CD
@
®
©
®
®
(j)
Door handle
Power locking sw it ch
Memory buttons (dr iver's seat)
Button for side ass ist
A ir outlets
L ight switch
Control lever for :
- T urn signal and high beam
@ Multi-function steering wheel
with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag
- Audio/video, telephone, navi
gation and vo ice recogni tion
buttons
- Rocker switches for tiptroni c
36
57
105
43
44
146
opera tion or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 92
® ISET lbutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
@ Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . 10
@ Reset button for trip odometer 12
@ Switches for:
- Windshield wiper/washer 49
- Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
@ Ignition lock ............. . .
(8) Adjustable s teer ing column
@ Control lever for :
- Cruise contro l ......... ... .
- Adaptive cruise control .. .. .
@ Ins trumen t lighting .... .. .. .
@ Release lever for the engine
hood .. .. .. .. ........... .. .
@ Data L ink Connector for On
B oard Diag nostics (OBD II) . .. .
@ Sw itch for unlock ing the trunk
lid .. .. .. ...... ..... ...... .
@ Adjuste r control fo r outside m ir-
r ors .. .. .. .. ........... .. .
@ Power window switches ... .. .
@ Rad io-Display1l or MMI-Display
71
71
80
95
4 6
216
30
39
46
40
l) T he image in t he d is pl ay will app ea r e it h er in mu lt ipl e
c o lor s or in a singl e co lor , de pen din g o n th e vehicl e
e q ui pment. T he m ulti co lo r im age w ill b e used i n this
O w ner's M anual becau se bo th mu lt i co lo r and sin gle
c o lor ver sio ns are almos t identic al.
In strument s and control s 9
@) Depending on options:
- Rad io system
- CD changer
Emergency flasher
G love compartment (lockab le)
Front passenger's airbag .....
Depend ing o n options, sw itches
for:
45
60
146
- Audi drive se lect .......... .
109
- Electronic Stabili zation Con-
trol . ... .. .. .. . .. ... .... .
- Rear window sun shade .. .. . 185
48
@ Deluxe automat
ic cl imate con-
trol ...... .. .... .......... .
@) Depending on options, selecto r
lever or shift lever for 67
- Manual transmission . . . . . . . 82
- Automatic transmission . . . . . 82
@ Ashtray with ciga rette lighter 58, 59
@ Depend ing on options:
- MMI contro l console or
- Aud i drive select . . . . . . . . . . . 109
- Electronic Stab ilizat ion Con-
trol button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
- Power switch for rear window sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
@ I STA RT ENGI NE STOPI button 74
@) Electromec hanical pa rking
brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
(D Tips
-Some of the equipment o r feat ures
show n in the genera l ill ustration may be
standard equ ipment on your vehicle or
may be optional eq uipment depending
on your model. Always as k your author
ized Aud i dea ler if you have a question
about your vehicle.
- Operat ion of the Multi Med ia Interface
(MMI) is described in a separate manual.
12 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
disabled. It is also important to notify your in
surance company about the loss .
Setting the speed warning
By pressing the I SETI button br iefly, you can
set threshold 1 of the speed warning while
you are dr iv ing
~ page 79. By mainta ining
pressure on the ISETI button, you de lete the
warning threshold.
Digital clock with date display and
Odometer
Fig. 5 Instrument cl uster: odo meter
Fig. 6 Instrum ent cl uster : re se t button
Digital clock/GPS controlled clock*
Depending on the vehicle equ ipment level,
you may choose between the quartz clock or
the
GPS controlled clock* (!j in the radio or in
the MMI*. You can learn more about th is in
the MMI manual or in the radio user's manual.
Odometer /trip odometer
The display of distance dr iven is shown in kilo
meters "km" or in miles "mi".
- USA mode ls - Miles
- Canada models - Kilometers
T he units of measure (kilometers/miles) can
be changed in the radio or
MMI*. You can learn more about this in the MM
I manual or in
the radio user's manual.
T he odometer @ shows the total number of
kilometers or miles that have been driven on
the vehicle .
