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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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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
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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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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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--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 Thiswarning/indicatorlightil/uminates when
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.
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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Ifthefiindicatorlampilluminates,theESP
wasswitchedoffwiththe[illbutton.
StabilisationprogramandABSfault!See
owner'smanual
IftheDlindicatorlampandthe[1]ABSindi­
catorlampilluminateandthedrivermessage
appears,theABSorelectronicdifferentiallock
ismalfunctioning.Thisalsointerruptsthe
ESP.Thebrakesstillfunctionwiththeirnor­
malpower,butABSisnotactive.
Drive
tayourauthorizedAudidealerimmedi­
atelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
FormoreinformationabouttheESP
Qpage153.
AB5/(8)Anti-lockbrakesystem
Thiswarning/indicator lightmonitorstheABS
andtheelectronicdifferentiallack(EDL).
Thewarning/indicatorlight~(USAmod­
els)/[1](Canadamodels)willcomeonfora
fewsecondswhentheignitionisswitchedon.
The
lightwillgooutafteranautomaticcheck
sequenceiscompleted.
ThereisamalfunctionintheAB5when:
- Thewarning/indicatorlightdoesnotillumi­
natewhenyou switchtheignitionon.
-Thewarning/indicatorlightdoesnotgoout
afterafewseconds.
-Thewarning/indicatorlightilluminates
while driving.
The
ESPindicatorlightalsoilluminatesif
thereisamalfunctionintheABS.Themes­
sageStabilisationprogramandABS:fault!
Seeowner'smanualalsoappearsinthein­
strumentclusterdisplayandawarningtone
sounds.
Thebrakesystemwillstillrespondeven
withouttheassistanceoftheABSsystem.
SeeyourauthorizedAudidealerassoonas
possibletorestorefullbrakingperformance.
FormoreinformationregardingtheABS
Qpage153.
Malfunctioninthebrakesystem
IfthebrakewarninglightQpage14andthe
ABSwarningilluminatetogethertheremay be
a
malfunctionintheABS,andtheremay also
be a
malfunctioninthebrakesystemitself
QLè,..The ABS willnotworkandyouwill no­
ticeachangeinbrakingresponseandper­
formance.
Intheeventofamalfunctioninthebrake
systemthewarning/indicatorlight_
(USAmodels)/II(Canadamodels)inthein­
strumentclusterflashesQpage 14.
MaLfunctionintheeLectronicdifferentiaLLock(EDL)
The
EDLworkstogetherwiththeABS.The
ABSwarninglightwillcomeonifthereisa
malfunctionintheEDLsystemQpage153.
SeeyourauthorizedAudidealerassoonas
possible.
AWARNING
-Ifthe~(USAmodels)/[I](Canada
models)warninglightdoesnotgoout,
orifitcomeson while driving,theABS
systemisnotworking properly. Thevehi­
clecanthenbestoppedonlywiththe
standardbrakes(withoutABS).Youwill
nothavetheprotectionABSprovides.
ContactyourAudi deaLerassaonaspos­
sibLe.
-USA~odels:Ifthe.warninglight,
theDlwarninglightandthe~warn­
ing
lightcomeontogether,therear
wheelscould lockupfirstunderhard
braking. RearwheelLock-upcancause
lossofvehiclecontrolandanaccident.
Haveyourvehiclerepairedimmediately
byyourauthorizedAudidealeroraquali­
fied
workshop.Drive slowlyandavoid
sudden,hardbrakeapplications.
-Canada models:Ifthebrakewarning
lightIl,theDlwarninglightandthe
ABSwarninglight[1]comeontogether,
therearwheelscouldlockupfirstunder
hardbraking. Rearwheellock-upcan~
p
causelossofvehiclecontrolandanacci­
dent.Haveyourvehiclerepairedimmedi­
atelybyyourauthorizedAudidealerora
qualified workshop. Driveslowly
and
avoidsudden,hardbrakeapplications.
(Q)Wornbrakepads
IIICheckbrakepads!
Ifthewarninglightilluminates,immediately
contactyourauthorizedAudidealerorquali­
fied
workshoptahave allbrakepadsinspect­
ed.
OnUSAmodelsthewarninglightri]
comesontogetherwiththewarninglight
•.Bathsetsofbrakepadsonanaxle
mustalways bereplacedatthesametime.
