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4Tableofcontents
Data242
211hp,2.0liter4-cyl.turboengine
(TICoupe)242
265hp,2.0liter4-cyl.turboengine
(TI5 Coupe)243
360hp,2.5liter5-cyl.turboengine
(TI
RSCoupe) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...244
ConsumerInformation245
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . ...245
Operatingyourvehicleoutsidethe
U.s.A. orCanada245
AudiService RepairManuals and
Literatu
re..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...245
Maintenance.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...245
Additional accessories, modifications
and
partsreplacement247
Index..........................249
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Inadditiontothis Owner's Manual,yourAudi
comeswithaWarranty&Maintenance book
let.
Moreover,
dependingonthemodelandthe
equipment,theremay beadditionalinstruc
tion book letsdelivered withyour vehicle (for
example,OperatingInstructionsforyour
Sound
System,NavigationSystemetc.).
Ifyouaremissingoneofthesepublications,
orif you believethattheinformationisnot
complete,contactyourauthorizedAudidealer
forassistance.
TheWarranty&Maintenancebooklet
explains howyoucankeepyourAudiintop
driving conditionbyhavingitserviced regular
lyandcontainsdetailedinformationabout
thewarrantiescovering yourAudi. Always
have
thebooklet withyouwhen youtakeyour
vehicle
toan authorized Audidealerforserv
ice. Your Audi Service Adviser willrecord each
scheduled serviceandcan
answeranyques
tions youmay have regarding how
tomaintain
your vehicle.
InCanada,
thevehicleliteratureisalsoavailablein
French.Toobtainacopy,contactyourdealer
orwriteto:
AuCanada, onpeutseprocurer unexemplaire
en français
decedocumentauprèsdu conces
sionnaire oude:
Volkswagen Canada,Inc.
Client Assistance
Assistance a
laClientele
777BaylyStreet,West,
Ajax,OntarioUS7G7
IfyousellyourAudi
allliteratureshouldbeleftinthevehicleto
maketheWarrantytermsaswellasall oper
ating,
safetyandmaintenanceinformation
available
tothenextowner.
Vehicleliterature
IfyouchangeyouraddressorifyouboughtthisAudiused
besuretosendina "NoticeofAddress
Change" /"Notice
ofUsed CarPurchase"post
cardo Thiscard canbefoundintheWarranty&
Maintenancebookletorobtainedfromyour
authorizedAudi dealer.
Itisinyourowninterestthatweareableto
contactyoushouldtheneedarise.
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Theinstrumentclusterisyourcentra/sourceofinformation.
Instrumentdusterandcontrols:
EnginecoId
Aslongastheneedleremainsattheleftend
ofthegauge,theenginestill hasnotreached
its
operatingtemperature.Avoidhighengine
speeds,heavyengineloads andheavythrot
tle.
.&..WARNING
- Always
observethewarningin
qpage176,Enginecompartmentbe
fore opening
theenginehood andcheck
ing
theenginecoolantlevel.
- Never
opentheenginehoodifyouseeor
hearsteam,orifyouseeenginecoolant
dripping fromtheenginecompartment.
Youcouldburnyourself. Lettheengine
coolofffirstsothatyoucannothearor
seeanysteamorenginecoolant.
Normaltemperature
Whentheenginehasreached itsoperating
temperature,theneedlewillmove intothe
middleofthegaugeandremainthere.Ifthe
engineisworking hardathighoutsidetem
peratures,theneedlemayturnfurthertothe
.right. Thisisnocauseforconcern aslongas
the.warninglightintheinstrumentcluster
doesnotilluminate.
.
Whenthe.warning lightstartstoflash,
this can
meanoneoftwothings:eitherthe
coolanttemperatureistoohigh,orthecool
antLevetistoolowqpage 17.
[CDNote--1
-Mountingadditionallightsor accessories
infrontoftheair inlets reducesthecool
ing
effectoftheradiator. Athighoutside
temperaturesorhighengineload,the
enginecouldoverheat.
