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VehicLeliterature.
AboutthisOwner'sManuaL...
ControLsandequipment.
Cockpit···.
Generalillustration......•......
Instrumentsandwarning/
indicatorlights.
Instruments.
Warning/indicatorlights.
Driverinformationsystem.
Introduction.
Trip
computer.
Menu display .
Engine
oiltemperaturedisplay .
Efficiency program .
Service
intervaldisplay .
Boost andengine
oiltemperature
indicator .
Laptimer.
Speed warning system .
On-Board Diagnostic system
(OBD).
Openingandclosing.
Keys. .
Power locking system .
Rear
lid/trunklid .
Anti-theftalarmsystem .
Power windows
.............•....
CLearvision.
Lights .
Interiorlights............•.......
Vision .
Mirrors .
Wiperandwasher system....•...
Digitalcompass... . . .... .
Seatsandstorage.
General recommendations .
Adjusting
frontseats manually .
Power seats .
Lumbar
support.
Head restraints .
Rear seats .
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compartment....•.......
Roof
rack .
Cupholder.
Ashtray .
Cigarette
lighter/socket.
Storage
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WarmandcoLd.
Climate controls .
Rearwindowdefogger.
Heated seats .
Ontheroad.
Steering .
Ignitionlockandignitionswitch .
5tartingandstoppingtheengine .
Parking brake .
5tartingonhills.
Cruise
control.
Audi
magneticride .
5portmode .
Acoustic parkingsystem .
Transmission.
Manualtransmission .
S
tronictransmission .
HomeLink®. . . . .
Universalremotecontrol.
Safetyfirst.
DrivingSafeLy~.
Generalnotes'\..
Proper occupant seatingpositions .
Driver andpassenger
sidefootwell.
Pedal area .
Stowing luggage .
Reporting SafetyDefects .
SafetybeLts.
Generalnotes.............•......
Whysafetybelts? .
Safety belts .
5afetybeltpretensioners .
Airbagsystem.
Importantthingstoknow.
Front airbags .63
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MonitoringtheAdvanced Airbag
5ystem
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Kneeairbags.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...126
Sideairbags.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...129
ChiLdSafety133
Importantthingstoknow . . . . . . . ...133
Childsafety seats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...138
Installingachild safety seat. . . . . ...143
LATCHLower anchorages andtethers
forchildren. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...146
AdditionalInformation151
Vehicleoperation153
InteLligenttechnoLogy. . . . . ...153
Noticeaboutdatarecorded byvehicle
controlmodules.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...153
Electronic stabilization program(ESP)153
Rearspoiler156
Braking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...156
Electro-mechanical powerassist. . ...158
Drivingwithyourquattro®158
Energymanagement.. . . . . . . . . . ...159
Drivingandenvironrnent.....162
Thefirst1,000miLes(l,500km)and
afterwards
162
Avoid damagingthevehicle . . .163
Drivingthroughwateronroads.....163
CataLytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...163
Operateyourvehicle economically and
minimize
pollution.. . . . . . . . . . . . ...164
Trailertowing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...166
Vehiclecare167
CLeaningandprotection167
GeneraLinformation167
Careofexterior167
Careofinterior........•..........172
FueLsuppLyandfiLlingyour
fueLtank.............. ..... ....178
Gasoline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...178
FueLtank.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
CheckingandfiLling. . . . . . . . ...182
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . ...182
Engineoil. • . . . . . . . . . ...184
Enginecooling system .
Brake
fluid.
Battery .
Windshield/headlightwasher
container .
TiresandwheeLs.
Tires.
Tire pressure
monitoringsystem .
Run-flat tires .
Do-it-yourseLfservice.
Whatdo1donow?.
Vehicletoolkit...........•.......
Tirerepair .
Whatshouldlbe awareofwhen
changing atire? .
FusesandbuLbs.
Electricalfuses .
Bulbs
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Emergencysituations.
General .
5tartingbypushingortowing.
Starting
withjumpercabLes.
Useofjumpercables .
Emergency
towingwithcommercial
towtruck.
Lifting vehicle .
TechnicaLdata.
GeneraLinformation.
Explanationoft,:chnicaldata.
Vehicle
identification.
Weights .
Dimensions .
