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@Tips
IftheLEDintheswitchstaysonafterA/C
operationhasbeenswitchedoff(=switch­
ing
theAlCoff),thereis afaultinanair
conditioning
component.Pleaseconsult
anauthorizedAudidealerwhenthereisan
operatingproblem.
AWARNING
Voushouldnotusetherecirculationmode
foranextendedperiod sincenofresh airis
drawn in,andwiththeairconditioning
switchedoffthewindowscan fog up-this
increasestheriskofanaccident!
Whenclimatecontrolisworkingincooling
mode,engineperformanceisreduced and
fuelconsumptionisaffected.Tokeepthetime~
Economical useofthedimatecontraishelps
ta save fuel.
AleoperationlE]
SwitchingAlCoff
..Pressthe~buttonagain .
The air
isnotcooledandhumidityisnotre­
moved
whencoolingmodeisswitched off.
This can
causefogonthewindows. Cooling
modeswitchesoffautomaticallywhenthe
outsidetemperatureisbelow zero.
Using
theclimate controls economically
5witching
onAlC
..Pressthe~buttonqpage70,fig.77.
Whendrivingthroughatunnelorina
traffic
jamsothatexhaustfumesandodorscannot
enterthevehicle interior.
In
recirculation
mode,airisdrawn fromthe
vehicle interior,filtered,andrecirculated. We
recommendthatyouselectrecirculation
modebrieflyq.&.underthefollowingcondi­
tions:
..Pressthe~button.
Manual airrecirculation mode~
Standardoperatingmodeatailtimesofthe
year.
Defrost~
Automaticoperationensuresconstanttem­
peraturesintheinterioranddehumidifiesthe
airinsidethevehicle.Airtemperature,vol­
ume,
anddistributionarecontrolledautomat­
icallytoreach ormaintainthedesired interior
temperatureasquickly aspossible. Fluctua­
tions
inexteriortemperatureandtheeffects
oftemperaturefromthepositionofthesun
arecompensatedforautomatically.
Therecirculationmodepreventspollutedaut­
side airfrom entering
thevehideinteriar.
Switchingonairrecirculation
..Pressthebutton§]qpage70,fig.77
qA·
Turningonautomatic operation
..Setthetemperatureyouwant.
..PresstheIAUTOIbuttonqpage70,fig.77.
SWitchingoffairrecirculation
..Pressthebutton§]again,or
..PresstheIAUTOIbutton,or
Automatic operation~
Temperatureiscontrolledautomatically.The
maximum
amountofair flows mainlyfrom
vents1qpage72.
Asmallamountofairflowsfromvents2 -if
they areopenqpage72.
Pressing
the~buttonswitchesoffrecircula­
tion
mode.
Thewindshieldandside windows oredefrost­
ed
ordearedofcondensation osquickly as
possible.
..Toturnonthedefogger/defroster,pressthe
~buttonqpage70,fig.77.
..Taturnthedefogger/defrosteroff,press
the~buttonagain, ortheIAUTOIbutton.
@Tips
Ifthedifferencebetweenthedesiredtem­
peraturesetbyyouandthevehicle's interi­
or
temperatureistoogreat,thefanspeed
willchangeautomatically.Thisisdone50
thatthedesiredtemperaturesettingis
reached asquicklyaspossible.
@Tips
Iftheclimatecontrolsare runningincool­
ing
mode,airshouldflow mainlyfrom
vents(3)[email protected] sufficient cool­
ing, you
shouldnever closethesevents
completely.
justthevolumeofairproducedbythefanto
meetyourownrequirements.
Thereareadditionalcombinations(through
intermediatesettings)availabletoadjustair
distributionasneeded.
-Insetting-0-,airflows onlytothefootwell,
vents®areopen.
-Insetting~,airflewsonlytothewindows
andthefootwell,vents\(D,(3)and®are
open.
Inautomaticmodetheclimatecontrolsys­
temautomaticallyregulatesfanspeedde­
pending on
interiortemperature.Voucanad-
WarmandcoLd
Setting fanspeedB8
..Turntheknob(3)qpage70,fig.77tothe
settingyouwanttoadjustfanspeed(air
quantity).