-Thefrontspoilerhas beendesignedto
properlydistributethecooling airwhen
thevehicleismoving.Ifthespoileris
damaged,thiscouldreducethecooling
effectandtheenginecouldthenover
heat.AskyourauthorizedAudidealerforassistance.
Digitaldockwithdatedisplay
Yaurvehicleisequipped withaquartz can
trolled digitalclack.
Tosetthehour
~Pulltheknob(hour display flashes)and
turnittotheleftorright.
Tosettheminutes
~Pulltheknob asmanytimesasnecessary
until
theminutedisplayflashes.
~Turntheknobtotheleftorright.
Tosetthedate
En .grnecoolanttemperaturegauge
Fig.4Instrumentdusterwiththedigital dock
~Pulltheknobasmanytimesasnecessary
until
theday,monthoryeardisplay flashes.
~Turntheknobtotheleftorright.
Tohideordisplaythedate
~Pulltheknobasmanytimesasnecessary
until
thedatedisplayflashes.
~Turntheknobtotheleftorright.
When
thedatedisplaystopsblinking, this
meansthetimeanddatehavebeensuccess
fullystored.
With
theignition off,pushingorpullingthe
Set/Checkbuttonqpage 10,fig.3@-de
pending on
theinstrumentclusterconfigura
tion -can
turnonthedisplay fieldlighting for
a few seconds.
The .
engmecoolantgaugeqpage10,fig.3@
onlyworks whentheignitionison.Topreventdamageto.
your englne,pleasenotethefol-
lowingimportantpoints:
CDNote
Thetachometerneedleshouldnotmove
into
thered range.Ifitdoes,thenonly for
a very
shortperiodoftime.Youcould
damageyour enginebydrivingathigh
RPM.
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Upshifting earlysavesfuelandreducesen
gine noise.
Tachometer(enginerevcounter)
ThetachometerCDqpage 10,fig.3istheleft
ofthetwolarge clock-type displays.
The
engineturnsataspeed1,000timesthe
singledigitinthedisplay, e.g.iftheneedleis
pointingatthe"2"theengineisturningat
2,000RPM.
ThetachometerindicatestheengineRPM..
(revolutionsperminute&:,.Theredarea,it'ttle
endofthescale indicatesm~imumpermissi
ble
engineRPMafterthebreak-in period.Be
forereachingthisarea, movetheselectorlev
ertoposition"D(Drive)"oreaseyourfootoff
theacceleratorpedal.
12
29
10,11
11
12
12
11
23
iTips
- When switchingtheignition on,thenee
dles
intheinstrumentclustermove up
ward briefly.
-Theillumination fortheinstrumentclus
terlightsupwheneveryouswitch onthe
ignition withthevehicLeheadlightsoff.
Asthedaylightfades,theinstrument
clusterillumination likewisedimsauto
maticallyandwillgooutcompletely
whentheoutsidelightisvery low.This
featureismeanttoremind youtoswitch
ontheheadlightswhenoutsidelight
conditionsbecomepoor.
Instrumentsandwarning/indicatorLights
Instruments
Fig.3Overviewoftheinstrumentduster
CDTachometerwithtimeanddate
display .
@Coolanttemperaturegauge.
®Fuelgauge.
@Speedometerwithodometer..
@Set/Checkbutton.
®Driverinformation display
(])Resetbuttonfor
- trip
odometer.
- Service indicator .
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incriticalsituations.Youmustallowfor
increased brakingdistances. Theextra
distanceused upbyfading brakescould
lead
toan accident.
t!GI!!rSafetysystems
The.(USAmodels)1.(Canada models) in
dicator light
monitorsthesafetysystemse.g.
airbags,
pretensionersandilluminatesfor a
few
secondseachtimeyou switchtheignition
on.
Ifthe.(USAmodels)1.(Canada models)
indicator light
doesnotgoout,orifit illumi
nateswhile youaredriving,orifitstartsto
blink,thenthereisamalfunctionsomewhere
inthesystem.Ifthelightdoesnotilluminate
when youswitch on
theignition,thisalso
meansthereisamalfunction.
