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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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6
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5051
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57 58
59
61 61
62 Luggage
compartment....•.......
Roof
rack .
Cupholder.
Ashtray .
Cigarette
lighter/socket.
Storage
................•........
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
64
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67
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68
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70
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107
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115
MonitoringtheAdvanced Airbag
5ystem
122
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
....
Emergencysituations.
General .
5tartingbypushingortowing.
Starting
withjumpercabLes.
Useofjumpercables .
Emergency
towingwithcommercial
towtruck.
Lifting vehicle .
TechnicaLdata.
GeneraLinformation.
Explanationoft,:chnicaldata.
Vehicle
identification.
Weights .
Dimensions .
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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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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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rn1
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.
F
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--Alwaysobservethewarningsin
Qpage176,Enginecompartment,be
fore
openingtheenginehoodandcheck
ing
thebrake fluid.
- Driving with
lawbrakefluidisasafety
hazard!Stopthecarandgetprofessional
assistance.
-USAmodeLs::Ifboth,the_ warning
lightandtheEwarninglightcome
onatthesametime,therearwheels
could lockupfirstunderhard braking.
Lock-up
oftherearwheelbrakes can
causelossofvehiclecontrolandanacci
dent.Haveyourvehicle repairedimmedi
atelybyyourauthorizedAudidealerora
qualified workshop. Driveslowly
and
'avoidsudden,hardbrake application.
-Canada modeLs:Ifboth,thebrakewarn- .
ing
lightllandtheABSwarn'inglight
li]comeonatthesametime,therear
wheelscould lockupfirstunderhard
braking. Lock-up
oftherearwheelbrakes
can
causelossofvehiclecontrolandan
accident. Haveyourvehiclerepaired im
mediatelybyyourauthorizedAudidealer
oraqualified workshop. Driveslowlyand
avoidsudden,hardbrakeapplication
-Ifthebrakewarning/indicatorlightdoes
notgooutafte-rafewsecondsandthe
parking brakereleased,orlightsupwhile
you
aredriving,thefluid levelinthe
brake fluidreservoiristoolow.Ifyoube
Lievethatitissafetodoso, proceed im
mediatelyatlowspeedtothenearest
authorizedAudidealerorqualified work
shopandhavethebrakesysteminspect
ed.
- Always keep
inmindthatafterseveral
brakeapplications,youwill needgreater
pressureonthebrakepedaltostopyour
vehicle.Donotrelyonstrainedbrakesto
respondwithmaximumstoppingpower
.&WARNING
Parkingbrakeset
The_warning/indicatorlightilluminates
whentheparking brakeissetQ.&..
StabilisationprogramandABSfault!See
Owner'smanual
~pullofftheroadandstopthevehicle.
~Obtainprofessionalassistance.
USAmodeLs:ifthereisamalfunctioninthe
ABSsystem,theEwarning/indicatorlight
illuminatesalong withthe_system
malfunctionwarning/indicatorlightQ.&..
Canada modeLs:ifthereisamalfunctionin
theABSsystem,theli]warning/indicator
lightilluminatestogetherwiththeIlbrake
systemmalfunctionwarning/indicatorlight
Q.&..
Thelight_(USA)/Il(Canada) illumi
nateswhentheignitionisturnedon.Itgoes
outaftertheenginehasbeenstartedandthe
parkingbrakeisfullyreleased.Thisindicates
thatthebrake warninglightisfunctioning
properly.
Ifthebrakewarninglightdoesnotlightup
whentheengineiscrankingortheparking
brake isapplied,theremaybeamalfunction
intheelectricalsystem.Inthiscase,contact
yourAudidealer.
IftheABSfails,theABSwarning/indicator
lightE(USAmodels)/li](Canada models)
flashes
togetherwiththebrakesystemwarn
ing/indicatorlightQ.&..
(USAmodels):Ifthewarninglight_and
thewarning lightrililluminatetogether,im
mediatelycontactyourauthorizedAudidealer
orqualifiedworkshoptohave allbrakepads
inspectedQpage19.
