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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
................•........
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
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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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
•
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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enginecontrolmalfunction.Theindicator
light~intheinstrumentclusteralsoillumi
nates.Theenginespeedislimitedtothe
speeddisplayedinthedriverinformationsys
tem.Keepinmindthattheenginespeedwill
notexceedthevaluedisplayedinthedriver in
formationsystem,forexamplewhendown
shifting.
Please
gotoanauthorizedAudidealeroroth
erqualifiedworkshoptohavethemalfunction
repaired.
~.Checkingtheengine oilLeveL
WhentheIlsymbolilluminates, checkthe
engineoillevelassoonaspossible
00:>page187.Topofftheoilatyourearliest
opportunity00:>page187.
IlPLeaseaddmax.1qtofengineoil!
IftheIlsymbolcomeson,add1quart(1li
ter)ofoilatthenextopportunity
00:>page187.
~...EngineoiLsensordefective
IftheIll!symbolilluminates,contactyour
authorizedAudidealerandhavetheoilsensor
inspected.
oBatteryvoLtageLow
1;;Lowbatterycharge:batterywillbe
chargedwhiledriving
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthemes
sageappears,theremaybelimitedstarting
ability.
Ifthismessageturnsoffafteralittle while,
thebatterychargedenoughwhile driving.
Ifthemessagedoesnotturnoff,have your
authorizedAudidealerorqualifiedworkshop
correctthemalfunction.
BùFueLsuppLytooLow•
WhentheIlsymbolilluminates,thismeans
thereareabout2.6gallons(laliters)offuel
leftinthefueltank.Timetorefuel!
00:>page179.
Ifthesymbollightsup, even whenthereis
amplefuelinthetank,andthetextTank sys
temmalfunction!Pleasecontactworkshop
appearsinthedisplay,thereisafaultinthe
system.Contactaqualifiedworkshoptohave
thefaultrectified.
ÔWindshieLd washerfLuidLeveLtooLow)
Iftheesymbolilluminates,addwindshield
washerfluidtothewashersystem
oo:>page196.
êDefectivelightbuLbwarning•
Thedefective lightbulbwarning tellsyou
whenavehicle lightbulbhasbecomedefec
tive.
Ifadefectivebulbhasbeendetectedbythe
systemoralightbulbburnsout,thel'gjsym
bol with a
messageappearsinthedisplayto
tellyouwhich bulbisbùrntoutandwhereitis
located.Forexample:
Rearleftturnsignal
After5seconds,theme-ssagedisappears.If
youwanttorecallthemessageintothedis
play,
presstheCHECKbuttonoo:>page10,
fig.3(j).
There arethreereasonswhythedefective
bulb
messagewouldappearinthedisplay:
- The light bulbhas
burntout00:>page233.
-Thefuseis"blown"00:>page230,Replacing
fuses.
- The wire connectiontothelight bulbisde
fective.
Have
thebulb replacedortheconnection re
paired
byyourauthorizedAudi Servicedepart-
ment.~
R
8.WARNING
_Light bulbsarepressurizedandcould ex
plode while
theyarebeingchangedcaus
ing
seriouspersonalinjury.
_Work withduecarewhenhandlingthe
high-voltagesectionofgasdischarge
(xenon) lamps.Failingtodosocouldre
sultindeathorseriousinjury!
BRAKELIGHT/(@)Brakelightdefective
Incaseofamalfunctionorcomponentfail
ure,
thesymbol/:IiCJJ!@ii(USAmodels)/
mm(Canada models)canappear.Thefollow
ingelectricalcomponentsshouldbechecked,
repaired orreplaced, asnecessary:
- Brake
lightbulbs
-
Allwiringconnections
- Brake lightswitch
Contact your
authorizedAudidealerforassis
tanceifnecessary.
Tips
The brake lightswitch isonlyinspectedas
partofthefunctionalcheckaftertheen
gine
isstarted.
~[)Headlightrange controL defective
Appliestavehicles:withdynamieheadlightrangeadjustment
IftheIl!ililluminates,thedynamicheadlight
rangecontrolisnolongerworking properly.
Have
thesystemcheckedandrepairedatyour
authorizedAudidealer.
§OAdaptivelightdefective
Appliestavehicles:withAdaptive Light
BAdaptivelightdefective
WhenthissymbolBilluminates,itmeansthatAdapt'L'h . .IveIgtISdefectlve.Gotoaquali-
fied workshoptohavetheheadlightsorthecontrolunitfthAd. .
or eaptlveLight repaired.