&WARNING
Ifyouhave amalfunctioninthesafetysys
tems,contactyourauthorizedAudidealer
immediately.Otherwisethesaf~tysys
temsmaynotwork properlyinanacci
dent.
-4SafetybeltwarningIight
Appliestavehicles: withsafetybeltwarning light
Thewarningtightisaremindertofasten
safetybelts.
The warninglight.comesonfor afewsec
ondsaftertheignitionisswitched onasare
mindertofastenyoursafetybelt.
Additional
informationonsafetybelts
~page103.
oGenerator
Thiswarning/indicator tightdetects amal
function
inthe generator orinthevehicle's
electrical system.
The.warning/indicatorlightilluminates
whenyouswitch ontheignition andmustgo
outaftertheenginehasstarted.
Ifthe.warning/indicatorlightilluminates
while youaredriving, youshould
contactyour
authorizedAudi dealer. Sincethevehicle bat
teryisdischarging, youshouldswitchoffany
unnecessaryelectricalconsumers(for exam
ple,
theair conditioner).
'e:r.Engineoilpressure1
Thered engineailpressure warningsymbol
requires immediate serviceorrepair.
Ifthe.symbolappearsinthedisplay and
flashes,theoilpressureistoolow.Inaddition
tothesymbol,thefollowingmessagealsoap
pearsinthedisplay:
Switchoffengine!Oilpressureistoolow
~Pull offtheroad andstopthevehicle.
~Shuttheenginedown.
~Checktheengineoillevel~page187.
~Contact yourauthorizedAudidealerforas
sistanceifnecessary.
Engineoilleveltoolow
Iftheengineoillevelistoolow,topoff oilto
theproperlevel~page 187.
EngineoillevelOK
Ifthe.symbolstartsflashing againeven
thoughtheengineoillevelchecksOKonthe
dipstick,donotstartdrivingagainanddo
notlettheenginerunat..ldle.Instead,con
tactyourauthorizedAudides,lerforassis
tance.
ij)Tips
-Theengineoilpressuresymbol.is
notanindicatorforalowengineoillev
el.Donotrelyonit.Instead,checkthe
oillevelinyourengineatregularinter
vals,preferablyeachtimeyou refuel,
andalwaysbeforegoingonalongtrip.
-The yellowoillevelwarningindication
IIIrequiresoilrefillorworkshopserv
ice
withoutdelay.Donotwaituntilthe
red oilpressurewarningsymbol.
startstoflashbeforeyourespondto
thelowoillevelwarningIll.Bythen,~
p
yourenginemayalreadyhavesuffered
seriousdamage.
.J:Enginecoolingsystem
Amalfunctioninthe engine cooting system
mustberepaired assaon aspossible.
Whenthe.symbolinthedisplay flashes,
theneithertheenginecoolanttemperatureis
toohigh, orthecoolantlevelistoolow.Inad
dition
tothesymbol, the.followingmessage
alsoappearsinthedisplay:
Switch
offengineandcheckcoolantlevel
~Pull offtheroad andstopthevehicle.
~Turn offtheengine.
~Checkcoolantlevel~page 189.
~Addcoolantifnecessary~page190.
~Continue drivingonlyaftertheenginecool
antwarning/indicatorlightgoesout.
~Contact yourauthorizedAudidealerforas
sistance ifnecessary.
Iftheenginecoolantleveliscorrect,thenthe
radiatorfanmay bethecauseofthemalfunc
tion.
Ifthegeneratorwarning/indicatorlight
should alsoilluminate
~page16,thenthe
fanbeltmay bedamaged.
&WARNING--If your vehicle shouldbreakdownfor
mechanical or
otherreasons,parkata
safe distance frommoving traffic,
turn
offtheengineandturnonthehazard
warning lights
~page48,Emergency
flasher!là.
- Never openthehoodifyouseeorhear
steamorcoolantescapingfromtheen
gine
compartment- you riskbeing scald
ed. Wait untilyoucanno
longerseeor
hearsteamorcoolantescaping.
-Theenginecompartmentofanyvehicle
ISadangerousarea. Before youperform
anyworkintheenginecompartment,
turnofftheengineand allowittocool.