Air distribution
..Turntheknob(3)qpage70,fig.77tothe
lefttoswitchtheclimatecontrolsystemoff.
The
LEDnexttothewordOFFcomeson.
..Turntherotaryknob@qpage70,fig.77
tothedesiredsetting.
..Toopenandclosetheoutlets,turnthead­
justingring.
..Toadjustthedirectionoftheairflowfrom
theoutlet,movethetabinthecenterofthe
outletinthedesired direction. Thedirection
oftheairdeliveredfromtheventscan be
adjustedhorizontallyandvertically.
Airdistribution:
-Insetting-0-,air flows onlytothewindows,
vents(Dand(3)areopen.Todefrostthe
driverandfrontpassengersidewindows
mosteffectively,thevents(3)shouldbedi­
rected
towardthesidewindows.
-Insetting@,air flows onlytothedriverl
passenger,vents@and@areopen.
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tance,theairbagsystemcannotprotect
youproperly.
-
Ifphysicallimitationspreventyou from
sitting10inches(25cm) ormorefrom
thesteeringwheel,check withyour au­
thorizedAudidealertoseeifadaptive
equipmentisavailable.
-
Ifthesteeringwheelisaligned withyour
face,
thesupplementaldriver's airbag
cannotprovideasmuchprotectioninan
accident.Alwaysmakesurethatthe
steeringwheelisaligned withyour
chest.
-Always holdthesteeringwheelwithyour
handsatthe9o'dockand3o'dockposi­
tionstoreducetheriskofpersonalinjury
if
thedriver's airbagdeploys.
- Never hold
thesteeringwheelatthe12
o'dockpositionorwith yourhandsinside
thesteeringwheelrimoronthesteering
wheelhub. Holdingthesteeringwheel
thewrong waycancauseseriDUSinjuries
tothehands,armsandhead ifthedriv­
er'sairbagdeploys.
Fig.80Ignition lockpositions
Ignition lock
Theignitiankeystartsorstapstheengine.
Ignitionoff@
Inposition~fig.80®boththeignitionand
engineareoff,andthesteeringislocked.
Tolockthesteeringafteryou have removed
theignition key,turnthesteeringwheelinei­
therdirectionuntilyouhearitlockintoplace.
IgnitionLockand
ignitionswitch
AWARNING
Improperuseofsteeringwheeladjust­
mentandimproperseatingposition can
causeseriouspersonalinjury.
- Adjust
thesteeringwheelcolumnonly
when
thevehideisnotmovingtopre­
ventlossofvehidecontrol.
- Adjustthedriver'sseatorsteeringwheel
50thatthereisaminimumof10inches
(25 cm)
betweenyourchestandthe
steeringwheel~page94,fig.98.If
youcannotmaintainthisminimumdis-
Adjusting thesteering wheelcolumn
Fig.79Leverunderthesteering column
First,adjustthedriver'sseatcorrectly.
~Pushthelever~fig.79-Arrow-~&'
~Movethesteeringwheeltothedesiredpo­
sition.
~Pushtheleveragainstthesteeringcolumn
until itlocks.
Thesteering wheelposition conbecontinu­
ous1yadjustedinheightanddistance.
ontheroad
5teering
Theremustbeatleast10inches(25cm)be­
tween
yourchestandthecenterofthesteer­
ingwheel.Ifyoucannotsitmorethan10in­
ches (25cm)
framthesteeringwheel,seeif
adaptive
equipmentisavailabletohelp you
reach
thepedalsandincreasethedistance
fromthesteeringwheel.
Fordetailedinformationon howtoadjustthe
driver'sseat,see~page59.
&.WARNING
Individuals withreducedsensitivitytopain
ortemperaturecoulddevelopburnswhen
usingtheseatheatingfunction.Toreduce
theriskofinjury,theseindividualsshould
notuseseatheating.
Heatedseats
Appliestovehicles: withheatedseats
off.The reducedpowerconsumptionhasa
beneficial
effectonfuelconsumption.
Theseatcushion andtheseatbackafthe
front
seatscon beheatedelectrically.