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Clutchpedal
~page17
Clutchisoverheating
~page88
Electronic StabilizationProgram
(ESP)./~page17
ElectronicStabilization Program
(ESP)
./~page17
Canadamodels:Airbagsystem./
~page16
,.Canadamodels:anti-lock brakesys­
~tem(ABS)./defective~page18
Safetybelt
~page16
EnginecoolantLeveltoolow/
enginecoolanttemperaturetoo
high~page17
ElektromechanischeLenkung
~page17
-Checkthemalfunctioningsystem.Contact
yourauthorizedAudidealeror aqualified
workshopforassistance.
••••USAmodels:Malfunctioninthe
brakesystem~page14
Canadamodels:Malfunctioninthe
brakesystem~page14
USAmodels:Airbagsystem./
~page16
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USAmodels:anti-lock brakesystem1 1•(ABS)./defective~page18
Yellowindicatorlights
Vellowsymbolsindicateapriority2maLfunc­
tion -Warning!Overview
Tips
Malfunctionsorfaultswillbeidentified ei­
therwitharedsymbol(priority1 -Dan­
ger!)
orwith ayellowsymbol(priority2­
Warning).
AWARNING
_ Failure
toheed warninglightsandother
importantvehicleinformationmayresult
inseriouspersonalinjuryorvehicledam­
age.
-Wheneverstalledorstoppedforrepair,
move
thevehicle asafedistanceoffthe
road,stoptheengine,andturnonthe
emergencyflasher~page48.
-Theenginecompartmentofanymotor
vehicleisapotentiallyhazardousarea.
Before youcheck
anythingintheengine
compartment,stoptheengineandletit
cool down. Always exercise
extremecau­
tion
whenworkingunderthehood
~page176,Enginecompartment
Somei nd icatorlightsturnonbrieflytocheck
thefunctionofthatsystemwhenyou switch
theignition on.Thesesystemsaremarked
with
an./inthefollowingtables.Ifoneof
theseindicator lightsdoesnotturnon,there
isamalfunctioninthatsystem.
Redindicatorlights
Redsymbolsindicateaprioritymalfunction_
Danger! Set/Check
button~page10,[email protected]
thereismorethanonemalfunction,theindi­
catorlightswillturnononeaftertheotherfor
approximatelytwosecondseach.
Someindicators
lightsinthedisplaycanturn
oninseveral colors.
- Pull
offtheroad.
-Stopthevehicle.
-Turnofftheengine.
Description1
Messagesmayappearwithsomeindicator
lights.Themessagesturnoffafterashort
time.Todisplay amessageagain,pressthe~
Warning/indicator
Lights
Immobilizer
Malfunctionmessage
Ifthereisamalfunctionsomewhereinthein­
strumentcluster, dEFwillappearinthetrip
odometerandwillstayon.Contactyour au­
thorizedAudidealertohavetheproblemcor­
rected.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,thedataon
theignitionkeyarescannedautomatically.
Ifanunauthorizedkeywasused, SAFEisdis­
played
continuouslyintheodometerdisplay
field. Thevehicle
cannotbeoperated
~page36.
(DTips
-The digitaL clockandtheodometerare
turnedonforabout30secondswhen
thedriver'sdoorisopened.
-Whentheignitionis~rnedoff,theod­
ometerreadingandthe~gitalclockwith
datedisplay canbeswitchedonfor
about30secondsbypressingtheSet!
Checkbutton~page10,fig.3@.
Theindicatorlightsintheinstrumentcluster
blinkorturnon.They indicatefunctionsor
malfunctions~/1:;..
settheodometerbacktozero.Voucanuse
thisodometerwhenyouwanttokeeptrackof
howmanymiles (kilometers) youhave driven
forasingletriporerrand.Thelastdigit indi­
cates1/10ofamiLe(100meters).Voucanset
thetripodometerbacktozerobypressingthe
resetbutton~fig.5.
Withtheignition off,pushingoftheSet/
Checkbutton~page10,fig.3@canturnon
thedisplayfieLdlightingforafewseconds.
Speedometerwithodometer
Lowerodometer
-USAmodels-MiLes
- Canadamodels-Kilometers
Upperodometer(tripodometer)
Theupperodometershowsthetotalnumber
ofmiles(kilometers)driven sinceyoulastre-
Thespeedametershows youthevehicle
speed, andthe
adametershows youhaw
manymiles(kiLometers) youhave driven.
