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JiTips
-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
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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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
[email protected]
illuminates.'---
Interiorlights
Fig.50Sectiontromheadliner: Interiorlights
Theinteriorlightsinclude thereading lights
for the driver ondthefront passenger.
Deactivatingdoorcontactcircuit
[email protected]
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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Potentialmalfunctions
Therangeatwhichthesensorsstarttomeas
ureisabout:
2feet(0.60m)
S
feet(1.60m)
Tatheside
Centerrear
Fortheparkingassisttooperate,thesensors
mustbekeptcleanandfreeofice.
&.WARNING
-Sensarshave blindspotsinwhichabjects
cannotbedetected.Payspecialattention
Whenthedistanceislessthanlfoot(0.30
ml.thetonebecomescontinuous.Atthis
pointyoushouldstopbacking up.
Please
notethatlowobjectsalreadysignalled
byawarning candisappearfromthesystem's
detectionrangeandwillnotcontinuetobe
signalled.
Ifa warningbuzzersoundsfor afewseconds
whentheignitionisswitchedon,thereis a
systemmalfunctianwiththeacoustic parkas
sist.
Ifthemalfunctionpersistsuntiltheigni
tion
isswitchedoff,therewillbenoacoustic
warningatthenextattempttoactivatethe
system.Havetheproblemcorrected.
Activation
Thereisnoconfirmationtonewhenreverse
gearisengagedifthereisasystemmalfunc
tian.
The parkingassistisactivatedwhenreverse
gearisengaged.Abrieftoneconfirmsthat
thesystemisactivated.
chimescanbeadjustedthroughthemenudis
play
qpoge 25.
Backingup
Distance warningwhenbackingupstarts
whenanobstacleisdetectedintherangeof
!heparkassistsystem.Asthedistancede
creases,
thetimeintervalbetweentheaudible
tonesbecomesshorter.
Aeoustie parkassist givesawarning obout
obstocles behindthevehicle.
Description
The rear acoustic parkassist(4-channel
acousticparkassist)determinesthedistance
ofthevehiclefromanobstacleusing ultra
sonic
sensors.Thesensorsareintherear
bumper. The
volumeandthepitchofthe
Appliestavehicles:with4-channel acousticparkassist
Acousticparking
system
Rearacousticparkassist
~Toswitchsportmodeon,pressthebutton
inthecenterconsole. Theindicatorlight
turnson.
~Toswitchsportmodeoff,pressthebutton
inthecenterconsoleagain.Theindicator
light
turnson.
Fig.85Buttoninthecenter console
CDTips
Ifthereisamalfunctionintheretractable
rear spoiler*ortheAudimagneticride*, it
may
notbe possibletoactivatesport
mode.
A
more agile
andsportydrivingstyleispossi
ble when driving
thevehicle in"sportmode".
Thismodeaffectsthrottleresponseandthe
soundoftheengine,thesteeringcharacteris
tics
foramoredirectpowersteeringresponse
andthedampingcharacteristicsoftheAudi
magnetic ride
fordynamicsuspensiontuning.
sportmode
APpliestavehicles:withSportbutton
Fig.84Center console: SwitchforAudimagnetic ride
Audimagneticride
Appliestavehicles:withmagnetic ride
IDTips
Thewarning/indicatorlightEintheinstru
mentclustercomesonintheeventofa
malfunction.Drivetotheclosestauthor
izedAudidealerassoonaspossibleand
havethemalfunctionrepaired.
Damping conbeadjusted tothe driver's pref
erence ond
itadapts automaticolly totheeur
rentdriving situation.
~Presstheswitchqfig.84toturnsportset
tingonoroff.
Audi
magneticrideisanelectronically con
trolleddampingsystem.Thischassissystem
assiststhedriverbyadaptingtotheparticular
situationthroughimperceptiblecontrolproc
esses.Thedampingprovides individual modu
lationofdampingforces.Forexample,with
dampingcharacteristicssettoprovidegreater
comfort,dampingissetsomewhatharderfor
abriefperiodonlyas--required,whenrounding
a curve
andwhen braking.
Standardsetting
Selectthestandards~ingifyoupreferasus
pensionsettingemphasiz~gcomfort.
Sportsetting
Selectthesportsettingif youpreferasporty
suspensionsetting.TheLEDintheswitchE
cornes ontoindicatesportsetting.