~Presstheheatedseatsbutton~
~page 70,fig.77tosetthelevelofheating
desired.
CDNote
Toavoiddamagetotheheatingelements
intheseats,donotkneel ontheseatsor
placeheavyloadsonasmallareaofthe
seat.
Therangeofcontrolsgoesfram1to3.The
heatsettingselectedisshownbyLEDsabove
thebutton.
~PresstheQiïJbutton~page70,fig.77to
turntherearwindowdefoggeronandoff.
theair conditioning ison asshortaspossible,
you
shoulddothefollowing:
~Ifyouwouldliketosave fuel, switchtheair
conditioning off.
~Ifyouopenthewindowswhiledriving,
switch
theair conditioning off.
~Ifthevehideisextremelyhotduetothe
heatofthesun,brieflyopendoorsandwin­
dows.
Therear window defogger c/earstherearwin­
daw
ofcandensation.
The rearwindowdefoggerworks onlywhen
theengineisrunning. Theindicatorlightin
thebuttonilluminateswhentherearwindow
defoggeristurnedon.
Rearwindowdefogger
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Assoonastherearwindow isdear,you
shouldswitchtherearwindowdefogger
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Whenyousavefuel, youreduceemissions
fromthevehide.
Therearwindowdefoggerisswitchedoffau­
tomaticallyafter10to20minutes,depend­
ingontheoutsidetemperature.
Atvery lowoutsidetemperatures,therear
window
defoggercan beswitchedoncontinu­
ously
bypushingtheQiïJbuttonformorethan
2seconds.Thisremainsstoreduntiltheigni­
tion
isswitchedoff. Arearwindowdefogger
thatwasswitchedonalsoremainsstoredfor
15minutesaftertheignitionisswitchedoff.
Iftheengineisrestartedwithinthese15mi­
nutes,therearwindowdefoggerisactivated
for10to20minutes,dependingonoutside
temperature.With avehidethatisparkedfor
ashorttime,therearwindowdefoggerdoes
notneedtobemanuallyactivatedagain.
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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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Drivingand
environment
Thefirst1,000miles
(1,500km)and
afterwards
Newengine
Theengineneedstobe run-in duringthefirst
1,000miles(l,SOO km).
Forthefirst600miles(1,000kilometres) :
~Donotusefull throttle.
~Donotdriveatengine speedsthataremore
than
2/3ofthemaximimum permitted
RPM.
~Avoidhighengine speeds.
From600to1,000miles(1,000tol,SOOkilometres):
~Speeds cangradually beincreasedtothe
maximum permissible roadorengine speed.
During andafter break-in period
~Donotrevtheengineuptohighspeeds
when itiscold.Thisapplies whetherthe
transmissionisinN(Neutral) oringear.
Afterthebreak-in period
~Donotexceed maximum enginespeedun­
derany circumstances.
~Upshift intothenexthigher gearbefore
reaching
thered areaattheend ofthetach­
ometerscalec;>pagela.
Duringthefirst fewhoursofdriving,theen­
gine's internal frictionishigherthanlater
when all
themoving partshavebeen broken
in.Howwellthisbreak-in processisdonede­
pendstoaconsiderableextentonthewaythe
vehicleisdriven duringthefirst1,000miles
(1,500 Kilometres).
CDNote
Extremely highengine speeds areauto­
matically reduced.However,
theseRPM-
limitswereprogrammed foranengine
well run-in, notanew engine.
~Forthesakeofthe environment
Donotdrive withunnecessarily highen­
ginespeeds-upshiftingearlysaves fuel,
reduces noiseandprotects
theenviron­
ment.
~wti~•
If your vehicleisrunning onnew tires, drive
particularly carefulfor
thefirst350miles
(500 Kilometres)
afterfitting.
&.WARNING
Newtirestend tobeslippery andmustal­
sobe"broken-in".Besuretoremember
this during
thefirst350miles (500kilo­
metres). Brakegently.Avoidfollowing
closely behind
othervehicles orother sit­
uations
thatmight require sudden, hard
braking.