The trip odometer @shows the distance driv
en since it was last reset .
It can be used to
measure short distances. The last digit shows
distances of
100 meters or 1/10 of a mile.
T he trip odometer can be reset to zero by
pressing the reset button IO .OI
~ fig. 6.
Malfunction message
If there is a malfunction somewhere in the in
strument cluster,
DEF will appear in the trip
odometer and w il l stay on . Contact your au
thorized Audi dea le r to have the prob lem cor
rected.
Immobilizer
When the ignition is switched on, the data on
t h e ignition key are scanned automat ically .
If an unauthor iz ed key was used,
SAFE is dis
played permanently in the odometer display
field . The vehicle cannot be operated
~ page 33.
(D Tips
-When you switch off the ignition or open
the-driver door, the t ime, date, odome
ter and temperature are displayed for an
add itiona l
30 seconds.
- You can also call up the display with the
! SET !button
~page 11 wh ile the igni
tion is switched off.
· Fuel gauge
T he fue l gauge works only when the ignition is
on .
When the needle reaches the red area, the
warning light
Ii] in the instr ument cluster will
illuminate
Qpage 21 . Time to refuel!
The total tank capacity of your vehicle is listed
in
~ page 271. .,,.
32 Openin g and clo sing
Opening and closing
Power locking system
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and the rear lid simultaneously.
You can lock and unlock the vehicle centrally.
You have the following choices:
- Remote master key~
page 35,
-Door handles with convenience key*
~page 36,
-Lock cy linder at the dr iver's door
~ page 37, or
- Power loc king switch inside
~ page 36.
Automatic l ocking
The automatic locking feature locks all the ve
h icle doors and the rear lid when you drive
faster than 9 mph ( 15 km/h) .
The car is unlocked again once the ignition key is removed. In addition, the veh icle can be un
locked if the opening function in the power
lock ing system switch or at one of the door
leve rs is actuated. The Auto Loc k function can
be turned on and off in the rad io or
MMI*
~ page 37.
Addit ionally, in the event of a crash with a ir
bag deployment the doors are automatically
un locked to allow access to the veh icle.
Selective unlocking
When you lock the vehicle, the power locking
system w ill lock the doors and the rear lid .
When unlocking, you can set in the rad io or
MMI* whether
only the dr iver's door or the
enti re ve hicle should be unlocked
~ page 37.
Anti -th eft alarm warning system
If the anti-theft alarm warning system de
tects a break- in into the vehicle, acoust ic and
visua l wa rning signals are triggered.
The anti -theft warn ing system is act ivated au
tomatically when you lock the vehicle .
It is de
activated when u nlocking using the remote key, with the mechanica
l key, and when yo u
switch on the ignition.
T he alarm a lso t urns off when t he a la rm cycle
has expired.
Turn signals
When you u nlock the veh icle, the turn s ignals
flash twice , when you lock it once . If they do
not flash, one of the doo rs, the luggage com
partment lid or the hood is not locked or the
ignition is s till sw itched on.
Unint entionally locking yourself out
In the follow ing cases there safegua rds to
prevent you lock ing you r remote master key in
the vehicle:
- The vehicle does not lock w ith the power
lock ing switch ~
page 36 if the drive r's
door is open .
- On veh ides with convenience key*, if the
most recently used master key is in the lug
gage compa rtment, the rear lid is automat i
cally un locked again after it is closed.
Do not lock your veh icle w ith the remote mas
ter key or convenience key* unt il all doors and
the rea r lid a re closed . In this way you avoid
locking yourself out accidentally .
_& WARNING
-
-When you leave the veh icle, alw ays re
move the ignition key and take it with
you . This will prevent passengers (chil
dren, for example) from acc identally be
ing locked in the vehicle should they acci
dentally press the power locking switch in the front doors .
- Do not leave ch ildren inside the vehicle
unsuperv ised. In an emergency it would
be imposs ible to open the doors from
the o utside without the key .
(D Tips
- In the event of a crash with airbag de
ployment all locked doors will be auto
matically unlocked to give access to the
vehicle occupants from the outside.