AWARNING
Driving withbadbrakescancauseacolli­
sion
andseriouspersonalin jury.
-
Ifthewarninglightri]andthewarninglight_1)withthemessageBrake
pads!camesonintheinstrumentcluster
display,immediatelycontactyourau­
thorizedAudidealerorqualified work­
shoptohaveallbrakepadscheckedor
replaced ifnecessary.
CDTirepressuremonitoringsystem­
teLLtaLeindicatorlamp
Thewarning/indicator lightappearsinthe
eventofasignificant1055ofair pressure.
TherD]warning/indicatorlightilluminatesfor
afewsecondsaftertheignitionisturnedon
asfunction checkandthengoesout.
IftherD]symbolappears,pressureistaolowinatleastonetire.
Whenthesystemdetectsamalfunctionthe
warning/indicatorlightwillflashforap~roxi­
matelyoneminuteandthenremaincontinu­
ouslyilluminated.Thissequencewillcontinue
uponsubsequentvehiclestartsupaslongas
themalfunctionexists.Contactyourauthor-
1l.:USAmodelsonly
izedAudidealerandhavethemalfunction
corrected.
FormoreinformationQpage216.
EPCElectronicpowercontrol
Thiswarning/indicator lightmonitorsthe
electronic powercontrol.
ThelHBwarning/indicatorlight(Electronic
Power Control)
illuminateswhenyouswitch
ontheignitionasafunctioncheck.
mTips
Ifthiswarning/indicatorlightilluminates
whileyouaredriving,thenthereisamal­
functionintheengineelectronics. Have
"
themalfunctioncorrectedassaonaspos­
sible by
yourauthorizedAudidealeror
qualifiedworkshop.
~MalfunctionIndicatorLamp(MIL)
The Malfunction
IndicatorLamp(MIL)ispart
oftheOn-Board Diagnostic(OBDII)system.
Thesymbollillightsupwhentheignitionis
turnedonandwillturnoffaftertheengine
hasstartedandhassettledatconstantidle
speed.ThisindicatesthattheMILisworking
properly.
The
warninglightilluminateswhenthereisa
malfunctionintheengineelectronicsystem.
ContactyourauthorizedAudidealerandhave
themalfunctioncOlrected.
An
improperlyclosedfuelfillercapmayalso
causetheMILlighttoiLluminate
Qpage180.
FormoreinformationQpage33.
!?)EnginespeedLimitation
Appliestovehicles:withengine speedlimitation
IIIDonotexceedmax,enginespeedofXXX)(
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mTips
Eventhoughyourvehicleisequippedwith
a
speedwarningsystem,youshouldstill
watchthespeedometertomakesureyou
arenotdrivingfasterthanthespeedlimit.
Settingspeedwarning1c:>page32.
Speedwarning2
Storing warning 2
isrecommendedifyoua/­
wayswanttoberemindedofacertainspeed,
forexamplewhenyou aretravelinginacoun­
trythathasageneralmaximumspeedlimit,
or ifyou
donotwanttoexceed aspecified
speedforwintertires.
Thespeedwarning2 symbol,[il(USAmod­
els)/[il(Canada models)appearsinthedis­
play
whenyou exceedthestoredspeedlimit.
Unlike warning
1,itwillnotgooutuntilthe
vehiclespeeddropsbelowthestoredspeed
limit.
Settingspeedwarning 2c:>page32.
about3mph(3km/hl.Atthesametime,a
warning
symbolappearsinthedisplay.
The
speedwarningsystemhastwowarning
thresholdsthatfunctionindependentlyof
eachotherandthathavesomewhatd ifferent
purposes:
Speedwarning1
Youcan usespeedwarning 1tosetthemaxi­
mumspeedwhileyouaredriving. Thissetting
willremainineffectuntilyouturnofftheigni­
tion,
assumingthatyou havenotchangedor
resetthesetting.
.Thespeedwarningsymbol[i(USAmodels)/
ri(Canadamodels)inthewarning 1display
appearswhenyou exceedthemaximum
·speed.Itgoesoutwhenthespeedfallsbelow
thestoredmaximumspeed.
