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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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Seatsandstorage
Frontpassenger's seat
Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseatinto
therearmostposition.
Taavoidcontactwiththeairbagwhileitisde
ploying, do
notsitanyclosertatheinstru
mentpanelthannecessaryandalwayswear
thethree-pointsafetybeltprovidedadjusted
correctly.Werecommendthatyouadjustthe
passenger'sseatinthefollowingmanner:
~Movethefrontpassengerseatintotherear
mostpositionoftheforeandaftadjustment
range",,&inWhyisyourseatadjustment
soimportant?onpage57.
~Bringthebackrestuptoan(almost)upright
position.Donotridewiththeseatreclined.
~Theideal positionfortheheadrestraintis
withtheupperedgeoftherestraintlevel
with
thetopofyourhead'"page61.You
shouldnotlowerthetopoftherestraintbe
low
thelevelofyoureyes.
~Placeyourfeetonthefloorinfrontofthe
passenger'sseat.
Adjustingfrontseats
manuaLLy
Adjustment controls
Appliestavehicles:withmanualseatadjustment
Various controls onthemanualseatsprovide
a wide ronge forindividual
adjustments.
Fig.60Adjustmentcontrols:locations ondriver'sseat
CDMovingtheseatforwardorbackward
(3)Adjustingthelumbarsupport
"'page61
®Adjustingtheseatheight
@Adjustingtheseatbackangle
@Releasingtheseatback
@Tips
Someofthecontrolsarefittedoncertain
modelsonlyortheyareoptionalequip
ment.
Adjustingthemanual seats1
Appliestavehicles:withmanualseatadjustment
Position, angleandshapeofthemanual
seatsconbeadjustedtoprovidesafeand
comfortableseating.
ReedandheedallWARNINGS"',&before
youadjustyourseat.
Moving thefront seats forward or
backward
~LifttheleverCD'"pageSB,fig.60andslide
theseattothedesiredposition.
~Releasetheleverandthenmovetheseat
furtheruntil youfeelandhearitengage.
Adjusting theseat height
~Pullthelever®upandpumpittaroisethe
seat.
~Pushtheleverdownandpumpittalower
theseat.
Adjusting theseatback angle
~Leanforwardtatakeyourweightoffthe
seatback.
~Turnthehandwheel@)inthedirectionyou
wanttheseatbacktatilt.
Releasing seatback
~Pullthelever@up.
~Pushtheseatbackforward.
&.WARNING
-Neveradjustthedriver'sorfrontpas
senger'sseatwhilethevehicleismoving.
Ifyoudothiswhilethevehicleismoving,
you will be
outofposition.Alwaysadjust
thedriver'sorfrontpassenger'sseat
whenthevehicleisnotmoving.~
b
_Becarefulwhenadjustingtheseat
height.Checktaseethatnooneisinthe
way,orseriousinjurycouldresult!
_Tareducetheriskofinjuryinthecaseof
sudden brakingoraccident,frontpas
sengersmustneverrideinamoving ve
hicle with
theseatbackreclined.Safety
beltsandtheairbagsystemonlyoffer
maximumprotectionwhentheseatback
isuprightandthesafetybeltsareprop
erly
positionedonthebody. Themore
theseatbackisreclined,thegreaterthe
riskofpersonalinjuryframanincorrect
seatingpositionandimproperlyposi
tionedsafetybelts!
Powerseats
Adjustment switches
Appliestavehicles:withpowerseats
Theoperating logicfortheswitches corre
sponds to
theconstructionandfunctionof
theseat.
Fig.61Adjustment switches:locationsondriverseat
Pushorpulleitherswitchinexactlythesame
direction youlikethecorrespondingpartof
theseattamove.
CDAdjustingthelumbarsupport
"'page61
(3)Seatadjustment'"page59
®Adjustingtheangleoftheseatback
"'page60
@Releasingtheseatback
AWARNING
-Neveradjustthedriver'sorfrontpassen
gerseatwhilethevehicleismoving.If
Seatsandstorage
youdothiswhilethevehicleismoving,
you will
beoutofposition. Alwaysadjust
thedriver'sorfrontpassengerseatwhen
thevehicleisnotmoving.
-
Becarefulwhenadjustingtheseat
height.Checktaseethatnooneisinthe
way,orseriousinjury could result!
- Because
theseatscan beelectricallyad
justedwiththeignitionkeyremoved,
neverleave childrenunattendedinthe
vehicle.Unsuperviseduseoftheelectric
seatadjustmentsmaycauseseriousin
jury.
