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Potentialmalfunctions
Therangeatwhichthesensorsstarttomeas
ureisabout:
2feet(0.60m)
S
feet(1.60m)
Tatheside
Centerrear
Fortheparkingassisttooperate,thesensors
mustbekeptcleanandfreeofice.
&.WARNING
-Sensarshave blindspotsinwhichabjects
cannotbedetected.Payspecialattention
Whenthedistanceislessthanlfoot(0.30
ml.thetonebecomescontinuous.Atthis
pointyoushouldstopbacking up.
Please
notethatlowobjectsalreadysignalled
byawarning candisappearfromthesystem's
detectionrangeandwillnotcontinuetobe
signalled.
Ifa warningbuzzersoundsfor afewseconds
whentheignitionisswitchedon,thereis a
systemmalfunctianwiththeacoustic parkas
sist.
Ifthemalfunctionpersistsuntiltheigni
tion
isswitchedoff,therewillbenoacoustic
warningatthenextattempttoactivatethe
system.Havetheproblemcorrected.
Activation
Thereisnoconfirmationtonewhenreverse
gearisengagedifthereisasystemmalfunc
tian.
The parkingassistisactivatedwhenreverse
gearisengaged.Abrieftoneconfirmsthat
thesystemisactivated.
chimescanbeadjustedthroughthemenudis
play
qpoge 25.
Backingup
Distance warningwhenbackingupstarts
whenanobstacleisdetectedintherangeof
!heparkassistsystem.Asthedistancede
creases,
thetimeintervalbetweentheaudible
tonesbecomesshorter.
Aeoustie parkassist givesawarning obout
obstocles behindthevehicle.
Description
The rear acoustic parkassist(4-channel
acousticparkassist)determinesthedistance
ofthevehiclefromanobstacleusing ultra
sonic
sensors.Thesensorsareintherear
bumper. The
volumeandthepitchofthe
Appliestavehicles:with4-channel acousticparkassist
Acousticparking
system
Rearacousticparkassist
~Toswitchsportmodeon,pressthebutton
inthecenterconsole. Theindicatorlight
turnson.
~Toswitchsportmodeoff,pressthebutton
inthecenterconsoleagain.Theindicator
light
turnson.
Fig.85Buttoninthecenter console
CDTips
Ifthereisamalfunctionintheretractable
rear spoiler*ortheAudimagneticride*, it
may
notbe possibletoactivatesport
mode.
A
more agile
andsportydrivingstyleispossi
ble when driving
thevehicle in"sportmode".
Thismodeaffectsthrottleresponseandthe
soundoftheengine,thesteeringcharacteris
tics
foramoredirectpowersteeringresponse
andthedampingcharacteristicsoftheAudi
magnetic ride
fordynamicsuspensiontuning.
sportmode
APpliestavehicles:withSportbutton
Fig.84Center console: SwitchforAudimagnetic ride
Audimagneticride
Appliestavehicles:withmagnetic ride
IDTips
Thewarning/indicatorlightEintheinstru
mentclustercomesonintheeventofa
malfunction.Drivetotheclosestauthor
izedAudidealerassoonaspossibleand
havethemalfunctionrepaired.
Damping conbeadjusted tothe driver's pref
erence ond
itadapts automaticolly totheeur
rentdriving situation.
~Presstheswitchqfig.84toturnsportset
tingonoroff.
Audi
magneticrideisanelectronically con
trolleddampingsystem.Thischassissystem
assiststhedriverbyadaptingtotheparticular
situationthroughimperceptiblecontrolproc
esses.Thedampingprovides individual modu
lationofdampingforces.Forexample,with
dampingcharacteristicssettoprovidegreater
comfort,dampingissetsomewhatharderfor
abriefperiodonlyas--required,whenrounding
a curve
andwhen braking.
Standardsetting
Selectthestandards~ingifyoupreferasus
pensionsettingemphasiz~gcomfort.
Sportsetting
Selectthesportsettingif youpreferasporty
suspensionsetting.TheLEDintheswitchE
cornes ontoindicatesportsetting.
&.WARNING
Youshouldonlyreturntothesavedspeed
ifitisnottoofastforthecurrenttraffic
conditions -risk
ofanaccident!
~Turn ontheignition.
~Pullleverintoposition@qpoge 79,
fig.82.
~PresstheleverintheCVor0directionto
increaseordecrea~eyourspeed.
~Releasethelevertosavethatspeed.