Fig.5Speedometerclose-up:odometerdisplay
The lowerodometershowsthetotalnumber
ofmiles (kilometers) driven.
The
odometerandtripodometerarelocated
insidethespeedometer.
Fuelgauge
Whentheneedlereachestheredarea,the
warning
lightintheinstrumentclusterwilLiL­
luminate~page20li.Thismeansyou
have
approximately1.9gallons(7litres)of
fuelleftinthetank.Timetorefuel!
The
totaltankcapacityofyour vehicle islisted
in~page242.
CDNote
Never runthetankcompletelydry!Anir­
regularsupplyoffuelcancauseengine
misfiringandfuelcouldenterintotheex­
haustsystem.ThecataLyticconverter
couLdthenoverheatandbedamaged.
Thefuelgaugeworksonlywhentheignitionis
on.
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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.
Appliestavehicles:withmanualtransmission
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
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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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Seatsandstorage
Frontpassenger's seat
Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseatinto
therearmostposition.
Taavoidcontactwiththeairbagwhileitisde­
ploying, do
notsitanyclosertatheinstru­
mentpanelthannecessaryandalwayswear
thethree-pointsafetybeltprovidedadjusted
correctly.Werecommendthatyouadjustthe
passenger'sseatinthefollowingmanner:
~Movethefrontpassengerseatintotherear­
mostpositionoftheforeandaftadjustment
range",,&inWhyisyourseatadjustment
soimportant?onpage57.
~Bringthebackrestuptoan(almost)upright
position.Donotridewiththeseatreclined.
~Theideal positionfortheheadrestraintis
withtheupperedgeoftherestraintlevel
with
thetopofyourhead'"page61.You
shouldnotlowerthetopoftherestraintbe­
low
thelevelofyoureyes.
~Placeyourfeetonthefloorinfrontofthe
passenger'sseat.
Adjustingfrontseats
manuaLLy
Adjustment controls
Appliestavehicles:withmanualseatadjustment
Various controls onthemanualseatsprovide
a wide ronge forindividual
adjustments.
Fig.60Adjustmentcontrols:locations ondriver'sseat
CDMovingtheseatforwardorbackward
(3)Adjustingthelumbarsupport
"'page61
®Adjustingtheseatheight
@Adjustingtheseatbackangle
@Releasingtheseatback
@Tips
Someofthecontrolsarefittedoncertain
modelsonlyortheyareoptionalequip­
ment.
Adjustingthemanual seats1
Appliestavehicles:withmanualseatadjustment
Position, angleandshapeofthemanual
seatsconbeadjustedtoprovidesafeand
comfortableseating.
ReedandheedallWARNINGS"',&before
youadjustyourseat.
Moving thefront seats forward or
backward
~LifttheleverCD'"pageSB,fig.60andslide
theseattothedesiredposition.
~Releasetheleverandthenmovetheseat
furtheruntil youfeelandhearitengage.
Adjusting theseat height
~Pullthelever®upandpumpittaroisethe
seat.
~Pushtheleverdownandpumpittalower
theseat.
Adjusting theseatback angle
~Leanforwardtatakeyourweightoffthe
seatback.
~Turnthehandwheel@)inthedirectionyou
wanttheseatbacktatilt.
Releasing seatback
~Pullthelever@up.
~Pushtheseatbackforward.
&.WARNING
-Neveradjustthedriver'sorfrontpas­
senger'sseatwhilethevehicleismoving.
Ifyoudothiswhilethevehicleismoving,
you will be
outofposition.Alwaysadjust
thedriver'sorfrontpassenger'sseat
whenthevehicleisnotmoving.~
b
_Becarefulwhenadjustingtheseat
height.Checktaseethatnooneisinthe
way,orseriousinjurycouldresult!
_Tareducetheriskofinjuryinthecaseof
sudden brakingoraccident,frontpas­
sengersmustneverrideinamoving ve­
hicle with
theseatbackreclined.Safety
beltsandtheairbagsystemonlyoffer
maximumprotectionwhentheseatback
isuprightandthesafetybeltsareprop­
erly
positionedonthebody. Themore
theseatbackisreclined,thegreaterthe
riskofpersonalinjuryframanincorrect
seatingpositionandimproperlyposi­
tionedsafetybelts!