Whenthelightcomeson,anaudiblewarning
signal isalso given.
Parkingbrakeset
Theparking brakewarninglight_III
(Canada models)illuminateswhenthepark
Ingbrakeisset.Inaddition, awarningtone
Willsoundafteryou have drivenforlonger
than3secondsandfasterthan3mph(Skm/hl.
High
beam
Qpage47
Canadamodels:Cruisecontrolac
tivatedQpage22
Turnsignals
Qpage22
Electro-mechanicalpowerassist
Qpage17
Canadamodels:Speedwarning2
Qpage31
USAmodels:Speedwarning2
Qpage31
Canadamodels:Speedwarning1
Qpage31
Audimagneticride
Qpage21
Rearspoiler,(
Qpage21
USAmodels:Speedwarning
1
Qpage31
•
BRAKEl
the broke
fluidLeveListoo loworwhen there
isamaLfunction intheABS,orwhen thepark
ing brake
isset.
Ifthe_(USAmodels)/B(Canada
models)symbolflashesinthedisplay withthe
parking brakereleased,thereisamalfunction
inthebrakesystem.Inadditiontothesym
bol,
oneoftwomessagesappearsinthedis
play:
Stopvehicleandcheckbrakefluid level
Otherindicatorlights
1....",.........""USAmodels:Cruisecontrolacti-OUJ""â.-vatedQpage22
Canadamodels:Defective brake
lightQpage20
AdaptiveLight"defective
Qpage21
Dynamicheadlightrangecontrol"
defectiveQpage21
USAmodels:Defective brakelight
Qpage20
Light/rainsensordefective(automat
icheadlights)"defectiveQpage21
Windshieldwasherfluidlevellow
Qpage20
Defectivelightbulb
Qpage20
Lowfuellevel
Qpage20
Enginespeedlimitation"
Qpage19
Checkengineoillevel
Qpage20
Canadamodels:Malfunction Indica
torLamp(MIL)Qpage19
USAmodels:MalfunctionIndicator
Lamp(MIL)Qpage19
Wornbrakepads
Qpage19
Tirepressuretoolow
Qpage19
~Tirepressuremonitoringsystem
Qpage216
Electronic powercontrol,(
Qpage19
Il
Engineoilsensormalfunction
--,Qpage20......----Batteryvoltagetaohighortoolow
Qpage20
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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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Switch®9fig.41operatesthewindowin
thedriver'sdoor.
Switch
®operatesthewindowinthefront
passenger'sdoor.
AWARNING
-Donotleave childrenunattendedinthe
vehicle, especially withaccesstovehicle
keys. Unsupervised use
ofthekeyscan
resultinstartingoftheengineanduse
ofvehiclesystemssuchaspower win
dows, etc.which could
resultinserious
injury.
-
Remember- you canstillopenorclose
thepowerwindowsforabouttenmi
nutesaftertheignition isswitchedoff.
Only
wheneitherofthefrontdoorsare
Fig.42Passenger's door:power window switch
Closingthewindows
..Pulltheswitchandholdituntilthewindow
hasreachedthedesired position.
..Pulltheswitchbrieflytoclosethewindow
automatically.Bybrieflypressingtheswitch
again,
theupwardtravelofthewindow can
bestoppedinanyposition9,&.
Iftherespective switchispushedorpulled
thewindow willopenorclose.Thepowerwin
dow
switcheshave atwo-positionfunction:
Openingthewindows
..Presstheswitchandhold itdownuntilthe
.window hasreachedthedesiredposition.
..Presstheswitchbrieflytoopenthewindow
automatically.
Bybriefly pressingtheswitch
again,
thedownwardtravelofthewindow
can bestoppedinany position9,&.
Powerwindows
Fig.41Driver's door:powerwindowswitches
Controls
Tips
-Fortheanti-theftalarmsystemtofunc
tion properly,
makesureallvehicledoors
and windowsareclosedbeforeleaving
thevehicle.
