2013 AUDI A4 warning

Tilting
• The sunroof can be tilted or closed only in
switch position @¢
fig. 38
• To tilt it , brief ly press the switch ¢ page 44,
fig. 37.
• To close it, briefly pull the switch ¢ .&, .
• To set an intermediate position, press/pull
the switch until the roof reaches the desired
pos ition .
Opening
• To open the sunroof complete ly, turn and
hold the switch against the resistance in po­
s ition (!).
• To close the sunroof, turn the rotary sw itch
to posit ion @ ¢.&, .
• An intermediate position can be set by turn­
ing the rotary swit ch to the des ired position.
Opening /closing the sunshade
• Press the switch®¢ page 44, fig . 37 in
the des ired arrow direction .
• To stop the sunshade in an intermed iate po-
sit ion, press the switch again .
After the ignit ion is switched off, you can st ill
operate the sunroof for about 10 minutes. As
soon as the driver's or passenger's door is
opened, the sw itch is inoperative.
T he power sunshade can also be closed when
the sunroof is open.
A WARNING
Pay careful attention when clos ing the
sunroof- otherwise serious injury could re­
sult! For this reason, always remove the ig­
nition key when leav ing the veh icle.
(D Note
Always close your sunroof when leaving
your veh icle. Sudden rain can cause dam­
age to the inter ior equipment of yo ur vehi­
cle, particularly the electronic equipment.
@ Tips
-Information regarding convenience
opening/closing¢
page 43.
Opening and closing 45
Emergency closing of the sunroof
If the sunroof detects an object in its path
when it is clos ing, it will open again automati­
ca lly. In this case, you can close the roof with
the power emergency closing function.
• Within five seconds after the sunroof opens
automatically , pull the switch until the roof
closes.
Valet parking
Applies to vehicles: with fo lding and lockab le rear seat­
backs
The valet parking feature protects the lug­
gage compartment from unauthorized ac­
cess.
-
Fig. 39 Glove co mpartment: valet pa rking butto n
You can switch the "valet parking function" on
when someone else is parking your vehicle .
When the funct ion is switched on , the vehicle
can be driven, locked and unlocked using the master key, but access to the luggage com­
partment is not perm itted .
• Take the mechanical key out of the master
key ¢
page 34.
"' Open the glove compartment¢ page 65.
"' Act ivate ¢
fig. 39 the "valet park ing" fea­
ture by pressing the
I VALET I button. The in­
dicator light in the switch illuminates.
• Close the glove compartment and lock it
with the mechanical key.
• Lock both rear seatbacks with the mechani­
cal key
c> page 69.
• Lock the luggage compartment pass­
through w ith the mechan ica l key
c> page 74.

Clear vision Lights
Switching the lights on and off
F ig . 40 Instrument pane l: headlight control switch
Light switch ·'t/,·
Turn the switch c> fig . 40 to the correspond ing
position . When the lights are switched on, the
:oo: symbol turns on.
0 • The lights are off or the dayt ime running
lights are on:
- USA mod els : The daytime running lights are
activated when the light sw itch
c> fig . 40 is
in the
O position or the AUTO position (only
in daylight conditions) . The daytime running
lights function can be turned on and off in
the radio or MMI* menu
E xteri or li ghtin g
¢ page 48 , c> &_.
-Ca nad a mod els: The daytime runn ing lights
are activated when the light sw itch
¢ fig . 40
is in the O position, :oo : position or the AUTO
posit ion (only in daylight conditions). The
daytime running lights function cannot be
turned off¢&. .
AUTO* -Automatic headlights switch on and
off depending on b rightness, for example in
tw ilight, during rain or in tunnels¢,& .
:oo: -Side marker lights
~D -Low beam headlights
Fog light s/rea r fog ligh t(s)*
Press the appropriate button c> fig. 40:
1D -Fog lights
0$ -Rear fog light(s)
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adaptive light*
When switched on, adaptive ligh t adap ts to
curves in the road depend ing on the vehicle
speed and the steering ang le. This provides
better lighting through the curve. The system
operates at speeds between approximately 6 mph (10 km/h) and 68 mph (110 km/h).