Follo w
thewarning
stickers~page176,Englnecompartment.
CI)Note
Donotcontinuedriving ifthe.symbol
illuminates. Thereisamalfunction inthe
enginecoolingsystem-you coulddamage
your engine.
@Electro-mechanicalpowerassist
Iftheindicatorlightilluminates whileyouare
driving,
thereisa malfunctionintheelectro
mechanical
steering.Iftheindicator lightis
showing~,theremaybeareductioninpow
ersteeringassist.Iftheindicatorlightis
.showing.,theremay beatotallossofpow
ersteeringassist.Thesteeringmustbe in
spectedimmediatelybyaqualified workshop
.~.&.Withtheenginenotrunning(e.g.when
thecarisbeingtowed),thereisalsonopower
assistavailable.
&WARNING
Ifthereisamalfunction,theindicator
light for
theelectro-mechanicalpoweras-.
sistilluminates. Seekprofessional assis
tance.
Theindicatorlight~illuminatesifyoudo
notpresstheclutchpedalwhenstartingthe
engine. Forsafetyreasons,theenginewillon
lystartwhentheclutchpedalispressed.
f:,1fl:Electronicstabilizationprogram(ESP)
IftheDlindicator lampblinks whiledriving,
theESPorASR(Anti-Slip Regulation)isactive
lyregulating.
IftheJi]indicatorlampilluminates,thesys
temhasswitchedtheESPoff. Inthis case, you
can switch
theignition offandthenonto
switchtheESPonagain. Thesystemisfunc
tioning
completelywhentheindicatorlamp
switches off.
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Driverinformationsystem
Speedwarning1:settingaspeedlimit
Warningthreshold1issetbythe button,
Fig.24Sectionofinstrumentcluster: Set/Check button
Storingthemaximumspeed
~Driveatthedesiredmaximumspeed.
~Presstheknobbuttonqfig.24untilthe
speedwarningsymbolli](USAmodels)/li]
(Canadamodels)appears.
Resettingthemaximumspeed
~Drivethevehicleataspeedofatleast
3mph(Skm/hl
~Presstheknobformorethan2seconds.
Thespeedwarningsymbolli](USAmodels)/
ri(Canadamodels)willappearbrieflyinthe
displaywhenyoureleasethebuttontoindi-
catethatthemaximumspeedhasbeenstored
successfully.
The
maximumspeedremainsstoreduntil itis
changedbypressingthebuttonagainbriefly
oruntilitisdeletedbyalengthypushonthe
button.
Speedwarning2:settingaspeedlimit'1
Switchesinthewiperarmareused toopera te
warning threshold 2.
------1@
Fig.2SWiperlever:Tripcomputercontrols
Tostoremaximumspeed
~Turnofftheignition.
~Brieflypressthebuttonintheinstrument
clusterqpage32,fig.24.Theodometer
andthedigital clockarenowilluminated.
~Pressthebuttonforatleast2seconds.The
currentlystoredmaximumspeedappearsin
thedisplayorthecrossedoutsymbolfor
'warningthreshold2,ifnomaximumspeed
wassetpreviously.
~Pressthefunctionselectorswitchinthe
[email protected]
changethesetvalu~.Values runupordown
instepsof6.2mph(10km/hl.
Todeletemaximumspeed
~Turnofftheignition.
~Brieflypressthebuttonintheinstrument
clusterqpage32,fig.24.Theodometer
andthedigitalclockarenowilluminated.
~Pressthebuttonforatleast2seconds.The
currentlystoredmaximumspeedappearsin
thedisplay.
~Presstheresetbuttoninthewiper lever®
qfig.25untilthecrossedoutspeedwarn
ingsymbolforwarningthreshold2appears
inthedisplay.
A
fewsecondsaftertheadjustmentiscom
pleted,theilluminationfortheodometerand
thedigital clockwillgoout.~
-
CDTips
This warningthresholdcanalsobecon
trolledthroughthetripcomputer
qpage26,Navigatingthemenu.