Powerseats
Adjustment switches
Appliestavehicles:withpowerseats
Theoperating logicfortheswitches corre­
sponds to
theconstructionandfunctionof
theseat.
Fig.61Adjustment switches:locationsondriverseat
Pushorpulleitherswitchinexactlythesame
direction youlikethecorrespondingpartof
theseattamove.
CDAdjustingthelumbarsupport
"'page61
(3)Seatadjustment'"page59
®Adjustingtheangleoftheseatback
"'page60
@Releasingtheseatback
AWARNING
-Neveradjustthedriver'sorfrontpassen­
gerseatwhilethevehicleismoving.If
Seatsandstorage
youdothiswhilethevehicleismoving,
you will
beoutofposition. Alwaysadjust
thedriver'sorfrontpassengerseatwhen
thevehicleisnotmoving.
-
Becarefulwhenadjustingtheseat
height.Checktaseethatnooneisinthe
way,orseriousinjury could result!
- Because
theseatscan beelectricallyad­
justedwiththeignitionkeyremoved,
neverleave childrenunattendedinthe
vehicle.Unsuperviseduseoftheelectric
seatadjustmentsmaycauseseriousin­
jury.
Power seatadjustmentAppliestavehicles: withpowerseats
.Theswitches conbemovedinvarious direc­
tions toallow precise adjustment.
Fig.62Seatcushion adjustment: switchmotions
Pushorpulltheswitchinthesamedirection
you like
theseatcushiontamove.
Moving theseat forward andbackwardCD
~Presstheswitc"hforwardorbackward hori-
zontally'",&.
Adjusting theseatheight@and@together
~Pulltheswitchevenlyatbathendstaraise
theseat'",&.
~Pushtheleverevenlyatbothendstalower
theseat'",&.
Angling theseat cushionupanddown@
or@
~Taangletheseatcushionup,pullthe
switchatthefront only'",&.

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--~Alternatively,pushtheswitchotthereor
onlyq.&..
~Toangletheseatcushiondown, pushthe
switchotthefrontonlyq.&..
~Alternatively,pulltheswitchotthereor on­
Iyq.&..
.&.WARNING
-Neveradjustthedriver's orfrontpassen­
gerseatwhilethevehicleismoving.If
youdothiswhilethevehicleismoving,
you will
beoutofposition. Alwaysadjust
thedriver'sorfrontpassengerseatwhen
thevehicleisnotmoving.
-Becarefulwhenadjustingtheseat
height.Checktoseethatnooneisinthe
way,orseriousinjurycould result!
- Because
theseatscanbeelectrically ad­
justedwiththeignitionkeyremoved,
never leavechildren
unattendedinthe
vehicle. Unsupervised useoftheelectric
seatadjustmentsmaycauseseriousin­
jury.
Adjustingtheseatback
Appliestavehicles: withpowerseats
Fig.63Driver seat:switch forseatbackadjustment
~Pushorpulltheswitchinthesamedirec­
tion youlike
theseatbacktotiltqfig.63.
.&.WARNING
-Neveradjusttheseatbackwhilethevehi­
cle
ismoving.Ifyouadjustyourseatback
whilethevehicleismoving, youwillbe
outofposition. Alwaysadjusttheseat­
backwhenthevehicleisnotmoving. -
Toreducetheriskofinjuryinthecaseof
suddenbrakingoraccident,frontpas­
sengersmustneverrideina
moving ve­
hicle with
theseatbackreclined.Safety
beltsandtheairbagsystemonlyoffer
maximumprotectionwhentheseatback
isuprightandthesafetybeltsareprop­
erly positioned on
thebody.Themore
theseatbackisreclined,thegreaterthe
riskofpersonalinjuryfromanincorrect
seatingpositionandimproperly posi­
tionedsafetybelts!
Foldingthefrontseatbackforward•
Appliestavehicles:withpowerseats
Fig.64Driver seat:seatback releaselever
Foldingtheseatbackforward
..Lifttheleverupasindicatedbythearrow
qfig.64.
..Holdtheleverandfoldtheseatbackfor­
ward.
.&.WARNING\..
Always makesurethefrontseatbacksare
intheuprightpositionandsecurely locked
inplacewhendriving.