New brake pads •
Rememberthatnewbrake padsdonothave a
full braking effect during,the first
250miles
(400 Kilometres) aftertheyareinstalled.
Newbrake padshavetobe"burnishedin"be­
forethey haveoptimal 9abC;>/1:;..
Duringthebreak-in period,yàushouldavoid
putting severeloadsonthebrakes. Severe
loads include, forexample, suddenhard
brak­
ing,inparticularatveryhigh speedsor,for
example, onmountain passes.
&.WARNING
Untiltheydevelopthemaximum "bite"for
beststopping power,thesurfacesonnew
brakepadsrequire some"breaking-in" dur­
ingtheinitial100to150miles(l50to
200kilometres)ofnormalcitydriving.Vou
cancompensate forthisbypressingthe
brake pedalmorefirmly. Thisapplies
whenever newpads areinstalled.
Avoiddamagingthe
vehicle
When youaredriving onpoor roads, orover
curbs,
steepramps, etc.,make certainthat
low-lying partssuchasspoilers andexhaust
system parts
donotbottomoutandgetdam­
aged.
Thisisespecially trueforvehicles withlow­
slung chassis (sportschassis) andfully loaded
vehicles.
Drivingthroughwater
onroads
Notethefollowing toavoid vehicle damage
when driving through water,forexample on
flooded roads:
-Thewatermustnotbeanyhigher thanthe
bottom ofthevehiclebody.
-
Donot drive faster thanwalking speed.
&.WARNING
Afterdriving through water,mud,slush,
etc.,
thebrakesmay beslow totake effect
because
ofwetbrake rotors andpads.Dry
thebrakes firstbybraking carefully tore­
storethefullbraking effect.
CDNot_e~__~_
Vehiclecomponents suchastheengine,
transmission, suspensionorelectrical sys­
tem can
beseverely damagedbydriving
through water.
Tips-------Checkthedepthofthewaterbefore driv-
ingthrough it.
-Donotstopthevehicle,driveinreverse
or switch
theengine offwhen driving
through water.
-Keepinmindthatoncoming vehicles
rnaycreatewavesthatraisethewater
level andmake ittoo deep foryour vehi­
cle todrive through safely.
-AVoiddrivingthroughsaltwaterbecause
it can cause' corrosion.
Drivingandenvironrnent16"
Catalyticconverter
ftisveryimportantthatyouremission con­
trol
system(catalytic converter)isfunction­
ing properly toensure
thatyour vehicleisrun­
ning
inan environmentally soundmanner.
~Alwaysuselead-free gasolineC;>poge178,
Fuel supply.
~Never runthetankdown allthewayto
empty.
~Never puttoo much motor oilinyouren­
gineC;>page187,Adding engineoil~.
~Nevertrytopush- ortow-start yourvehicle.
The catalytic converter
isanefficient "clean­
up" device builtinto
theexhaust systemof
thevehicle.Thecatalytic converter burns
many'of
thepollutantsintheexhaust gasbe­
forethey arereleased intotheatmosphere.
The exclusive useofunleaded fuel
iscritically
importantforthelifeofthecatalyticconvert­
er and proper functioning
oftheengine.
WARNING
-Donotpark oroperatethevehiclein
areas wherethehotexhaust systemmay
come
incontact withdrygrass, brush,
fuel spill or
othermaterial whichcan
cause afire.
-
Donot apply additional undercoating or
rustproofing
onor neartheexhaust
manifold, exhaustpipes,catalytic con­
verter or
heatshields. Duringdriving,the
substance usedforundercoating could
overheat andcause afire.
CDNote-~_.--Beawarethatjustone tank filling with
leadedfuelwillalready seriously de­
grade
theperforma nceofthecatalytic
converter.
-
Donot exceedthecorrect engineoillevel
c;>page187.
-Donotdrive untilthefueltank becomes
completely empty.Theengine couldmis-
fire. Unburned fuelcould also
getinto~

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theexhaustsystemandthiscouldcause
thecatalyticconvertertooverheat.
-Donotturnofftheignitionwhiletheve­
hicle ismoving.