On-BoardDiagnostic
system(OBD)
On-BoardDiagnostics
Fig.26LocationofData LinkConnector(DLC)
On-Board Diagnosticsmonitorsthecompo
nentsofyouremissioncontrolsystem.Each
monitored
componentinyourenginesystem
hasbeenassigneda code. Incaseofamal
function,
thecomponentwill beidentified
and
thefaultstoredasacodeinthecontrol
module memory.
The
MILlight mayalsoilluminateifthereisa
leak
intheon-boardfuelvaporrecovery sys
tem.Ifthelightilluminatesafterarefuelling,
stopthevehicleandmakesurethefuelfiller
cap
isproperly closedqpage180.
Inordertomakeanaccuratediagnosis,the
storeddatacanonlybedisplayed usingspe
cialdiagnosticequipment(genericscantool
forOBD).
Inordertoconnectthespecialdiagnostic
equipment,pushtheplugintotheDataLink
Connector(DLC).TheDLCislocatedtothe
rightofthehoodreleaseqfig.26.
YourauthorizedAudidealeroraqualified
service
stationcaninterpretthecode andper
form
thenecessary repair.
Driverinformationsystem
MalfunctionIndicatorLamp(MIL)
The Malfunction
IndicatorLamp(MIL)Gilin
theinstrumentclusterispartoftheOn-Board
Diagnostic
(OBDII)system.
Thewarning/indicatorlightilluminateswhen
theignitionisswitchedonandgoesoutafter
theenginestartsandtheidle hasstabilized.
This indicates
thattheMILisworking proper
ly.
Ifthelightdoesnotgooutaftertheengine
isstarted,orilluminateswhileyouaredriv
ing, a
malfunctionmay existintheenginesys
tem.Ifthelightilluminates,thecatalytic con
vertercouldbedamaged.
Continue drivingwithreducedpower(avoid
'ing
sustainedhighspeedsand/orrapid accel
erations)andhavetheconditioncorrected.
ContactyourauthorizedAudidealer.
Ifthelightilluminates,theelectronicspeed
limitermayalsobemalfunctioning. Formore
informationqpage33,Electronicspeed
limiter.
AnimproperlyclosedfuelfillercapmayaLso
causetheMILLighttoilluminate
qpage180.
Electronicspeedlimiter
Vourvehicle maybefactoryequippedwith
tires
thatareratedforamaximumspeedof
130mph(210km/hl.Thisislessthanthe
maximumspeedofyourvehicle.Toreducethe
riskofsuddentirefailureandlossofcontrolif
thevehicle isoperatedatexcessivespeeds,
yourvehiclealsohasanelectronicspeedlimit
er. The
electronicspeedlimiterpreventsyour
vehicle
fromgoingfasterthanthetirespeed
rating. Formoreinformationqpage209.
Iftheenginecontrolunitreceivesfaultyvehi
cle
roadspeedsignais,theMalfunction Indica
torLight(MIL)!ilwillilluminate.Ifthisoc
curs,
contactthenearestauthorizedAudi
dealerforassistance.
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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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~Driveinacircleataspeedofabout5mph
(10km/hluntiladirectionisshownonthe
interiorrearview mirror.
AWARNING
Thedigitalcompassistobeusedasadi
rectionalaidonly. Eventhoughyoumay
wanttolookatitwhile youaredriving, you
muststillpayattentiontotraffic,roadand
weatherconditionsaswellasotherpossi
ble
hazards.
5eatsandstorage
GeneraLrecommen
dations
Whyisyour seatadjustment50
important?
Thesafety beltsandtheairbagsystemcon
anly
pravidemaximumprotectionifthe front
seats arecarrectly adjusted.
Therearevariouswaysofadjustingthefront
seatstoprovidesafeandcomfortablesupport
forthedriverandthefrontpassenger.Adjust
your
seatproperly50that:
_you can easilyandquicklyreachallthe
switches andcontrolsintheinstrument
panel
_ your body
isproperlysupportedthusreduc
ingphysicalstressandfatigue
-thesafetybeltsandairbagsystemcanoffer
maximumprotection9page 111.