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Lumbarsupport
APpliestovehicles:withlumbarsupport
helumbor support conbeodjusted tofitther:, .naturol eurvotureoftheoccupantsspme.
Fig.65Frontseat:switch forlumbaradjustment
Adjustingthecurvature
~Pushtheforworddepressionontheswitch
shell
qfig.65toincreasebackrestcurva­
ture.
~Pushthereardepressionontheswitchshell
todecreosebackrestcurvature.
Adjustingtheheight
~Pushthetopdepressionontheswitchshell
toraisethesupportinthebackrest.
~Pushthebottomdepressionontheswitch
shell
tolowerthesupportinthebackrest.
8..WARNING
Neveradjustthelumbarsupportwhilethe
vehicleismoving.Ifyouadjustyourseat
whilethevehicle ismoving, youwillbeout
ofposition. Alwaysadjustthelumbarsup­
portwhenthevehicleisnotmoving.
Headrestraints
Adjustingheadrestraints,frontseats
Theheodrestrointsmustbeodjusted proper­
Iytopro vide protection.
Fig.66Driver'sseathead restraint: adjusting the
height
'The headrestraintsonthefrontseatscanbe
adjustedtoprovidesafesupporttoheadand
neckattheoptimumheight.Whenoptimally
adjusted,thetopoftherestraintshouldbe
level with
thetopoftheheadqpoge97,
Properodjustmentofheodrestraints.
Raising
headrestraint
~Graspthesideoftheheadrestraintwith
bothhands.
~Adjusttheheadrestraintssothatthetopof
theheadrestraintisotleostlevel withyour
eyes or
higherqfig.66.
Lowering
headrestraint
~Graspthesidesoftheheadrestraintwith
bothhands.
~Pressthebuttonqfig.66andadjustthe
headrestraint.
~Adjusttheheadrestraintssothatthetopof
theheadrestraintisotleostlevel withyour
eyes
orhigherqfig.66.
Refertoqpage97,Properodjustmentof
heod restraintsforguidelines onhowtoad­
justtheheightofthefrontheadrestraintsto
fittheoccupant'sbody size.

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go properly
qfig.69-arrows-.
~Read andheedallwarningsqpage99,
Stowing luggage.
Fasteningeyelets
Inacollision,thelawsofphysicsmeanthat
evensmalleritemsthatare looseinthevehi-
cle will
turninto heavy missilesthatcancause
seriousinjury.Itemsinthevehicle pickupki­
netic energy whichvarieswithvehicle andthe~
Fig.69Luggagecompartment:fastening eyes
CDNote
Whenfoldingthebackrestbackintoplace,
make
surethesafetybeltdoesnotget
caught,becauseit can bedamaged.A
damagedbeltcanfailtoprovidesafere­
straint.
Theluggagecompartmentisequipped with
four tie-down eyelets
tosecureluggage and
other items.
-Never allowsafetybeltstobecomedam-
agedbybeingcaughtindoororseat
hardware.
- Torn
orfrayedsafetybeltscantearand
damagedbelthardware canbreakina
crash.
Inspectthebelts periodically.
Belts showing
damagetowebbing, bind-
ings, buckles,
orretractorsmustbere-
placed.
AWARNING
Always readand
heedWARNING5qlAin
Loading theluggagecompartmenton
page 99.
AWARNING
- The
backrestmustalways besecurely
latched so
thatthesafetybeltcanwork
properly
tohelpprotecttheoccupant.
-Thebackrestmustbe securely latchedin
Positionsothatnoitemscontainedin
theluggagecompartmentcanslide for­
ward upon sud
denbraking.
Youcanfold downbothpartsoftheseatback
eitherseparatelyortogethertoincreasethe
sizeoftheluggagecompartment.
Stowingluggage
Follo w
instructionqpage 99.
Fig.68Unlocking leverofthebackrest(leftside)
Returningtheseatbacktoitsoriginal
position
~Tilttheseatbackuntil itlatchessecurely
q&.
Expandingtheluggagecompartment
mirro r
.
Tilting
theseatbackforward
~Presstheleverqfig.68inthedirectionof
thearrow.
~Tilttheseatbackforward.
Lu99agecompartment
Youcan inerease theavailable luggagespace
byfoldingtherear seatback down.