-
Whenyouopenthevehiclefromthe
driver'sdoorusingthekey,thecentral
locking switchwillwork onlyafteryou
have switched on
theignition.
Thedriverconopera teolt windows.
Emergencyflasher
Theemergencyflasherwill blink briefly when
thedoors,enginehoodandrearlidareprop
erly closed.
Iftheemergencyflashersdonotblink, check
thedoors,enginehoodandrearlidtomake
sure
theyare properly closed.Ifyouclosea
door,
thehood ortherearlidwiththeanti
theftalarmswitchedon,theemergencyflash
ers will blink only
afteryouhave closedthe
doororlido
Thiswillalertotherpeopleincaseofemer
gency. PressthePANICbuttonagaintoturn
offthealarm.
Howistheanti-theftalarmswitchedoff
whentriggered?
Thealarmsystemisswitchedoffwhenyou
unlo
ckthevehicle usingtheremote-control
keyorwhentheignition isswitchedon.The
alarm will
alsoswitchitselfoffwhenitcomes
totheendofitscycle.
-
Whenwilltheantitheftalarmsystembetriggered?
Whenthevehicleislocked,thealarmsystem
monitorsandprotectsthefollowingpartsof
thevehicle:
The
anti-theftalarmsystemtriggersan
audio
ble
alarmandturnsontheemergencyflasher
ifanunauthorizedinterferencewiththevehi
cle
issensedbythesystem.
Howistheanti-theftalarmsystemswitchedon?
Theanti-theftalarmsystemisswitchedon
whenyou lockthedriver'sdoormanuallyus
ing
thefold-outkey,orwhenyouusethere
motecontrol.Thesystemisactivatedapproxi
mately30secondsafterthevehicleislocked.
The indicator
light9fig.40startsflashing
rapidly
for30secondsandthenblinks slowly.
Howistheanti-theftalarmsystemswitchedoff?
Theanti-theftalarmsystemisswitchedoff
only when youuse
theremotecontroltoun
lock
yourvehicle.Ifyou donotopenadoor
within30secondsafteryouhave unlocked
with
theremotecontrol,thevehiclewilllock
itselfagain automatically.
Ifyoulockjustthedriver'sdoorusingyour
key,
thefrontpassenger'sdoorandtherear
lid remain locked.
-
enginecompartment
-luggagecompartment
-doors
- ignition
Whenthesystemisactivated,thealarmwill
be
triggeredifoneofthedoors,theengine
hoodortherearlidareopened,or iftheigni
tionisturnedon.
The
anti-theftalarmsystemwillalsogooff
whenthebatteryisdisconnected.
Youcan alsotriggerthealarmbypressingthe
PANICbuttononyourremote-controlkey.~
Iftherear /idconnotbeopened, anemergen
cy re/ease isprovided.
Emergencyreleaseforrear!id
Fig.38Access toemergency releaseontheleftside oftheluggagecompartmentbelow therear window
Fig.39Section: Interiorluggage compartment: Emer
gency release
liZi:iiFig.40Diodepositionintheinstrument panel
..Folddowntheleftrearseatback.
.. Using
thevehiclekey,pry offthecoyer
9fig.38
..Pulltheplastic cord9fig.39inthedirec
tion
ofthearrow.
Anti-theftaLarm
system
Theanti-thefta/arm triggers ana/armifany
one
attemptsto break intothevehicLe.
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and
releasethebrake pedalo
Fig.89Section framcenter console: Selectorlever
with release button
Startingonahill
~Applythehandbrakefirmly.
Stoppingonanincline
~A/waysholdthevehicle withthefootbrake
orparking brakeinordertoprevent"roll
back"
q&.Donottrytopreventthevehi
cle
fromrolling backbyrevvingtheengine
whileitisingear.
Parking
~Steponandholdthebrakepedalq&'
~Applytheparking brakefirmly.
~Holdthereleasebuttondown, movethese
lectorlevertoPandreleasethebutton.