-Donotcontinuetooperateyourvehicle
undertheseconditions,asotherwisefuel
can reachthecatalyticconverter.This
could
resultinoverheatingofthecon­
verter, requiring
itsreplacement.
-ToassureefficientoperationoftheEmis­
sion Control
System:
-Haveyourvehiclemaintainedproperly
andinaccordancewiththeservice rec­
ommendationsinyourWarranty&
Maintenancebooklet.
-Lackofpropermaintenanceaswellas
improperuseofthevehiclewillimpair
thefunctionoftheemissioncontrol
systemandcouldleadtodamage.
,.Forthesakeoftheenvironment
EvenwhentheEmission ControlSystemis
operatingproperly,theexhaustgascan
have asulfur-like
exhaustgassmellunder
someoperatingstates.Thisdependson
thesulfurcontentofthefuelbeing used.
Using a
differentbrandoffuelmayhelp,
orfillingthetankwithlead-freesuper
gradegasoline.
Operateyourvehicle
economicallyand
minimizepollution
General
Yourpersonal styleofdrivingwilldetermine
the economy
ofyour vehicle, asweilasex­
haustand noise levels.
Fueleconomy, environmentalimpact,and
wearonyourengine,brakesandtireslargely
dependonthreefactors:
-yourpersonaldrivingstyle
-operatingconditions
-technicallimitations
Ifyouanticipatewhatyouneedtodonextand
driveeconomically, youcaneasilycutyour
fuelconsumptionby10-15percent.This sec­
tionwillgive yousometipsonhow youcan
helptheenvironmentandyourpocketbook.
iTips
The
consumptionestimatesaspublished
byENVIRONMENTALPROTECTIONAGENCY
(EPA)andTransportCanadamaynotcorre­
spondtoyouractualconsumptiononthe
road, which willvarydependinguponvehi­
cle
loadandspeed,roadandweathercon­
ditions,triplength,etc.
Drive smoothly andkeep alookout1ahead
Vehicles usethemostfuel when theyareac­
celerating.
Avoidunnecessaryacceleratingandbraking.
Vehicles
usethemostfuelwhentheyareac­
celerating.Ifyouanticipatewhatisgoingto
happennext, youwillneedtobrake lessand,
thus,accelerateless. Letthevehiclecoast
wheneverpossible-forexamplewhenyousee
thatthenexttrafficlightisred.
Avoid
fullthrottle•
Drivingatmoderate speedssavesfueland
improves yourmileage.
~Tryandkeepwellbelowyourcar's maxi­
mumspeed.
Acceleratinggentlyreducesfuelconsump­
tion,engin.e.wl!ar,anddoesnotdisturbthe
environment·.
Fuel
consumption,exhaustemissionsand en­
ginenoiseincreasedisproportionatelyathigh
speeds.Ifyou driveatapproximatelythree
quartersoftopspeed,fuelconsumptionwill
be
reducedbyonehalf. Never drivefaster
thanthepostedspeedlimitandweathercon­
ditionspermit.
Reducing unnecessary idling
EvenwhenyourcarisJustidlingitburns up
fuel.
~Shuttheengineoffwhenyouarenotdriv­
ing
thevehicle.
~Donotwarmupthevehicle bylettingthe
enginerunatidle.
Itmakessensetoshutofftheengineintraffic
jams,
whenwaitingfortrainstopassatrail­
road
crossings,orattrafficlightsthathave
long
waitsonred. Turningtheengineofffor
just30-40secondssavesmorefuelthanis
burned
startingtheengineagain.
Ittakesa longtimefortheenginetowarmup
fully
whenitisrunningatidle. However,wear
andnoxiousemissionsareespeciallyhigh
when
theengineiswarmingup.50youshould
drive awayassoonasyoustarttheengineand
avoidrunningathighRPMs whiletheengine
isstillwarmingup.
CDNote
Donotleaveengineidlingunattendedaf­
terstarting.Ifwarninglightsshouldcome
ontoindicateimproperoperation,they
wouldgounheeded.Extendedidlingalso
producesheat,which couldresultinover­
heating
orotherdamagetothevehicleor
otherproperty.