-If the power lock ing system should ma l
function, you can lock the driver's door
using the mechanical key
~ page 3 7.
- If the power locking system should fail,
you can still open the fue l tank flap in an
emergency <=>
page 215.
-You are well advised not to keep valua
bles inside an unattended vehicle, visible
or not . Even a properly locked vehicle
cannot provide the security of a safe .
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driv
er's door panel comes on for about
30
seconds after the vehicle is locked, there
i s a malfunction in the power locking or
the anti-theft warning system. Have the
malfunction corrected by an author ized
Audi dealersh ip or qua lified repair fac ili
ty.
Key set
Fig. 19 Key set
@ Remote cont rol k ey with me chanical
ke y
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle
and start the engine with the master key with
remote control. A mechanical key is integrat
ed i n the master key
<=> page 34 .
@ Emerg ency key
The emergency key is not intended for con
stant use.
It should on ly be used in an emer
gency, for example, in place of the ign ition key
<=> page 73. Keep it in a safe p lace and do
not carry it on your key ring .
Openin g an d clos ing 33
Ke y re plac ement
If you lose a key, contact your author ized Audi
dealer immediate ly to have the
lost key disa
bled. Be sure to bring all your keys with you .
Number of keys
You can check the number of assigned keys to
you r vehicle <=>
page 11. This allows you to
make sure you have re ceived all of the keys
when you purchase a used vehicle.
Data in th e mast er ke y
During driving, service and maintenance-rele
vant data is continuously stored on your mas
ter key. Your Audi service adviser can read out
this data and tell you abo ut the work yo ur ve
hicle needs . This applies also to vehicles with
convenience key*.
Person al comf ort settings
If two people use one vehicle, it is recom
mended that each person always uses "their
own'' master key. When the ignition is turned
off or when the vehicle is locked, pe rsonal
convenience settings for the following sys
tems are stored and assigned to the remote
master key.
- Climate control
- Powe r locking system
- Seat memory*
- Parking system*
- Adaptive cruise control*
- Audi side assist*
- Audi drive se lect*
T he sto red settings are automatically recalled
when you unlock the vehicle, when you open
the doors or when you turn on the ignition .
A WARNING
--
-Do not leave your vehicle unattended
with the key in the ignition lock . Entry by
unauthorized persons could endanger
you or result in theft or damage the vehi
cle .
- Do not leave ch ildren unattended in t he
veh icle, especially with access to vehicle
@ For the sake of the environment
Dispose of dead batteries properly so as
not to pollute the environment.
@ Tips
The replacement battery must be the
same specification as the original.
Emergency unlocking of the ignition key
In the event of malfunctions in the electrical
system, it may happen that you cannot re move the ignition key .
• Remove the mechanical key<:? page 34.
• Lock the vehicle using the mechanical key
<:?page 37.
• Have the e lectrica l system inspected by an
authori zed Audi dealership .
Locking and unlocking the vehicle with
the remote control
Fig. 22 Remote master key: function but tons
• Press button @to unlock the vehicle
Qfig . 22.
• Press button fij to lock the vehicle QA in
General description on page
32 .
• Press button ,c:;5 briefly to unlock the rear
lid .
• Press the button
,c:;5 for at least one second
to open the rear lid .
• Push the red
I PANIC I button to activate the
panic function. The horn sounds and the
turn s ignals flash . Push the red
I PANIC ! but
ton again to deactivate the panic function.
If the vehicle is unlocked and no door, the rear
lid or the hood is opened within 60 seconds,
Opening and closing 35
the vehicle locks itself again automat ica lly.
This feature prevents the vehicle from being
accidentally left unlocked over a long period of time.
It depends on the settings in the radio or
MMI* whether the entire vehicle is unlocked
or only certain doors <:?
page 37.
On vehicles with automatic transmission, the
selector lever must be in the P position, other
wise the vehicle cannot be locked.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS ¢.&. in
General description on page
32.
(D Tips
- In order to make sure the locking func
tion is working, you should a lways keep
your eye on the vehicle to make sure it is properly locked.