&.WARNING
Youshouldonlyreturntothesavedspeed
ifitisnottoofastforthecurrenttraffic
conditions -risk
ofanaccident!
~Turn ontheignition.
~Pullleverintoposition@qpoge 79,
fig.82.
~PresstheleverintheCVor0directionto
increaseordecrea~eyourspeed.
~Releasethelevertosavethatspeed.
Temporarydeactivation
~Pressthebrakepedal,or
~Pressthelever intoposition@(notclicked
into place)
qpage79,fig.82,or
~DriveforlongerthanSminutesatmore
thanSmph(10km/hlabovethestored
speed.
Switchingthesystemoff
Presettingyourspeed
Youconpresetyour desiredspeedwhile the
vehicle
isnotmoving.
Thisfunctionmakesit possible,forexample,
tosavethespeedyouwantbeforedriving on
thehighway. Onceonthehighway, activate
thecruisecontrolbypullingthelevertoward
@.
Switchingoffcompletely
~Pressle.verintoposition@(clicked into
place), or
~Switchtheignition off.
The
systemretainsthesavedspeedif you de
activatethecruisecontroltemporarily.Tore
sumethesavedspeed,releasethebrake ped
alandpullthelevertoposition@.
Switchingtheignitionofferasesthesaved
speed.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 90HorneLink®
Remotecontrolunitsforgaragedooropeners
inCanadaaresettastoptransmittingradio
frequencysignalsaftertwoseconds.Thistime~
Ifthe5minutetimelimitisexceeded,the
emergencyflasherswillflashonetimetoin
dicatethattheprocesshasbeenterminated.
Inthiscase,repeatsteps4through9.
Iftheemergencyflashersdonotflashthree
times(afterabout15-60seconds),program
mingwasnotsuccessful.Inthiscase,repeat
steps4through9.
Phase3:roUing codeprogramming
~Asecondpersanonaladderwhocansafely
reach
thegaragedooropenermotorisrec
ommended.
Il.Locatethe"learn"buttononthegarage
.dooropenermotor(refertotheoperating
instructionsfortheopener,astheloca
tion
ofthisbuttonmay varybymanufac
turer).
12.Pressandreleasethelearnbuttononthe
garagedooropenermotor.
~Note:oncethebuttonispressed,thereare
30secondsinwhichtoinitiatethenext
step.
13.OntheHomeLink'" keypadinsidethevehi
cle, firmly
pressandholdtheHomeLink'"
buttonpreviouslyprogrammedinphases
1and2fortwosecondsandrelease.Re
peatthissequencetwice.
~50mevehicles mayrequirethepress/hold/
releasesequenceuptothreetimestocom
pletethetraining process.
~HomeLink'"shouldnowactivateyourrolling
code equipped de
vice.
10.PressandholdthetrainedHomeLink'"
buttonandobservetheindicatorlight®
~fig.95.
~Iftheindicatorlightissolid/continuous,
programmingiscompleteandyourdevice
shouldactivatewhenyoupressandrelease
thetrainedHomeLink'"button.
~Iftheindicatorlightblinks rapidly for2sec
ondsandisthenasolid!continuouslight,
proceed with
phase3taprogramarolling
code device.
6. Hold
theoriginalremotecontrolatadis
tancebetween0-6in.(0-15cm)fromthe
bumperbelowtheappropriateheadlight
for yourvehicle~fig.96(usetheshortest
distancepossible).
7.Aimtheremotecontroljustbelowthe
driversideheadlight.
8. Pressandholdtheactivationbuttonon
theremotecontrol.
~MaybedifferentinCanada.Ifsa,pressand
re-press (cycle)theactivationbuttononyour
remotecontroleverytwoseconds.
9. Theemergencyflasherswill flashthree
times(afterabout15-60seconds)when
theprogrammingissuccessful.Release
thebuttonontheremotecontrol.
~Taprogrom moredevices,repeatsteps4ta9.
Phase2:programmingthebumpermountedtransmitter
_
_---------------------------~H~o~rn~e~L~i~n~k~®
---phase1:programmingtheoverhead keypad
1.Makesureyourvehicleiswithinoperating
rangeoftheremotecontrolledgarage
dooropener.
2.Settheparking brake~8.inGeneralin
formation onpage 90.