Power seatadjustmentAppliestavehicles: withpowerseats
.Theswitches conbemovedinvarious direc
tions toallow precise adjustment.
Fig.62Seatcushion adjustment: switchmotions
Pushorpulltheswitchinthesamedirection
you like
theseatcushiontamove.
Moving theseat forward andbackwardCD
~Presstheswitc"hforwardorbackward hori-
zontally'",&.
Adjusting theseatheight@and@together
~Pulltheswitchevenlyatbathendstaraise
theseat'",&.
~Pushtheleverevenlyatbothendstalower
theseat'",&.
Angling theseat cushionupanddown@
or@
~Taangletheseatcushionup,pullthe
switchatthefront only'",&.
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mostsignificantfactor.
For
example,in afrontalcollisionataspeed
of30mph(48km/hl,theforcesactingon a
10lbs(4.5kg)objectareabout20timesthe
normalweightoftheitem.Thismeansthat
theweightoftheitemwouldsuddenlybe
about200lbs(90kg). One caneasily imagine
theinjuriesthatanitemofthatweightflying
freely
throughthepassengercompartment
cancauseina collisionataspeedconsidered
relatively low.
AWARNING
Weak,damagedorimproperstrapsused
tosecureitemstotie-downscanfail dur
ing hard braking or
inacollisionandcause
seriouspersonalinjury.
- Always use
suitablemountingstrapsand
properlysecureitemstothetie-downsin
theluggagecompartmenttohelppre
ventitemsfromshifting orflying for
ward
asdangerousmissiles.
-
Whentherearseatbackrestisfolded
down, alwaysusesuitablemounting
strapsandproperlysecureitemstothe
tie-downsintheluggagecompartment
tohelppreventitemsfromflyingfor
ward
asdangerousmissiles intothepas
sengercompartment.
-Neverattachachildsafetyseattether
straptoatie-down.
Luggagecompartmentcoyerremovalliandinstallation•
The/uggagecompartmentcover prevents
peap/e from/ooking into
the/uggage com
partment.
Fig.70Openrearlidwithluggagecompartmentcaver
Removingtheluggagecompartmentcover
~PullthebuttonsCDqfig.70
~Pullthecoyer®outofthebrackets0
qfig.70inthedirectionofthearrow.
Replacingtheluggagecompartmentcover
~Pushthecoyer upintothebrackets0.
~PressthebuttonsCDontotheball heads.
AWARNING
Never
storeor place heavyobjectsonthe
luggagecompartmentcoyer.Ifyouleave
somethingheavyon~ecoyerandthen
openthecoyer,theobjectcouldslidefor
wardandinjureanyonesittingintherear.
Also,
inthecaseofsuddenbraking ora
crash, aheavy
objectonthecoyer could fly
forwardandinjure anypassengers.
Roofrack
Firstthingsfirst•
Aroofrockconbefitted tacarry addition a/
/uggage on
theroof
~Alwaysreadandfollowtheinstructionspro
vided
bytheroof rackmanufacturerwhen
theroof racksystemmustbeinstalled.~
>
Ifou aretransportingluggageorotherob
je:tsontheroof,pleasenotethefollowing:
_Yourvehicle hasspeciallydesignedaerody-
namic roofrails. Onlyinstall a
roofrackspe
cificallydesignedforyourmodel.Contact
thenearestAudidealerforinformationon
appro ved
modularroofracksforyour vehi-
cleo_Theseapprovedroofracksarethebasis fora
completeroof racksystem.Additionalat
tachmentsforthebasic roofrackareneces
sary
tosafelytransportluggage,bicycles,
surfboards, skisorsmallboats.Allnecessa
ryhardwareforthesesystemsisavailableat
yourauthorizedAudidealer.
_Werecommendthatyoukeeptheinstalla
tion
instructionsfor yourroofracksystem
togetherwith your Owner'sliteratureinthe
vehicle.
Whenshouldtheroofrackberemoved?
-Before goingthroughanautomaticcarwash
(itisbesttoaskthecarwashoperatorfor
advice).
- When
notinuse,toreducefuelconsump
tion, wind noiseandtoguardagainsttheft.
AWARNING
-
Useofanunapprovedroof rackorincor
rect
mountingofanapprovedroof rack
can
causetheroof rackortheitemsat
tached
toittofallofftheroofontothe
road.
- Objects falling
fromtheroofofavehicle
can
causea crashandpersonalinjury.
-Onlymountthesystembetweenthe
markingsshowninqpage65,fig.71.