DrivingNotes
Stoppingtemporarily
~BringthevehicletoafuLLstopwiththe
brake,e.g.attrafficsignals.
~Donotaccelerate.
Startingfromstop
~Steponandholdthebrakepedalo
~Holdthereleasebutton(buttoninselector
lever) down,movetheselectorlevertothe
desired position,forexampleDqpage83,
andreleasethebutton.
~Releasethebrakepedalandaccelerate
q&.
Theforward georsareshifted upordown ou
tomaticol/y.
Appliestovehicles: withStranic
Tips
Iftheselectorleverdoesnotengage,
thereis amalfunction.Theengineisdisa
bled
topreventthevehiclefromdrivingoff
unintentionaLLy.Taallowtheselectorlever
Releasebutton
Thereleasebuttonintheselectorlever han
dle
preventsaccidentalshiftsintocertainse
lector leverpositions.Whenyoupressthere
lease
button,theselectorlever lockiscancel
led. In
theillustration,thepositionsinwhich
thereleasebuttonhastobepressedarehigh
lighted
incolorqfig.88.
Ignitionkeyremovallock
The ignition keycan onlyberemoveafterthe
ignitionisswitchedoffiftheselectorleveris
inP.Aslong astheignition keyisremoved,
theselectorleverislockedinP.
Transmission-----------------------_:...:.-=.:..:..:::...:..:.::::..=::::...:
Theselectorlever
lockisreleasedasfollows:
~Switchtheignition on.
~Steponthebrakepedalondsimultaneously
holddownthereleasebutton.
Automaticselectorleverlock
TheselectorleverislockedinthePandNpo
sitions
whentheignition ison.Tomovethe
lever fromthesepositionsthedrivermustde
press
thebrake pedaloAsaremindertothe
driver,thefollowing warningappearsinthe
instrumentclusterdisplaywhentheselector
isinPandN:
Tastartengineorselectgearapplyfoot
brakewhenstationary
Theselectorleverlockiseffective onlywhen
thevehicleisstationaryandatspeedsbelow
5 km/ho At
higherspeeds,thelockintheN
position
isautomaticallyswitchedoff.
The
selectorleverisnotlockedwhenrapid
shifts are
madethroughtheNposition (e.g.
from R
toD).Thisallows youto"rock"theve
hicle
ifitbecomesstuck.Iftheleverisinthe
N position formorethan1secondwiththe
brakepedalnotdepressed,theselectorlock
engagesautomatically.
AWARNING
- Never place
theselectorleverintheRor
Pposition whilethevehicleismoving
risk
ofanaccident!
- With
theenginerunning, itisnecessary
toholdthevehiclewiththefootbrakein
allselectorlever positions (exceptPand
N),becauseevenatidlespeedthetrans
ferofpowerisnevercompletelyinter
rupted-thevehicle "creeps".Ifthevehi
cle
isstationaryandthetransmissionis
engaged,theengineshouldnever be
speededupunintentionally(e.g.manual
lyfromunderthehood).Otherwisethe
vehicle willimmediatelystarttomove
sometimeseveniftheparking brakeis
firmlyapplied -riskofan accident!
- Before youor
otherpersonsopenthe
hoodandwork onarunningengine,the
selectorlevermustbemovedtoPand
theparking brakeappliedfirmly-riskof
anaccident!FoLLowthewarning stickers
qpage176,Enginecompartment.
((DTips
IfyouhaveinadvertentlyshiftingintoN
while
thevehicleismoving, youshouldre
moveyourfootframtheacceleratorand
waituntiltheenginespeedhasdroppedto
idlebeforeshiftingbacktoDorS.
SelectorleverlockIl
Appliestovehides: withStronic
These/ector lever/ockprevents agear from
being engaged accidentol/y andunintention
al/y
settingthe vehicleinmotion.
Inthisposition, reverseisengaged.
Reversegearmustonlybeengagedwiththe
vehiclestationaryandtheenginerunningat
idlespeedq&.