Temporarydeactivation
~Pressthebrakepedal,or
~Pressthelever intoposition@(notclicked
into place)
qpage79,fig.82,or
~DriveforlongerthanSminutesatmore
thanSmph(10km/hlabovethestored
speed.
Switchingthesystemoff
Presettingyourspeed
Youconpresetyour desiredspeedwhile the
vehicle
isnotmoving.
Thisfunctionmakesit possible,forexample,
tosavethespeedyouwantbeforedriving on
thehighway. Onceonthehighway, activate
thecruisecontrolbypullingthelevertoward
@.
Switchingoffcompletely
~Pressle.verintoposition@(clicked into
place), or
~Switchtheignition off.
The
systemretainsthesavedspeedif you de
activatethecruisecontroltemporarily.Tore
sumethesavedspeed,releasethebrake ped
alandpullthelevertoposition@.
Switchingtheignitionofferasesthesaved
speed.
b
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126Airbagsystem
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Undeployedairbagmodulesandpreten
sionersmightbeclassifiedasPerchlorate
Material-specialhandlingmay apply,see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/per
chlorate.Whenthevehicleorpartsofthe
restraintsystemincludingairbagmodules
safetybeltswithpretensionersarescrap
ped, all
applicablelawsandregulations
mustbeobserved.YourauthorizedAudi
dealerisfami liarwiththeserequirements
andwerecommendthatyou have your
dealerperformthisserviceforyou.
Other thingsthatcanaffect Advanced
Airbag performance
Changingthevehicle'ssuspensionsystemcan
changethewaythattheAdvanced AirbagSys
temperformsinacrash. ForexampLe, using
tire-rim
combinationsnotapprovedbyAudi,
lowering
thevehicle,changingthestiffnessof
thesuspension,includingthesprings,suspen
sionstruts,shockabsorbersetc. canchange
theforcesthataremeasuredbytheairbag
sensorsandsenttotheelectroniccontrol
unit.Somesuspensionchangescan,forexam
ple,increasetheforce levelsmeasuredbythe
sensorsandmaketheairbagsystemdeployin
crashesinwhich itwouldnotdeploy ifthe
changeshadnotbeenmade.Otherkindsof
changesmayreducetheforcelevelsmeas
uredbythesensorsandpreventtheairbag
fromdeployingwhenitshould.
Thesensorsinthesafetybeltbuckleforthe
driverandfrontpassengerseattelltheelec
tronic
controlmoduleifthesafetybeltis
latchedor not.Ifthesafetybeltisbeing used,
thefrontairbag willdeployataslightlyhigh
errateofvehicledecelerationthanifthesafe
tybeltisnotbeing used..Therefore,inapar
ticular collision, it
ispossiblethatanairbag
will
notdeployataseatingpositionwherethe
safetybeltis bei ngusedbutwill inflateatthe
positionwherethesafetybeltisnotbeing
used.
Itisimportantthatnothinginterfere
withthesafetybeltbucklessothatthesen-
sorscansendthecorrectinformationabout
safetybeltusetotheeLectroniccontrolunit.
&.WARNING
Changingthevehicle'ssuspensioninclud-
ing
useofunapprovedtire-rimcombina-
tionscanchangeAdvanced Airbagper-
formanceandincreasetheriskofserious
personalinjuryinacrash.
- Never install
suspensioncomponents
thatdonothavethesameperformance
characteristicsasthecomponentsorigi-
nally instalLed on
yourvehicle.
- Never usetire-rim
combinationsthat
havenotbeenapprovedbyAudi.
.&WARNING
Itemsstoredbetweenthesafetybelt
buckleandthecenterconsolecancause
thesensorsinthebuckletosendthe
wronginformationtotheelectronic con-
trolmoduleandpreventtheAdvancedAir-
bagSystemfromworking properly.
- Always make
surethatnothingcaninter-
ferewiththesafetybeltbucklesandthat
theyarenotobstructed.
Kneeairbags
Descriptionofknee airbags •
Thekneeairbag syste conprovide supple
mentalprotection toprope(fYrestrained
front
seatoccupants.
Fig.116Driver's airbag
Thedriver kneeairbagisintheinstrument
paneLunderneaththesteeringwheel
qfig.116,theairbagforthepassengerisat~
--aboutthesameheightintheinstrumentpan
el
underneaththegLovecompartment.
Thekneeairbagoffersadditionalprotection
tathedriver'sandpassenger'skneesandup
per and Lower
thighareasandsupplements
theprotectionbythesafetybelts.
IfthefrontairbagsdepLoy,thekneeairbags
also depLoyinfrontalcoLlisionswhenthede~
loymentthresholdstoredinthecontrolunit
ismetqpage 120,Moreimportant thingsto
know about frontairbags.