3.Turntheignition on.Donotstarttheen
gine!
4.PressandholdthetwooutsideHome
Link'"buttonsCDand@forapproxi
mately20secondsuntilindicatorlight®
~fig.95beginstoflash.Thenrelease
bothbuttons.Donotholdthebuttonsfor
longerthan30seconds.
~Thisprocedureonlyneedstabeperformed
once.Iterasesthefactory-setdefaultcodes
anddoesnothavetaberepeatedtapro
gram
additionalremotecontrols.
5.PressandholdtheHomeLink'"buttonCD,
@)or@untiltheindicatorlight®
startsflashingslow/y.Releasethebutton.
~Thesystemwill remaininprogramming
mode for
5minutes.Gotathefrontofthe
vehicle
andproceed withphase2.
tivated,thiscanoverstrainmotorand
damageitselectricalcomponents-an
overheatedmotorisafire hazard!
-
Toavoid possible injuriesorproperty
damage,pleasealwaysmakeabsolutely
certainthatnopersonsorabjectsarelo
catedintherangeofmotionofany
equipmentbeingoperated.
---
@Tips
-Ifyouwouldlikemoreinformationon
HomeLink®,
wheretapurchasethe
HomeLink®compatibleproducts,or
would liketapurchasetheHomeLink®
Home Lighting Package,
pleasecalltoll
free:
1-800-355-3515.
- For DeclarationofCompliancetoUnited
5tatesFCCandIndustryCanada regula
tions~page248.
ProgrammingtheHomeLink®.1transmitter..
Fig.96Frontbumper,driverside:locationoftransmitterunit
Thetransmitterisprogrammedintwophas
es.Forrolling codetronsmitters, athird
phaseisalso necessary.
--NeverIJsetheHomeLink®transmitter
with anygaragedooropenerthatdoes
havenotthesafetystopandreverse fea
tureasrequiredbyfederalsafetystand
ards. Thisincludesanygaragedooropen
ermodelmanufacturedbeforeAprill,
1982.
- Agaragedooropenerwhichcannotde
tectanobject,signalingthedoortostop
andreversedoesnotmeetcurrentfeder
alsafetystandards.Using agaragedoor
openerwithoutthesefeaturesincreases
riskofseriousinjuryordeath.
-Forsafetyreasonsneverreleasethe
parking brakeorstarttheenginewhile
anyoneisstandinginfrontofthevehicle.
- A
garagedoororanestategatemay
sometimesbesetinmotionwhenthe
HomeLink®remotecontrolisbeing pro
grammed.Ifthedeviceisrepeatedlyac-
&WARNING
TheHomeLink universolremotecontrolcon
be
progrommedwith hond-held transmitters
from existing equipment.
VoumustfirstprogramtheHomeLinktrans
mitterbeforeyoucanusethesystem
~page90,Pragramming theHameLink
tronsmitter.
HomeLink®
UniversaLremote
controL
Generalinformation
InordertoprogramtheHomeLink®transmit
terfordevices utilizing rollingcode,asecond
persononaladderwho cansafely reachthe
garagedooropenermotorisrecommended.
Itisalsonecessarytolocatethe"learn"but
tononyourgaragedooropenermotor.Refer
totheoperatinginstructionsfortheopener,
asthelocationandcolorofthisbuttonmay
vary
bymanufacturer.
Voucan stillusetheoriginalremotecontrol
forthedeviceatanytime.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 134ChildSafetyChildSafety1:
5ubpartB -Rear-facingchildrestraints
5ubpartA -Carbedchildrestraints
MadelManufacturedonor
after
CenturySmartFitDecember1,1999
4S43
CoscoArrivaSeptember2S,2007
22-013PAWandbase
22-999WHO
Evenflo Discovery Ad-December1,1999
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matinsidethefrontpassengerseat,thatthe
frontpassengerairbagisturnedoffandthat
theairbagstatusisalwayscorrectly signaLed
bythePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlight.
Many
typesandmodelsofchildrestraints
havebeenavailableovertheyears, newmod
elsareintroducedregularly incorporating new
andimproveddesignsandoldermodelsare
takenoutofproduction.Childrestraintsare
notstandardized.Childrestraintsofthesame
typetypicallyhavedifferentweightsandsizes
anddifferent'footprints,'thesizeandshape
ofthebottomofthechildrestraintthatsits
ontheseat,whentheyareinstalled onavehi
cle
seat.Thesedifferencesmake itvirtually
impossibletocertifycompliancewiththere
quirementsforadvancedairbagswitheach
andevery childrestraintthathaseverbeen
soldinthepastorwill besold overthecourse
oftheusefullifeofyourvehicle.