ToengageR,youhavetodepresstherelease
buttonandsimultaneouslysteponthebrake
pedalo In
theRposition,theback-uplightsil
luminatewiththeignition on.
Transmission
R -reverse
Thetransmissionisinneutralinthisposition.
D -Normalpositionfordrivingforward
Inthisposition,theforwardgearsareauto
maticallyshiftedupanddown,dependingon
engineloadandvehiclespeed.
ToengageDfromN,thebrakepedalmustbe
depressedatspeedsbelow5km/horwhen
thevehicle isstationaryq}:;,.
Incertaincircumstances(drivinginthemoun
tainsforexample)itcan bebeneficialto
switchtemporarilytothemanualshiftpro
gramqpage87inordertoadjustthegear
ratiostodrivingconditionsmanual/y.
S -Sportsetting
The 5settingshouldbeselectedforsporting
driving. Thepowerreservesoftheenginecan
befullyexploitedthroughlaterupshifts.
Toengage5fromN,thebrakepedalmustbe
depressedatspeedsbelow5km/horwhen
thevehicleisstationaryq}:;,.
Thepark lockmustonlybeengagedwiththe
vehiclestotionaryq&.
ToengagePandtoremovetheleverfromthis
position, youmustdepressthereleasebutton
(buttonintheselectorleverhandle)andsi
multaneouslyyoumuststeponthebrake
pedalo
N -
Neutral
84
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willalso beturnedoffifoneofthechildsafe
tyseatsthathasbeencertifiedunderFederal
Motor Vehicle
SafetyStandard208hasbeen
recognizedontheseat.ThePASSENGER AIR
BAGOFFlightcomesonandstaysontotell
youwhenthefrontAdvancedAirbagonthe
passengersidehasbeenturnedoff
qpage113,Childrestraints onthe frontseat
-someimportant thingstoknaw.
AWARNING
Toreducetheriskofinjurywhenanairbag
inflates,alwayswearsafetybeltsproperly.
-
Ifyouareunrestrained,leaningforward,
sittingsidewaysoroutofpositioninany
way,
yourriskofinjuryismuchhigher.
-
Youwillalsoreceiveseriousinjuriesand
couldevenbe killed ifyouareupagainst
theairbagortooclosetoitwhenitin
flates-evenwithanAdvanced Airbag
qpage111.
Moreimportantthingstoknowaboutfrontairbags
Fig.114Inflatedfrontairbags
Safetybeltsareimportanttohelpkeepfront
seatoccupantsintheproperseatedposition
50thatairbagscanunfoldproperlyandpro
vide
supplementalprotectioninafrontalcol
lision.
The
frontairbagsaredesignedtoprovidead
ditionalprotectionforthechestandfaceof
thedriverandthefrontseatpassengerwhen:
-safetybeltsarewornproperly, -
theseatshavebeenpositioned50thatthe
occupantisproperlyseatedasfaraspossi
ble
fromtheairbag,
-andtheheadrestraintshavebeenproperly
adjusted.
Becauseairbagsinflateintheblinkofaneye
withgreatforce,thingsyou have onyourlap
orhave placed ontheseatcouldbecomedan
gerousprojectiles,andbepushedintoyou if
theairbaginflates.
Whenanairbagdeploys, finedustisreleased.
Thisisnormalandisnotcausedbyafirein
thevehicle.Thisdustismadeupmostlyofa
powderusedtolubricatetheairbagsasthey
deploy.Itcouldirritateskin.
Itisimportanttorememberthatwhilethe
supplementalairbagsystemisdesignedtore
ducethelikelihoodofseriousinjuries,other
injuries, forexampleswelling, bruisingand
minorabrasions,canalsohappenwhenair
bagsinflate.Airbagsdonotprotectthearms
orthelowerpartsofthebody.Frontairbags
onlysupplementthethreepointsafetybelts
insomefrontalcollisionsinwhichthevehicle
decelerationishighenoughtodeploytheair
bags.