Thespeedwarningsymbolwillalsogooutif
thespeedexceedsthestoredmaximumspeed
bymorethanabout25mph(40km/hlforat
least10seconds.Thestoredmaximumspeed
isdeleted.
Overview
Speedwarningsystem
Fig.23Display: laptimeevaluation
~Toevaluatelaptimes,pressandholdthe
1RE5ETIc:>page30,fig.21®buttonforap­
proximately 2
seconds.Thedisplayshows
thefastestlap"+",theslowestlap"-"and
theaveragelaptime"0".
~Tocontinuetimingforadditionallaps,press
thewiper switch@.
~Toresetthetimertozero,pressandhold
theIRE5ETIbuttonagainforapproximately
2seconds.
~Toswitchthelaptimeroffcompletely,
press
the1RE5ETIbuttonbriefly.
«DTips
- Saved laptimescannotbeindividually
deletedfromthetotalresults.
-Thesaved laptimervalueswillnotbe
lostafterturningtheignition off.
Evaluatingtimesandcontinuingor
resettingtiming
Appliestovehicles:withlaptimer
Youcaneva/uatethefastest,s/owestand
average /aptimes.
Iftimingispaused,you cancontinuei,tlater
even ifyou switchtheignition off.
The
speedwarningsystemwarnsthedriver if
he
exceedsa previouslystoredmaximum
speed.A warningtonewillsoundassoonas
thevehidespeedexceedsthesetspeedby
Thespeedwarningsystemhelpsyouto keep
yourdrivingspeedbelowasetspeedlimit.
-
Fig.21Controls
Callingupthelaptimerandtiming1
Fig.22Display:Laptimer
Appliestovehicles:withlaptimer
Callingupthelaptimer
~Pressthe1RE5ETIc:>fig.21®buttonuntil
thelaptimerC:>fig.22appears.
Timinglaps
~Tostarttiming,presstheuppersectionof
thewiper [email protected]
isshowninlinefig.22.
~Tostoptiming,pressheuppersectionof
thewiperswitch@agaif\.Thisalsostarts
timingthenextround. Theprevioustime
movesonelineup,firsttoline(3)andthen
[email protected]@showsthecurrentlap
number,forexampleLAP5.
Displayingintermediatetimeandpausingtiming
~Todisplay anintermediatetime,pressthe
[email protected]­
termediatetimeappearsinline markedwith*.
~Topausetiming,pressthelowersectionof
thewiperswitch@again.
~Tocontinuetiming,presstheuppersection
ofthewiperswitch@.~
@Tips
Whenthelaptimerstopwatchisrunning,
you cancall up
thetripcomputerinforma­
tion with
the1RE5ETIbutton.
Laptimer
Introduction
Appliestovehicles:withlaptimer
.&.WARNING---Pleasedèvoteyour fullattentiontodriv-
ing.
Asthedriver, youhavecompletere­
sponsibility
forsafetyintraffie. Onlyuse
thefunctionsinsuchawaythatyou always
maintaincompletecontroloveryourvehi­
deinalltrafficsituations.
Engineoiltemperatureindicator
Iftheengineoiltemperatureisbelow140oF
(60oC),the'I::;r.symbolfollowed bythreehy­
phens"---"andtheocunitisshown.
Theenginehasreacheditsoperatingtemper­
aturewhentheengineoiltemperatureisbe­
tween176oF(80oC)and248oF(120oC)un­
dernormaldrivingconditions. Theengineoil
temperaturemaybehigherifthereisheavy
engineloadandhightemperaturesoutside.
Thisisnotacauseforconcernaslongasthe
•-:>page16orIlc:>page20warninglight
inthedisplaydoesnotflash.
Youcanrecordandevaluatelaptimeswith
thelaptimerinthedisplayc:>page30,
fig.22.Thetimeismeasuredinminutes,sec­
ondsand1/10seconds.The hoursarealso
shownwhenthelaptimeexceeds60minutes.
Themaximumindividualmeasurementis99
hours.
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Speedwarning1:settingaspeedlimit
Warningthreshold1issetbythe button,
Fig.24Sectionofinstrumentcluster: Set/Check but­ton
Storingthemaximumspeed
~Driveatthedesiredmaximumspeed.
~Presstheknobbuttonqfig.24untilthe
speedwarningsymbolli](USAmodels)/li]
(Canadamodels)appears.