St atic corner ing light * (vehicles with adaptive
light) -the cornering light switches on at
speeds up to approximately 25 mph (40 km/ h) when a certain steering wheel angle is
reached or when a turn signal is activated. The
area to the s ide of the vehicle is illuminated
better whe n turn ing .
The adaptive light and the cornering light only
function when the switch is in the AUTO posi­
tion (automatic headlights*) .
A WARNING
-Daytime running lights and automatic
headlights* are only intended to ass ist
the driver . T hey do no t re lieve the driver
of his responsibility to chec k the head ­
lights and to t urn them on manua lly ac­
cording to the current light and visibility
conditions. For examp le, fog cannot be
detected by the light sensors*. So a lways
switch on the headlights
~D under these
weather conditions and when driving in
the dark .
- Crashes can happen when you cannot see
the road ahead and when you cannot be
seen by other motorists. Always turn on
the head lights so that you can see ahead
and so that others can see your car from
the back.
- Please obey all laws when using the
lig hting sys tems described here.
(D Note
The rear fog lights* should on ly be turned
on in accordance with t raff ic regulation, as
the lights are bright for following traffic. ..,.

48 Clear vis ion
@ Tips
- The light sensor* for headlight control is
located in the rear view m irror mount.
You should therefore not apply any st ick­
ers to the windsh ield in this area in order
to prevent malfunctions or failures.
- Some exterior lighting functions can be
adjusted
c> page 48.
- When you remove your key from the igni­
tion while the vehicle's lights are turned
on, a buzzer sounds as long as the driv­
er's door is open .
- In cool or damp weather, the ins ide of
the headlights, turn signals and tail lights can fog over due to the tempera­
ture difference between the inside and
outside. They will clea r shor tly after
switching them on. This does not affect
the service life of the lighting.
- In the even t of a light sensor malfunc­
tion, the driver is no tified in the instru­
ment cluster disp lay ¢
page 22.
Turn signals and high beam lever
The lever operates the turn signals , the high
b eams and th e headlight flash er.
Fig . 4 1 Tu rn s ig na l an d h ig h beam leve r
Turn sign als ¢i ¢
The turn signals activate when you move the
l ever into a turn s ignal pos ition when the ign i­
tion is switched on.
(D -right turn signal
@-left tur n signa l
The turn s ignal blinks three times if you just
tap the lever .
High be ams and headlight flasher [D
Move the lever to the correspon ding posit io n:
@ -high beams on
@ -high beams off o r headligh t fla sher
The indicator light
II in the i nstr ument clus­
ter turns on .
Notes on thes e features
- The turn signals on ly work w ith the ign ition
t ur ned on. The indicator lights
B or II in
t he instrument cluster also blink.
- After you have turned a co rner, the tu rn s ig­
na l switches off au toma tically .
- The
high beam works on ly w hen the head­
lights a re o n. The indicator light
II in the
instrument cluster illuminates when the
high beams are on .
- The
headlight flasher works o nly as long as
you ho ld the lever -even if the re a re no
lights switched on . The ind icator light
II i n
the instrument cluster illum inates when you
use the headlight flasher.
A WARNING
--
Do not use the h igh beam or headlight
flashe r if you know that these could blind
oncom ing traffic.
Adjusting exterior lighting
The functions ore selected in the radio or
MMI" .
.,. Select: I CAR ! function button > Ext erio r
light ing .
Or
.,. Select: !CAR I function button > Car sys­
tem s*
contro l button > Ve hicle settings >
Ext eri or lighting .
Coming home (light when leav ing car }* ,
L e aving home (light when unlocking car)*
The coming home function illuminates the
area around the vehicle when the ignition is
switched off and the dr ive r's door is opened .
Depend ing on vehicle equ ipment, the function
can be switched on and off or the length of
time the lights remain on* can be ad justed . ..,_

Turn the knob to the desired position:
Q/ P -In this position , you can adjust the
driver's and front passenger's exterior mirrors
by turning the knob in the desired direction.
(ijjl -The mirrors are heated depending on the
outside temperature.
8 -The exterior mirrors fold in*. You can ad­
just whether or not the mirrors fold in auto­
matically when locking the vehicle using the
radio/MM I*
c::> page 3 7.