- The roof racksystemmustbeinstalled
exactly according
totheinstructionspro
vided.
CDNotel
-
Yourvehiclewarrantydoesnotcoyer any
damagestothevehiclecausedbyusing
roof racks or
mountingstructuresnot
approvedbyAudiforyourvehicle. The
sameappliestodamageresultingfrom
incorrect roofrack installation.
- Always check
theroofrackmountings
andhardwarebeforeeachtripanddur
ing a
triptomakesureeverythingisse
curelytightened.Ifnecessary,retighten
themountingsandchecktheentiresys
temfromtimetotime.
-Aftermountingaroof racksystem,or
whenyoutransportobjectsontheroof
ofyourvehicle,theheightofthevehicle
isnaturallyincreased.Becareful when
drivingunderlowbridgesorinparking
garagesforexample.Thiscouldcause
damagetotheloadandEventhevehicle
itself.
Mountinglocations
Theroofrackmustbeattachedon/yatthe
positioning balts.
Fig.71Mountinglocationsforroofrack
Installation
Wheninstallingthefeetmakesurethatthey
arepositionedexactlyonthepositioningbolts
provided®betweenthesidepanelandthe
upperroofframeqfig.71.Thepositioning
boltisvisible assoonasthelipofthesealing
stripispushedbackfromtheroofframewith
thetoolprovided.
Loadingtheroofrack
A/ways distributethe/oadseven/y. Makesure
anything an
theroofrackissecure/y tied
dawn.
~Alwaysdistributetheloadsontheroof rack
evenly.
~
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~Alwaysattachitemstotheroofracksecure
lybeforeyoudrive off.
The
maximumpermissibleroofweightis
165lb(75kg). Theroofweightismadeupof
theweightoftheroof racksystemandthe
weightoftheobjectbeingtransported.
Whenusing aroof racksystemwhich hasa
lower loadcarrying capacity, you
mustnotuse
up
thetotalmaximumpermissibleload carry
ing capacity specified above.
Instead,you
shouldloadtheroofracksystemonlytothe
maximumcapacityspecifiedbythemanufac
tureroftheroofracksystem.
AWARNING
Weak,damagedorimproperstrapsused
tosecureitemstotheroofrackcanfail
during hardbraking
orinacollisionand
causeseriouspersonalinjury.
- Make
suretheroof rackisinstalled exact
lyasspecified above9page65.
-Always usesuitablemountingstrapsfor
securingitemstotheroofracktahelp
preventitemsfromshifting orflying for
ward.
-
Itemsontheroof rackmustalways be
securely
mounted.
- Theuseofaroof rackcannegatively af
fectthewayavehiclehandles.Cargo
thatislarge, heavy, bulky,longorflat
willhaveagreaternegativeinfluence on
thevehicle'saerodynamics,centerof
gravityandoveratlhandling. Always
drive slowly, avoid
suddenbrakingand
maneuverswhentransportingcargoon
theroofofyourvehicle.
- Never exceed
themaximumpermissible
loadcarrying capacityoftheroofofyour
vehicle,thepermissibleaxleweightsand
thepermissibletotalweightofyourvehi
cle
9page240, Weights.
-Always driveslowly, avoidsuddenbrak
ing
andmaneuverswhentransporting
cargo ontheroofofyourvehicle.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Sometimesitmaybeeasiertoleave aroof
rack
instatledeventhoughyouarenotus
ing it.Due
tatheincreased airresistance
yourvehiclewillunnecessarilyusemore
fuel. Removetheroofrackifyouarenot
goingtouseit.
CuphoLder
Fig.72(upholder
Twobeveragescan becarriedinthecuphold
er.
AWARNING
Spilled
hotliquid cancauseanaccident
andpersonalinjury.
- Never carryany
be-veragecontainerswith
hotliquids,suchashotcoffeeorhottea,
inthevehicle whileitismoving. Incase
ofanaccident,suddenbrakingorother
vehiclemovement,-botliquidcouldspill,
causing scalding
burn~Spilledhotliquid
can
alsocauseanaccidentandpersonal
injury.
- Use only
softcupsinthecupholder. Hard
cups
andglassescancauseinjuryinan
accident.
- Neverusethecupholderoradapterasan
ashtray-riskoffire.
(CDNote
Only drinkcontainerswithlidsshouldbe
carried
inthecupholder.Liquid couldspill
outanddamageyourvehiclés electronic
equipmentorstaintheupholstery, etc.
b
Ashtray
Fig.73Center console: ashtray
Dpeningtheashtray
~Slidethecoyeropen.