Regular maintenance
Abadlytunedengineunnecessarily wastesa
lot
offuel.
~Haveyourvehicle servicedatregularinter­
vals.
Byhavingyourvehicle regularly servicedbyan
Audidealerhelpstoensurethatitrunsprop­
erly and economically. The
conditionofyour
vehiclenotonlyaffectsitssafetyandabilityto
holditsvalue,italsoaffectsfuelconsump­tion.
Checkyouroileachtimeyoufillyourtank.
Drivingandenvironment
Theamountofoilusedisrelatedtoengine
loadandspeed.
Itisnormalfortheoilconsumptionofanew
enginetoreachitslowestvalueafteracertain
mileagehasbeendriven.
Youmustdriveyourvehicleabout3,000miles
(5,000kilometres)beforeyou canproperly
assessoilconsumption.
Thisalsoappliestofuelconsumptionanden­
gineoutput.
CDNote
- Have
yourvehiclemaintainedproperly
andinaccordancewiththeservice rec­
ommendationsinyourWarranty&Main­
tenancebooklet.Lackofpropermainte­
nanceaswellasimproperuseoftheve­
hicle willimpair
thefunctionofthe
emissioncontrolsystemandcould lead
todamage.
-Donotalterorremoveanycomponentof
theEmissionControlSystemunlessap­
provedbythemanufacturer.
-Donotalterorremoveanydevice,such
asheatshields,switches,ignition wires,
valves, which
aredesignedtoprotect
yourvehicle's Emission ControlSystem
andotherimportantvehiclecompo­
nents.
Fewershorttrips
Fuelcansumption willolways berelatively
high
onsharttrips.
~Trytoavoid drivingshortdistanceswitha
cold
engine.
Theengineandcatalyticconverterhaveto
reachtheiroptimaloperatingtemperatureto
reducefuelconsumptionandnoxiousemis­
sionseffectively.
-
Justafterstarting,a coldengineina mid­
sizecarburnsthefuelatapoorrateof6-8
milespergallon(30-40l/100km).Half a
mile
downtheroad,themileageimproves
to12MPG(20l/100km).Itwilltakethe~

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(4km)ofdrivingtowarmuptoitsproper
operatingtemperatureandoperateatan
economicmileage.Thisexplainswhytaking
thecarforshorttripsisaratherwasteful
convenience.
-Theoutsidetemperatureisalsocriticalin
thisregard.Yourcarconsumesmorefuelin
thewinterthaninthesummer.
Trailertowing
Generalinformation
Your AudiTTCoupe isnotdesignedtotowa
traiLer.
Towing atrailerwithyourAudiTTCoupeisnot
recommendedandcancausedamagetothe
car.Damagedcausedbytowingatrailerisnot
coveredbyyourAudiWarranty.
Cleaningand
protection
Generalinformation
Regularcarepreserves vehiclevalue.
Anyautomobileisexposedtoindustrial
fumes, corrosive roadsalt,etc.Awell cared
for Audi canlook like
newmanyyearsafter
purchase.Regularandcorrectcarewillcon­
tributetomaintainingthebeautyandvalueof
your Audi.
Furthermore,goodcaremaybeacondition
forsubstantiatingawarrantydaimshould
corrosiondamageorpain~defectsoccur.
VourauthorizedAudidealerhasavarietyof
dedicatedvehide-careproductsandcan ad­
vise which
onestauseforcleaningtheexteri­
or and
interiorofyourvehicle.
Whetheryouuseproductsrecommendedby
Audiorothercommerciallyavailablecleaning
agents,
pleasemakesureyouapplythemcor­
rectly.
ÂWARNING
- Cleaningagentsmaybepoisonous.Keep
themoutofthereachofchildren.
- Heed
allcautionlabels.
- Always
readdirectionsonthecontainer
before usinganyproduct.Followthedi­
rections carefully.
- Most
chemicalcleanersareconcentrated
and havetobediluted.
-Usespotremoving fluidsonlyinwell
ventilatedareas.
-Donotusegasoline,kerosene,diesel
fuel,nailpolishremoverorothervolatile
fluids. Theymay
betoxic,flammableor
hazardousinotherways.Donotwash,
Waxordrythevehiclewiththeignition
on
ortheenginerunning.
