc.)mustbeperformedbya
qualified technician whohasthetraining
and
specialequipmentnecessary.
-For anyworkontheairbagsystem,we
strongly
recommendthatyouseeyour
authorizedAudidealeror qualified work­
shop.
Parts
oftheairbagsystemareinstalledat
rnanydifferentplaces
onyour Audi.Installing,
rernoving, servicingorrepairing apartinan
areaofthevehiclecandamageapartofan
airbagsystemandpreventthatsystemfrom
working properlyinacollision.
There
aresomeimportantthingsyou haveto
knowtornakesurethattheeffectivenessof
thesystemwillnotbeimpairedandthatdis­
carded
componentsdonotcauseinjury orpol­
lute
theenvironment.
diatelyinstalltherear-facing childsafety
seatinarearseatingpositionandhave
theairbagsysteminspectedbyyourAUdi
dealer.
- Atighttetherorotherstrapon arear­
ward-facing child
restraintattachedto
thefrontpassengerseatcanputtoo
muchpressureontheweight-sensing
matintheseatandregistermoreweight
thanisactuallyontheseat.Theheavier
weightregisteredcanmakethesystem
workasthoughanadultwereontheseat
anddeploytheAdvanced Airbagwhenit
mustbesuppressedcausings~riousor
evenfatalinjurytothechild.
- If,
inexceptionalcircumstances,you
mustinstall aforward-facing childre­
straintonthefrontpassengerseat,al­
ways move
theseatintoitsrearmostpo­
sition
intheseat'sforeandaft~djust­
mentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbag
aspossible. Thebackrestmustbeadjust­
edtoanuprightposition. Makesurethat
thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
comesonandstaysonallthetimewhen­
evertheignitionisswitchedon.
.&.WARNING
-IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
doesnotgooutwhenanadultissitting
onthefrontpassengerseataftertaking
thestepsdescribed' adultisproperlyseatedàndrestrainedat
oneoftherearseatingpositions.
- Have
theairbagsysteminspectedby
yourAudidealerbeforetransporting
anyoneonthefrontpassengerseat.
@Tips
Iftheweight-sensingmatinthefrontpas­
sengerseatdetectsanemptyseat,the
frontairbagonthepassengerside willbe
turnedoff,andPASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
willstayon.
Importantsafety instructions on
monitoringtheAdvanced AirbagSystem
Airbagsystem
- asafetybeltextenderhasnotbeenleftin
thesafetybeltlatchforthefrontpassenger
seat.
InadditiontothePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightinthecenteroftheinstrumentpanel,
themessagePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFor
PASSENGERAIRBAGONwill brieflyappear
intheinstrumentclusterdisplay. Thisistoin­
formthedriverofthecurrentfrontpassenger
airbagstatus.
.&.WARNING
Anairbagsystemthatisnotfunctioning
properlycannotprovidesupplementalpro-
tectioninafrontalcrash.
-
Iftheairbag indicatorlightcomeson,it
meansthattheremay besomething
wrong withtheAdvanced AirbagSystem.
Itispossiblethattheairbagwillinflate
whenitisnotsupposedto,orwillnotin-
flatewhenitshould.
-Havetheairbagsysteminspectedimme-
diatelybyyourAudi dealer.
.&.WARNING
Ifthefrontairbaginflates, achildwithout
achildrestraint,ina rearward-facing child
safetyseatorinaforward-facing childre-
straintthathasnotbeenproperlyinstalled
willbeseriously injuredandcanbekilled.
- Even
thoughyourvehicleisequipped
withanAdvanced AirbagSystem,make
certainthatallchildren, especially12
yearsandyounger, alwaysrideonthe
backseatproperlyrestrainedfortheir
ageandsize.
- Always
installforwardorrear-facing
child
safetyseatsontherearseat- even
with
anAdvanced AirbagSystem.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearward-facing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan-
cesandthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotappearandstayon,imme-