Removingashtrayinsert
~Pressthereleasebutton9fig.73.
~Pulltheashtrayinsertupandout.
Toreinstallashtray
~Presstheashtrayinsertbackintoitsholder.
.&.WARNING
Never
putwastepaperintheashtray. Hot
ashesorotherhotabjectsintheashtray
couldsetwastepaperonfire.
CigaretteLighter/
socket
Cigarettelighter
Thecigattl'.reeIghter orsocketonlywork withtheIgnition on.
Usingthecigarettelighter
~Slidethecoyeropentoreachthecigarette
lighter.
~Pushtheknob9fig.74in.
~Waituntilthecigarettelighterknobpops
out.
~Removethecigarettelighterimmediately
anduseit.
~Reinsertcigarettelighterintothesocketaf
teruse.
Connectinganappliance
~Slidethecoyeropentoreachthecigarette
lighter.
~Removecigarettelighter.
~Pluginappliancetabeused.
Thèsocketofthecigarettelightermaybe
used for12-voltapplianceswithmaximum
consumptionofupta100watts,suchasa
flash light,
smallvacuumcleaner, etc.
Before you
purchaseanyaccessories, always
read
andfollowtheinformationin
9page247,Additional accessories andparts
replacement.
&WARNING
Improperuseofthecigarettelightercan
causeseriousinjuryorstarta fire.
-
Becarefulwhenusingthecigarettelight
er.
Ifyoudonotpayattentiontowhat
youaredoingwhenyouareusingthecig
arettelighteryou canburn yourself.
CDNote
-Toavoiddamagingthesocket, onlyuse
plugsthatfitproperly.
- Only use
thecigarettelightersocketasa
powersourceforelectricalaccessories
forshortdurations.Usethesocketsin
thevehiclewhenapowersourceisneed
edforlongerdurations.
(Ij)Tips
-Whentheengineisoffandaccessories
arestillpluggedinandareon,thevehi-
cle
batterycan still bedrained.~
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-The vehiclebatterymustnotbecharged
with astandardsmallchargerthatplugs
intothecigarettelighteroroutlet.
Outlet
Theoutletinthefront center consolemoybe
used for
i2-voltopplionces.
Fig.7SCenter console, front:12-voltoutlet
~Foldthecoyerfortheoutletup.
~Pluginappliancetobeused.
Theoutletmaybeusedfor12-voltappliances
withmaximumconsumptionofupto100
watts,suchasaflashlight,smallvacuum
cleaner,etc.
Before youpurchaseanyaccessories,always
read
andfollowtheinformationin
qpage247,Additional accessories andparts
replacement.
AWARNING
Theoutletplusanyappliancespluggedin
toitremainfunctionaleven iftheignition
isswitchedoffortheignition keyisre
moved. Neverleavechildren inside
theve
hicle
withoutsupervision.
CDNote
Toavoiddamagingthesocket,onlyuse
plugsthatfitproperly.
iTips
Whentheengineisoffandaccessoriesare
stillpluggedinandareon,thevehiclebat
terycanstillbedrained.
Storage
General'.
AWARNING
- Alwaysremoveobjectsfromtheinstru
mentpanel.Anyitemsnotputaway
could
slidearoundinsidethevehicle
while driving
orwhenacceleratingor
whenapplyingthebrakesorwhendriv
ing
arounda corner.
-
Whenyouaredrivingmakesurethat
anythingyou may have placedinthecen
terconsoleorotherstoragelocations
cannotfalloutintothefootwells.Incase
ofsuddenbraking youwouldnotbeable
tobrakeoraccelerate.
-Anyarticlesofclothingthatyou have
hungupmustnotinterferewiththedriv
er'sview.Thecoathooksaredesigned
onlyforlightweightclothing.Neverhang
anyclothingwithhard,pointedorheavy
objectsinthepocketsonthecoathooks.
During
suddenbrakingorinanaccident
especially iftheairbagisdeployed
theseobjectscouldinjure anypassen
gersinsidethevehicle.
Glovecompartment•
Theglovecompartmentisilluminated and
con belocked.
_...
Fig.76Glovecompartment
Toopenglovecompartment
~Pullthehandleqfig.76inthedirectionof
thearrowpushdownlidtothefullyopen
position.
b
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Taclose glovecompartment
~Pushtheglovecompartmentlidupwardun
tilthelockengages.
cochanger*
TheCDchangerfortheSoundSystemislocat
ed
intheglovecompartment.