Passenger exterior mirror tilt function*
(only with memory for exterior mirrows)
To help you see the curb when backing into a
parking space, the surface of the mirror tilts
slightly . The knob must be in the
P position
for this to happen .
You can adjust the tilted mirror surface by
turning the knob in the desired direction .
When you move out of reverse and into anoth ­
er gear, the new mirror position is stored and
assigned to the key you are using.
The mirror goes back into its original position
once you d rive forward faster than 9 mph
(15 km/h) or switch the ignition off .
,&. WARNING
Curved mirror surfaces (convex or spheri­
cal*) increase your field of view. Remem­
ber that vehicles or other objects will ap­
pear smaller and farther away than when
seen in a flat mirror. If you use this mirror
to estimate distances of following vehicles
when changing lanes, you could estimate incorrectly and cause an accident.
(D Note
- If the mirror housing is moved uninten­
tionally (for example, while parking your
vehicle), then you must first fold the mir­ ror electrically. Do not readjust the mir­
ror housing manually. You could damage
the motor which controls the mirror .
-If you wash the vehicle in an automatic
car wash, you must fold the exterior mir­
rors in to reduce the risk of damage to
-
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the mirrors . Never fold power folding ex­
terior mirrors* by hand. Only fold them
in and out using the power controls.
(D Tips
- The exterior mirror settings are stored
with the memory function*
c::> page 62.
- If there should be a malfunction in the
electrical system, you can still adjust the
exterior mirrors by pressing the edge of
the mirror.
Dimming the mirrors
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Fig. 47 Auto mat ic dimming re arv iew mirror*
Manual dimming rearview mirror
.. Pull the lever on the bottom of the mirror
back .
Automatic dimming rearview mirror*
.. Press the button @c::> fig. 47. The indicator
light @ turns on . The rearview and exterior*
mirrors dim automatically when light shines
on them, for example from headlights on a
vehicle to the rear.
A WARNING -
Electrolyte fluid can leak from automatic
dimming mirrors if the glass is broken. Electrolyte fluid can irritate skin, eyes and
respiratory system .
- Repeated or prolonged exposure to elec­
trolyte can cause irritation to the respira­
tory system, especially among people
with asthma or other respiratory condi ­
tions. Get fresh a ir immediately by leav­
ing the vehicle or, if that is not possible,
open windows and doors all the way.

Rear window sun shade
Applies to vehicles: with rear window su n shade
Q;l I flc.i" , ~---
Fig. SO W it h MMI : Button for re ar window su n shade
Fig . 51 W it h out MMI: B utto n fo r rear wi ndow s un
s hade
• To extend/retract the sun shade, press the
laf.l button r=;> fig . 50 or ¢ fig. 51.
You can adj ust the settings for the rear sun
shade so the shade retracts automatica lly
when you select the reverse gear . To do this,
select the
! CARI function button> W indow s>
R ear blind > aut omati c> on
or ICARI function
button >
Car sy stem s* contro l button > V ehi­
cl e s ett ings
> Autom atic re ar blind > On . The
cur rent setting is automat ica lly stored a nd as­
signed to the remote key . T he sun shade is ex­
tended again as soon as the vehicle is travel­
ing forward at a speed greater than 9 mph
(15 km/h) if the ignit ion has not been switch­
ed off in the meantime.
A WARNING
When lowering or raising the sunshade, make sure the re is nothing in its way and
that it has a free path to travel. This could
cause persona l injury .
-
Clear vi sion 5 3
@ Tips
-Pressing the button~ several t imes
consecutive ly can trigger the overload
protect ion. The sun shade can only be ex­
tended/retracted aga in after a brief wait­
ing period.
- The rear window sun shade only func­
tions when the vehicle interior is warmer
than 14°F (-10°C) .
Wiper and washer
system
Switching the windshield wipers on
F ig . 5 2 Winds hie ld w iper leve r
Fig . 53 all road: Rear w iper ac tua tio n
0 0 N
"' :8
.....