Frontairbagswillnotdeploy:
-iftheignitionisswitchedoffwhenacrash
occurs,
-
insidecollisions,'--
-inrear-endcollisions,
-
inrollovers,
-
whenthecrashdecelerationmeasuredby
theairbagsystemislessthantheminimum
thresholdneededforairbagdeploymentas
registeredbytheelectroniccontrolunit.
Thefrontpassengerairbagwillalsonotdeploy:
-whenthefrontpassengerseatisnotoccu
pied,
-
whentheweightonthefrontpassenger
seatassensedbytheAdvanced AirbagSys
temindicatesthatthefrontairbagonthe
passengersidehastobeturnedoffbythe~
--electroniccontrolunit(thePASSENGER AIR
BAGOFFlightcomesonandstayson).
-~WARNING
Sittinginthewrongpositioncanincrease
theriskofseriousinjuryincrashes.
_Toreducetheriskofinjurywhentheair-
bags
inflate,thedriverandpassengers
mustalwayssitinanuprightposition,
mustnotLeanagainstorplaceanypart
oftheirbodytooclosetotheareawhere
theairbagsarelocated.
_Occupantswhoareunbelted,outofposi-
tion
ortooclosetotheairbagcanbese-
riously injured byanairbagasitunfolds
withgreatforceintheblinkofaneye
qpage113.
AWARNING
Achild inarearward-facingchildsafety
seatinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat
will beseriouslyinjuredandcanbekilled if
thefrontairbaginflates-evenwithanAd-
vanced AirbagSystem.
-Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrierwithgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
and childagainstthebackrest,center
armrest,doororroof.
- Always
installrear-facing childsafety
seatsontherearseat.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan-
cesandthePASSENGER AIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon,im-
mediatelyinstalltherear-facing child
safetyseatinarearseatingpositionand
havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audidealer.
&.WARNING
abjectsbetweenyouandtheairbagwill
increase
theriskofinjuryinacrashbyin-
terferingwiththewaytheairbagunfolds
orbybeingpushedinto youastheairbag
inflates.
-Never holdthingsinyourhandsoron
yourlapwhenthevehicleisinuse.
- Never
transportitemsonorinthearea
ofthefrontpassengerseat.abjects
couldmoveintotheareaofthefrontair-
bagsduring brakingorothersuddenma-
neuverandbecomedangerousprojec-
tilesthatcancauseseriouspersonalin-
jury if
theairbagsinflate.
- Never place
orattachaccessoriesoroth-
erobjects(suchascupholders,tele-
phonebrackets, large,heavyorbulkyob-
jects)onthedoors,overornearthearea
marked"AIRBAG" onthesteeringwheel,
instrumentpanel,seatbackrestsorbe-
tweenthoseareasandyourself.These
objectscouldcauseinjuryinacrash,es-
peciallywhentheairbagsinflate.
- Never reclinethefrontpassenger'sseat
totransportobjects.Itemscanalso
moveintotheareaofthesideairbagor
thefrontairbagduringbrakingorina
suddenmaneuver.abjectsneartheair-
bagscanbecomeprojectilesandcause
injury,particularlywhentheseatisre-
clined.
- Never
tiltthefrontpassengerseatback-
restforwardwhenthevehicleismoving.
Aninflatingairbagwillforcetheback-
restbackwardandcan injurerearseatoc-
cupants.
AWARNING
The finedustcreatedwhenairbagsdeploy
cancausebreathingproblemsforpeople
withahistoryofasthmaorotherbreath-
ingconditions.
-Toreducetheriskofbreathingproblems,
thosewithasthmaorotherrespiratory
conditionsshouldgetfreshairright
away bygettingoutofthevehicleor
openingwindowsordoors.
-Ifyouareinacollisioninwhichairbags
deploy,washyourhandsandfacewith
mildsoapandwaterbeforeeating.
_Becarefulnottogetthedustintoyour
eyes,orintoanycutsorscratches.