Inadditiontotheirnormalsafetyfunction,
safety beLtsheLpkeepthedriverorfrontpas
senger
inpositioninafrontalcollisionsothat
the airbags canprovidesuppLementalprotec
tion.
Theairbagsystemisnotasubstituteforyour
safety belt.Rather, it
ispartoftheoveralLoc
cupant
restraintsysteminyour vehicle.Al
waysrememberthattheairbagsystemcan
only help
toprotectyouifyouarewearing
your
safetybeltandwearing itproperly. This
iswhyyoushouldaLwayswearyoursafety
beLt,notjustbecausetheLawrequiresyouto
do50qpage 103,General notes.
ThesafetybeLtbuckLeforthedriverandfront
seatpassengerhaveswitchesthattelLtheair
bag controL moduLe if
thesafetybeLtisbeing
used
ornot.IfthesafetybeLt isbeing used,
thekneeairbagwilldeployataslightlyhigher
rateofdecelerationthanifthebeLtisnotbe
ingused. Therefore,inaparticuLar coLlision,it
ispossiblethatanairbagwillnotdeployata
seating position
wherethesafetybeltisbeing
used
butwill infLateatthepositionwherethe
safetybeltisnotbeing used.
Remembertoo,airbagswilldepLoy onlyonce
andonlyincertain kindsofaccidents-your
safety
beltsare alwaystheretoofferprotec
tion
inthoseaccidentsinwhichairbagsare
not
supposedtodeploy orwhentheyhaveaL
readydeployed,forexamplewhenyourvehi
cle strikes
orisstruckbyanotherafterthe
first collision.
Airbagsystem
Thisisjustoneofthereasonswhyanairbagis
notasubstituteforthesafetybelt. Theairbag
systemworksmosteffectively whenusedwith
thesafetybelts. Therefore, aLwayswearyour
safetybeltscorrectly.
Itisimportanttorememberthatwhilethe
supplementaLkneeairbagsystemisdesigned
toreducethelikelihoodofseriousinjuries,
otherinjuries,forexample,swelling, bruising,
minorabrasionsandfrictionburnscanalso
occurwhenanairbaginfLates.
Theknee airbag systembasicaLLyconsists
of:
- The electroniccontrolmodule
-TwoinfLatabLeairbags(airbagandgasgen-
erator),oneforthedriverandoneforthe
frontpassenger
-The airbagindicatorlightintheinstrument
panel
The knee airbag systemwiLLnotdeploy:
-whentheignition isturnedoff
-
infrontalcollisionswhenthedeceleration
measuredbythecontrolunitistooLow
-inside collisions
-
inrear-end collisions
-
inrollovers
-
intheeventofasystemmalfunction(warn-
ing/indicatorlightis on)qpage16.
&.WARNING
-Safetybeltsandtheairbagsystemcan
only provide
protectionwhenoccupants
areintheproperseatingposition
qpage120.
-Iftheairbagindicatorlightcomeswhen
thevehicleisbeing used,havethesys
teminspectedimmediatelybyyourau
thorizedAudidealer.
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0:>fig.152runningacrossthetread.Depend
ing on
themake,therewill besixtoeightof
themevenlyplacedaroundthetire. Marks on
thetiresidewall(forexample"TWI"orother
symbols)indicatethepositionsofthetread
wearindicators. Worntiresmustbereplaced.
Different
figuresmay applyinothercountries
o:>A.
Tirepressure
Incorrecttirepressurecausesprematurewear
andcancausesuddentireblow-out. Forthis
reason,tirepressuremustbecheckedatleast
once amonth0:>page204.
Drivingstyle
Drivingfastaroundcurves, heavyacceleration
and hard braking increase tirewear.
Rotatingtiresformoreevenwear
Forallfourtiresonyour vehicletohavethe
sameservice life,werecommendthatthe
frontandreartiresarerotatedaccordingto
thetiremanufacturer'ssuggestedtire rota
tion intervals.
Pleaserememberthefollow
ing:
- Tire
rotationintervalsmay differfromthe
vehicle service intervalsoutlinedinyour
Warranty&MaintenanceBooklet.
- The
longeronetireisusedinonelocation
onthevehicle,themoreitwearsatcertain
points;therefore,werecommendthatyou
follow
thetiremanufacturer'ssuggested
tirerotationintervals.
- Vehicles with
front-wheeldriveexperience
moretreadwearonthefrontwheelscom
pared
toall-wheeldrive(quattro"').