For
thisreason,theUnitedStatesNational
Highway Traffic
SafetyAdministrationhas
published alistofspecific type,makesand
modelsofchildrestraintsthatmustbeused
tocertifycomplianceoftheAdvanced Airbag
Systeminyourvehicle withthesuppression
requirementsofFederalMotorVehicleSafety
Standard208.Thesechildrestraintsare:
Manufacturedonor
after----September2S,2007AngelGuard Angel
Ride AA2403FOF
Madel
Regardlessofthechildrestraintthatyouuse,
make sure
thatithasbeencertifiedtomeet
UnitedStatesFederal MotorVehicleSafety
Standardsandhasbeencertifiedbyitsmanu
facturerforusewithanairbag. Always besure
thatthechildrestraintisproperlyinstalledat
one oftherearseatingpositions.Ifinexcep
tional
circumstancesyoumustuseit onthe
frontpassengerseat,carefully readallofthe
information onchildsafetyandAdvancedAir
bagsandheedalloftheapplica bleWARN
INes.Makecertainthatthechildrestraintis
correctly recognizedbytheweight-sensing
ChildrestraintsandAdvancedAirbags
Theelectroniccontrolunitalsoregistersthe
tension onthefrontpassengersafetybelt.
The
tensiononthesafetybeltforthefront
passengerseatwillbedifferentforanadult
whoisproperly usingthesafetybeltascom
pared
tothetensiononthebeltwhenitis
usedtoattacha childrestrainttotheseat.
Thesensorbelowthelatchforthesafetybelt
forthefrontseatpassengermeasuresthe
tension onthebelt.Theinputfromthissen
soristhenusedwiththeweightto"decide",
whetherthereisachildrestraintwithatypical
1 year-old childon
thefrontpassengerseat
andwhetherornottheairbagmustbeturned
off.
seat.Theweightofachildrestraintandits
"footprint" varyfor
differentkindsofchild re
straintsandforthedifferentmodelsofthe
sam
ekindofchildrestraintofferedbychild
restraint
manufacturers.
Theweightrangesfortheindividual types,
makes
andmodelsofchildrestraintsthatthe
NHTSAhas specifiedintheSafetyStandard
togetherwiththeweightrangesoftypical in
fants
andtypicallyear-old childhavebeen
storedinthecontrolunitoftheAdvancedAir
bagSystem.Whenachildrestraintisbeing
used on
thefrontpassengerseatwith atypi
calIyear-old child,theAdvanced AirbagSys
temcomparestheweightmeasuredbythe
weightsensingmatwiththeinformationstor
edintheelectroniccontrolunit.
Even
thoughyour vehicleisequippedwithan
Advanced Airbag
system,allchildren,espe
ciallythose12yearsandyounger,shouldal
ways ride
inthebackseatproperlyrestrained
fortheirageandsize.Theairbag onthepas
sengersidemakesthefrontseatapotentially
dangerousplace forachildtoride. Thefront
seatisnotthesafestplace forachildinafor
ward-facing child
safetyseat.Itcanbeavery
dangerousplaceforaninfantoralargerchild
ina rearward-facingseat.
AdvancedAirbagsandtheweight-1sensingmatinthefrontseat
The Advanced Airbagsysteminyourvehicle
hasbeencertifiedtomeetthe"low-risk" re
quirementsfor3-and6-yearoldchildren on
thepassengersideandsmalladultsonthe
driverside.Thelowriskdeploymentcriteria
areintendedtoreducetheriskofinjury
throughinteractionwiththeairbagthatcan
occur,
forexample,bybeingtooclosetothe
steeringwheelandinstrumentpanelwhen
theairbaginflates. Inaddition,thesystem
hasbeencertifiedtocomplywiththe"sup
pression"
requirementsoftheSafetyStand
ard,toturnoffthefrontairbagforinfantsup
to12monthswhoarerestrainedonthefront
passengerseatinchildrestraintsthatare list
ed
intheStandard.
(FMVSS)208asapplicableatthetimeyour
vehicle
wasmanufactured.