- Do not use the remote control if you are
inside the car, otherwise you may unin
tentionally lock the vehicle, and then you
would set off the anti-theft alarm when
you try to start the eng ine or open a
door . In case this happens anyhow, push
t he unlock button@.
- Use the pan ic function only if you are in
an emergency s ituation.
-Add itional remote control key functions
¢page 40 .
36 Opening and clo sing
locking and unlocking with convenience
key
Appl ies t o vehicles : wit h convenience key
The doors ond the rear lid can be unlocked
and locked without operating the master key.
Fig . 23 Door hand le: lock ing the v ehi cle
Unlocking vehicl e
.. Take hold of the door hand le . The door is
unlocked automatically .
.. Pull the handle to open th e door .
locking vehicle
.. Move the selecto r lever to the P position
(a ut oma tic transmiss ion *) , othe rwi se the
vehicle cannot be locked.
.. To lock the vehicle , close the door and touch
the sensor in th e door hand le
onc e¢ fig. 23
c:> A in General description on page 32 . Do
not reach inside the door handle .
The vehicle ca n be locked and unlocked at any
door. The remote control key cannot be more
t han 1.5 m away from the door hand le. It
makes no difference whether the m aster key
is in your jacket pocket or i n your brief ca se .
If you grip the door handle while lo cking, th is
can adversely affect the lock ing funct ion.
I t is not possible to re-open the door for a
brief period direct ly after closing it. This al
l ows you to ensure that the doors are properly
locked.
I t depends on the sett ings in the radio or
MMI* whether the e ntire vehicle is unlocked
or one of the doors
c:> page 3 7 .
A WARNING
-
Read and follow all WARNINGS c:> .&. in
General description on page
32 .
(D Tips
If your vehicle has been standing for an ex
tended per iod, please note the following:
- The proximity sensors are deactivated af-
ter a few days to save power. You then
have to pull on the door handle once to
unlock the vehicle and a second t ime to
open the vehicle .
- To prevent the battery from being d is
charged and to preserve yo ur vehicle 's
ability to start for as long as possib le,
the energy managemen t system gra du
ally switches off u nnecessa ry c onven
ience func tions.
It is possib le th at you
w ill not be able to unloc k your veh icle us
ing these convenience func tions.
- F or Declar ation of Comp lian ce to Unite d
States FC C and Ind ustry Canada reg ula
tions
¢ page 276.
locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fi g. 24 Drive r's doo r: pow er lock ing sw it c h
.. Press the b utton B to lock the vehicle c::> ,& .
.. Press the button @ to unlock the vehicle
c::> fig. 24.
If you lock the veh icle using the power loc king
switch, p lease note the followi ng:
- I f a door is open, the veh icle canno t be
loc ked u sing the power loc king system
sw itch.
- You cannot open the doors or the rear lid
from the outside (increased security, for ex
amp le when you are stopped at a red light).
- The diodes in the power locking switc h illu
minate when all the doors are closed and
locked.
- You can unlock and open the doors from the
i nside by pul ling on the door hand le .
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activat
ed , the doors automatically un lock .
_& WARNING
- The power locking switch works with the
ignition off and automatically locks the
entire vehicle when it is actuated .
- On a vehicle locked from the outside the
power locking system switch is inopera
t ive.
- locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehi
cle, which puts lives at risk . Do not leave
anyone behind in the veh icle, especially
children .
@ Tips
Your vehicle is locked automatically at a
speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto lock)
Qpage 32. You can un lock the vehicle
aga in using the opening function in the
powe r locking system switch~-
Setting power locking
In the radio/MM!*, you can set which doors
the centrol locking system will unlock .
~ Select : ICARI funct ion button > Central lock
ing .
Or
~ Select: ~ IC_A_R~I funct ion button > Car system s
control button > Vehicle settings > (C entral
locking )* .
Sin gle door unlocki ng /Unl ock door s* -
you
can specify which doors u nlock when you open
the vehicle .
- Se lecting
off / All and pressing the Ii button
on the remote control key unlocks the entire
vehicle.