- Pleaserotatetiresasshown0:>fig.153.
-Extra caremustbetakenwhenrotatingdi-
rection-specifie tires
0:>page229.
Wheelbalancing
Thewheelsonnewvehiclesarebalanced.
However, varioussituationsduringeveryday
driving can
causethemtobecomeunbal
anced,resultinginvibrations youcanusually
feelthroughthesteeringwheel.
-----Unbalancedwheelsmustberebalancedto
avoid excessivewearonsteering,suspension
and tires. A
wheelmustalsoberebalanced
whenanewtireisinstalled.
Incorrectwheelalignment
Incorrectwheelalignmentcancauseexces
sive tirewear, impairing
thesafetyofthevehi
cle.Iftiresshowexcessive wear,havethe
wheelalignmentcheckedbyanauthorized
Audi
dealerorqualified workshop.
all-wheeldrive
Vehicleswithquattro"'mustalwayshavetires
ofthesamesize,constructionandtreadtype.
For
detailssee0:>page158.
.&.WARNING
Suddentire failure canleadtolossofcon
trol,acrash andseriouspersonalinjury!
- Never driveavehicle
whenthetreadon
any tireisworn downtothewearindica
tors.
-Worn tiresareasafetyhazard,theydo
notgrip well onwetroads andincrease
yourriskof"hydroplaning" andlossof
control.
- Always keep
chemicalsthatcancause
tiredamage,suchasgrease,oil,gasoline
andbrake fluidawayfromtires.
- Tires
ageeven iftheyarenotbeing used
andcanfailsuddenly, especiallyathigh
speeds.Tiresthataremorethan6years
old can only beused
inanemergency
andthenwith special careandatlower
speeds.
-Nevermountusedtireson your vehicleif
youarenotsureoftheir"previous histo'
ry."
Oldused tiresmayhave beendam'
agedeventhoughthedamagecannotbe
seenthatcanleadtosuddentirefailure
andlossofvehicle control. New
tiresandreplacingtiresandwheels
Newtiresandwheels
havetobebroken in.
Fig.154Tirespecification codesonthesidewall ofatire
No.Description
@Passengercartire(where applicable)
®Nominal widthoftireinmillimeters
®Ratioofheighttowidth(aspectratio)
@Radial
®Rimdiametercode
®Loadindex andspeedrating
@Maximum loadrating
@Treadwear,tractionandtemperature
grades
@Maximum permissible inflationpres
sure
Thetiresandrimsareessentialpartsofthe
vehicle's design.Thetires andrims approved
byAudiarespeciallymatchedtothecharac
teristics
ofthevehicleandcanmakea major
COntribution
togood roadholding andsafe
Tiresandvvheels20
handling wheningoodcondition andproperly
inflated0:>A.
Werecommendthatallwork ontires and
wheelsbeperformedbyanauthorized Audi
dealer. Theyarefamiliar with
recommended
proceduresandhavethenecessary speciaL
toolsandsparepartsaswellastheproperfa
cilities fordisposing
oftheoLdtires.
Authorized Audi
dealershavethenecessary
information
abouttechnicalrequirementsfor
installing
orchanging tiresandrims.
ReplacingtiresandwheeLs
Tiresshould bereplacedatleastinpairsand
notindividually (forexamplebothfronttires
orbothreartirestogether).
Se sure
toread andheedtheinformationto
thetirepressuremonitoringsystem
0:>page216.
Always buyreplacementradialtiresthathave
thesamespecifications asthetiresapproved
foryourvehiclebyAudi.Replacementtires
mustalways havethesameloadrating speci
fication
astheoriginalequipmentor approved
optionaL tireslisted
inthetableo:>page202.
Audi-approved specificationtiresarespecially
matchedtoyourvehicleanditsload limits,
andcancontributetotheimportantroadhold
ing, driving characteristics, and
safetyofthe
vehicle.Thetable(0:>page202)listsspecifica
tionsofthetires approved fortheAudimod
elscoveredbyyourOwner's Literature.
The tire
pressurelabellocatedondriver'sside
S-pillar
(0:>page202,fig.151)liststhespeci
fications
oftheoriginalequipmenttires in
stalledonyour vehicleatthetimeitwasman·
ufactured.
Federallawrequires tiremanufacturersto
placestandardizedinformation ontheside
wall
ofall tires0:>fig.154.This information
identifies anddescribes
thefundamental
characteristics,thequalitygradeofthetire
andalso provides atireidentificationnumber
forsafetystandardcertification andincaseof
arecall.~