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-0 ::, a) m
Move the windshie ld w iper lever to the co rre­
sponding posi tion:
@ -Windshield wiper off
G)-Interval mode . To ex tend/shorten the
wiper intervals, move the switch @to the
left/r ight. In vehicles w it h a rai n sensor* the
wipe rs turn on in the rain once the vehicle
speed ex ceeds approximately 2 mph (4 km/h) .
T he higher the sens it iv ity of the ra in sensor * is
set (switch @to the right), the earlier the
windshield wipers react to moisture on the
w indshield. In some models, you can switch
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54 Clear vis ion
ra in sensor mode off and switch intermittent
mode on in the MMI*. Se lect:
I CAR ! function
button
> C ar sys tem s* contro l button > Dri ver
assi st> Rain s enso r.
In interm ittent mode,
you can adjust the interval time using the ®
switch .
@-Slow wiping
@-Fas t wiping
© -Sing le w ipe
® -Clean the windshield . To eliminate water
drop lets, the w indshield wiper performs one
afterwipe operation after several seconds
while driv ing . You can switch th is fu nction off
by mov ing the lever to position ® within 10
seconds of the afte rwipe operation . The after­
wipe func tion is reactiva ted the next time the
ignition is switched on.
a llroad: The rear w iper automatically switches
on when the reve rse gear is engaged and the
front w indshield w ipers are on and in opera­
tion .
C lean ing the headlights*. The headlight wash­
e r system* opera tes on ly when the headl ights
a re on. If you move the leve r to pos ition @,
the head lights are washed in intervals.
@ -allroad : Wipe the rear window. The rear
wiper moves about every 4 seconds.
(J) -allroad : Clean the rear window . The num­
ber of wiping operations depends on how long
the lever is held in pos ition
(J) .
_& WARNING
- T he ra in sensor is only inte nded to assist
the drive r. The driver is still responsible
for man ually switching the wipers on ac­
cording to the v isibility conditions .
- T he windshie ld may not be treated w ith
water-repe lling windshie ld coating
agents . Unfavorable conditions, such as
wetness, darkness, low sun, can res ult in
increased glare. Wiper blade chatter is
also possible .
- Proper ly functioning windshie ld w iper
blades are required for a clear view and safe driving
~ page 54, Replacing
windshield wiper blades.
@ Note
- In the case of frost, check whethe r the
windshield wiper blades are frozen to
the windshield. Sw itching on the wind­
shield wipers can damage the wiper
blades!
- Pr ior to us ing a car wash, the w indshield
w iper system must be sw itched off ( lever
in posit ion @). Th is he lps to prevent un­
intentional switching on and damage to
the windsh ield wiper system .
@ Tips
- The windshie ld wipers are switched off
when the ignit ion is turned off. Act ivate
the winds hield wipers after the ignition
is switched back on by moving the wind­
shield w iper lever to any position.
- Worn or d irty windshield wiper blades
result in st reaking. This can affect the
rain sensor* function. Check your wind­
shield w ipe r blades regularly.
- The washer fluid nozz les of the wind­
shield w asher system a re heated at low
temperat ures when the igni tion is on.
- When stopping tempo rarily, (e .g. at a
t raffic light) the set speed o f the wind­
shield wipers is automatically reduced by
one speed.
· Replacing windshield w iper blades
Wiper blades in good condition help keep the
windshield clear.
F ig. 5 4 Remov ing wi nd sh ie ld w ipe r bl ade

Wiper servi ce position /b lade r eplac ement
po sition
• Switch the windshield wipers off (position
@ c:> page 53, fig. 52).
• Se lect: ICARlfunction button> Windsh ield
wi pers > Ser vice posit io n
> on . Or
• Select: I CAR I funct ion button >
C ar sy s­
t e m s*
control button > Se rvicing & check s >
Wip er servic e po sit ion > On . The windshield
wipers move into the service position.
Rem oving the wiper b lade
• Lift the w indshield wiper arm up from the
wi ndshield.
• Press the locking knob
(D c:> fig. 54 on the
wiper blade. Hold the wiper blade firm ly.
• Remove the w iper blade in the direction of
t h e a rrow.
Attaching th e wiper blade
• Install the new wiper blade in the retainer
on the w iper arm @until you hear it cl ick in­
to place on the wiper arm.