------ventwith anyitemsyoumay place onthe
rearwindow shelf._Donotplacebulkyitemsontherearwin­
doWshelfastheywouldrestrictorblock
thedriver's visionthroughtherearview
Rearwindowshelf•
mustnever,underanycircumstances, be
less
than1 inch (2.5 cm)withthepas­
sengerssitting fullyupright. Tallerper­
sons,
aswellaschildren onboosterseats
whoaretooclosetotherearwindow,
can suffer severe headandneck injuries
when
therear lidisclosedorifacrash
occurs. Alwaysmake
surethatrearseat
passengerscannotbestruck whenthe
rearlidisclosed.
- Wh en
therearbackrestisfolded down
do
notallowpassengerstooccupythe
loadsurfaceavailable whilethevehicleis
inmotion.Vehicleoccupantsmustal­
ways beproperly restrained.
- Never
storeany heavy, hardobjects on
therearlidcover.Thiscanbehazardous
forrearseatoccupantsiftherearlidis
openedorifthevehicleisbraked sud­
denly or
intheeventofacrash.
- Loose
itemsinsidethepassengercom­
pa
rtment,can fly forwardinacrash or
suddenmaneuverandinjureoccupants.
Alwaysstorearticlesintheluggagecom­
partmentand usethefasteningeyes,es­
pecially whentherearseatbackshave
beenfoldeddown.
- Read andheed
allWARNING5
qpage96,Proper seating positions
for passengers
inrear seats.
..&.WARNING
Wheneveryouaredriving, donotleaveany
hard
objectsontherear windowshelfor
allow yourpettositontheshelf. These
could
becomea hazard forvehicle occu­
pantsintheeventofsuddenbrakingora
crash!
"-Youcan place lightarticlesofclothing onthe
rear window
shelfbehind theseatback.
I@Tips
- Aventslotislocatedbetweentheshelf
andtherear window.Donotblockthe~
Seatsandstorage
Generalinformation
Safe transportationofpassengers onthe rear
seatsrequires prapersafetyprecautions.
Fig.67Correctseatpositionontherearbenchseat
Allpassengersontherearseatsmustbeseat­
edincompliancewiththesafetyguidelines
explained in
qpage103andqpage111.
Thecorrectseatingpositioniscritical forthe
safetyoffrontandrearseatpassengersalike
qpage96.
Rearseats
.&.WARNING
- Driving
withoutheadrestraintsor with
head
restraintsthatarenotproperly ad­
justedincreasestheriskofseriousorfa­
talneckinjury dramatically.
- Read
andheed allWARNING5
qpage97.
&.WARNINGI..E'"--Occupantsinthefrontandrearseats
mustalways beproperlyrestrained.
-Personstallerthan4feetIlinches
(1.50m)mustne~ersitintherearseat
area. Therearpassengercompartmentis
toosmallforpassengertallerthan4feet
11inches(1.50m).
- The
minimumclearancebetweenthe
passengers'headsandtherear window
I@Tips
Correctlyadjustedheadrestraintsand
safetybeltsareanextremelyeffective
combination
ofsafetyfeatures.
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pantsafetyalwaysdependsontheinformed
andcareful driver.
Importantthingstodobeforedriving
DrivingSafely
Foryoursafetyandthesafetyofyourpassen­
gers,beforedriving always:
~Makesurethatalllightsandsignals areop­
erating correctly.
~Makesurethatthetirepressureiscorrect.
~Makesurethatallwindows areclean and
afford goodvisibility
totheoutside.
~Secureallluggageandotheritemscarefully
qpage68.
~Makesurethatnothing caninterferewith
thepedals.
~Adjustfrontseat,headrestraintandmir­
rors correctly foryour height.
~Instructpassengerstoadjusttheheadre­
straintsaccordingtotheirheight.
~Makesuretousetheright childrestraint
correctlytoprotectchildrenqpage133,
ChildSafety.
~Sitproperlyinyourseatand makesurethat
yourpassengersdothesameqpage57,
Generalrecommendations.~
accident. Thefollowingisalistingofjusta
few
ofthesafetyfeaturesinyour Audi:
-
sophisticatedsafetybeltsfor driverandall
passengerseatingpositions,
-
safetybeltpre-tensioners,
-frontairbags,
- knee
airbagsforthefrontseats,
-side airbagsinthefrontseats,
-LATCHanchoragesforchild restraints,
-
adjustablesteeringcolumn.