AWARNING
Toreducetheriskofpersonalinjuryinan
accidentorsuddenstop,always keepthe
glovecompartmentclosedwhiledriving.
5toragecompartmentinthefrontseats
Appliestavehicles: withstoragecompartmentinthefrontseats
Thereisafold-out storagecompartmentin
thefrontofthe seats.
Opening
~Liftthehandleandpullthedrawerout.
Clasing
~Pushthedrawerincompletelyuntilitlatch
es.
iTips
Themaximumcarryingcapacity2.2lbs
(lkg).
Coathooks
AWARNING
-Hangclothesinsu ch awaythattheydo
notimpairthedriver's vision.
- The
coathooksmustonlybeusedfor
lightweightclothing.Donotleave any
heavy
orsharpedgedobjectsinthepock
etswhich mayinterferewiththesideair
bag
deploymentandcancausepersonal
injuryina crash.
-Donothang heavyabjectsonthecoat
hooks,astheycouldcausepersonalin
_ Jury
inasuddenstop.
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78Ontheroad
c:DNote
Onlyafterthevehiclehascometocom
pletestop,shouldyoufirmlysetthepark
ing brake
andeithermovethegearshift
leverintolst.gear(manualtransmission)
ormovetheselectorleverinto"P"(Auto
matietransmission).
Parking
Topreventaparkedvehicle fromrolling
away,
thereare afewthingsyoushoulddo.
Whe'n youparkyourvehicle,dothefollowing:
~Stopthevehicle usingthebrakepedalo
~Settheparking brakefirmly.
~Switchofftheengine.
~MovetheselectorleverintothePposition
(automatictransmission)ormovethegear
shiftleverintolst.gear(manualtransmis
sion) .
~Removetheignition keyfromtheignition
lock.
Whatelse youshould dowhen parking
your vehicle onanincline ordecline
Turnthesteeringwheel50thatifthevehicle
shouldstarttoroll, itwill rollintothecurb.
Ifyouareparking onadecline(thefrontof
your vehicle facingdownhill),turnthefront
wheelstotheright50thattheypointtoward
thecurb.
Ifyouareparking onanincline(thefontof
yourvehiclefacinguphill),turnthefront
wheelstotheleft50thattheypointaway
fromthecurb.
.&.WARNING
Thisishowyoucanreducetheriskofin
jury
whenleaving yourvehicle.
-Neverparkthevehiclewhereit cancome
incontactwithdrygrass,spilledfuelor
any
otherflammablematerials_
- Never
allowanyone-especiallysmall
children -taremaininthevehiclewhen
itis locked. Lockeddoorsmakeitmore
difficultforrescuerstoaccessthepas-
sengercompartmentintheEventofan
emergency. Dangertolife!
-Neverleave children unsupervisedinthe
vehicle.Children couldreleasethepark
ing brake
ormovethegearshiftleverout
ofgear. Thevehicle couldstarttoroll
away
andcauseanaccident.
-Nomatterwhattheseasonis,thetem
peratureina parked vehicle canreach
dangerouslevels.
StartingonhiLLs
Appliestovehicles: withhillhold assist
Hillholdassistmakesiteasiertostarton
hills.
The
systemisactivated whenthebrakepedal
isdepressedforafewseconds.
Afterreleasingthebrake pedal,thebrake
powerisheldforabriefmomenttoprevent
thevehiclefromrolling backwhenstarting.At
thistime,youcaneasily begintomoveyour
vehicle.
.&.WARNING
-Ifyoudidnotbeginmovingimmediately
afterreleasingth~brakepedal,under
certaincircumstances,thevehicle would
begin
toroll backward. Depressthe
brakepedalimmediatelyorengagethe
handbrake.'--.
-Shouldtheenginestall..depressthe
brakepedalimmediatelyorengagethe
handbrake.
- In
ordertopreventthevehiclefromroll
ing back
unintentionallywhenstartingin
stop-and-go traffic, keepthebrakepedal
depressedforafewsecondsbeforedriv
ing off.
(DTips
Youcan findoutifyou rvehicleisequipped
with"Hill holdassist"atanauthorizedAu
didealership.
tnz
-cruisecontroL
switchingthesystemon
Thecruise controlsystemmakesitpossibleto
driveataconstantspeedstartingat20mph
(30km/h).
Fig.82Contrallever withsetbutton!
Fig.83Display:Selected speed
~Pullthelevertoposition
switchthesystemon.