Inthefollowingsections,youwillseeexactly
how youcan
bestadjustyourseats.
Therearespecialregulationsandinstructions
forinstalling achildsafetyseatonthefront
passenger'sseat.Alwaysheedtheinforma
tion regarding childsafetyprovidedin
9page133,ChildSafety.
AWARNING
Incorrectseatingpositionofthedriverand
allotherpassengerscanresultinserious
personalinjury.
-Alwayskeepyourfeetonthefloorwhen
thevehicleisinmotion-neverputyour
feetontopoftheinstrumentpanel,out
ofthewindoworontopoftheseatcush
ion! This
appliesespeciallytothepassen
gers.Ifyourseatingpositionisincorrect
you increase
theriskofinjuryinthecase
ofsuddenbrakingoranaccident.Ifthe
airbag inflatesandtheseatingposition
~s.IncorrectthiscouldresultinpersonalInJuryorevendeath.
-Itisimportantforboththedriverandfrontpas.sengertokeepadistanceofat
least10inches(25cm)betweenthem
selvesandthesteeringwheeland/orin
strumentpanel.Ifyou'resittingany
closerthanthis,theairbagsystemcan
notprotectyouproperly. Inadditionto
this,thefrontseatsandheadrestraints
mustbeadjustedtoyourbodyheight50
thattheycangive youmaximumprotec
tion.
- Always
trytokeepasmuchdistanceas
possiblebetweenyourselfandthesteer
ingwheelorinstrumentpanel.
-Donotadjustthedriver'sorfrontpas
senger'sseatwhilethevehicle ismoving.
Your
seatmaymoveunexpectedly,caus
ingsuddenlossofvehiclecontroland
personalinjury.Ifyouadjustyourseat
whilethevehicleismoving, youareout
ofposition.
Driver's seat
Thecorrectseatpositionisimportant forsafe,
and relaxed driving.
Werecommendthatyouadjustthedriver's
seatinthefollowingmanner:
~Adjusttheseatinforeandaftdirection50
thatyoucaneasilypushthepedalstothe
floorwhile keepingyourkneeslightlybent
9AinWhyisyourseatadjustment50im
portant? anpage 57.
~Adjusttheseatback50thatwhenyousit
withyourbackagainsttheseatback,youcan
still
graspthetopofthesteeringwheel.
~Positiontheheadrestraintaccordingtothe
occupant'sheight9page61.For maxi
mumprotection,thetopoftheheadre
straintshouldbeatleastateye level, pref
erablyhigherandideally levelwiththetop
ofthehead9page97,fig.100.
AWARNING
Never placeanyobjectsinthedriver'sfoot
well.Anobjectcouldgetintothepedal
areaandinterferewithpedalfunction.In
caseofsuddenbrakingoranaccident,you
would
notbeabletobrakeoraccelerate!
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tothedesiredtemperaturesetting.
Switchingthec1imatecontrolsystemon
andoff
•Turntheknob(3)qpage 70,fig.77tothe
righttoswitchclimatecontrolon.TheLED
nexttothewordOFFgoesout.~
Warrnandcold
Switchingc1imatecontrolonandoff
Settingtemperature
CDNote
-Ifyoususpectthattheclimatecontrols
havebeendamaged,switchthesystem
offtoavoiddamagingit,andhave itin
spectedbyanauthorizedAudi dealer.
- Audi
climatecontrolsystemrepairs re
quire special
expertiseandtheproper
tools.Voushouldcontactanauthorized
Audidealerintheeventofmalfunctions.
Tosetalowertemperature,turntherotary
knobtotheleft.Tosetahighertemperature,
turntherotary knobtotheright.Thereare
additionalintermediatesettingsavailableto
adjustthetemperatureasneeded.
ijd)Tips
-Toavoidadversely affectingheatingand
coolingperformanceandtopreventcon
densationonthewindows,theairintake
infrontofthewindshieldmustbefreeof
ice,snow,andleaves.
· - The aircoming
fromtheventsandcircu
lating
throughtheentireinteriorisex
tractedthroughtheoutletslotsinthe
sidepanelsintheluggagecompartment.