(i.DLight/rainsensor defective
Appliestavehicles:withautamatie headlights
Theindicatorlightindicatesadefectinthe
automaticheadlights/automaticwipersys
tem.
Ifthesymbolilluminates,thelightsensorhas
failed. Forsafetyreasons,thelowbeamsare
turnedonpermanentlywiththeswitchinAU
TO.However, youcancontinuetoturnthe
lightsonandoffusingthelightswitch. Inthe
caseofadefectintherainsensor,thewind
shield wiperlever
functionsarestillavailable.
.Have
thelight/rainsensorcheckedassoonas
possibleatanauthorizedAudi dealer.
gAudimagneticride
Appliestavehicles:withAudi magnetic ride
Theindicotorlightmonitors vehicledamping.
TheindicatorlightBilluminateswhentheig
nition
isswitchedonasa function check.
(DTips
Iftheindicatorlampilluminateswhileyou
aredriving,thereisamalfunctioninthe
vehicledamping.Thechassisshouldbein
spectedimmediatelybyanauthorizedAu
didealer.
':;)~.Rearspoiler
Thewarning/indicator lightmonitorsthe
electricolly retroctable rearspoiler.
Thewarning/indicatorlightII!hasthefollow
ing functions:
-Itcomesonforabout3secondsasafunc
tion check
whentheignitionisswitchedon.
-Itcomesonifthereisamalfunctioninthe
electricallyretractablerearspoiler.
Additional
informationabouttheelectrically
retractablerearspoilercO.>page156.
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Somefunctionsandvehiclecomponentsare
scannedfortheiroperatingstatuswhenyou
switchtheignitiononandwhileyouaredriv
ing. Malfunctions
orrequired serviceproce
duresaresignaledaudiblyandindicatedby
r.edandyellowilluminatedsymbolsandre
mindersinthedisplay.
~Tips
-
Ifthevehicle isstationary,orifyouare
drivingatavery lowspeed,thetempera
tureshowninthedisplaymightbe
slightlyhigherthantheactualoutside
temperature.Thisiscausedbytheheat
beingradiatedfromtheengine.
-OnvehicleswithAudi Navigation sys
tem',thedisplaysmaydifferfromtheir
normalappearanceduringnavigation.
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AWARNING
-Never relyexclusively ontheoutside
temperaturedisplaytodetermineifa
road
surfaceisicyornot.Keepinmind
thatroadsurfaces,especiallybridges
andoverpasses,could beice coveredand
slipperyevenatanoutsidetemperature
above41°F(+SoC).
-Alwaysremember,even ifthe"snow
flake"symbol(icewarning)doesnotap
pearinthedisplay, blackicecouldbeon
theroad.
- Always
reduceyourspeedanddrivewith
specialcareincoldweatherconditions
whenthechanceofencounteringicy
road
surfacesincreases.
Digitalspeedometer'
Tirepressuremonitoring
Tripcomputer
Menu display
Efficiency
program
Serviceintervaldisplay
Laptimer'
Speedwarning
Auto Check Control
Fig.7Wiper lever:controls forthemenudisplay
Center display
With
theignitionon,thedisplayintheDriver
InformationSystemshowsthefollowing in
formation:
Fig. 6Instrumentcluster:centerdlsplay
Driverinformation
system
Introduction
TheDriver information displayinsidethein
strumentc/uster provides you,thedriver,
with important information.
-CD'insertedorRadio'stationset
-Outsidetemperature':Attemperaturesbe-
low
41°F(+SOC),asnowflakesymbolap
pearsinfrontofthetemperaturedisplay9&.
-Warning:frontlid,doororenginecompart
mentlidopen: Thedisplayappearsifthe
door,theenginecompartmentlidorfrontlidisnotclosed.
Additional functions
YoucanopenthefollowingfunctionsintheDriverInft·~maIonSystemdisplaybypressing
the~button9fig.7oneormoretimes:
\.
QQTurnsignais
Additional
informationontheturnsignals
qpage47.
The_(USAmodels)/iii(Canadamodels)
warning/indicatorlightilluminateswhenthe
cruisecontrolisactivated.
CRUISEI0~Cruise control
Theindicotor lightblinks whenyouuseeither
turn signal.
WheneveryouusetheleftElortherightiii
turnsignal,theindicatorlightblinks.When
youusetheemergencyflasher,bothindicator
lightsflash.
Ifoneoftheturnsignallightbulbsburnout,
theturnsignalwill blink twiceasfastasnor
mal.