Resettingthemaximumspeed
~Drivethevehicleataspeedofatleast
3mph(Skm/hl
~Presstheknobformorethan2seconds.
Thespeedwarningsymbolli](USAmodels)/
ri(Canadamodels)willappearbrieflyinthe
displaywhenyoureleasethebuttontoindi-
catethatthemaximumspeedhasbeenstored
successfully.
The
maximumspeedremainsstoreduntil itis
changedbypressingthebuttonagainbriefly
oruntilitisdeletedbyalengthypushonthe
button.
Speedwarning2:settingaspeedlimit'1
Switchesinthewiperarmareused toopera te
warning threshold 2.
------1@
Fig.2SWiperlever:Tripcomputercontrols
Tostoremaximumspeed
~Turnofftheignition.
~Brieflypressthebuttonintheinstrument
clusterqpage32,fig.24.Theodometer
andthedigital clockarenowilluminated.
~Pressthebuttonforatleast2seconds.The
currentlystoredmaximumspeedappearsin
thedisplayorthecrossedoutsymbolfor
'warningthreshold2,ifnomaximumspeed
wassetpreviously.
~Pressthefunctionselectorswitchinthe
[email protected]
changethesetvalu~.Values runupordown
instepsof6.2mph(10km/hl.
Todeletemaximumspeed
~Turnofftheignition.
~Brieflypressthebuttonintheinstrument
clusterqpage32,fig.24.Theodometer
andthedigitalclockarenowilluminated.
~Pressthebuttonforatleast2seconds.The
currentlystoredmaximumspeedappearsin
thedisplay.
~Presstheresetbuttoninthewiper lever®
qfig.25untilthecrossedoutspeedwarn­
ingsymbolforwarningthreshold2appears
inthedisplay.
A
fewsecondsaftertheadjustmentiscom­
pleted,theilluminationfortheodometerand
thedigital clockwillgoout.~
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CDTips
This warningthresholdcanalsobecon­
trolledthroughthetripcomputer
qpage26,Navigatingthemenu.
On-BoardDiagnostic
system(OBD)
On-BoardDiagnostics
Fig.26LocationofData LinkConnector(DLC)
On-Board Diagnosticsmonitorsthecompo­
nentsofyouremissioncontrolsystem.Each
monitored
componentinyourenginesystem
hasbeenassigneda code. Incaseofamal­
function,
thecomponentwill beidentified
and
thefaultstoredasacodeinthecontrol
module memory.
The
MILlight mayalsoilluminateifthereisa
leak
intheon-boardfuelvaporrecovery sys­
tem.Ifthelightilluminatesafterarefuelling,
stopthevehicleandmakesurethefuelfiller
cap
isproperly closedqpage180.
Inordertomakeanaccuratediagnosis,the
storeddatacanonlybedisplayed usingspe­
cialdiagnosticequipment(genericscantool
forOBD).
Inordertoconnectthespecialdiagnostic
equipment,pushtheplugintotheDataLink
Connector(DLC).TheDLCislocatedtothe
rightofthehoodreleaseqfig.26.
YourauthorizedAudidealeroraqualified
service
stationcaninterpretthecode andper­
form
thenecessary repair.
Driverinformationsystem
MalfunctionIndicatorLamp(MIL)
The Malfunction
IndicatorLamp(MIL)Gilin
theinstrumentclusterispartoftheOn-Board
Diagnostic
(OBDII)system.
Thewarning/indicatorlightilluminateswhen
theignitionisswitchedonandgoesoutafter
theenginestartsandtheidle hasstabilized.
This indicates
thattheMILisworking proper­
ly.
Ifthelightdoesnotgooutaftertheengine
isstarted,orilluminateswhileyouaredriv­
ing, a
malfunctionmay existintheenginesys­
tem.Ifthelightilluminates,thecatalytic con­
vertercouldbedamaged.
Continue drivingwithreducedpower(avoid­
'ing
sustainedhighspeedsand/orrapid accel­
erations)andhavetheconditioncorrected.
ContactyourauthorizedAudidealer.
Ifthelightilluminates,theelectronicspeed
limitermayalsobemalfunctioning. Formore
informationqpage33,Electronicspeed
limiter.