These individual
safetyfeaturescanwork to­
getherasasystemtohelpprotectyouand
YQurpassengersinawide rangeofaccidents.
These
featurescannotworkasasystemif
theyarenotalways properlyadjustedand
properly used!
Safetyiseverybody'sresponsibility!
Safetyequipment
safedrivinghabits
Yoursafetyandthesafetyofyourpassengers
shouldnotbelefttochance. Advancesin
technology havemadeavarietyoffeatures
availabletohelp reducetheriskofinjuryinan
Thesafetyfeatures oreportoftheoccupant
restraintsystemandworktogethertohelp
reduce
theriskofinjuryina wide varietyof
accident situations.
AWARNING
-
Makecertainthatyou followtheinstruc­
tions
andheedtheWARNINGSinthis
Manual.
Itisinyourinterestandinthe
interestofyourpassengers.
- Always keepthecompleteOwner's Liter­
atureinyourAudi when youlend orsell
your vehicle so
thatthisimportantinfor­
mation willalways beavailable
tothe
driverandpassengers.
-Always keeptheOwner'sliteraturehandy
so
thatyoucan find iteasilyifyouhave
questions.
Pleas eremember-safetyfirst!
Thischaptercontainsimportantinformation,
. 'Instructions andwarnings
thatyouneedtlpS,toreadandobserve foryour ownsafety,the
safetyofyourpassengersandothers.Wehave
summarized here
whatyouneedtoknow
about
safetybelts, airbags, childrestraintsas
wellaschild safety. Yoursafetyisforuspriori­
ty
number1.Alwaysobservetheinformation
and warnings
inthissection -for your own
safety aswell asfor
thatofyourpassengers.
Theinformationinthissection appliestoall
model versions
ofyourvehicle.someofthe
features describedinthissectionsmaybe
standard
equipmentonsomemodels,ormay
beoptionalequipmentonothers.Ifyou are
not sure,
askyourauthorizedAudi dealer.
----DrivingSafely
Generalnotes
iTips
-Programmedbuttonscannotbeerased
individually."'
-For security reasonsyouareadvisedto
erasetheprogrammingoftheHome­
Link®systembefore yousellyour vehicle.'-
Erasingtheprogrammingofthe1Homelink theprogrammingissuccessful. Nowre­
leasethebuttonontheremotecontrol.
~Ifthedevice utilizes arolling code,please
follow
phase3ofqpage90, Programming
theHomeLink®transmitterforrolling code
programming.
Thisprocedurewillcausetheexistingpro­
grammingontheHomeLink®buttontabe
erased!
~Performsteps1to4as described on
qpage91,Phase1:programmingtheover­
headkeypad.
Whenyouerasetheprogramming,thepro­
grammingon011threeofthetransmitter
channelswithbelost!
Whencompleted,theHomeLink®systemwill
be
intheprogrammingmodeandisthen
readytolearnthecodesforremotecontrolled
devices.
Fig.97Overhead console:HomeLink® keypad
~Presstheappropriateprogrammedbutton
CD,<0or@toactivatethedesiredremote
controlfunctionqAinGeneralinforma­
tion on
page90.
TheHomeLink®transmitterworksinthe
samemonnerostheoriginalhondheldre­
motecontrolthatcamewiththesystem.
Reprogrammingasinglebutton
OperatingtheHomelink@transmitter
Programmingthebumpermountedtransmitter
maynotbesufficient fortheHomeLink"' sys­
temtolearntheradiofrequency signal.Per­
form all
otherstepsasdescribed above.
HomeLink®
AHomeLink"'buttoncanbereprogrammed
individuallywithoutaffectingtheotherbut­
ton allocations.
Programmingtheoverheadkeypad
~PresstheappropriateHomeLink®button
untiltheindicator lightbegins flashing
slowly.
1.Holdtheoriginalremotecantrolata dis­
tancebetween0-5in.(0-13cm) fromthe
bumperbelowtheappropriateheadlight
foryour vehicle (usetheshortestdistance
possible).
2.
Aimtheremotecontroljustbelowthe
driversideheadlight.
3. Press andholdtheactivationbuttonon
theremotecontrol.
4.Theemergencyflasherswillflashthree
times(afterabout15-60seconds) when
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