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Driverinformationsystem
~Ifnecessary,scrollbyselectingandactivat
ing
thesymbolfor"Nextpage"or "Previous
page".
Whenyou haveselectedtheComputermenu
andactivateditbypressingtheIResetlbut
ton,twocomputerlevelsappear(computerl
andcomputer2).Now youhavetoselectthe
level youwantusingtherocker switchandac
tivateitwiththeIResetlbutton.
EngineoiLtemperature
dispLay
~Withtheignitionswitchedon,pressthe
IRE5ETIbutton9page25,fig.10repeated
lyuntiltheengineoiltemperaturedisplay is
shown.
Appliestovehicles: withenginetemperaturecontrol dis
play
Fig.
1SDisplay: engineoiltemperaturedisplay
Theenginehasreacheditsoperatingtemper
aturewhentheengineoiltemperatureisbe
tween176oF(80oC)and248oF(120oC)un
dernormaldriving conditions. Theengineoil
temperaturemaybehigherifthereisheavy
engineloadandhightemperaturesoutside.
Thisisnotacauseforconcernaslongasthe
•9page16orll9page20warninglight
inthedisplaydoesnotflash.
Se
lec- Selected
func- Meaning
tion tion
bar
>CursorCurrentSelection
Check mark
SelectedorFunc-
,/tionactive
BoxNotselected
0
Triangle point- Previouspage
Â.ing
up
T
Triangle paint-
ing down
Fig.14Display: MenuSettings,computerselected
(page1)
TheDriverInformationSystemsettingsare
menu-guided.
Selectingsettings
Select yoursettingsasfollows:
~Pressthe~eseiJbutton.TheStartmenu
appears9page25,fig.11.
~Presstherocker switchuntilSetisdis
played.
~PresstheŒeseiJbutton.Allthemenusap
pear.
~Pressthek . .
. rocersWltchuntllthedesiredlineIShighlighted (cursor)9fig.14....PressthelKes@button.
--rsontheleftinfrontofthese-
curs orappea
lected values.
.
the~eseiJbutton,youactivateBypressing lt'on
youmadeorconfirmthevaluestheseec1 • • • •tSelectedfunctionsareIdentlfled
wlth
youse.
h k
m ark
orare carriedoutdirectly.
a c ec
Meaning sof
thesymbolsinthedisplay:
~--~®
Fig.13Display:Startmenu
Navigatingthemenu..'
Fig.12Wiper
lever:Controls forthe menu display
Usetherocker switch anthewindshield wiper
lever
andtheIResetlbuttonto opera tethe
menuandcarryoutinquiriesandselections.
Toopenthemenu
~Pressthe1Resetlbutton@untilthemenu
display
9fig.13appears
Enteringandconfirming
~Pressthe1Resetlbutton@.
ReturningtatheStartmenu
~Pressthe1Resetlbuttonlongerthan2 sec
ondstoreturnfromanymenuleveltothe
Startmenu.
~Selectionsandsettings\..
~Presstherocker switch®toreachamenu
display. Theswitch
isoperatedthesameas
thedisplay (up/down).
Using
therocker switch, youcanselectthe
menusinthedisplayorchangesettings.A
1Resetlbutton@androckerswitch®
9fig.12functions:
26Driverinformationsystem
Il
Each displaytypeintheStartmenucontainsa
submenuwithadditionaloptions.
SetClock
9page27
Computer
9page27
Acoustic parkassist*
9page81
Speedalarm(speedwarning)
ê;>page32
Language(6languages)
9page27
Units (distance,fuelconsump-
tion,temperature)
9page27
Tirepressuremonitoring
9page216
Laptimer*
ê;>page30
Lighting*
9page45
Wiper(service position)
9page53
Window
9page44
Doors(unlockingandlocking
mode,forexampleAuto-lock)
9page37,9page37
Check Service
9page29
Chassisnumber*
9page240
Engineoiltemperature*
9page27,9page29
Registered keys
9page35
MenuoffAllofthemessagesshowninve-
hicles
withoutmenudisplay ap-
pearonthedisplayscreen.
p
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Efficiencyprogram
Description
Appliestovehicles:withtripcomputerwithefficiency
program
Fig.
16Display: efficiency program
~PresstheIRE5ETIbutton@qpage25,
fig.larepeatedlyuntiltheefficiency pro
gram
appearsinthedisplay.
The efficiency programcanhelp you
touse
less fuel.