~Driveatthespeedyouwishtoset.
~Pressbutton®tosetthatspeed.
Thedisplaycc:>fig.83willshowthesetspeed.
Thedisplay mayvarydependingonthetypeof
displayinyour vehicle. Theindicatorlight
(USmodel)/11.1(Canadian model)will
also
lightupintheinstrumentcluster.
AWARNING
- Always payattentiontotrafficEvenwhen
thecruisecontrolisswitchedon.Youare
alwaysresponsibleforyourspeedand
thedistancebetweenyourvehicleand
othervehicles.
-Forsafetyreasons,thecruisecontrol
shouldnotbeusedinthecity,instop
and-gotraffic,ontwistingroadsand
whenroadconditionsarepoor(suchas
Ontheroad
ice,fog, gravel,heavyrainandhydro
planing) -risk
ofaccident.
- Turn
offthecruisecontroltemporarily
whenenteringturnLanes, highway exit
Lanes
orinconstructionzones.
- Please
notethatinadvertently"resting"
yourfootontheacceleratorpedalcauses
thecruisecontrolnottobrake. Thisis
becausethecruisecontrolisoverridden
bythedriver'sacceleration.
r(DTips
-Vehicles withmanualtransmission:You
canattainthesetspeedonlyifthecur
rently
engagedgearallows itandtheen
gine
isnotstressed.Shiftingtoahigher
orlowergearpromptlywill allowtheen
gine
torunsmoothly.
- The cruisecontrolcannotmaintaina
constantspeedwhendriving downhillo
The vehicle will
accelerateunderitsown
weight.Downshifttoalowergearoruse
thebrakestoslowdown.
Changing speed
~PressleverintheCVor0direction
cc:>page79,fig.82toincrease ordecrease
yourspeed.
~Releasethelevertosavethatspeed.
Changespeedinincrementsof1mph(1km/
h)bylightlypressingthelever.Ifyoukeepthe
leverpresseddow~,youwillalteryourspeed
inSmph(10km/hlincrements.
Youcanalsopresstheacceleratorpedaldown
toincrease yourspeed,e.g.ifyouwantto
pa55someone.Thespeedyousavedearlier
willresumeassoonasyoureleasetheacceler
atorpedalo
If, however, youexceed your
savedspeedby
5mph(10km/hlforlongerthan5minutes,
thecruisecontrolwillturnofftemporarily.
The
symbolwillgooutbutthesavedspeed
willberetained.
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&WARNING
Heavyloadswillinfluencetheway your ve-
hicle
handles.Tohelpreducetheriskofa
loss
ofcontrolleadingtoseriouspersonal
injury:
- Always keep
inmindwhentransporting
heavyobjects,thatachangeinthecen-
terofgravitycanalsocausechangesin
vehicle handling:
- Always
distributetheloadasevenlyas
possible.
- Place heavy
objectsasfarforwardin
theluggagecompartmentaspossible.
- Never exceed
theGrossAxleWeightRat-
ing
ortheGross VehicleWeightRating
specified
onthesafetycompliancestick-
erontheleftdoorjamb.Exceeding per-
missible
weightstandardscancausethe
vehicletoslideandhandledifferently.
- Please
observeinformationonsafedriv-
ing
~page93.
&WARNING-Tohelppreventpoisonousexhaustgas
frombeing drawnintothevehicle, always
keep
therearlid closed whiledriving.
- Never
transportobjectslargerthan
thosefittingcompletelyintotheluggage
areabecausetherearlidcannotbefuUy
closed.
-
Ifyouabsolutelymustdrivewiththerear
lidopen,observethefollowingnotesto
reducetheriskofpoisoning:
- Close allwindows,
- Open
aUairoutletsintheinstrument
panel,
-Switchofftheair recirculation,
-
Setthefreshair fantothehighest
speed.
&WARNING
Alwaysmakesurethatthedoors, allwin-
dows
andtherear lidaresecurely closed
andlockedtoreducetheriskofinjury
whenthevehicleisnotbeingused.
-After closingtherearlid,always make
surethatitisproperly closedandlocked.
- Never leaveyourvehicle
unattendedes
peciaUy with
therearlidleftopen.A
child could crawl
intothevehiclethrough
theluggagecompartmentandclosethe
rearlidbecomingtrappedandunableto
getout.Beingtrappedinavehicle can
lead
toseriouspersonalinjury.
- Never
letchildren playinoraroundthe
vehicle.