Makesurethattheoutletslotsarenot
coveredbyclothing,etc.
- Climate
controlworksmosteffectively if
thewindowsareclosed.However, ifthe
interiorofaparked vehicleisextremely
hotfromthesun'srays,brieflyopening
thewindowscanspeedupthecooling
process.
Meaning
Temperatureselection
qpoge71
Switch airconditioningon/
off(Fan)qpage71
Airdistribution
qpage72
Defrost
qpage73
Rearwindowdefogger
qpoge74
Heatedseat*driver/passen
gersideqpage 74
Recirculation
qpage73
Switch oncoolingsystemqpage_7_3_
Button(s)
Rotary
knobCD
Rotary
knob(3)~
Rotary
knob@
Ifthefilter'seffectivenessisweakenedby
drivingthevehicleinareaswithheavily pollut
ed
outsideair,thefilterelementshouldalso
be changed
inbetweenthelistedservices.
.&.WARNING
Forsafetyreasons,itisimportantthatall
windows
arefreeofice, snow,andconden
sation. Onlythenisgoodvisibilityensured.
Please familiarizeyourselfwiththecorrect
operationoftheairconditioningandhow
todehumidify/defrostthewindows.
Thepollutantfilterelementmustbechanged
accordingtotheintervals specifiedinthe
maintenanceschedule50thattheaircondi
tioning
system'sperformanceisnotadversely
affected.
Pollutantfilter
Thepollutantfilter(particle filter)ensures
thatcontaminantsintheoutsideair(such as
dust orpollen)
aregreatlyreduced orstop
ped.Theairisalso filteredinrecirculation
mode.
---TheLEDinthebuttonsilluminateswhenthe
functionisactive.
In cooling
mode,relative humidityintheinte
rior
isreduced. Thispreventsthewindows
fromfoggingup.
Pleasenote:
Whenrelativehumidityandtemperatures
outsidearehigh,condensatecandripfrom
theairconditioningevaporatorandforma
poolofwaterunderthevehicle. Thisisnormal
andnotanindicati0A-of aleak!
Whenoutsidetemperat~resare low,thefan
doesnotswitchtoahigherspeeduntilthe
coolanthasreachedanadequatetempera
ture,withtheexceptionofthedefrostset
ting.
Whenacceleratingatwide-openthrottle,the
airconditioningcompressoristemporarily
switchedofftomaintainfullenginepower.
In
ordertoensureenginecoolingunderex
tremeengineloads,thecompressorisswitch·
edoffifcoolanttemperaturesclimbtoohigh.
Functions
aresetbyturningtherotaryknob
orswitchedonandoffbytappingthebuttons.~
Fig.77Climat. controls
Werecommendthefollowingsetting:
•Rotatetheknobqfig.77(3)totherightto
switchontheairconditioning.
•Setthetemperatureto72oF(22oC).
•PresstheIAUTO1qfig.77button.
Theairconditioning automatica/ly maintains theselected temperature inthe vehicleinterior
throughout eochseoson.
Contrais'.
Warrnandcold
Warmandcold
Climatecontrols
Usingthepreviouslyrecommendedsettingis
thequickestwaytoachieve acomfortablecli
mateinthevehicle. Thissettingshouldthere
foreonlybechangedwhenpersonalcomfort
levels orcertaincircumstancesrequire it.
The
climatecontrolsareacombinationofau
tomaticheatingandventilationsystemsanda
cooling
systemwhichdehumidifiesandcools
theair insidethevehicle.
The
climatecontrolsautomaticallymaintaina
temperatureonceithasbeenset.Thetem
peratureoftheairfromthevents,fanspeed
(air volume)andairdistributionarealsoauto
maticallyadjusted.Thesystemalsotakesinto
accountstrongsunshine50thatmanualad
justmentisnotnecessary. 50inalmostall
cases,
automaticmodeoffersthebestcondi
tionsforthecomfortoftheoccupantsatall
timesoftheyearqpoge73.
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@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.
72
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