Opening and clo sin g 3 7
- Select ing o n/Dri ver and pressing the~ but
ton on the remote control key once u nlocks
only the driver's door . In vehicles w ith a con
ven ience key*, only the door whose handle
you pull w ill unlock . If you press the @! but
ton tw ice, the entire vehicle will u nlock . If
you press the [@] button, t he e ntire ve hicle
w ill always lock .
Luggage comp. lock /Lock e xterio r trunk han
dl e -
If you select On , you can no longer open
the luggage compartment us ing the rear lid
hand le
Q page 39, fig. 28 . In this case, the
r ear lid can be opened with the
l""I bu tton on
the maste r key
Q poge 35, fig. 22 or with the
I"" I* button in the driver's door .
Tone when locking -if you select On, a tone
will sound when yo u loc k the vehicle .
Auto Lock /Lock when driv ing -if you select
On, the entire vehicle w ill lock automatically
when the speed reaches 9 mph (15 km/h) .
Emergency locking
Fig. 25 D rive r's doo r: lock cylinder
Fig . 26 Fro nt p assen ger 's doo r/rear doors*: eme rgency
lock
If the cent ral locking system malfunct ions,
yo u m ust unlock/lock the doors separate ly us
ing the emergency key or the mec hanical key . .,,.
38 Opening and closing
Unlocking/locking the driver's door with
the m echanic al key
.. Remove the mechanical key ¢ page 34.
.. To un lock the dr iver 's door, t urn the key to
the open position@¢
fig. 25.
.. To lock the dr iver's door , move the se lector
lever to the P position (automa tic transmis
s ion*) and t urn the key
once to the close po
s it ion
@ ¢,& in General d escription on
page
32.
Locking the front passenger's door/rear
doors* with the mechanical key
Th e emergency lock is located on the rea r sid e
of the fron t passe nger's door a nd t he rea r
doors.
It i s only vis ible when the doo r is open.
.. Remove the mechanical key¢
page 34 .
.. Pu ll th e cove r cap out of th e opening
¢ fig . 26.
.. Inse rt the key in the inside slot and turn i t
all the way to the right ( right doo r) o r left
(left door) .
On ce the front passenger 's do orrear doo rs *
close, you canno t open them ag ain from t he
outside. The door can be o pened from the in
side by pulling the doo r handle . If the c hild
safety loc k in a rear door* is act ivated, you
must first pull the door hand le on the ins ide.
Then you can open the door from the outside .
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢.&. in
General description on page
3 2 .
(D Tips
-
After the ign ition is switched on, the pow
er l ock ing system switch and the unlocking
button fo r the rea r lid~ in the door are
e na bled.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents your vehicle from
being started by unauthorized persons .
Inside the key there is a computer chip. This
c h ip automat ica lly act ivates/deactiva tes the
electron ic immobilizer .
Applies to vehicles with ignition lock:
The electronic immobilize r deact ivates auto
matically when yo u inse rt the remote contro l
key into the ign ition lock.
It activates again
automa tica lly w hen you remove the remote
control key from th e ignition lock .
Applies to vehicles with convenience key:
If the remote control key is located inside t he
vehicle and you press the
I S TART ENGI NE STOP I button, the electro nic
immob il izer deactivates automat ica lly. If you
swi tch the ign it ion off and remov e the remote
co ntrol key from the vehicle, the el ectronic
immob ili zer ac tiva tes aga in a utoma tically.
_& WARNING
-
Alw ays t ake the key wit h you when you
l eave the vehicle . The key can disa rm the
e lectronic engine immobilize r and permi t
an una uthorized person to start the engine
and enable opera tion of the vehicle sys
tems such as power w indow o r power sun
roof leading to se rious pe rsonal injury.
(D Tips
- The ve hicl e cannot be started if an una u
thorized key is used. The vehicle may not
start i f anot her radio device s uch as a key
for another ve hicle or a transponder is
located on t he key ring .
- Fo r Declaration of Compliance to Unite d
States FCC and Ind ustry Canada reg ula
t ions
c;:, page 2 76 .