The Advanced AirbagSysteminyourvehicle
detectsthepresenceofaninfantorchildina
child
restraintonthefrontpassengerseatus
ing
theweight-sensingmatintheseatcush
ion and
thesensorbelowthesafetybeltlatch
on
thefrontpassengerseatthatmeasuresthe
tensiononthesafetybelt.
Theweight-sensingmatmeasurestotal
weightofthechildandthechildsafetyseat
andachildblanketonthefrontpassenger
seat.Theweightonthefrontpassengerseat
isrelatedtothedesignofthechildrestraint
andits"footprint",thesizeandshapeofthe
bottomofthechildrestraintasitsitsonthe~
Always replace childrestraintsthatwere
installedinavehicle duringacrash. Dam
agetoachildrestraintthatisnotvisible
could
causeittofailinanothercollision
situation.
Advancedfrontairbagsystemandchildren
Vour vehicleisequippedwithan"Advanced
Airbag
System"incompliancewith United
StatesFederal MotorVehicleSafetyStandard
-Alwaysinstallrear-facing childsafety
seatsontherearseat.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatinexceptionalcircumstancesand
thePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightdoes
notcomeonandstayon,immediately
installtherear-facingchildsafetyseatin
arearseatingpositionandhavetheair-
bag
systeminspectedimmediatelyby
yourAudi dealer.
ln.WARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmust
installaforward-facing childrestrainton
thefrontpassenger'sseat:
-Alwaysmakesuretheforward-facing
seathasbeendesignedandcertifiedby
itsmanufacturerforuseonafrontseat
with apassengerfrontandsideairbag.
-Always followthemanufacturer'sin-
structionsprovided withthechildsafety
seatorcarrier.
- Always move
thepassengerseatintoits
rearmostpositionintheseat'sforeand
aftadjustmentrange,asfarawayfrom
theairbagaspossiblebeforeinstalling
thechildrestraint.Thebackrestmustbe
adjustedtoanuprightposition.
- Always
makesurethatthePASSENGER
AIR
BAGOFFlightcomesonandstays
on allthetimewhenevertheignitionis
switchedon.
'
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overheatreducingtheeffectivenessof
theentirebrakesystem.
-Failureofonebrake circuit willimpair
thebraking capabilityresultinginanin
creasedstoppingdistance.Avoid driving
thevehicleandhaveittowedtothenear
estAudidealerorqualifiedworkshop.
-Neverletthevehicle rolltoastopwith
theengineshutoff.
-
Ifthebrakeboosterisnotworking,for
examplewhentowingyourvehicle,or
becausethebrakeboosterhassomehow
beendamaged,thebrakepedalmustbe
pressedconsiderablyhardertomakeup
forthelackofboosterassistance.
ELectro-mechanicaL
powerassist
Theelectro-mechanicalpowerassisthelps
thedriver whensteering.
Thedegreeofpowerassistiselectronically
matchedtovehiclespeed.
Thepowersteeringsystemassiststhedriver
50thathecansteerthevehiclewithreduced
physical
effort.
Powersteeringwillnotwork iftheengineis
off.Asaresult,thesteeringwheelwillbehard
toturn.
ÂWARNING
Ifthesystemdevelopsaproblem,you
mustseekqualifiedprofessionalassis
tance.
CDNote
Ifthereisanelectronicmalfunction,ser
votronic
willstillfunctionlike aconven
tionalpowersteering.system,providing a
constantsteeringsupportforcethatisno
longerproportionatetothevehiclespeed.
Thisismostnoticeablewhenturningthe
steeringwheelatlowspeeds(forexample
whenparking),-moreeffortwillbere
quired
thanusual.
-Beawareofthedifferentthanusual
steeringresponseandadjustyoursteer
ing force accordingly.
- Have
theproblemcheckedandsetright
byanauthorizedAudidealerassoonas
possible.
-Ifasteeringmalfunctionoccurs,thisis
signaledwiththe~or..indicator
lightsandawarningtone,see.
(DTips
-Ifthepowersteeringsystemshouldfail,
oriftheengineisnotrunning (forexam
ple,while beingtowed),youwillstillbe
abletosteerthevehicle. However,more
effortwiIIbereq u iredtodo50.