AnimproperlyclosedfuelfillercapmayaLso
causetheMILLighttoilluminate
qpage180.
Electronicspeedlimiter
Vourvehicle maybefactoryequippedwith
tires
thatareratedforamaximumspeedof
130mph(210km/hl.Thisislessthanthe
maximumspeedofyourvehicle.Toreducethe
riskofsuddentirefailureandlossofcontrolif
thevehicle isoperatedatexcessivespeeds,
yourvehiclealsohasanelectronicspeedlimit­
er. The
electronicspeedlimiterpreventsyour
vehicle
fromgoingfasterthanthetirespeed
rating. Formoreinformationqpage209.
Iftheenginecontrolunitreceivesfaultyvehi­
cle
roadspeedsignais,theMalfunction Indica­
torLight(MIL)!ilwillilluminate.Ifthisoc­
curs,
contactthenearestauthorizedAudi
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Fig.27Keyset
-Lb..WARNING
~Tofoldthekeyoutandbackinplace,press
thereleasebuttonc)fig.28...
Fig.28Fold-upmasterkeywithremote control
MasterkeywithremotecontroL
-Donotleaveyourvehicleunattended
withthekeyintheignition lock.Entry by
unauthorizedpersonscouldendanger
youorresultintheftordamagethevehi­
cleoAlways lockalldoorsandtakethe
key.
-
Donotleavechildrenunattendedinthe
vehicle,especiallywithaccesstovehicle
keys.
Unguardedaccesstothekeys pro­
vides children
theopportunitytostart
theengineand/oractivatevehicle sys­
temssuchasthepowerwindowsetc.Un­
supervisedoperationofanyvehicle sys­
tembychildrencanresultinseriousin­
jury.
Theremotecontrol allowsyoutalock orun­
lock
thevehicle electronically.
!@Tips1
-Ifyouopenthedriver'sdoorwiththekey
leftintheignitionlock,achimewill
sound.Thisisyourremindertoremove
thekeyandlockthedoor.
- For
securityreasons,replacementkeys
areonlyavailablefromAudi deaLers.
T1
,
Beawarethattherearlidandglovecompart­
mentcanbeopenedfrominsidethevehicle
using
thereLeasebuttons.
Keyset
Theemergencykeyisonlyfortemporaryuseif
thevehicle keyshouldbelostormisplaced
c)Lb".
KeyrepLacement
Ifyouloseakey,contactyourauthorizedAudi
dealerimmediatelytohavethelostkey disa­
bled.
Besuretobring allyourkeyswithyou.
Registered keys
Voucanchecktofindouthowmanykeys have
beenregisteredtoyourvehicle.Therefore,
whenbuying ausedvehicle,makesuretoget
allofthekeysthatbelongtoit.
Calling
uptheregisteredkeysc)page25.
openingandcLosing
Keys
©Emergency key
®MasterkeywithremotecontroL
Voucancentrallylockandunlockyourvehicle
andstarttheenginewiththemasterkeywith
remotecontrol.
@VaLetkey
ThevaletkeyonLyfitsthelockinthedriver's
doorandtheignitionlock.Ifyouhavetoleave
thekeywithsomebodyelse,youarewell-ad­
visedtoturnoverthevaletkeyonly.
&.WARNING
Alwaysobservethepostedspeedlimits
andadjustyourspeedtosuitprevailing
road,trafficandweatherconditions.Never
drive
yourvehiclefasterthanthemaxi­
mumspeedratingofthetiresinstalled.
5 modeLs
Vourvehicle'stopspeediselectronicallylimit­
ed
to155mph(250km/hl.
RSmodeLs
Iftheenginecontrolunitreceivesfaultyvehi­
cle
roadspeedsignals,theMalfunctionIndica­
torLamp (MIL)IIIwillilluminate.Ifthisoc­
curs,
contactthenearestauthorizedAudi
dealerforassistance.
Vour vehicle'stopspeediselectronicallylimit­
edto175mph(280km/hl.
Iftheenginecontrolunitreceivesfaultyvehi­
cle
roadspeedsignals,theMalfunctionIndica­
torLamp (MIL)IIIwillilluminate.Ifthisoc­
curs,
contactthenearestauthorizedAudi
dealerforassistance.
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