-Donotdeantheundersidesofchassis,
fenders,wheelcovers,etc.withoutpro­
tectingyourhandsandarms.Youmay
cutyourselfonsharp-edgedmetalparts.
CLeaningandprotection11
- Moistureandiceonbrakesmayimpair
braking efficiencyqpage156,General
information.
Testthebrakes carefully
eachtimeyouwashthevehicle.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Selectonlyenvironmentallyfriendlyclean­
ingproducts.Leftover cleaningproducts
shouldnotdisposedofinthehousehold
waste.
Careofexterior
Washing
Frequent washing
protectsthevehicle.
Th~bestprotectionagainstenvironmentalin­
fluencesisfrequentwashingandwaxing.How
oftenthisisrequireddependson:
-Howmuchthevehicleisused
-
Wherethevehicle isparked(garage,inthe
openundertrees,etc.)
-Theseasonalandweatherconditions
-Environmentalinfluences
Thelongerbirddroppings,insects,treeresin,
road
andindustrialgrime,tar,soot,roadsalt
andothermaterialsremainonthevehicle
paint,themorelastingtheirdestructiveef­
fectswill be.
High
temperatures,asfromexposuretoin­
tensesunlight,intensifythecorrosiveeffect
particularlywhenhumidityishighaswell.
Under
certaincircumstances,weeklywashing
maybe necessary.Underotherconditions,a
monthlywashingandwaxing maybeade­
quate.
Afterthewinter,theundersideofthevehicle
shouldbethoroughlywashedpreferablyina
professionalcarwash.
AWARNING
Always readandheedallWARNINGSand
theinformationqpage167.

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Automaticcarwash
Thevehiclecanbewashedinalmostany
modern automatic carwash.
The vehiclepaintissodurablethatthevehicle
can normally be
washedwithoutproblemsin
anautomaticcarwash. However,theeffecton
thepaintdependstoalargeextentonthede­
sign
ofthefacility,thefilteringofthewash
water,thetypeofwashandcarematerial,etc.
Ifthepainthasa dullappearanceaftergoing
throughthecarwashorisscratched,bring
thistotheattentionoftheoperatorimmedi­
ately.Ifnecessary,useadifferentcar wash.
Before going
throughacar wash, besureto
taketheusualprecautionssuch asclosingthe
windows. Removeantennaifapplicable.
Ifyouhave instaLLedadditionalaccessorieson
thevehicle -suchasspoiLers, etc.-itisbestto
askthecar washoperatoriftheseshouldbe
removed.
AWARNING
Always readandheedallWARNINGSand
theinformationqpage 167.
Washingthevehiclebyhand
Alotofwaterisneeded whenwashing avehi­
cle byhand.
~Before youstartwashing,makesureyou
have read
andunderstoodtheWARNINGS
q8.inGeneral information onpage 167.
~Firstsoakalldrieddirtuntilitissoft,then
rinse itoff.
~Asyou cleanyourvehicle,startwiththe
roof andworkyourway downtothebottom,
using asponge,aspongegLoveoraclean
brush.
~RinsethespongeorthespongegLoveoften,
flushing itcleaneachtime.
~Use speciaLcarshampooonlyforvery per­
sistentdirt.
~Rinsethecarthoroughlywithwater.
~Useachamoisleathertogentlywipetheex­
teriordry. Use
a
separatespongeforcleaningthe
wheels,doorsillsandotherregionsexposed
toroad dirt.Inthisway,youwillnotscratch
thepaintwithcoarseparticlesimbeddedin
thespongethenexttimeyouwashthecar.
AWARNING
-
Donotcleantheundersideofthechas­
sis,
fenders,wheelcovers, orotherhard
toreachpartswithoutprotectingyour
ha nds
andarms.Youmaycutyourselfon
sharp-edgedmetalparts.
-Always readandheedallWARNINGS and
otherinformationqpage167.
CDNote
-Nevertrytorem ove dirt, mudordustif
thesurfaceofthevehicleisdry.Never
useadry clothorsponge,sincethis
couldscratchyour vehicle'spaintorwin­
dows.