- Never
letpassengersrideintheluggage
compartment.Vehicleoccupantsmust
always beproperlyrestrainedinoneof
thevehicle'sseatingpositions.
-~Tips
-Aircirculationhelpstoreduce window
fogging.
Staleairescapestotheoutside
throughventsinthetrimpanel,onthe
left sideoftheluggagecompartment.
Besuretokeeptheseslotsfreeand
open.
-The tirepressuremustcorrespondtothe
load. Thetirepressureisshownonthe
tirepressurelabel. Thetirepressurela
belislocatedonthedriver's sideB-pillar.
The tire
pressurelabelliststherecom
mendedcold tireinflationpressuresfor
thevehicleatitsmaximumcapacity
weightandthetiresthatwereonyour
vehicleatthetimmwasmanufactured.
Forrecommendedtire'pressuresfornor
malloadconditions,pleaseseechapter
~page202.
Tie-downs•
Theluggagecompartmentisequipped with
four tie-downs tasecure luggage andother
items.
Usethetie-downstosecureyourcargoprop
erly
~page99,Loading theluggagecom
partment.
Inacollision,thelawsofphysicsmeanthat
Evensmalleritemsthatarelooseinthevehi
cle will
becomeheavy missilesthatcancause~
---.inJ·ury.Itemsinthevehiclepossessen-seriOUswhichvarywith vehiclespeedandthe
ergyhtoftheitem.Vehiclespeedisthemostwelgsignificant factor.
xamp le
inafrontalcollisionataspeedFore'f30mph(48km/hl,theforcesactingon
a
~O-lb(4.5kg)objectareabout20timesthe
normalweightoftheitem.Thismeansthat
the weightoftheitemwouldsuddenlybe
about
200lbs.(90kg).Youcanimaginethe
injuriesthata200lbs.(90kg)itemflying
freely
throughthepassengercompartment
could causeinacollision likethis.
AWARNING
Weak,damagedorimproperstrapsused
to secure
itemstotie-downscanfail dur
inghard braking orinacollisionandcause
seriouspersonalinjury.
_ Always
usesuitable mountingstrapsand
properlysecureitemstothetie-downsin
theluggagecompartmenttohelppre
ventitemsfromshifting orflying for
ward
asdangerousmissiles.
_ When
therearseatbackrestisfolded
down, alwaysusesuitablemounting
strapsandproperlysecureitemstothe
tie-downs intheluggagecompartment
tohelppreventitemsfromflyingfor
ward
asdangerousmissilesintothepas
sengercompartment.
- Neverattachachildsafetyseattether
straptoatie-down.
ReportingSafety
Defects
ApplicableteU.S.A.
Ifyoubelievethatyour vehicle
has adefect whichcouldcause
a crash orcould cause
injuryor
death,
youshould immediately
inform
theNational Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
DrivingSafely10
(NHTSA)inadditiontonotify
ing
AudiofAmerica, Inc.
IfNHTSAreceivessimilarcom
plaints, itmay open aninvesti
gation, and
ifitfindsthata
safety defects exists
inagroup
ofvehicles, itmay order arecall
and remedy campaign. Howev
er,
NHTSAcannotbecomein
volvedinindividual problems
between you,your dealer, or
Al.\diofAmerica, Inc.
TocontactNHTSA,youmaycall
theVehicle SafetyHotline toll
free at:
Tel.:
1-888-327-4236(TTY:
1-800-424-9153)
or write to:
Administrator
NHTSA
1200NewJersey Avenue,SE
Washington,D.C.20590
Youcanalso obtainotherinfor
mation
aboutmotorvehicle
safety fram:
http://www.safercar.gov
ApplicableteCanada
Canadian customers:;who wish
tereportasafety-related de
fect
toTransport Canada,
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Safetybelts1 (
theretoofferprotectioninthoseaccidentsin
whichairbagsarenotsupposedtodeployor
whentheyhavealreadydeployed. Unbelted
occupantscanalsobethrownoutofthevehi
cle
whereevenmoresevereorfatalinjuries
canoccur.
Itisalsoimportantfortherearpassengersto
wearsafetybeltscorrectly. Unbeltedpassen
gersintherearseatsendangernotonlythem
selvesbutalsothedriverandotherpassen
gersqfig.106.Inafrontalcollisiontheywill
bethrownforward violently,wheretheycan
hit
andinjurethedriverand/orfrontseatpas
senger.
5afetybeltsused properly canmake abig dif
ference.
