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

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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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((DTips
Withthegearselectorleverineither"0"
or"5"thetransmissionwiLLswitchbackto
theautomaticmodeifyoudonotusethe
paddleswithinapprox.30seconds.
Shifting down
..Pulltheleftpaddle,marked0qfig.92
brieflytowardsyou.
The
selectorpaddlesonthesteeringwheel
areactivatedwhentheselectorlever onthe
centerconsoleisinD,S,orinthemanualpo­
sition (Tiptronicmode).
VoucanalsoshiftgearsintheTiptronicmode
usingtheselectorleveronthecenterconsole.
Steering wheelwithTiptronic® controls
Fig.92Sportsteeringwheelwithselectorpaddles
ShiftingUp
..PuLLtherightpaddle,marked8qfig.92
brieflytowardsyou.
Theselectar paddlesal/owthedrivertokeep
bath hands onthe steering wheelwhen
shift­
inggears.
Appliestovehicles: withStronic
Ifyouhaveselectedillowergearthanthecur­
rentone,thetransmissionwill onlyshiftdown
whentheenginecannotbeoverspeeded.
Ifkick-downisactuated,thetransmission
shiftsintoalowergearindependentlyof
speedandenginerpm.
5witchingtomanualcanbecarriedoutwith
thevehiclestationaryaswellasmoving.
When
accelerating,thetransmissionshiftsin­
tothenextgearingears1, 2,3,4and5
shortly
beforethemaximumpermissibleen­
ginespeedisreached.
Upshifting
..Taptheselectorleverforward(inthetip­
tronicsetting)qfig.908.
Downshifting
..Taptheselectorlever backward (inthetip­
tronicsetting)O.
Switchingtomanual
..Movetheselectorlevertotherightoutof
the0position. Thedisplaychangesoncethe
transmissionhasswitchedtomanualmode.
Forexample,M4indicatesthat4thgearis
engaged.
1· stovehicles:
withStronicAPP,e
Tiptranic allowsthedrivertoshiftgearsman-
ual/y.
Appliestovehicles: withStronicandHillDescent Assist
thevehicle"jerk"andtheselectorlever
displaywillstartblinking.
- Before driving
downasteepslope,re­
duceyourspeedandshiftintoalower
gearwith"tiptronic".
-Donotridethebrakesorapplythebrake
pedaltoooftenortoolong.Constant
brakingcausesthebrakestooverheat
andsubstantiaLLyreducesbrakingper­
formance,increasesbrakingdistanceor
causescompletefailureofthebrakesys­
tem.
HillDescent Assist •
HillOescentAssisthelpsthedriverwhendriv­
ingdawn inclines.
HillOescentAssistisactivatedbypressingthe
brakewhiledescendingwhentheselectorlev­
erisin0/5.The5tronictransmissionauto­
maticaLLyshiftsdowntoilgearsuitablefor
theincline.HiLLOescentAssistattemptsto
maintainthecurrentvehiclespeedwhenthe
braking occurs,asfarasphysicalandtechni­
callimitsaLLow.ltmaybenecessarytoadjust
thespeedusingthebrakes.
Hill
OescentAssistswitchesoffwhenthein­
cline levelsoutor whenthegaspedalispress­
ed.
Onvehicleswithcruise'-control*qpage79,
HillOescentAssistisalsoaètivatedwhenthe
speedisset.
.&.WARNING1-HiLLOescentAssistcannotovercomephysi-
callimitations,50itmaynotbepossibleto
maintainaconstantvehiclespeedunder
aLLcircumstances.Alwaysbereadytoap­
plythebrakes.
.&.WARNING
-Never leaveyourvehiclewiththeengine
running whileingear.Ifyoumustleave
yourvehiclewiththeenginerunning,set
theparking brakeandengagethepark
lock.
-
Whentheengineisrunningandthe
transmissionisingear(0,5orR)orin
"tiptronic"mode,itisessentialthatyou
stopthevehiclewiththefootbrake.
Whenidling,thetransmissionofpower
doesnotstopcompletely-thevehicle
"creeps".
-Donotacceleratewhenyouchangethe
selectorleverpositionwiththevehicle
stationaryandtheenginerunning-risk
ofanaccident!
- Never placetheselectorleverintheRor
Nposition whilethevehicleismoving­
riskofanaccident!
-Ifyouhavetobringyourvehicletoastop
whileonanincline, keepthefootbrake
depressedallthewaydown50thatthe
vehicledoesnotstarttorollbackward.
Voushouldneverholdthevehicle using
theclutchifyouaregoingtobestopped
onan incline.Ifyou do,theclutchwiLL
starttoslipwhenitoverheatscausedby
theconstantoverload.Thisisdangerous
becauseifthevehiclestartstoroLLback­
ward,you.couldcauseanaccident.Ifthe
clutchshouldstarttoslip, youwiLLfeel
..Withtheengineingear, graduaLLy acceler­
ateandreleasethehandbrake.
The
enginecanonly bestartedwiththeselec­
torleverinPorNqpage76.Atlowambient
temperatures(14oF/-10oC),itisonlypossi­
bletostarttheenginewiththeselectorlever
inP.
Whenparkingonlevelground,itissufficient
toplacetheselectorleverinP.Onasteeply
sloping road,youshouldfirstapplythepark­
ingbrake firmlyandthenplacetheselector
leverinP.Thisway, youdonotoverloadthe
pawlmechanismanditiseasiertomovethe
selectorleveroutofP.
b