- Never
washyour carinbrightsunlight.
Dropsofwateractasmagnifyinglenses
andmaydamageyourpaint.
-Whenyouwashyourcarinthewinter:if
you rinseyourvehicle withahose, be
carefulnottoaimthestreamofwater
directlyatlocks,oral:doororhatch
openings-theycanfreezeshut.
-Neverusespongesdesignedtoremove
insects,
orany kitchen scouringsponges
orsimilarproducts.Tlieycandamage
yourpaintfinish."\.
-Youshouldremovedebris (suchasin­
sectslfromtheheadlightlensesona
regularbasis,forexamplewhenrefuel­
ling your vehicle.
- Never useadry
clothorspongetoclean
theheadlights.Onlyusewetclothsor
spongestopreventscratches.Itisbest
tousesoapywater.
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Intheinterestoftheenvironment,theve­
hicleshouldonly bewashedinspecial
washbays.
Washingyourvehiclewithapower
washer
Cleaningtheexteriorofyourcarwith ahigh­
pressure powerwasher is
safeaslong asyou
observe afew simple rules.
~Before usingthepowerwasher,makesure
youhave readandunderstoodtheWARN­
INGSq8.inGeneral information on
page 167.
~Always followtheoperatinginstructionsfor
thepowerwasher.
~Makesurethatthejetonthesprayhose
produces a"fanshapedspray".
~Donotholdthespray nozzletoocloseto
50ftmaterials.
When cleaningthevehicle withapower wash­
er
alwaysfoLlowtheoperatinginstructions.
This applies particuLarlytotheoperating
pressureandthesprayingdistance.Maintain
a sufficient
distanceto50ft materiaLs suchas
rubberhosesandsound/vibrationdeadening
materials(particularly ontheundersideofthe
enginehoodl.Donotuseajetwhichsprays
water
inadirectstreamoronethathas ara­
tatingjet.
Watertemperatureshouldnotexceed140OF
(60oC).
AWARNING
Neverwashtireswith ajetthatsprays wa­
terinadirectstream.Thiscouldcausein­
visible
damagetothetiresandweaken
them,even ifthesprayisfromarelatively
long
distanceandforashorttime.Dam­
aged
andweakenedtirescan failandcause
accidentsandpersonalinjury.
CDNoteJ
Toavoiddamagingyourvehicle, always
make
surethatthereissufficientdistance
betweenthesprayheadandsoftmaterials
likerubberhoses, plasticpartsandsound­
deadeningmaterials.Neveraimthespray
head
atthesamepointforaLongtime.
Thisalsoappliestocleaningheadlights
andpaintedbumpers.Remember:the
Cleaningandprotection16
closerthenozzleistothesurfaceofthe
material,thegreaterthestressonthema­
terial.
WaxingandPolishing
Waxing
A good waxcoatingprotectsthevehiclepaint
toalargeextentagainsttheenvironmental
factorslistedunderqpage167,Washingand
evenagainstslightscratches.
Youcanusea liquidcarwaxtoprotectyour
paintassoonasoneweekafteryour vehicle
hasbeendeLivered.
Even ifyou regularly
useawaxingprocessin
automaticcarwashes,werecommendthat
youmanualLyappLyacoatofwaxtogivethe
paintextraprotection,particularLyifwaterno
Longer
beadsontheclean paint.
Pratectplastic bodypartswithcarwaxinthe
samewayasthevehicle body.
During
warmweatherdeadinsectstendto
collectonthefrontbumperandonthefor­
wardareaofthehood. Theyaremucheasier
toremovefrompaintthatiswaxedoften.
Polishing
Polish yourvehicleonLyifthepainthaslostits
shineandtheglosscannotbebroughtback
withwax.
Ifthepolishuseddoesnotcontainpreserva­
tive
compounds,thepaintmustbewaxed af­
terwards.
AWARNING
ALwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSand
otherinformationqpage 167.
ICDNote
Donotusecarwax on
-
matteoranodizedmetaltrim
-rubberorrubber-liketrim.