5afetybeltshelptokeeppassengers
intheirseats,graduallyreduceenergylevels
appliedtothebodyinanaccident,andhelp
preventtheuncontrolledmovementthatcan
causeseriousinjuries. Inaddition,safetybelts
reducethedangerofbeingthrownoutofthe
vehicle.
5afetybeltsattachpassengerstothecarand
givethemthebenefitofbeing sloweddown
moregentlyor"softly"throughthe"give"in
thesafetybelts,crushzonesandothersafety
featuresengineeredintotoday'svehicles.By
"absorbing"thekineticenergyover alonger
periodoftime,thesafetybeltsmakethe
People thinkit'spossibletouse thehonds ta
brace thebody
in0minor collision. It'ssimply
nottrue!
Fig.107Driverisproperly restrainedinasuddenbrakingmaneuver.
Safetybeltsprotect
hppenstooccupantsnotwearingWhatasafetybelts?
.105Adrivernotwearing asafety beltisviolentlyFIg.thrown forward
Fig.106Arear passengernotwearing asafetybeltwillflyforward andstrikethedriver
Unbeltedoccupantsarenotabletoresistthe
tremendousforcesofimpactbyholdingtight
orbracingthemselves.Withoutthebenefitof
safetyrestraintsystems,theunrestrainedoc
cupantwillslamviolently intothesteering
wheelinstrumentpanel,windshield,orwhat
evere;seisinthewayqfig.105.Thisimpact
withthevehicleinteriorhasalltheenergy
theyhadjustbeforethecrash.
Never relyon
airbagsaloneforprotection.
Evenwhentheydeploy,airbagsprovide only
additional
protection.Airbags arenotsup
posed
todeployinall kindsofaccidents.Al
thoughyour Audi isequippedwithairbags,all
vehicle
occupants,includingthedriver,must
wearsafetybeltscorrectlyinordertomini
rnize
theriskofsevereinjuryordeathina
crash.
Rernember
too,thatairbagswill deploy only
once
andthatyoursafetybeltsarealways
h sunbeltedoccupantscannotstopIncrase..1es~romflying
forwardandbemgm-themseVI'b11kild.Always
wearyoursafetyets.
jured or1e
~~~~
~
thespeeddoublesfrom15to30mph(25to
50km/hl,theenergyincreases4times!
Because
theoccupantsinthisvehicle arenot
usingsafetybeltsqfig.103,theywillkeep
moving
atthesamespeedthevehicle was
moving
justbeforethecrash,untilsomething
stopsthem- here,thewallqfig.104.
Thesameprinciples applytopeoplesittingin
avehiclethatisinvolvedinafrontalcollision.
Even
atcityspeedsof20to30mph(30to50
km/hl,theforces actingonthebodycan
reach
oneton(2,000lbs,or1,000kgl or
more.Athigherspeeds,theseforcesareeven
greater.
Peoplewhodonotusesafetybeltsarealso
notattachedtotheirvehicle. Inafrontalcolli
sion
theywillalsokeep moving forwardatthe
speedtheirvehiclewastravellingjustbefore
thecrash.Ofcourse,thelawsofphysicsdon't
justapplytofrontalcollisions,theydetermine
whathappensinallkiJ:ldsofaccidentsandcol·
lisions. The
physical principles
aresimple.Boththe
vehicleandthepassengerspossessenergy
which varieswithvehicle
speedandbody
weight.Engineers callthisenergy"kineticen.
ergy."
The
higherthespeedofthevehicleandthe
greaterthevehicle'sweight,themoreenergy
thathastobe"absorbed"inthecrash.
Frontalcollisionsandthelawofphysics
AWARNING
-5afetybeltsarethesinglemosteffective
meansavailabletoreducetheriskofse
rious
injuryanddeathinautomobileacci
dents.Foryourprotectionandthatof
yourpassengers,always correctlywear
safetybeltswhenthevehicleismoving.
- Failure
topayattentiontothewarning
lightthatcomeon, could leadtoperson
alinjury.
Safetybelts
ThewarninglightIlintheinstrumentclust€r
lights upwhentheignitionisswitchedonasa
remindertofastenthesafetybelts. Inaddi
tion, youwill
hearawarningtoneforacertain
periodoftime.
Fastenyoursafetybeltandmakesurethat
yourpassengersalsoproperlyputontheir
safetybelts.
Fig.103Unbelted occupantsinavehicle heading fora
wall
Whysafetybelts?
Fig.104The vehicle crashes intothewall.
Frontalcrashes createverystrongforcesfor
people ridinginvehicles.
104
b....