Itevaluatesdriving informationin
referencetofuelconsumptionandshowsoth
erequipmentinfluencingconsumptionaswell
as shift
recommendations.Fuel economy
messagesqpage28provide tipsforeffi
cient driving.
The efficiency
programusesdistanceand con
sumptiondatafromtripcomputer1.Ifthe
dataaredeletedintheefficiency program,
thosevaluesarealsoresetintripcomputer1.
Otherequipment
Appliestovehicles:withtripcomputerwithefficiency
program
Fig.
17Display:otherequipment
~Intheefficiency program,pressthefunc
tion selection switch
qpage25,fig.10@
repeatedly untiltheotherequipmentap
pearsinthedisplay.
Otherequipmentthatiscurrentlyaffecting
fuel consumption
islistedintheefficiency
program. Thedisplay showsup
tothreeother
[email protected]
themostfuelislistedfirst.Ifmorethanthree
itemsusingfuelareswitched on,theequip
mentthatiscurrently usingthemostfuelis
displayed.
A
scale@alsoshowsthecurrenttotalcon
sumptionofallotherequipment.
Fueleconomymessages
Appliestovehicles:withtripcomputerwithefficiency
program
Fig.
18Display:fueleconomy message
Fueleconomymessagesaredisplayed when
fuel
consumptionisincreasedbycertain con
ditions.
Ifyoufollowthesefuel economy mes
sages,youcanreduce yourvehicle'sconsump
tionoffuel.Themessag;!sappearautomati-'\:cally andareonly displayedintheefficiency
program. Thefuel economy
messagesturnoff
automaticallyafteracertain periodoftime.
~Toturnafuel economymessageoffimme-
diately
afterit appears, presstheIRE5ETI
buttonqpage25,fig.10@,or
~Pressthefunctionselection switch
qpage25,fig.10@.
iTips
- Once youhave
turnedafuel economy
messageoff,itwill onlyappearagain af-
teryouturntheignition onagain.~
-
_Thefueleconomymessagesarenotdis
played
inevery instance,butratherinin
tervals overaperiod
oftime.
ServiceintervaLdispLay
Theservice intervaL dispLayreminds youwhen
yaur
nextservice isdue.
Fig.19Sectionofinstrumentcluster: Serviceinterval
display
The service interval displaydetermineswhen
a service procedure
isneededforyour vehicle.
Itoperatesintwostages:
-Service reminder: Beforereaching aservice
event, this
messageappearsbriefly when
you switch on
theignition: Dilchangein
1230mi(2000km)150days.
-Serviceevent:Whenthedateforserviceis
reached,themessageDilchange!appears.
Itisaccompaniedbyanaudible signal.
Display
remainingdistance
Bybriefly pullingtheknob,0qpagela,
fig.3,thedistance/timeremainingtothe
nextservicedateisdisplayed withtheignition
on. The
distance/timeremainingisupdated
every300miles(500km).
Ifthedistance/timeremainingiscalled upon
new vehicles
orafterservice hasbeen per
formed,
theduedateisalways showninthe
display withDilchangein----- mi(km)--
days within
thefirst300miles(500km).
Ta
resetthedisplay
The dealership performingtheserviceresets
thedisplay whentheservice hasbeen com
pleted. Thedisplay
isresetsasfollows:
-Switchtheignition on.
Driverinformationsystem
-Pulltheknob0qpagela,fig.3, this mes
sageappears: Dilchange!
- Pull
theknob untilthedisplay Dilchangein
-----mi(km)---daysappearsinthedisplay.
Iftheresetbuttonisnotpulled within5
seconds,thedisplayresetmodecloses.
Tips
-Ifamalfunctionispresent(red symbol),
thedistance remainingcannotbecalled
up.
-
Donotresetthedisplay between service
intervals. Doingsowill result
inanincor
rect display.
-
Ifthebatteryisdisconnected,theServ
ice
IntervalDisplay valuesareretained.
-
Ifservice wasnotperformedatthecor
rect
timeortheservice interval display
was
notresetafterservice wasper
formed,
theadditionalmileage drivenor
theelapseddayswillbeshown asnega
tive
numbers.
BoostandengineoiL
temperatureindicator
Appliestovehicles:withboost pressure indicator
Fig.
20Display: boostandengineoiltemperature indicator
~Withtheignitionswitched on,pressthe
button-arrow-repeatedlyuntilthedisplay
isshown.
Boostpressureindicator(boost)
Abar graphthatbegins ontheleftand fillsin
towardtheright indicatestheengine'scur
rentload(meaningthecurrentboostpres
sure).