-Ifthepowersteeringsystemisnotfunc
tioningproperly,contactyourauthorized
Audidealerimmediately.
Drivingwithyour
quattro®
Appliestavehides:with all-wheel drive
Withall-wheel drive,ailfour wheels aredriv
en.
Generalinformation
Withall-wheeldrive,powerisdistributedto
allfourwheels.Thishappensautomatically
dependingonyourdrivingstyleandtheroad
conditionsatthetim~eealso.=;.page153.
Theall-wheeldriveconcepî:-isdesignedfor
highenginepower. Yourvehicleisexception
ally
powerfulandhasexcellentdriving charac
teristicsbothundernormaldrivingconditions
andonsnowandice.Always readandfollow
safetyprecautions.=;.,&.
Wintertires
Whendrivinginthewinter,yourvehiclewith
all-wheeldrivehasanadvantage,evenwith
regulartires.Inwinterroadconditionsitmay
be
advisabletomountwintertires(or all-sea
sontires)forimproved driveabilityandbrak
ing:
thesetiresmustbemountedonailfour
wheels.Seealso.=;.page213,Winter tires.~
Snowchains
Wheretirechainsaremandatoryoncertain
roads,thisnormallyalsoappliestovehicles
with
all-wheeldrive'=;'page214,Snow
chains.
Replacingwheels/tires
Vehicleswithall-wheeldrivemustalways
have
tiresofthesamesize. Alsoavoidtires
withdifferenttreaddepths.Fordetailssee
page.=;.page209,Newtiresandreplacing
tires
andwheels.
Off-Raaddriving?
YourAudidoesnothaveenoughgroundclear
ance
tobeusedasan off-road vehicle.Itis
thereforebesttoavoidroughtracksandun
eventerrainasmuchaspossible.Alsoreferto
'=;'page163.
&.WARNING
Alwaysadjustyourdrivingtoroadandtraf
ficcond itions.Donotlettheextrasafety
affordedbyall-wheeldrivetemptyouinto
taking
extrarisks.
-
Althoughtheall-wheeldrive isveryef
fective,alwaysrememberthatbraking
capacity
islimited bytiretraction.Vou
shouldthereforenotdriveatexcessive
speedsonicyorslipperyroadsurfaces.
-Onwetroadsurfaces,becarefulnotto
drivetoofastbecausethefrontwheels
couldbegintoslideontopofthewater
(aquaplaning).Ifthisshouldoccur, you
will have no
warningfromasuddenin
creaseinenginespeedaswithafront
wheeldrive vehicle. Alwaysdriveat
speedswhicharesuitedtotheroadcon
ditions. -risk
ofcrash.
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Energymanagement
Startingabilityisoptimized
Energymanagementcon troisthedistribution
ofelectricalenergyandthusoptimizesthe
availabilityofelectrical energyforstarting
theengine.
Ifavehiclewithaconventionalenergysystem
isnotdrivenfora long periodoftime,thebat
teryisdischargedbyidlingcurrentconsumers
(e.g. immobilizer). Incertaincircumstancesit
can
resultintherebeing insufficientenergy
availabletostarttheengine.
Intelligentenergymanagementinyourvehi
cle
handlesthedistributionofelectricalener
gy.Startingabilityismarkedly improvedand
thelifeofthebatteryisextended.
Basically,energymanagementconsistsof
batterydiagnosis,idlingcurrentmanage
mentanddynamicenergymanagement.
Batterydiagnosis
Batterydiagnosiscontinuouslydetermines
thestateofthebattery.Sensorsdetermine
batteryvoltage,batterycurrentandbattery
temperature.Thisdeterminesthecurrent
stateofchargeandthepowerofthebattery.
Idlingcurrentmanagement
Idlingcurrentmanagementreducesenergy
consumptionwhilethevehicleisstanding.
Withtheignitionswitchedoff,itcontrolsthe
energysupplytothêvarious electricalcompo
nents.Datafrombatterydiagnosisisconsid
ered.
Depending onthebattery'sstateofcharge,
individualconsumersaregraduallyturnedoff
topreventexcessivedischargeofthebattery
andthusmaintainstartingcapability.