• Place the wiper arm bac k on the windshie ld.
• To bring the wipers back in to the or ig inal
position, press the windsh ield wiper lever .
Or
• Se lect: ICARlfunction button>
Windsh ield
w ipers > Serv ice posit ion
> off. Or
• Select: ICARI funct ion button>
Car sy s­
t e m s*
control button > Servi cing & ch e ck s >
Wipe r serv ice po sition > Off .
A WARNING
-If the w indshield wipe rs smear the wind­
shield, clean the w iper blades with wind­
shield washer fl uid. If the wiper blades
are extremely dirty, yo u can also clean
them with a soft sponge or cloth .
- For yo ur safety, you should replace the
wiper blades once or twice a year. See
your authorized Aud i dealer for replace­
ment blades.
(D Note
- The windshield wiper blades must only
be replaced when in the service position!
Otherwise, yo u risk damaging the paint
Clear vision 55
on the hood or the windshie ld w iper mo ­
tor .
- Yo u should not move your vehicle or
press the windshield wiper lever when
the wiper a rms are folded away from the
windshield. The windsh ield wipers wou ld
move back into their original position
and could damage the hood and wind­
shield.
- To help prevent damage to the wiper sys­
tem, always loosen blades wh ich are fro­
zen to the windshield before operating
w ipers.
- To help prevent damage to wiper blades, do not use gasoline, kerosene, paint
thinner, or other solvents on or near the
w iper blades.
- To help p revent damage to the w iper
arms or other components, do not at­
t empt to move the wipe rs by hand.
(D Tips
- Comme rcial hot waxes applied by auto­
matic car washes affect the how easily
t he glass surface can be cleaned.
- Yo u can also use the service posi tion, for
example, if you want to p rotec t the
w indshield from icing by us ing a cover.
Replacing the rear wiper blade
App lies to vehicles: wi th rear wiper
Fig. 55 Rear w ipe r: Removing the wipe r blade
Removing the wiper bl ade
• Fold the windshield wiper arm away from
the windshield .
• Pull the w iper blade and holder out of the
mount.

56 Clear vis ion
Attach ing th e wiper blade
.,. Press the wiper blade holder in the arrow d i­
rection ¢
fig. 55 into the mount.
.,. Fo ld the windshield wiper arm back onto
the windsh ie ld .
A WARNING
- If the windshield wipers smear the wind­
shield, clean the w iper blades with w ind­
shield washer fluid. If the wiper blades are extremely d irty, you can also clean
them w ith a soft sponge or cloth.
- For safety reasons, the windsh ield wiper
blades should be replaced once or twice
each year.
Digital compass
Switching the compass on and off
Applies to vehicles: with digita l compass
The compass direction is shown in the rear ­
view mirror.
NI--I
Fig. 56 Rearview mirro r: D ig ital compass act ivated
.,. To sw itch the compass on or off, press and
hold the button @ until the compass dis­
play in the mirror ¢
fig. 56 appears or d isap ­
pears .
The digital compass only works when the igni­
tion is on . The directions are indicated with
abbreviations :
N (north), NE (northeast), E
(east), SE (southeast), S (south), SW (south­
west),
W (west), NW (no rthwest).
(D Tips
To prevent inaccurate compass readings,
do not bring any remote controls, elect ri- ca
l devices or metallic objects near the
mirror .
Adjusting the magnetic zone
Applies to vehicles: with digital compass
The magnetic zone must be adjusted correctly
for the compass to read accurately.
F ig . 5 7 Nor th A merica : magn etic d ef le ction zo ne
bo un daries
"'
.,. Press and hold the button @¢fig. 57 unt il
the number of the magnetic zone appears in
the rearview mirror .
.,. Press the button @repeatedly to se lect the
correct magnetic zone . The se lec tion mode
t u rn s off after a few seconds .
Calibrating the compass
Applies to vehicles: with digital compass
You must recalibrate the compass if it does
not display the correct direction .
.,. Press and hold the button @ until a Cap­
pears in the rea rv iew mirro r.
.,. Drive in a c ircle at about 6 mph (10 km/h)
until a d irection is displayed in the rea rv iew
mirror.
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