Dynamicenergymanagement
Whilethevehicle isbeing driven,dynamicen
ergy
managementdistributestheenergygen
eratedaccordingtotheneedsoftheindividu-
al
components.Itregulatesconsumption,50
thatmoreelectricalenergyisnotbeingused~
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Xenon headlights
45
Headrestraints97
Adjusting97
Heated
exterior
mirrors50
frontseats (climate control)74
rearwindow74
Heatedseats74
Heatedwasherjets
Wiperandwasher system 51
Heating
70
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...45,47
Highvoltage warning label240
HillDescentAssist86
Hillholdassist
5tartingonhills78
HomeLink® universalremotecontrol90
Hood
Opening
182
Release lever182
Horn 8
How arechild
restraintsystem anchors re-
lated
tochild safety146
Howmany airbags doesmyvehiclehave?118
Howoften should lcheckmytirepres-
sures?
205
How safetybeltpretensionerswork109
Hydroplaning208
1
Ignitionkey75
Ignitionkeysafety lock76
Ignitionlock75
Ignitionlockpositions 75
Immobilizer12
Importantthingstodobefore driving 93
Improperlywornsafety belts109
Indicatorlight
Airbag system122
Audimagnetic ride 21
Clutch overheating 88
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF122
Indicatorlights
Redsymbolsinthecenterdisplay . 13
Yellow symbols in
thecenterdisplay'"13
a/sarefertaWarning/indicatorlights"12
Infantseats 138
Installingchildsafety seats
5afetybelts 143
Installingtheuppertetherstraponthe
anchorage 150
Instrumentclusterandcontrols 10
Instrumentpanelillumination49
Instrumentsandcontrols
General
illustration8
Interiorlights" 48
Luggage
compartment49
Interlockswitch 17
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jump-starting234
jumpercables 235
K
Key35
Batteryreplacement36
Convenience openingandclosing
ofwin-
dows
44
Emergencykey.....•...•...........35
Keyreplacement 35
Master
key35
Valet
key. . . . . . . . .... 35
Keyless
entryremotecontrol.,35
Kick-down 88
Knee airbags 126
Description 126
How
theywork' 128
Importantsafetyinstructions.. . . ...128
L
Laptimer30
LATCH........•...............•...146
Description '147
Guidance fixtures
forloweranchorages 148
Installingachild restraint '149 Location
147
Mounting
andreleasingtheanchorage
hook
149
Launch Control Program88
Leather174
Cleaning175
Leavinghome46
Liftingjack227
Lifting vehicle239
Light/rainsensor defective 21
Lights
45
Coming/Leaving home...........•...46
Emergencyflasher48
Exteriorlighting46
Frontfoglights47
Headlights45
Highbeam45,47
Instrumentpanelillumination49
5idemarkerlights45
Turn signals 47
Xenon headlights 45
Loading
theluggagecompartment99
Loading
theroofrack 65
Locking Power locking switch
40
Rearlid/trunklid41
Remotemasterkey38
Using
thekey39
Lower universal anchorage bars(Canada)
146
Lower universal anchorages (Canada)146
Luggagecompartment
Caver64
Expanding 63
Fastening eyelets 63
Light
49
Loading 99
Lumbar
support61
M
Maintenance245
MalfunctionIndicatorLamp (MIL)..19,33
Manual transmission 83
Gearshift lever
............•........83
Master
key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...35
Battery replacement
.....•..........36
Checklight36
Menubutton. . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . ...26
Menu display 25
Mirrors Activating
thedigitalcompass 55
Adjusting
theexteriormirrors50
dimming50
MonitoringtheAdvanced AirbagSystem122
N
Naturalleather174
Newtires andwheels209
NHT5A
Contacting
101
Numberofseats103
o.
Occupant seatingpositions94
Octanerating178
Odometer12
Oil
refertaEngineoil184
On-Board Diagnostic 5ystem(OBD)
DataLinkConnector(OLC)33
Electronic speed
limiter33
MalfunctionIndicatorLamp(MIL) 33
Open
doororfrontlidwarning 23
Operate yourvehicle economically and
minimizepollution164
Optionalequipment
Markedwithanasterisk. . . . . . . . . . . . ...6
Otherequipment(efficiency program)28
Outlets68
Outside
mirrors
refertaExterior mirrors 50
Outside
temperaturedisplay . . . . . . . ...23
Owner's manual
How
theOwner's Manualisorganized...6
p
Paint
Touch-up
170
Paint No................•......•...240
Parkassist 81
Parking
78,85
Parking brake......•................77